KRBD Evening Report

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: City officials warn of major consequences if Ketchikan doesn't get its COVID-19 outbreaks under control as the city council discusses shutting down the entity coordinating the local pandemic response – plus, the search for a missing elder in Juneau has been called off.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Big cruise ships are officially planning to return to Alaska starting in July after the U.S. House approved a bill that allows them to skip a stop in Canada – plus, Alaska will join at least 12 other states in opting out of a federal program that gives unemployed workers an extra $300 a week.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's city council is set to discuss disbanding the community's emergency operations center – plus, Ketchikan's borough assembly raises property taxes as it approves its yearly budget.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's worst outbreak since the pandemic began continues as officials ease mask guidance – plus, Juneau's hospital prepared for a surge in COVID-19 cases. It got a surge of mental health crises instead.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Mask guidelines loosen in Juneau, but stay the same here in Ketchikan as an outbreak continues – plus, a new study says cancer rates have increased in Alaska Native people over the last 50 years.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's borough budget is up for a public hearing and final vote on Monday – plus, two proposals that boosters say would reform how Southeast Alaska's regional native corporation elects its leaders.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A boutique cruise operator cancels what would have been Ketchikan's first port call since 2019 because of a spike in COVID-19 cases – plus, the U.S. Senate takes a big step towards allowing the large cruise ship season in Alaska to go forward.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A surge of COVID-19 cases disrupts everyday life in Ketchikan – plus, an invasive fungus threatens Alaska amphibians.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Public facilities and some schools are set to close as Ketchikan's risk level is raised to "very high" – plus, there won't be a king salmon derby in Ketchikan this summer.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council nixes a proposal to cut city workers' hours and pay – plus, lawmakers include funding for Wrangell's Fish and Game office in this year's budget, but the office is not guaranteed to reopen.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Local pandemic officials say they're considering raising the community's risk level to its highest mark – plus, travel industry figures express concern over the CDC's new rules for cruise ships.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's City Council will weigh whether to cut back city employees' hours – plus, organizers and fishermen cry foul as a federal fisheries council tightens policies on public comment.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: New details emerge about a COIVD-19 outbreak associated with a Ketchikan wrestling tournament – plus, Ketchikan's borough looks set to reduce school funding for next year.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Local officials say five people infected with COVID-19 were contagious when they participated in a Ketchikan wrestling tournament last month – plus, a shellfish hatchery bill passes the state House.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: An international human rights body agrees to hear from Southeast tribes about transboundary pollution – plus, a lawsuit from the Sitka Tribe against the state is resolved.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Debate over how Ketchikan's school district should pick its next superintendent after paying the most recent one more than $80,000 to resign – plus, soaring lumber prices could be a boon to a struggling timber industry, but experts are divided on the best way forward.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: There have been two attempts in Congress to save Alaska’s cruise season in the last week. They’ve both failed – plus, a conversation with a Key West-based reporter about an initiative the city passed to reduce cruise ship traffic.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: outgoing Ketchikan superintendent Beth Lougee is set to receive more than $80,000 for stepping down nearly a year early – plus, a cluster of COVID-19 cases related to events at Ketchikan High School

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Though what summer tourism will look like is unpredictable, industry leaders are hoping for success attracting independent travelers; and the state ferry sees another setback as an outbreak of COVID19 and mechanical problems hold up the sole operating mainliner. 

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: A controversial plan to replace a historic Saxman schoolhouse with a grocery store is on hold after community pushback – plus, Sitkans turn to tiny homes to address homelessness.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Alaska's governor and key lawmakers have agreed on a rough plan to use federal money to help stabilize the state's ferry system – plus, Ketchikan's emergency operations center has raised the community's risk level to "moderate" after nearly two months at the lowest mark.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Elected officials and community members speak out about two incidents of racist graffiti in the Ketchikan area as an investigation continues – plus, federal accident investigators say a 2019 midair collision could have been prevented if the planes were required to have early warning systems. NOTE: Tuesday April 20th's KRBD Evening Report was pre-empted by a nation...

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: The head of Ketchikan's school district submits her resignation effective at the end of this month – plus, the state of Alaska files in federal court to defend the troll fishery for king salmon.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s borough mayor is asking the assembly to oppose President Biden’s initiative aiming to curb gun violence – plus, Ketchikan's school board gives tentative approval to a flat budget for next year.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: Technology and aerospace company SpaceX hopes to build a facility in Ketchikan -- plus, a more contagious variant of the coronavirus is detected in Juneau.