Category: Local News

First snowfall of the season leads to closures and cancellations

by Hunter Morrison and Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 10, 2025 | Featured News, Local News | 0

Ketchikan saw about three and a half inches of snow on Wednesday, which is half an inch shy of the city’s December 10 snowfall record.

City narrows search for new manager

by Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Sign leading to Ketchikan City Hall shown on Dec. 9 2025. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The City of...

Nationally recognized Ketchikan paramedic talks rural, on-the-go healthcare

by Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 8, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Ben Watson is a paramedic with the Ketchikan Fire Department Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program....

Klawock woman dies after drowning, according to troopers

by Hunter Morrison | Dec 8, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

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

by Hunter Morrison | Dec 8, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

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

by Hunter Morrison | Dec 4, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Fifty-three-year-old Kevin Jordan was charged last year for an incident that occurred in Ketchikan between December 2023 and February 2024.

Ketchikan man sentenced for possessing child sex abuse materials

by Hunter Morrison | Dec 4, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Twenty-three-year-old Logan Ohmer was sentenced to five years in jail with the potential to serve 20 more after being charged with 37 counts of possessing child sex abuse materials.