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Nationally recognized Ketchikan paramedic talks rural, on-the-go healthcare
Ben Watson is a paramedic with the Ketchikan Fire Department Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program....
Klawock woman dies after drowning, according to troopers
Alaska State Troopers say 52-year old Trina Nation died after she went for a cold plunge on Prince of Wales Island.
Ketchikan school district weighs debt consolidation options
The Ketchikan School District owes the Ketchikan Gateway Borough $5.4 million, according to the school district’s contracted auditors. The school board is exploring ways to pay that debt down.
Ketchikan man pleads guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a minor
Fifty-three-year-old Kevin Jordan was charged last year for an incident that occurred in Ketchikan between December 2023 and February 2024.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s 50th Birthday Logo Contest – Open Call to Artists
Help KRBD get ready for our 50th birthday party! Enter your design in our Logo Contest! Deadline...
KRBD Annual On-Air Board Meeting
KRBD’s Annual On-Air Board of Directors Meeting will be on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5pm. This will be a short meeting to meet our board members, hear a status report on how we’re doing in this unprecedented...
Thank You to Our Members!
October marked the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100%...
Meet KRBD’s new News Team!
We are so excited to share that KRBD welcomed two new staff members to the News Department this...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ask UAS explores
Tonight (November 12) at 6:00 p.m. a presentation on Artificial Intelligence and relationships...
Alaska Children’s Trust CEO visits the 1st City
Trevor Storrs, President and CEO of Alaska Children’s Trust, discusses the organizations...
Borough Comprehensive Plan Draft out for review
The Borough’s Comprehensive Plan draft document is out for review. Input is due August 27th....
Community Reports
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Job Center Report
Hear about some of the more than jobs available in the Ketchikan area, Federal program assistance...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Last week saw warmer temperatures than normal, and this week? Hear the outlook and prepare for...
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Southeast News
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Earthquake shakes Yakutat, no tsunami danger reported
Around 11:41 a.m. on Saturday, an earthquake struck around 55 miles north of Yakutat. Preliminary...
Gassman delivers annual ‘State of the Tribe’ address following resignation announcement
The longtime general manager and CEO of the Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Lisa Gassman,...
Wrangell vice mayor and other resident plead guilty to illegal elk hunt
Elk on a Zarembo Island beach.(Courtesy Mike Kampnich) Wrangell’s Vice Mayor David Powell was...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 8, 2025
Hurricane-force winds knock out power for thousands of Mat-Su Borough residents.
New book highlights work of indigenous Americans from the past and present | State of Art
“In Light and Shadow” shows the contributions of indigenous photographers from around...
Thousands of Mat-Su residents still without power as community reels from hurricane-force winds
Schools in the area were closed Monday and dozens of residents cycled through an emergency shelter set up by the American Red Cross.
NPR
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Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here’s how these Texas towns are coping
Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.
The GOP has allowed Trump to expand his authority. Here’s where they’re pushing back
Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.
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