KRBD Evening Report

A looming volcano eruption near Anchorage could have impacts reaching as far as Southeast Alaska. Plus, more from the Kayhi principal’s testimony in Juneau, and a youth snowmachine race in Nome.

Kayhi’s principal testifies before a state committee about school funding and employee retention. Plus, the amount of king salmon allowed to be harvested in Southeast this year is lower than last year. And a look at the importance of weather data for Alaska mariners

Another member of the Ketchikan School Board resigns. A Canadian mining company sets its sights on Juneau. A traveling art exhibits plans to visit the First City this summer. 

A verdict is delivered in a case stemming from a drug bust in Ketchikan last year. Plus, the Alaska seafood industry says it’s getting crushed by unfair trade and tariffs are making it worse, and a Juneau task force aims to assess short term rentals.

The latest on the Wolfe point rockslide, a new city council member, and efforts to restore the AMHS ferry route to Prince Rupert, BC. A kelp company in Ketchikan with a big idea. A lawmaker wants to put the governors mansion on AirBnB. 

Updates on the Wolfe Pont landslide blocking Tongass Avenue. The Alaska Marine Highway System accepts public comment for their draft 20-year plan. President Trump grinds his axe against the Department of Education.

A rockslide near the airport closes Tongass Avenue to traffic, cutting off vehicle traffic from the north end of the island. Plus, Silver Bay Seafoods buys out processing giant OBI; and we hear from some Canadians how they feel about the ongoing tensions with the U.S.

Ketchikan’s School District Superintendent resigns. Plus, we take a closer look at Trump’s executive orders on logging, and Wrangell students have their documentaries screened at an international film festival. 

Ketchikan’s School Board president resigns, and local shipyard operator Vigor is negotiating to continue operating in Ketchikan. Plus, we have the third of a three-part series about Alaska school maintenance. And veterans in Juneau rally to protect their benefits. 

The Ketchikan School Board approves new cost-cutting measures, but the grade restructuring plan is still moving ahead. Plus, we have the second in a three part investigative series about Alaska schools. And a German Shepherd evades animal control in Juneau.

US Forest Service employees terminated by the Trump administration are being hired back tomorrow. Ketchikan’s American Legion finds a new home. An archaeological mystery is solved in the Aleutians.

A Ketchikan woman may soon hold the world record for "largest female mouth gape." Plus, long wait times for Alaska trials leave victims and defendants in limbo, and the University of Alaska Southeast removes DEI mentions from its website. 

Ketchikan borough officials are in the nation's capital this week advocating for a restored ferry route to Prince Rupert's, BC. State lawmakers revise a new education funding bill. Juneau residents prepare to erect flood barriers.

The state ends a two-decade partnership with Vigor Alaska, which operates Ketchikan’s shipyard, and Ketchikan’s iconic federal building is being targeted for “disposal”. Plus, Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe High School is facing a 50% reduction in teaching staff. And a couple is trying to bring senior services to Skagway.

A Saxman man is sentenced for a decades-old sexual assault in Ketchikan. Plus, the Alaska mining industry is optimistic about resource development under Trump. And Juneau residents are divided over a proposal to add another cruise ship dock downtown.

The city council has an open seat after Mark Flora resigns. Flu cases have spiked in Alaska in the last three weeks. Red King crabbers will have more fishing opportunities in coming seasons. 

How Trump’s immigration policy could affect Alaskans. Dispatches on how the administration’s mass firing of federal workers are affecting other Southeast Alaska communities.

The Ketchikan School District shares an update on its grade level restructuring plan. Plus, new data shows fewer Alaska high schoolers are vaping. And a group of Petersburg robotics students gain national recognition for an invention to help with glacier research.

Ketchikan joins communities around the country in protesting mass firings of federal employees. Plus, a bill to boost state education funding moves forward. And a new report from Haines looks at which local areas are prone to future landslides.

Saxman lifts a nearly month-long boil water notice. Plus, hundreds joined demonstrations across the state yesterday, including here in Ketchikan, opposing President Trump’s actions. And we hear from federal workers in the wake of mass layoffs and job uncertainty.

A love story of two Lingít language learners here in Lingít Aaní. Plus, a new survey shows support for cruise tourism in Southeast is waning, and an Alaska legislator wants the state to have its own official dinosaur.

The Ketchikan School Board approves a plan to restructure the three elementary schools by grade level. Plus, regulators reduce the maximum harvest level for Sitka’s commercial herring fishery, and Metlakatla high school basketball sees success in Petersburg.

A decision about hatchery production of salmon in Southeast. Plus, officials warn Juneau residents to avoid a calving glacier, and a look at last weekend’s Native Youth Olympic’s Junior Celebration.

The Ketchikan School Board is now considering closing one of the district's three elementary schools. Plus, new regulations on sport fishing for king salmon, and a traveling exhibit on the changing climate comes to Southeast Alaska.

A family-owned cannery on Prince of Wales is at the forefront of the recent surge of the American tinned seafood market. Plus, Juneau proposes a bond package to offset rising utility costs, and the Sitka School Board supports a state education funding bill.