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.

A water conservation notice is in effect for the city of Saxman, and a Wrangell resident was indicted for possessing nearly 500 grams of methamphetamine. 

All that and more coming up.

A Ketchikan resident is selected as this year’s poster artist for the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau. Plus, Alaska’s draft summer ferry schedule is live and seeking public input, and a look at tips to help you spot the northern lights.

A man found dead on Pennock Island last week has been identified. 

And, Ketchikan residents can now apply for permanent registration for their trailers and old vehicles. 

The City of Ketchikan is once again looking for its new manager. Plus, avalanche professionals in Haines are warning people to stay out of risky terrain after a major snowstorm, and a partnership with a Sitka high school inspires students to develop meaningful relationships with their environment.

Ketchikan’s ferry waiting area has reopened after a series of intermittent closures, and a water boil advisory is in effect for the city of Craig.

Plus, a small southeast town finally got food and mail after extreme weather left the residents cut off from the region for over thirty days.

The state ferry Lituya briefly goes aground. Plus, some residents of a Juneau mobile home park have been without enough water to shower for more than two weeks, and a Sitka High School Spanish teacher who has led a language immersion program will soon hang up her hat.