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Ketchikan Community Foundation accepting grant applications
According to an announcement from the foundation, it expects to distribute about $22,000 in grants this year. The theme for this year’s grants is “Physical and Emotional Support.”
Proposed minimum bid for old fire hall $655,733
The City of Ketchikan is moving forward with plans to sell the old fire hall on Main Street. A step in that direction is setting a minimum bid for the 1943-era building.
Arson suspected in Monday night vehicle fire
Six vehicles were damaged in the fire, which is still under investigation. Ketchikan's fire chief said it appears to have been intentionally set. A security camera at the business showed someone there.
Station Highlights
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Winter Winner-land Raffle
We have our winners! Congratulations to Kathy Bolling, winner of the $4,000 Grand Prize! Click here to see all 9 winners on the prize ladder.
Photo of the Day
Rosie Roppel took this photo of Ketchikan after a recent snow.
The Bird is the Word Store
KRBD's Store is open! Pick up KRBD mugs, t-shirts, hats, and more including 40th Anniversary merchandise & Only Fools Run At Midnight gear!
Morning Edition Interviews
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Girls on the Run needs coaches
You don't have to be a runner to help with Girls on the Run. Amy Montgomery speaks about the program and how teens and adults can volunteer.
Help for the winter blues
Do you experience seasonal affective disorder? Counselor Brittany Pope and Tim Kistner, who...
Stay fire safe this winter
Fire marshall Chris Grooms offers tips for keeping your home fire safe this winter.
Community Reports
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PeaceHealth Report
PeaceHealth Ketchikan celebrated its Heritage Day recently. Mischa Chernick and Margie Adams speak...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
Meet the new outreach librarian, Rebecca Brown. She and Pat Tully speak about the outreach...
Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for January 11th.
Southeast News
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Board votes down change to moose hunt season in Southeast
This bull moose was shot in 2016 and qualifies as a legal moose under the state’s antler...
Hunting by bike banned around Greens Creek Mine
The Alaska Board of Game has banned hunters from using bicycles along a forest service road...
Board expands local archery hunt around Petersburg
The area in blue will remain closed to archery hunting. Everything else will become part of the...
Alaska News
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New starting line for this weekend’s K300 races
(Photo credit Katie Basile / KYUK)ys There’s a new starting line for the three big sled dog races...
Federal government shutdown makes safety on the Kuskokwim more expensive
An aerial survey by USFWS shows the open water river conditions on the Kuskokwim River from below...
House appointee’s oath of office stirs confusion among state lawmakers
Sharon Jackson is Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick to fill a vacant Eagle River House seat. She took an...
NPR
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Scientists Find Brain Cells That Make Pain Hurt
Researchers have pinpointed the neurons that give pain its unpleasant edge. By turning these...
How Ted Kennedy’s ’80 Challenge To President Carter ‘Broke The Democratic Party’
Journalist Jon Ward talks about the chaos that led Kennedy to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination — and the long-lasting damage it did to the party. Ward’s new book is Camelot’s End.
Federal Immigration Agents Separated More Migrant Children Than Previously Thought
Before family separation became an official and controversial policy of the Trump administration,...
