KRBD Evening Report

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: An explosion and rock slide closed North Tongass Highway for about seven hours last night — we recap election results on Prince of Wales Island and in Metlakatla — and Wrangell secures federal money for a new water treatment facility. All that and more is coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: We take a look at a controversial rezone request before the borough assembly — a number of small policy changes are on the school board’s agenda for tomorrow — and state funding cuts leave public radio station managers scrambling to make up the difference.

Three mariners were rescued from a burning boat near Ward Cove on Friday — Fairbanks researchers are exploring new ways to find water that could help interplanetary explorers — and it’s Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s city council asks the state to help fund a new domestic violence shelter — the borough assembly will hear comments about a rezone near Clover Pass — and a new report says logging in the Tongass costs taxpayers millions.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: With the election in the rearview mirror, we talk voter turnout with the city and borough clerks. Also tonight, SEAPA says hydropower reservoirs are on the rebound — and deer hunting season gets underway near Petersburg.

Today on the KRBD evening report, we take a look at municipal election results in Ketchikan, on Prince of Wales Island, and all around Southeast Alaska.

Voters head to the polls for Election Day — Sitka chooses a new city administrator — and wildlife cameras track deer populations near Petersburg.

The last ferry leaves Ketchikan for Prince Rupert — Election Day is tomorrow — British Columbia promises mining reforms — and a rare fall brown bear hunt gets underway in Central Southeast.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor candidates debate the issues in a Chamber of Commerce forum — the moose hunting season gets underway in Central Southeast — and Sitka students walk out to protest inaction on climate change.

Many Ketchikan residents want a public hearing on the Ward Cove megaship dock – a Monday structure fire leaves three pets dead – and Juneau’s most contentious elections deal with the city’s arts venues.