KRBD Evening Report

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A company vying to take over management of Ketchikan’s downtown cruise port answers questions about its plans — Alaskans turn out to support state ferries — and a new study says dead cedar trees could have business potential.

Ketchikan City Council approves three projects to make downtown more attractive to visitors — a Houghtaling fourth-grader wins the district spelling bee — and, how some Sitkans are handling childcare with too few daycares to go around.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: An application to guide tours on a local trail has some wondering how much is too much when it comes to tourism — Skagway considers ideas for the future of its port — and scientists discover a 220-million-year-old reptile species near Kake.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Cruise lines meet with the Coast Guard and port officials and talk tugs — A no-bid state contract is raising some eyebrows — and Wrangell residents react to the governor’s cancellation of a visit to two Southeast towns.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: All but one route on the Alaska Marine Highway System will remain shut down until at least March — Ketchikan’s city council will consider downtown beautification Thursday — and a Haida master weaver wins a prestigious arts fellowship.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Windy weather downs trees and knocks out power — Ketchikan’s borough assembly will consider marijuana regulations — and when Governor Mike Dunleavy visits Wrangell, he’s likely to hear a lot about ferries.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A local man is arrested with bomb-making supplies — Some communities are left out of the draft summer ferry schedule — and Sitka’s assembly considers updating its 50-year-old city seal, one that evokes a painful past for some.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan city officials reveal some details of proposals to revamp Ketchikan’s cruise ship docks — Lawmakers consider a bill that would dial back Pioneer Home rate hikes — and KTOO’s Matt Miller tags along with a heli-ski guide to assess avalanche conditions in Juneau.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s school board is looking for applicants to fill another vacancy —The Alaska Forest Association has a new executive director — and the second half of KCAW’s Robert Woolsey’s interview with state Sen. Bert Stedman.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: As Ketchikan officials prepare to review port proposals, we look back at how the project began and evolved — Lynn Canal communities deal with transportation woes — and KCAW’s Robert Woolsey sits down with Ketchikan’s state senator to talk state finances.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan City Council will review three proposals to revamp the downtown docks Tuesday— Ketchikan will be home to one of the two first cannabis cafes — and a new virus that has officials on edge pops up in Seattle. All that and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s school board debates active shooter curriculum — Officials from coastal communities make the case for Alaska’s ferries in Juneau — and sometimes, the state of Alaska sues… itself.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The Army Corps of Engineers okays the proposed cruise ship dock on Ward Cove — Three companies submit sealed proposals for downtown Ketchikan port improvements — and freezing weather bursts pipes in Ketchikan and Saxman.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s borough assembly mulls food trucks and gun ranges — Ketchikan’s school board will consider an updated vaccination policy — and a Washington state environmental group sues Alaska over its management of Chinook salmon.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Saxman’s primary reservoir freezes, prompting water restrictions —Ketchikan’s interim superintendent talks about her vision for the future — and Ketchikan’s borough assembly will consider food trucks and gun ranges.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s interim superintendent sits down to talk about her record as she looks poised to take the permanent job — Ketchikan’s school board hears about potential changes to graduation requirements — and water usage in Wrangell and Ketchikan is up significantly as residents run their taps to prevent freezes.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A company is thinking about a possible natural gas terminal north of Prince Rupert — Alaska’s population declined in 2019 for the third straight year — and some Alaska Native Corporation shareholders face fines over criticism on social media.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board will discuss tightening vaccine requirements — Sitka School District will crowdsource its strategic planning — and Kodiak residents prepare for months without ferry service.

What a reduced ferry schedule means for basketball teams in Southeast — The Katlian Bay Road project remains on track despite winter weather — and regulators vote against tightening restrictions on boat rentals for halibut fishing.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s borough mayor wants to build a 40-acre park near Ward Lake — Friends and family in Haines remember two men killed in an avalanche — and a multimillion-dollar makeover for Sitka’s downtown main street is back on… maybe.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Fishermen unite against a proposed federal rule to designate Southeast as critical habitat for humpback whales — Ketchikan welcomes its first baby of 2020 — and Sitka students got their first snow day today. Not to be outdone, Ketchikan’s school district cancelled classes for tomorrow.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Friends and colleagues remember longtime city official Lew Williams III, who died Saturday — a suspected drug dealer arrested in Ketchikan in November now faces federal charges — and seven Ketchikan students win scholarships to attend arts camps later this year.

Ketchikan’s borough assembly won’t object to a proposed marijuana café north of town — the Coast Guard is still struggling to restore reliable relays for VHF channel 16 — and a look at how a community with no domestic violence shelter takes care of those in need.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan sees more than a foot of snow in its first big winter storm — Sitka’s assembly opposes a proposed rule that would create special protections for humpback whales in Southeast — and we look at how city planners balance the rights of homeowners and businesses in a tourism-focused economy.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Residents pack city council chambers and ask the council to maintain control of the downtown cruise ship docks — Ketchikan’s borough assembly will consider an application for on-site marijuana consumption — and, in another installment of CoastAlaska’s Shelter Series, we look at seasonal housing in Haines.