KRBD Evening Report

A local organization works to decrease the communities recidivism rate. Plus, JAG marine group expands to Wrangell. 

The Ketchikan Wearable Arts show celebrates its 40th anniversary. Plus, a Southeast Alaska based cruise line is closing its doors.  

A Ketchikan shipyard sees growth under new leadership.  Plus, the city selects its new acting manager.

A conversation with representative Jeremy Bynum.  The state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal faces pushback.

A conversation with Ray Troll and Russell Wodehouse about the Ratfish Wranglers newest album. Plus a new candidate in the running for governor.

The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council talks about the Wearable Art Show’s 40th anniversary. Plus, storefront owners in Juneau speak out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a 17-year-old musher in Bethel is honored for completing his first-ever 300 mile race.

A rally in downtown Ketchikan protests Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns around the country. Plus, the Alaska House of Representatives pass a bill that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses, and new public art is coming to downtown Juneau.

Local residents push back on a new addiction treatment center.  Plus, people in Juneau protest Immigration and Customs enforcement.

The U.S. Forest Service moves forward with a plan to cut over five thousand acres of trees in the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan. Plus, scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Southeast Alaska, and Nome residents come up with a creative way to get rid their Christmas trees after the holiday season.

Issues with phone services in Thorne Bay are impacting emergency response. Plus, some school districts are allowing students to take time off for subsistence activities.

A third defendant in a Klawock murder case is sentenced. Plus, Juneau residents call on the Alaska Legislature and the governor to suspend the state’s push for a natural gas pipeline, and the rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses declined by 5%, compared to the year before.

The mayor of Thorne Bay announces his intent to resign, following a recall petition. Plus, Juneau residents hold a candlelight vigil to honor a man who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, and new climate research finds that wetland temperatures are warming, which could spell trouble for coastal Alaska species. 

Some broadband infrastructure is facing pushback in Southeast Alaska. Plus, proposed changes in school funding. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: This year’s salmon forecasts in Southeast Alaska. Plus, a new agreement between Wrangell and American Cruise Lines.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. An interview with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson. Plus, how some southeast Alaskans are protesting against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Preliminary election results are in for the Ketchikan Indian Community’s tribal council elections. Plus, a look at upcoming plans for Ketchikan’s two museums, and a new pint-sized resident at the Sitka Sound Science Center aquarium will soon be gaining both a larger tank and a name. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. The city council approves utility rate increases and how the state Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with its effort to overhaul how it manages one of Alaska’s three state forests.

Community members reignite efforts to bring more public restrooms to downtown Ketchikan. Plus, folks in Southeast Alaska call for increased service of the Alaska Marine Highway System, and two totem carvers in Wrangell work on an original piece for the community’s school district.

Ketchikan’s acting city manager has stepped down, and Wrangell teachers are working for higher pay for paraprofessionals.

Democrat Mary Peltola announces her run for U.S. Senate. Plus, a look at the first wave of new bills for the upcoming legislative session in Juneau, and researchers are strapping cameras to grizzly bears in the Arctic to better understand their lives.

A water conservation notice is in effect for the city of Saxman, and a Wrangell resident was indicted for possessing nearly 500 grams of methamphetamine.  All that and more coming up.

A Ketchikan resident is selected as this year’s poster artist for the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau. Plus, Alaska’s draft summer ferry schedule is live and seeking public input, and a look at tips to help you spot the northern lights.

A man found dead on Pennock Island last week has been identified.  And, Ketchikan residents can now apply for permanent registration for their trailers and old vehicles. 

The City of Ketchikan is once again looking for its new manager. Plus, avalanche professionals in Haines are warning people to stay out of risky terrain after a major snowstorm, and a partnership with a Sitka high school inspires students to develop meaningful relationships with their environment.

Ketchikan’s ferry waiting area has reopened after a series of intermittent closures, and a water boil advisory is in effect for the city of Craig. Plus, a small southeast town finally got food and mail after extreme weather left the residents cut off from the region for over thirty days.