KRBD Evening Report

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Alaska Marine Highway System is looking for private boats to fill gaps in ferry service – and Wrangell residents remember loved ones in a holiday tradition.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council considers a property tax hike in next year's city budget – and Ketchikan's state representative is confident ferry service to Prince Rupert will resume next year.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…An extension has been granted for a stalled Canadian mine that critics say is a threat to salmon streams, infrared photographs reveal 200 year-old Tlingit form line images on traditional bentwood boxes, and a popular Alaska kids’ show is being dubbed into two Alaska Native languages, plus the latest local COVID-19 case update.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: We speak with the author of a new memoir about solitude, Alaska, and a yellow lab who doubled as an on-air psychologist – plus, police cadets graduate from the academy in Sitka – and a turkey-shoot fundraiser for career and technical education in Juneau.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council discusses port and infrastructure project funding – plus, two upcoming events to remember those we've lost this year – and a Christmas tree from Wrangell will adorn the governor's mansion this year.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Local governments in Ketchikan step up COVID-19 messaging – plus, a project to restore young growth forests in the central panhandle.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The Biden administration moves to reinstate the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest – plus, officials record Ketchikan's 13th COVID-19 death.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board votes to loosen mask rules after hearing from medical professionals – plus, investigators have yet to determine what caused an Alaska Seaplanes flight to crash shortly after takeoff last month.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A shortage of bus drivers is delaying some school bus routes in Ketchikan – plus, the UAS Ketchikan library moves to a new catalog – Petersburg schools go virtual for the week – and Juneau's board of education approves the first oral narrative standards for the Tlingit language.

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit a record high last night – plus, Ketchikan's school board will propose modifications to its COVID-19 plans on the fly at tomorrow's meeting – Ketchikan's City Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss internet access following a recent outage – and what Skagway is doing with a $2 million donation from Norwegian Cruise Line.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A dump truck and severe weather have left videos buffering for KPU customers – plus, 50 new COVID-19 cases in Ketchikan – and a look at a new mariners' memorial in Wrangell.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board will hear from medical experts before making changes to the district's COVID-19 plans – plus, park and utility projects are up for a vote at Ketchikan's next Borough Assembly meeting – and a warm welcome for the first Canadian to cross the border into Haines.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A look at Ketchikan's new state House and Senate districts – plus, wildlife officials and residents weigh in on a planned 31-day wolf season for Prince of Wales Island.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board will discuss changes to local schools' COVID-19 policies – plus, a new program to train waiters and bartenders to recognize abuse – the body of a missing Juneau man is found – and a memoir from a trip up the Dalton Highway. 

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Health authorities report two more COVID-19 deaths among Ketchikan residents – plus, two people were injured after an SUV hit a school bus on Friday – a change of the guard in Craig – new wolf population numbers – and a message in a bottle. 

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's $2 million donation from Norwegian Cruise Line will be put toward shoring up the port fund – plus, Sitka reckons with a deadly season for brown bears. 

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council will consider next steps in its search for a new manager in its first meeting back at City Hall – plus, an active shooter in Kake had the community on lockdown on Tuesday. 

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On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: This year's commercial salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska was more than four times last year's – plus, a look at the COVID numbers, a vigil for a missing Juneau man, and Sitka's fish and game committee wants regulators to tighten restrictions on trawlers. 

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: An executive fired from Bristol Bay's health care corporation after suggesting the pandemic was a political conspiracy is now leading Ketchikan's tribal clinic – plus, it'll be a good weekend for aurora-viewing. 

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board swore in new members and elected its officers Wednesday before hearing from parents and students on the school district's COVID-19 policies – plus, Ketchikan's Borough Assembly looks to use federal COVID-19 relief money to free up cash for other projects.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A look at preparations for two upcoming meetings of the state's Board of Fisheries in Cordova and Ketchikan – plus, a new name for a little-known parking lot on Juneau's waterfront.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: New members of Ketchikan's school board will be sworn in tomorrow – plus, Ketchikan is back on hydropower after a storm severed power lines to an important reservoir.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A look inside a former jail that's been transformed into a new domestic violence shelter – plus, scenes from Skagway at the tail end of the cruise season.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Strong winds knock out Ketchikan's connection to its largest hydroelectric dam – plus, Moderna and Pfizer booster shots will be available at a mass vaccination clinic in Ketchikan tomorrow.