KRBD Evening Report

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Leaders of Ketchikan's federally-recognized tribe says they have "no confidence" in the head of the school district — plus, a tradition lives on in Wrangell.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's city council gives an initial green light to higher electric and water rates — plus, a hunter bags a world record on the Cleveland Peninsula. All that and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Ketchikan was spoiled and had to be thrown away — plus, a federal agency watchdog blames the Forest Service for illegally awarding a $2 million grant to the state of Alaska — and Ketchikan's borough will debate two resolutions that cut to the heart of the vaccine debate.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board is looking into allegations that the district's superintendent gives short shrift to Alaska Native educators and students  — plus, a look at the 2020 Arctic Report Card.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The first few doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Ketchikan — plus, Ketchikan city officials say they're no longer looking at layoffs to fill a budget gap.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Coastal Alaska lawmakers say they're not happy with the governor's proposal to cut the ferry system's budget — plus, some Southeast Alaskans are desperate to see cruise ships return. But not everyone.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: People without homes now have a new place to sleep as a winter shelter opens in a new location — plus, Tenakee Springs sees its first ferry in five months.

Today we're bringing you a special bonus on the podcast feed: stories from your friends and neighbors here in Southeast Alaska. You can catch the next edition live on KRBD at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. If you'd like to tell your own stories, contact Jack Finnegan at citylovesong@gmail.com or click here . The deadline to sign up for the next edition is Dec. 19.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Some teachers are pushing back against the Craig City School District's move to dramatically raise the number of COVID-19 cases that would trigger a move to distance learning — plus, a man drowns in Ketchikan Creek while fleeing police.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines is set to arrive in Ketchikan in about a week and a half — plus, Southeast Alaska fishermen and tribes speak out against a permit extension for the proposed KSM mine.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school board is set to discuss waiving some graduation requirements — plus, a shuttered hotel reopens to house evacuees in Haines.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A community in shock as a Metlakatla man is accused of killing his neighbor — plus, state troopers suspend the search for two people missing after a landslide in Haines.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:   Schools on Prince of Wales Island have moved to partial or full distance learning as COVID cases rise, more wet weather is expected this week though not nearly as heavy as last week or as windy, and Sitka’s Assembly is looking to turn over the former community hospital building to SEARHC.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Two people are still missing after Wednesday's landslides in Haines — plus, Sitka businesses turn to local shoppers to make up for the canceled cruise season.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: After a torrential downpour, a landslide rips through a neighborhood in Haines— plus, Ketchikan's city council will consider the idea of forming a port authority.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A Ketchikan man is sentenced to 4.5 years on federal weapons charges — plus, strong winds and heavy rains across southern Southeast.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: With new cases slowing to a trickle, local officials lower Ketchikan's COVID-19 risk level — plus, some new activity at an old mine near Juneau.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's school district pushes back its return to full-capacity middle and high schools — plus, the work of Tlingit artist Rico Lanáat Worl will be featured on a postage stamp.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan city officials recommend cutting more than a dozen city jobs next year — plus, guidelines for cutting your own Christmas tree in the Tongass.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: What a tourism "bubble" could look like in Ketchikan — plus, a minor earthquake near Sitka.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Investigators are mystified as to what caused a medevac plane to crash last year in Frederick Sound — plus, Juneau's electric utility has been having some trouble keeping the lights on.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Scientists hope new air monitors will provide some hard data on how cruise ship exhaust affects air quality — plus, a survivor and Coast Guard members tell the story of a harrowing rescue in Union Bay early this month.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Two people who spend time in close quarters with others in Ketchikan have tested positive for COVID-19, but it's unclear where — plus, Ketchikan's city council is set to hear about what next summer's cruise season might look like.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan's Borough Assembly hears about the pandemic and allocates the last of its CARES Act money — plus, Petersburg passes a mask mandate.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: How independent Dan Ortiz pulled out a win in a state House district that voted for Republicans by double digits — plus, exploration resumes at the Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island.