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Federal funding for KRBD has been eliminated. Here’s what you can do to help.

On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a bill cancelling about $9 billion in previously approved funds, including $1.1 billion for public broadcasting. The following week, the Corporation for ...
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New affordable housing units open in Saxman

In the Native Village of Saxman, a few miles south of Ketchikan, construction has wrapped up on brand new affordable housing ...
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Kelp seed hatchery expansion could be coming to Ketchikan

Kelp is growing in farms throughout southern Southeast Alaska, yet there’s a limited supply of young kelp plants to grow ...
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Borough accepting public comment on proposed timber sales

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is accepting public comment for two proposed timber sales on borough-owned land from ...
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Ketchikan’s public transit system wins national award

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s public transit system provides low-cost rides to nearly 500,000 passengers annually. But in ...
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KRBD Fall Pledge Drive is Here!

October marks the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100% powered by people and local ...
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These are Ketchikan’s unofficial 2025 Municipal Election results

Yesterday was municipal election day all over Alaska. Polls were open for most of the day, but many residents chose to vote early. Residents in Ketchikan have both a borough election to vote in and a ...
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Prince of Wales Island unofficial city election results are in

A voter stands in a voting booth at the Plaza Mall in Ketchikan during the primary and special election on August 16, 2022. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Tuesday was municipal election day for communities across ...
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Ketchikan man pleads guilty to theft of crab pots

Dungeness crab in a bucket on the deck of a fishing boat. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) A Ketchikan man pleaded guilty in August to two charges related to illegal fishing and theft of Dungeness crab pots, ...
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Ketchikan school district’s interim superintendent submits resignation

The White Cliff building, where Ketchikan Gateway Borough and School Board meetings are held, is seen on July 19, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) The interim superintendent for Ketchikan Gateway Borough ...
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4 questions with school board candidate Jon Schleiff

Jon Schleiff is running for a 3-year seat on the Ketchikan School Board. Photo courtesy of Jon Schleiff. Ketchikan’s city and borough municipal elections are October 7. There are four candidates ...
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4 questions with Ketchikan City Council candidate Robb Arnold

Robb Arnold is running for a 3-year term on the Ketchikan City Council. Ketchikan’s city and borough municipal elections are October 7. Three candidates are vying for two, 3-year terms on the ...