KRBD Evening Report

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board passes a budget over objections from teachers, students and the borough mayor, Plus, Sealaska shareholders will vote on whether to eliminate a blood quantum requirement, And, a look at the surf scene in Yakutat.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Cruise ships are back, but shops and restaurants that cater to ships' Filipino workers are still waiting for business to pick up, Plus, Petersburg says farewell to a Coast Guard cutter, And, some disc golf pros are coming to Southeast Alaska to share their love of the game.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The cruise season gets underway in Ketchikan, Plus, drug busts across the state yield thousands of fentanyl pills, Later, the U.S. Forest Service proposes a young-growth timber sale, And, masks are optional again in Juneau schools.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A CoastAlaska investigation reveals that cruise ships owned by Carnival corporation were granted special permission to exceed water pollution standards for its exhaust scrubbers, Plus Landless Tribes take center stage at the Tlingit and Haida Tribal Assembly,

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Ketchikan school district's proposed budget would add positions and tackle a health insurance shortfall, Plus a bonus for Ketchikan's borough manager and a raise for the clerk, Later, Juneau struggles with a housing crunch, and some are blaming short-term rentals And, a joyous dedication at Petersburg's library.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Supreme Court declines to hear a Metlakatla fisherman's case, Plus, a weak forecast for pink salmon, And, one group is getting the word out about Alaska's new election system with M&Ms.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Cruise ships are expected to be relatively empty in the early part of this year's season, Plus, Ketchikan's borough attorney gets a raise, Later, a repeal of the Ocean Ranger program advances in the state Senate, And, a swarm of earthquakes under Mt. Edgecumbe is thought to be related to volcanic activity.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's assembly considers options amid a housing crunch, Plus, Wrangell's cemeteries are nearing capacity, Later, masks are no longer required on state ferries, And, teens from across the state are gathering for an anti-tobacco summit.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan High School is getting a new principal via Petersburg, Plus, cruise ships visiting Alaska are expected to require passengers to be vaccinated, Later, a regional drug task force announces a meth bust in Ketchikan, And, despite eased restrictions, Skagway's largest tour company won't do cross-border excursions this summer.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… In his address to the Alaska State Legislature, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan cheered the end of the federal mask mandate for air travel, a capsized kayaker in Sitka is rescued by a resourceful passerby, and the community of Haines is still recovering from a devastating landslide in late 2020. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s new opioid treatment clinic is showing much success, a cruise line representative discusses what to expect with 1.5 million passengers projected to arrive this year, and a celebration is held in Juneau after completion of a unique totem pole.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… The borough assembly is eyeing to eliminate the more than $1 million deficit in its employees’ health insurance fund, Mt. Edgecumbe volcano near Sitka experienced a swarm of small earthquakes but it’s too early to tell if it might erupt, and road construction crews near Haines uncovered human remains.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… There’s a new online treatment program for Southeast tribal citizens experiencing addiction, chum salmon returned to the top of the list for Southeast fisheries, and all bets are in for the Nenana Ice Classic.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… The Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board is looking at long-term planning, a fisherman from Wrangell is vying to fill Don Young’s vacant house sea,t and a commercial herring harvest wraps up in Sitka Sound.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Last week Ketchikan’s City Council approved hiring a new fire chief, the school board is looking to name the former interim superintendent the assistant superintendent, and COVID rental assistance is set to expire this summer. We’ll hear about the challenges and other options.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Alaska businesses who didn’t receive COVID relief assistance during the first round of federal ARPA funding have until Friday to apply, the Alaska Folk Festival returned to in-person performances after a two-year break, and kids in Juneau are spending part of their school days learning outdoors.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Two Ketchikan students are finalists in the Division of Elections “I Voted” sticker art contest for the Southeast region, a Sitka man who was seriously injured after falling from a mountain peak says he has come to appreciate the outdoors even more, and what voters need to know to cast a ballot in the upcoming special election to fill the late Don Young’s seat.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Women in Safe Homes asked Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly to sign on as a partner in an effort to apply for federal CARES Act funding, the Assembly also on Monday postponed a decision on a pay increase for themselves, and because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Juneau is considering ending ties with its sister city of Vladivostok.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Democratic candidate for governor, Les Gara, discusses how he plans to boost the Alaskan economy if elected and shares his views on the Alaska Marine Highway system. That story and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… Some Alaska tribes are supporting the U.S. Supreme Court nominee, a Sitka entrepreneur has designed a machine that makes airline baggage loading more efficient and safer, and comedian John Oliver pledges to donate $10,000 to the Food Bank of Alaska.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report… SEARHC is kicking off an annual campaign April 1 to promote fitness and raise money for a non-profit, the City of Wrangell is looking to buy the site of its former sawmill to reinvigorate the local economy, and at-home COVID test kits are readily available but some aren’t storing or using them correctly.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…We’ll hear the latest local COVID case numbers which appear to continue a downward trend, details are out on how a company plans to transport ore from the Upper Lynn Canal to Asian markets for a proposed mining project, and the state is advising against subsistence herring egg harvest in areas contaminated by a fuel spill near Sitka.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Officials and advocates in Petersburg are forming a task force to address local childcare needs, and a Facebook group in Juneau supports people who have missing loved ones. Those stories and more.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan High School’s girls’ basketball team takes third at state, Plus, engineers say an area of Haines hit by a landslide in 2020 is stable for now but could slide again under the right circumstances, Later, Petersburg tackles childcare issues, And, Sitka’s assembly declines to issue a moratorium on short-term rentals.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s new police chief says he plans to focus on drug prevention and rehabilitation, Plus, Ketchikan’s borough plans to set aside money for housing projects, Later, a tug remains grounded near Sitka as wildlife officials report an oily sheen near spawning grounds for herring, And, conservation measures for troubled Southeast king salmon stocks will continue.