KRBD Evening Report

A team of researchers looks for rare earth elements in Prince of Wales seaweed, Ketchikan sends a tree to the governor for the holidays, and Coffman Cove recovers from landslides and flooding. 

A look at a complicated ordinance that passed through borough chambers this month and what it has to do with the library. Reconsidering Ketchikan’s place in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The legislative assembly in Juneau now allows pets.

The rain never bothered us anyway! The Broadway musical Frozen makes its Alaska debut in Ketchikan. And experts gather in Sitka to discuss a particular infestation in Southeast Alaska. 

More incredible stories of support and community in the face of tragedy after the devastating landslide in Wrangell.

While the search for the people missing from Monday's disastrous landslide in Wrangell continues, we'll take a look at a rash of burglaries and an improvised concert venue in Petersburg, as well as a lawsuit filed by an Alaska chapter of planned parenthood. 

Breaking news on the fatal landslide in Wrangell. The federal government strengthens its position on subsistence hunting in Alaska. A tourism task force gets to work in Sitka. 

The winter storm that is ravaging Southeast Alaska brings landslides and power outages to Ketchikan and Prince of Wales. Plus, a look at a bill that would transfer federal land to Alaska Natives, Wrangell votes on a new housing code, and the number of missing and murdered indigenous people in Alaska continues to climb. 

Ketchikan museums received some grant funding today to purchase a couple works from local artists, the state cracks down on a fishing lodge in Petersburg. We’ll also talk the state of Alaska fisheries in general with Kirsten Dobroth of Undercurrent News and a firsthand account from the downed Coast Guard helicopter earlier this week. 

Some updates from the Ketchikan Police Department, as well as from the downed Coast Guard helicopter in Petersburg. We’ll also hear from those grappling with the housing crisis in Sitka and some lady pinball wizards in Juneau. 

We continue our coverage of the recent drug busts in Southeast Alaska through a conversation with the head of Ketchikan Police Department’s drug enforcement efforts and a bust last week in Petersburg. Plus, one Sitkan’s mission to limit cruise ship tourism. 

A recent report reveals some pretty shocking statistics about lung cancer in Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan comments on the Tuberville block, more developments on a statewide fentanyl bust, and we’ll hear from Alaska’s official exorcist. 

Ketchikan has seen more in ambulance calls in recent years. We’ll look at the reasons why and what they mean for our emergency responders. Invasive green crabs have made it as far as Metlakatla and are likely moving up the coast. Sitka is making plans to fight back. Plus, we’ll sit down with Southeast’s House Representative Rebecca Himschoot.

Ketchikan's Borough Assembly grapples with the housing crisis this week, Juneau grapples with last year's record cruise season, and over in Petersburg, McQuaddle grapples with the meaning of life.

The length of the upcoming wolf hunting season on Prince of Wales Island remains a point of contention for some island residents and the Tlingit and Haida Tribes open an office in Washington. We’ll also take a look at Christmas trees in Juneau and invasive species across the state. 

We’ll give an update on the American Legion in Ketchikan which was destroyed in a fire in September and a street in Juneau gets a new name. Plus, we’ll look at an Alaska-raised composer with an unusual musical style and a statewide effort to sell land comes to Petersburg.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report, we’ll look at some of the big questions facing Ketchikan’s port vendor program plus “Can You See Me?”: a local artist opens a new exhibit in the Main Street Gallery and an unforeseen impact of a busy tourist season in Juneau. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. We’ll look at mental health services in Ketchikan and the gaps the First City is facing and a Sitkan tries to limit the number of cruise ship tourists passing through his city.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. The state’s DOT plans to invest $200 million to repair Ketchikan’s aging infrastructure over the next decade, and a local nonprofit has been awarded a grant to reduce teen drug use. Those stories and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. A film crew wrapped up production in Ketchikan Sunday on a sci-fi feature film set in Ketchikan – we’ll hear from the writer/director who grew up in the First City – and we’ll hear about the city’s new tourism director.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. With nearly 7 inches falling in a 24-hour period, Ketchikan broke a record for October 17, the community of Whale Pass was hoping to pursue carbon credits to halt a nearby timber sale but the state say ‘no,’ and a Sitka pooch found her was home after being lost for month in the woods. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Ketchikan’s status under federal subsistence rules could change from urban to rural if a proposal by the local tribe wins approval, and remnants of a typhoon is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Southeast. Those stories and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. We’ll look at some local and regional election results and hear reactions to a proposal to attempt to conserve wild king salmon stocks in Southeast. Those stories and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. A Ketchikan City Council candidate has a protection order against another candidate, and SEARHC is closing its Sitka home health department soon.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. Why does the housing market feel tighter than ever? We’ll hear from a panel presenting at Southeast Conference. A cruise ship skipped several stops because of fall storms in Southeast. And will a change is the Clean Water Act allow more wetlands to be open to development? Wrangell is exploring that question.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. Two Ketchikan residents have been awarded Individual Artist Awards from the Rasmuson Foundation, recovery efforts have been called off for a small plane that crashed near Yakutat enroute to Ketchikan, and black cod are a growing problem for state salmon hatcheries.