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. 

Some broadband infrastructure is facing pushback in Southeast Alaska. Plus, proposed changes in school funding. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:

This year’s salmon forecasts in Southeast Alaska. Plus, a new agreement between Wrangell and American Cruise Lines.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

An interview with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson. Plus, how some southeast Alaskans are protesting against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Preliminary election results are in for the Ketchikan Indian Community’s tribal council elections. Plus, a look at upcoming plans for Ketchikan’s two museums, and a new pint-sized resident at the Sitka Sound Science Center aquarium will soon be gaining both a larger tank and a name. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

The city council approves utility rate increases and how the state Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with its effort to overhaul how it manages one of Alaska’s three state forests.

Community members reignite efforts to bring more public restrooms to downtown Ketchikan. Plus, folks in Southeast Alaska call for increased service of the Alaska Marine Highway System, and two totem carvers in Wrangell work on an original piece for the community’s school district.

Ketchikan’s acting city manager has stepped down, and Wrangell teachers are working for higher pay for paraprofessionals.

Democrat Mary Peltola announces her run for U.S. Senate. Plus, a look at the first wave of new bills for the upcoming legislative session in Juneau, and researchers are strapping cameras to grizzly bears in the Arctic to better understand their lives.