KRBD Evening Report

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s city council will consider repossessing a building it turned over to Ketchikan Youth Initiaitives — plus, some Alaskans aren’t happy with some nominees to the state Board of Fish.

A Ketchikan Charter School employee tests positive for COVID-19 — plus, in Alaska, many have no choice but to fly for medical needs – even if it puts them at risk of catching COVID-19. After this broadcast was recorded, Ketchikan school officials announced KCS would reopen Wednesday to staff, but push back its first day of classes. Read more here: https://www.krbd.org/2020/09/01/ketchikan-charter-...

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan and other Southeast communities break rain-related records — plus, a conversation with a man falsely accused of a 1996 murder in Sitka.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Details begin to emerge about Ketchikan’s plan to rent local churches for extra classrooms — plus, Ketchikan’s alert level falls to “low” – and… one firm behind the proposed KSM mine want more time to find a partner. All that and more coming up. (Podcast listeners: we're sorry for the duplicate news in this episode -- you may have heard these stories on yesterda...

In this report: Details emerge about how Ketchikan's schools will resume at full capacity this fall -- plus, Ketchikan's alert level falls to "low" after a week without community spread.

In this report: What's in Ketchikan's archives about the 1918 pandemic? -- plus, attorneys for the family of a man killed by a Juneau Police officer are pointing to audio that they say show the officer's state of mind just prior to the shooting.

In this report: Ketchikan's school board will consider leasing local churches Wednesday -- and nearly two dozen people are running for local office in Ketchikan.

In this report: Ketchikan’s city council is rethinking how to distribute millions in federal pandemic relief aid - plus, a theater tradition adapts to the pandemic with elaborate masks.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s pandemic threat level rises as three recent cases are classified as “community spread” — plus, federal investigators release hundreds of pages of documents about a fatal midair collision last summer. Next Monday through Thursday, we'll be bringing you our morning newscast on this feed as NPR's special coverage of the Republican National Convention pr...

In this report: Need help? Have kids? You may qualify for $500 courtesy of Ketchikan's borough government — plus, Ketchikan's borough assembly won't join the city in asking the state for stiffer travel restrictions. KRBD's Evening Report will be back Friday. But don't get too used to that theme song -- we'll be bringing you our morning newscast Monday through Thursday next week as the Republican N...

On today's report: Findings from a study show the City of Ketchikan could lose more than $4 million in revenue annually with the opening of a new cruise ship dock in Ward Cove (details will be presented at Thursday's City Council meeting), we'll have a look at preliminary primary election results in Southeast, and Alaska's Republican Party has endorsed developing the Pebble Mine. Those stories and...

In this report: Ketchikan's borough mayor vetoes a resolution asking for state protections for LGBTQ individuals -- plus, an update on the the real estate market in Ketchikan.

In this report: Ketchikan's school board adopts safety measures as students get ready to get back to school five days a week — plus, Republican candidate Leslie Becker lays out her policy platform. As coverage of the Democratic National Convention preempts our regular 5:35 p.m. KRBD Evening Report, we'll be bringing you our morning newscast on this feed Monday through Thursday this week.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Metlakatla Indian Community sues senior state officials in federal court over fishing rights -- plus, an Annette Island fisherman says he'll donate part of his catch to the community. Note: Next week, the Evening Report will sound a little different. We'll be running newscasts that ordinarily air in the morning on this feed. You can find all our local news at KR...

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Republican state House candidate Leslie Becker speaks out publicly about her writings on a religious blog — plus, state troopers solve a 24-year-old cold case — and a white orca is spotted in Petersburg.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Republican state House candidate Leslie Becker takes to social media to explain racially-charged writings on a now-deleted blog — plus, Prince of Wales Island schools will start the year with a hybrid of distance and classroom instruction.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s school board will discuss safety recommendations as the district heads toward a full school reopening — plus, airport traffic is up in Southeast Alaska — and the Kupreanof Island community of Kake is on lockdown after its first COVID-19 case.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: More candidates join races for local elected office — plus, Joe Biden says he opposes a proposed copper and gold mine near Bristol Bay.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s City Council wants to see the state tighten its travel restrictions, with a little inspiration from down under — plus, an unlikely catch for a seiner off Prince of Wales Island.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:  A new metric tool is being developed to assess Ketchikan’s pandemic risk level, and how some Southeast communities are using CARES Act funding to combat issues that the pandemic has only made worse.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly is split on whether to ask the governor to mandate quarantines and testing for in-state travel — plus, Metlakatla is still COVID-free, unlike Southeast Alaska’s only cruise of 2020, and there’s a jam-packed City Council meeting on tap for Thursday.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Teachers and parents anxiously wait to see how Ketchikan’s school district will handle a return to full-capacity schools five days a week — local election filings show some fresh faces and familiar challengers.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: A Sitka police officer was fired over excessive force allegations… and later found work at the community’s jail — plus, a look back at 30 years of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s students will head back into classrooms five days a week this fall after the school board rejected the district’s pandemic plan — plus, Ketchikan’s assembly could ask state authorities to step up testing and quarantine requirements for in-state travelers.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Officials hope a new machine headed for Ketchikan could cut wait times for COVID-19 test results — plus, you might see some new boats on the water if you’re passing through Sitka Sound.