KRBD Evening Report

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: State health officials record Ketchikan's 20th COVID-19 death – plus, Ketchikan's City Council is scheduled to finalize a plan to bring thousands of tourists from Ward Cove to Downtown.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Social media is helping draw attention to the case of a Juneau woman who went missing three years ago, a resource fair draws in donations for homeless in Petersburg and Wrangell, and clinics benefit the blind and visually impaired throughout the state.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A mail truck caught fire in a neighborhood north of Saxman on Friday – plus, police charge a Ketchikan man with dealing illicit pills suspected to contain the powerful opioid fentanyl.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board names Southwest Alaska principal Michael Robbins as the community's next superintendent – plus, city officials warn of a scammer impersonating a utility worker.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Students speak out about allegations of racism in the stands at a recent Ketchikan High School basketball team – plus, a new community group aims to help people find resources when relatives go missing.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A woman is rescued after reportedly jumping into the frigid Tongass Narrows – plus, Ketchikan's school board could pick its next superintendent tomorrow – and health authorities report another COVID-19 death in Ketchikan.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school district says it's investigating allegations of racism in the stands at a high school basketball game on Saturday – plus, sounds from a convoy in support of Canadian truckers in Petersburg – and Kodiak is the latest rural Alaska school district to report staffing issues.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A downtown Ketchikan apartment building fire displaced at least three households over the weekend – plus, a look at the finalists for a Ketchikan Superior Court vacancy – and the state is pushing hard to recruit new foster families as the pandemic stresses the foster care system.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Former PeaceHealth nurses say the hospital operator has a pattern of retaliating against employees who complain about staff safety and patient care – plus, a look at Ketchikan's COVID-19 numbers – and a Sitka man faces six figures of fines and restitution after he was convicted of stealing electricity.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A borough bus ended up in a ditch near Ketchikan's Walmart this afternoon – plus, city officials are set to discuss a new shuttle bus staging area for Ward Cove cruise passengers tonight – and an international expedition this winter seeks clues about salmon in a changing ocean.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Two teams from Kayhi are competing in this year's statewide Tsunami Bowl in Seward this week – plus, king salmon abundance is up, and that could be good news for the fishing fleet – and halibut catch limits are up across the West Coast.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A look at the three candidates vying to lead Ketchikan's school district – plus, barge rates are going up – and it could be a banner year for Tanner crab.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: How to find Ketchikan's data on Alaska's statewide COVID-19 tracker once the local dashboard stops updating – plus, $4 million in federal funding is heading to two Juneau-based organizations to make homes safer.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Three finalists for Ketchikan's next superintendent of schools will be interviewed on Monday – plus, the state ferry Tazlina will serve some routes in the northern panhandle this winter.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Southeast Alaska Board of Fish meeting will be held in Anchorage, after all – plus, the new president of Ketchikan Indian Community's Tribal Council outlines her priorities.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Trappers and hunters bagged 64 wolves during a 31-day season on Prince of Wales Island – plus, Ketchikan's state representative says he'd like to pass a mariculture bill this session, changes are in store for how Ketchikan schools determine COVID measures, and the Borough Assembly's annual policy session kicks off Friday morning.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Craig schools struggle as one in five students and staff are out sick – plus, the federal government plans to clean up a contaminated former army site near Sitka.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Three more COVID-19 deaths are reported in Ketchikan – plus, the Board of Fish is asking for comments as it considers bringing its Southeast meeting back to Ketchikan – and Ketchikan's City Council greenlights a stricter ban on camping in city-owned parking lots.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan drivers will soon have a second option for some DMV services – plus, some alder trees are coming out at Ketchikan's City Park, and Whale Pass digs out from heavy snow as rains threaten flooding.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Incumbents prevail in Ketchikan Indian Community's Tribal Council election – plus, the largest-ever harvest guideline for the Sitka sac roe herring fishery.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Ketchikan, but new treatments are available for high-risk patients – plus, Ketchikan's Borough Assembly calls on Canadian regulators ban dams that hold back mine waste above transboundary rivers.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Inter-Island Ferry Authority celebrates 20 years of sailings – plus, at-home COVID tests are back in stock at Ketchikan's fire stations.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The federal government pledges half a million dollars to design a mariculture facility on Prince of Wales Island – plus, Ketchikan's assembly will consider a resolution about mining on transboundary watersheds. After the news, a commentary from Ketchikan Indian Community Vice President Trixie Bennett.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's mayor calls on the state to fix a slope that's spilled debris onto the highway twice in a month – plus, the Hydaburg Dam is in danger of failing, putting the community's water supply at risk.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Local COVID-19 updates from Ketchikan Public Health Center will stop February 1 – plus, a new food truck park is coming to Ketchikan in the spring.