Local News
LatestPole fire causes major power outages in Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg
by Jack Darrell | Apr 25, 2024
Communities in southern Southeast Alaska lost power for a few hours Thursday afternoon, due to a failure along the power grid in Ketchikan. Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Petersburg all lost power around noon on April 25.
Silver Bay Seafoods finalizes acquisition of Trident Seafood’s Ketchikan operation
by Jack Darrell | Apr 25, 2024
Trident Seafood’s Ketchikan processing plant has officially changed hands.
Ketchikan Borough completes renovations on Norman Walker Field
by Jack Darrell | Apr 25, 2024
The Borough recently completed renovations on the Norman Walker Field.
Archaeologists try to answer new questions about first humans in Southeast Alaska
by Jack Darrell | Apr 23, 2024
A recent paper attempts to set a new timeframe of when the first humans might have appeared along the coast of Southeast Alaska, using cave remains and animal fossils from the region.
Station Highlights
Latest“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 2, 2024
Click on the text above to see the schedule of poems and to listen.
KRBD’s Spring Fund Drive
by Mike Gates | Mar 26, 2024
We are excited about this week’s Spring Fund Drive, which runs from Sunday 3/24 through...
Mike Gates moves to Interim GM job
by Marty West | Feb 14, 2024
The Development Specialist will start a six week contract March 1.
More 2024 KRBD Calendars are in!
by Marty West | Feb 5, 2024
On sale at the station, 1101 Copper Ridge Lane and at Parnassus Books and Gifts downtown
Morning Edition Interviews
LatestMobile Integrated Healthcare Program kicking off
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 24, 2024
Ben Watson, community paramedic, give details about the mobile integrated healthcare program, how...
Alzheimer’s topic of next Ask UAS
by Maria Dudzak | Mar 19, 2024
Story sharing and discussion is the format of the next Ask UAS. Assistant Professor Michele...
Meetings scheduled to explore murals and art decor
by Maria Dudzak | Mar 13, 2024
An effort is underway to add more murals and artful signs and planters throughout Ketchikan....
Community Reports
LatestCraig Parks and Recreation Report
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 26, 2024
Listen to the April 26 Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein,...
Arts Council Report
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 25, 2024
Friday is the last day view “Radiance in the Rainforest” at the Main Street Gallery,...
Ketchikan Wellness Coalition Report
by Maria Dudzak | Apr 24, 2024
The “Splash of Color” fun run/walk is this Saturday, May is Mental Health Awareness...
Southeast News
LatestPetersburg Medical Center’s old septic pipes are buckling; facility engineers to hold off on major repairs as new hospital is underway
by KFSK Petersburg | Apr 25, 2024
A piece of failed septic line. (Photo courtesy of Petersburg Medical Center) Petersburg Medical...
Assembly approves one-year property tax exemption for YAS
by KCAW Sitka | Apr 25, 2024
Youth Advocates of Sitka (YAS) will likely get a property tax exemption for a duplex the nonprofit...
Feds pinch Southeast Alaska skippers for illegally transporting crab
by KFSK Petersburg | Apr 25, 2024
Commercial Tanner crab in Petersburg, Alaska in 2023. (Photo by Andy Wright) Three men are charged...
Alaska News
LatestAnchorage teen’s cold-case killer sentenced to 50 years
by APRN News | Apr 26, 2024
Donald McQuade, center, poses for a photo with Public Defender Agency attorneys Benjamin Dresner,...
Anchorage School District announces plan to close schools as part of ‘right-sizing’ effort
by APRN News | Apr 26, 2024
Dr. Jharrett Bryantt, the superintendent of Anchorage School District, listens to public testimony...
Last year was deadliest on record for opioid overdoses in Alaska
by APRN News | Apr 26, 2024
Crosses represent opioid overdose deaths in Alaska at a 2023 event in Anchorage organized by the...
NPR
LatestBiden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing ‘feedback’
by NPR News | Apr 26, 2024
An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market...
In Columbia University’s protests of 1968 and 2024, what’s similar — and different
by NPR News | Apr 26, 2024
There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar...
Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas’ sculpture sentenced to 60 days in prison
by NPR News | Apr 26, 2024
A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case...