KRBD Evening Report
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Local and regional news from the newsroom at KRBD-FM in Ketchikan. Published every weekday evening.
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The Ketchikan City Council approves a rate increase for all city harbor use fees. Plus, a bill working its way through the legislature could ban on duty law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty in Alaska, and a look at how some cyclists manage to bike to work every day, even in winter.
The Ketchikan City Council updates its municipal code relating to homelessness. Plus, Alaska sees its 8th hottest year on record, and tariffs are a reason you're paying more for a cup of coffee.
The Ketchikan Borough Assembly will apply for a contest that could build a tunnel from the city to Gravina Island, free of charge. Plus, an Alaska lawmaker is working to bring the issue of ship-caused seawater pollutants to the statehouse, and state lawmakers are considering a bill that would require insurance companies to increase coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
The city will receive 6 million federal dollars to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility. And a Ketchikan man was found dead at a Klawock gas station.
An interview with gubernatorial candidate Matt Claman. Plus, the summer schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway opened for booking last week.
A food pantry program that helps pet owners in need expands to Prince of Wales Island and Metlakatla. Plus, a Juneau author speaks about civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich’s influence, and a Petersburg couple talks about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts more than three-quarters of a century.
The Ketchikan school board selects the next superintendent. Plus, the end of the public comment period for the federal subsistence management review is extended.
Landline phone service in Thorne Bay is mostly restored. Plus, the Federal Subsistence Board listens to hours of public testimony following a controversial proposal to reform the board, and members of the state’s House Transportation committee accuse DOT of pursuing a ferry terminal project they say benefits private interests.
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.
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