KRBD Evening Report

A group on Prince of Wales Island may be the only arm wrestling club in Alaska. Plus, a lawsuit from the Metlakatla Indian Community will proceed despite objections of other Southeast tribes, and a photographer who documented Tlingit community and culture in Sitka  is the subject of a new book.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. Results from Ketchikan’s special borough election. Plus, local hospital leadership responds to community concern. All that and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. A renewed Kayhi class teaches students Emergency Medical Technician training and a man who was shoved to the ground by Juneau police is suing the city. All that and more coming up.

Federal employees return to their posts following the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.  Plus, the City and Borough of Juneau demolishes an encampment of unhoused people, and scientists studying whale sounds are asking Alaskans to weigh in on what they hear.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. New house posts are coming to the Totem Heritage Center and University of Alaska President Pat Pitney announces their retirement. All that and more coming up.

A thrift store on Prince of Wales Island helps those who are food insecure. Plus, a derelict vessel is no longer adrift near Petersburg, and Wrangell High School students process a seal as part of an oceanography class.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. European Green Crabs are spreading across Southern Southeast Alaska, Lightning hit a plane flying into Ketchikan, and Juneau plans to kick almost a dozen people out of the city’s largest unhoused encampment by the end of the week.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough will hold a special election next week. Plus, the state of Alaska limits payments to SNAP recipients in response to federal guidance, and the University of Alaska Board of Regents approves a tuition increase.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. How Ketchikan has been managing food insecurity with a lack of SNAP benefits, a regional taskforce seizes 4.5 pounds of methamphetamine, and the Ketchikan City Council requests money for tourism projects.

Craig residents gather for a town hall meeting to discuss the city’s burgeoning tourism industry. Plus, the Ketchikan School Board approves an extension for the interim superintendent’s term, and a higher education compact from the Trump administration sparks a petition from several University of Alaska unions.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Some tenants evicted from a Juneau neighborhood slated for redevelopment are suing the city, active-duty military personnel likely won’t get paid if the government shutdown continues past November 15, and Alaska may soon take control of regulating its hazardous waste. Those stories coming up…

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Due to maintenance upgrades, the U.S. Coast Guard may briefly be unable to hear distress calls this week; though approved by voters, the debate continues on whether ranked-choice voting benefits them; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pay the full cost to extend levees to protect a Juneau neighborhood. Those stories and more coming up…

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. How Juneau schools are responding to the federal shutdown, Wrangell Police Department receives a grant to hire a school resource officer, and how tsunami alert notifications could be changing across Alaska.

A man is found dead in Ketchikan’s Bar Harbor. Plus, Alaskans who depend on SNAP likely won’t see monthly benefits hit their accounts in November, and NOAA cancels a key contract with the Alaska Earthquake Center.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. A seasonal warming shelter will open this Saturday in Ketchikan, Sitka Tribe of Alaska is collecting food and raising funds for Sitkans impacted by the government shutdown, and Wrangell's police department will hold a meeting today about misinformation.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. Ketchikan community members express concern about PeaceHealth leadership,  Wrangell works with tourism stakeholders, and the month-long moose hunt in southeast Alaska has come to a close. 

Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on her fellow senators to end the government shutdown, a Wrangell housing project is paused after artifacts are found at the construction site, and a seal rescued near Petersburg returns home.

“ArtistYear” Americorp volunteers are stationed at schools all across Sitka The Wrangell borough assembly will consider a resolution supporting families affected by Typhoon Halong And how some youth are getting into podcasting Stay with us.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. A Sitka high school is preparing to welcome students from Western Alaska who have been displaced by Typhoon Halong. Industry experts weigh in on mitigating rockslide threats in Skagway.  A new history exhibit highlights an iconic Filipino restaurant owner in Ketchikan. Stay with us.

The Ketchikan School Board looks for a new superintendent, some Southeast Alaska residents hire gig workers to buy and fly in their groceries, and hungry bears in Juneau gear up for hibernation by looking for food downtown.

A man is charged after an alleged stabbing in Ketchikan, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly approves funding for a new playground, and Alaskans will not receive food stamp benefits for November unless the government shutdown ends before then.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…. A High Wind Warning is in effect, emergency siren tests in Ketchikan tomorrow, and how some Alaskans are handling food insecurity. Stay with us.

Hundreds of people rally in Ketchikan as part of the nationwide No Kings protest, Alaska’s Boys & Girls Clubs temporarily pause clubhouse operations, and a coalition aimed at reducing the risk of landslide disasters in Southeast Alaska is working on a plan for how to do it.

Senator Dan Sullivan discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill. Plus, a former Juneau Police officer who slammed a man to the ground during an arrest will not face criminal charges. And, the Petersburg Public Library hosts a sleepover event for stuffed animals.

New affordable housing units open in Saxman. Plus, Canadian cross-border visits to Alaska are down. And, researchers present new data on how the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau contributed to record-breaking flooding this summer.