KRBD Evening Report

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Republican state House candidate Leslie Becker speaks out publicly about her writings on a religious blog — plus, state troopers solve a 24-year-old cold case — and a white orca is spotted in Petersburg.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Republican state House candidate Leslie Becker takes to social media to explain racially-charged writings on a now-deleted blog — plus, Prince of Wales Island schools will start the year with a hybrid of distance and classroom instruction.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s school board will discuss safety recommendations as the district heads toward a full school reopening — plus, airport traffic is up in Southeast Alaska — and the Kupreanof Island community of Kake is on lockdown after its first COVID-19 case.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: More candidates join races for local elected office — plus, Joe Biden says he opposes a proposed copper and gold mine near Bristol Bay.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s City Council wants to see the state tighten its travel restrictions, with a little inspiration from down under — plus, an unlikely catch for a seiner off Prince of Wales Island.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:  A new metric tool is being developed to assess Ketchikan’s pandemic risk level, and how some Southeast communities are using CARES Act funding to combat issues that the pandemic has only made worse.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly is split on whether to ask the governor to mandate quarantines and testing for in-state travel — plus, Metlakatla is still COVID-free, unlike Southeast Alaska’s only cruise of 2020, and there’s a jam-packed City Council meeting on tap for Thursday.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Teachers and parents anxiously wait to see how Ketchikan’s school district will handle a return to full-capacity schools five days a week — local election filings show some fresh faces and familiar challengers.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A Sitka police officer was fired over excessive force allegations… and later found work at the community’s jail — plus, a look back at 30 years of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s students will head back into classrooms five days a week this fall after the school board rejected the district’s pandemic plan — plus, Ketchikan’s assembly could ask state authorities to step up testing and quarantine requirements for in-state travelers.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Officials hope a new machine headed for Ketchikan could cut wait times for COVID-19 test results — plus, you might see some new boats on the water if you’re passing through Sitka Sound.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Some Ketchikan parents are up in arms over the school district’s latest back-to school plans — plus, Metlakatla cancels most Founders’ Day activities.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s new back-to-school plan has elementary school students on-site four days a week — plus, the delicate balance between privacy and the public interest during a pandemic.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Two more coronavirus cases on Prince of Wales Island — plus, while the pandemic has devastated the tourism business in Ketchikan, vitamins, plants and powersports equipment are flying off the shelves.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan has seen nine coronavirus cases in the past 7 days with two new cases announced today, and that has local emergency officials concerned — plus, why some voters were mailed absentee ballot applications with the wrong names — and a local violence prevention organization is asking residents to share their experiences with racism in Ketchikan.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s borough assembly extends a housing relief program to residents outside city limits — plus, a silver lining to Southeast’s soggy summer.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan residents react to new mask requirements at two national chain stores — plus… no boatloads of tourists means no tourism, right? Well, not quite.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Tests reveal more cases of COVID-19 in Ketchikan — plus… why some domestic violence shelter workers are worried about seeing fewer calls during the pandemic.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan police arrest a 22-year-old man on suspicion of killing his stepfather — plus… Ketchikan approves an anti-discrimination ordinance, and Safeway will require masks.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A Ketchikan woman who police say escaped from jail last month is recaptured — plus… officials plan a town hall on the school district’s back-to-school plans and COVID-19 testing for people without symptoms is coming to Prince of Wales Island.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Artist Terry Pyles has begun the painstaking process of repairing his vandalized mosaic on the downtown docks. Also, Ketchikan human society volunteers spent eight hours rescuing kittens in a culvert.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The city of Ketchikan releases a statement condemning racism and police brutality. Some on the council said it didn’t go far enough — plus, Ketchikan’s school board meets tomorrow night, and Juneau takes a novel approach to pandemic-related unemployment: a conservation corp.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan could soon buy its own high-throughput testing machine, which could mean faster test results — plus, more coronavirus cases in Ketchikan, a rescue on POW, and a Colorado mining company’s $7 million plan to clean up radioactive waste at the state’s only uranium mine.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: With the cruise season all but gone, tourists aren’t the only people missing from Ketchikan this summer — plus, more and more Juneau residents are installing air-source heat pumps to keep their homes warm.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s city council gives tentative approval to a wide-ranging anti-discrimination ordinance — plus, Alaska pediatricians weigh the costs and benefits of having kids physically in classrooms.