On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

Some worry the CDC's new guidance for cruise ships is unworkable for cruise lines and port communities – plus, this school year has been hard for both Ketchikan students and teachers – we hear from one of each.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: 

Ketchikan’s city council will commit thousands to try to seek more pandemic relief from the federal government, the borough assembly continues exploring ways to fill a $1 million education gap, and Senator Bert Stedman outlines challenges facing legislators due to dwindling budget reserves.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

Ketchikan's City Council will consider hiring a consultant and a lobbyist as it seeks more pandemic relief funds – plus, a measure asking Congress to allow cruise ships to bypass Canada passes the Alaska state House.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

Ketchikan's school board has completed its first regular evaluation of the school district's superintendent, but won't share its findings publicly – plus, a fire took the life of a Metlakatla man on Tuesday.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

Native dancers from Southeast Alaska and around the country honor veterans of the Vietnam War – plus, Prince of Wales Island is home to a newly-discovered mammal.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

Ketchikan's school board will resume evaluating the district's top administrator and take public testimony tomorrow – plus, Sitka's herring fishery opened over the weekend.

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Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: 

Some Alaska lawmakers are pushing for a resolution asking the federal government to allow large cruise ships to bypass Canadian ports; Wes Loe, the unofficial mayor of Hyder, Alaska died earlier this month, we have a remembrance; and there are only a few days left to apply for the Paycheck Protection Plan.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:  

What’s it like serving on the front lines of COVID-19? PeaceHealth Ketchikan’s medical director shares his experiences over the past year, Ketchikan’s school board hears about the need to recover learning lost due to the pandemic, and Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival will be back, in some form, in 2021.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

The state of Alaska, business groups and companies file to defend a Roadless Rule exemption for the Tongass National Forest – plus, the CDC says it's not planning to lift its Conditional Sailing Order in time for the Alaska cruise season.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

Ketchikan's superintendent of schools is back on the job after roughly three-months on leave– plus, as part of our series looking back on the past year of the pandemic, a conversation with a Ketchikan grocery store clerk.