KRBD Evening Report

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: How do you decolonize a museum? A Colorado researcher is studying that question at Ketchikan's Totem Heritage Center.   Plus, how a lack of housing is weighing on Southeast Alaska businesses' economic outlook And, the CDC ends its COVID-19 program for cruise ships.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council picks a Las Cruces, New Mexico utility director to lead city government and KPU  Plus, a new totem pole will be raised later this month in Klawock honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women And, a new study shows that mines can have long-lasting impacts on waters hundreds of miles downstream and years into the future.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of commercial aviation to Alaska,          Plus, Ketchikan's borough is set to discuss school funding And, a Petersburg teen who's battled cancer will meet an NBA star.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's new superintendent lays out his plan for his first few months leading the school district,     Plus, starting this Saturday, Alaskans can reach a suicide prevention hotline by calling 988 And, boy, is it tough to get a bat out of a Sitka house.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Authorities record three more COVID-19 deaths in the southern panhandle, Plus, the bars on some Alaska state ferries are back after a seven-year absence, And, the Marine Highway's operations board recommends adding crew quarters to a second Alaska-class ferry.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board will consider setting its goals for next year,  Plus, an opportunity for free spay and neuter services on Prince of Wales Island next month, And, a look at the outlook for this year's commercial salmon fishing season.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Researchers hope trash from a remote islet near Dall Island could offer clues about ocean-bound debris,    Plus, why some Southeast Alaska trees could look reddish brown this year, And, a trip to the revitalized Anan Creek bear observatory.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council rejects a ban on conversion therapy within city limits,      Plus, Gov. Dunleavy vetoes funding for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute And, Filipino dance makes a comeback in Juneau.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A Ketchikan man reunites with a refugee family he helped to resettle in the U.S. four decades ago,      Plus, meet the five candidates for Ketchikan city manager. And, the Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescue three crew members after their fishing boat sinks.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council will consider a ban on conversion therapy on Thursday, Plus, the Alaska Commercial Co. takes over operations at Metlakatla's grocery store and mini mart. And, with crab fishing off to a slow start, managers plan to end the season early.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Sealaska shareholders vote to eliminate a requirement that enrollees have at least one-quarter Native blood,     Plus, remembering former state senator, mayor and radio host Dennis Egan, who died this week. And, why about 1 in 8 ballots from rural Alaska were rejected in the recent special primary election to fill the seat of the late Congressm...

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's tribe works to restore streams damaged by logging, Plus, how one Wrangell student is using a podcast to preserve the Tlingit language And, the new superintendent at Mt. Edgecumbe High School is no stranger to the campus or its mission.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Residents from communities all over Southeast Alaska protest the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade,     Plus, a closer look at the now-resolved dispute that stymied ferry service to Prince Rupert until earlier this month

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan Republicans censure Sarah Palin over the Bridge to Nowhere,    Plus, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship is headed back to Seattle after striking an iceberg, And, free Alaska Native language classes are available this fall at UAS.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… We’ll hear stories and learn about cultural stigmas surrounding mental health, volunteers help raise awareness about healthy blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and Sitka is seeing an outbreak of kennel cough in its canine community.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today, Governor Mike Dunleavy told KRBD he wants to leave the abortion decision in the hands of Alaska voters, kids under 5 can now get COVID vaccines, and warmer temperatures are forecast for next week. Those stories and more.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board rejects a challenge to using tribal values in public schools,          Plus, signature-gathering can begin soon for an initiative to defund Ketchikan's library over a drag queen storytime event, And, Team Elsewhere claims the steak knives in the Race to Alaska.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Gov. Mike Dunleavy talks tribal recognition, ferries and other key issues,     Plus, Ketchikan's tribe purchases a remote ranch to host its culture camp, And, a local entrepreneur raises hundreds of dollars for the Humane Society.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Southeast Alaska's ferry link with Prince Rupert, B.C. returns to service,      Plus, are Southeast Alaska tribes' traditional values inherently religious? Ketchikan's school board will discuss the question tomorrow, And, Team Pure and Wild wins this year's Race to Alaska.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A drag queen story reading goes forward after the city council declines to cancel it,          Plus, Ketchikan's assembly is set to consider cutting borough funding to the library because of the drag queen storytime controversy, And, fuel prices and inflation take a bite out of Southeast Alaskans' budgets.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Boaters in the Race to Alaska set out from Victoria on the 700-mile final leg to Ketchikan, Plus, what some Southeast Alaska attendees have to say after last week's Celebration, And, Juneau parents demand answers after summer school students were served floor sealant instead of milk.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's city attorney says it could be illegal to cancel a drag queen storytime event at Ketchikan's library,  Plus, the Race to Alaska's "proving ground" wraps up as racers prepare for the frantic restart tomorrow morning, And, after a herculean community effort, Thorne Bay finally has a new library.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A new initiative aims to address opioid overdoses in the seafood industry,   Plus, a pioneering direct-to-consumer seafood processor shutters its plant in Sitka, And, Alaska is the most scammed state in the nation on a per-capita basis.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Race to Alaska gets underway,        Plus, how some Southeast Alaskans are dealing with inflation, And, a look at how the Japanese market for Alaska herring is changing.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Members of Ketchikan's library advisory board offer support for a controversial drag queen storytime, Plus, some cruise passengers say their voyages haven't been smooth sailing, And, Wrangell dance groups lead the way at Celebration.