Local News
LatestCouncil selects Ketchikan City Manager
by Sydney Dauphinais | Apr 27, 2026
In a special meeting Saturday, the Ketchikan City Council selected Glen Adams to oversee municipal government operations.
Ketchikan’s rural designation to remain unchanged
by Hunter Morrison | Apr 27, 2026
After two Prince of Wales Island tribal organizations challenged Ketchikan's rural status, the Federal Subsistence Board on Friday voted to sustain the designation. Ketchikan was reclassified as rural by the board in 2025.
Forest Service asks for feedback on Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis
by Sydney Dauphinais | Apr 24, 2026
Public comment is accepted until May 15.
Ketchikan school board approves district budget
by Sydney Dauphinais | Apr 23, 2026
It includes a cut of over 50 staff members and the closure of two schools in an effort to cut back on costs and pay back millions in debt.
Station Highlights
LatestCall for KRBD Memories and Photos
by Mike Gates | Apr 27, 2026
Be sure to RSVP for Five Decades on the Dial: KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and get your Dance...
Tickets on sale to “Dance through the Decades” with KRBD!
by Mike Gates | Apr 16, 2026
It’s time to RSVP for KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and Dance through the Decades Costume...
KRBD 50 Year History Moments with Dave Kiffer
by Linda Miles | Apr 6, 2026
Have you been keeping up with the story? If you’ve missed a moment or two, don’t...
“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
by mariad | Apr 4, 2026
Click on the text above to see the schedule of poems and to listen.
Morning Edition Interviews
LatestRurAL CAP seeks senior mentors and companions
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 14, 2026
Efforts are underway to kick off an Elder Mentors and Senior Companions program in Ketchikan,...
Schoenbar students talk Kanayama exchange program
by Hunter Morrison | Mar 4, 2026
Ketchikan-Kanayama exchange students Hunter Hull and Holly Jayne Patotzka talk about the program ahead of their trip to Kanyama, Japan. They were joined in studio by exchange program president Ashley Gunn.
Troll and Johnson share paleontological adventures at Discovery Center
by Maria Dudzak | Feb 24, 2026
Scientist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and artist Ray...
Community Reports
LatestJob Center Report
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 27, 2026
Hear about some of the nearly 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area, on POW and in Wrangell,...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 27, 2026
Sounds like another pleasant week, maybe, and promise for the weekend. Meteorologist Brian Bezenek...
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 24, 2026
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Southeast News
LatestForest Service Brings Tongass Plan Revision to Wrangell
by KSTK Wrangell | Apr 27, 2026
Tongass National Forest Deputy Supervisor Barb Miranda talks about the Tongass Forest Plan...
‘It was right in front of us the whole time’: scientists identify mysterious ‘golden orb’ discovered off Alaska’s coast
by KCAW Sitka | Apr 27, 2026
A close up image of the “golden orb” in the lab of the Smithsonian Institution. (Image credit:...
SEARHC opens long-awaited new hospital in Sitka
by KCAW Sitka | Apr 27, 2026
(From left to right), Leatha Merculieff, Steven Eisenbeisz, Kimberley Strong, Charles Clement, and...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska News Nightly: Monday, April 27, 2026
by APRN News | Apr 27, 2026
Scientists explain the true origin of a mysterious golden orb found at the bottom of the Gulf of...
Four Dunleavy appointees to boards and commissions resign ahead of confirmation vote
by APRN News | Apr 27, 2026
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office did not respond to questions asking whether the appointees had...
Anchorage STEM school’s supporters ask judge to block closure
by APRN News | Apr 27, 2026
At issue is whether the Anchorage School District gave appropriate notice to the community when it...
NPR
Latest‘We don’t know what will happen to us’: U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC
by NPR News | Apr 28, 2026
15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in...
The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump’s EPA
by NPR News | Apr 28, 2026
Some people in the MAHA movement are angry with the Trump administration’s stance on...
Millions of homes in the U.S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story
by NPR News | Apr 28, 2026
Millions of home in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent...








