Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

A Tlingit clan has been reunited with a sacred item, and how some Alaskans fight the winter blues. 

All that and more coming up. 

The Ketchikan School District owes the Ketchikan Gateway Borough over $5 million, according to the school district’s contracted auditors. Plus, the Chilkat Valley sees the highest number of bald eagles recorded in more than two decades, and Alaska sees the largest seasonal employment swing of any state.

A Ketchikan man pleads guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a minor. Plus, a Wrangell duo work to make a steel schooner seaworthy again, and a new documentary features the Petersburg community and the food that connects them.

A Ketchikan paramedic wins the national Community Star award for his work in rural healthcare. Plus, a transnational mining agreement turns ten years old, and Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services pushes back on the findings of an audit required by a law meant to reform the state’s foster care system.

A group of Southeast Alaska tribes files a judicial review over transboundary mining projects in British Columbia. 

Plus, Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier enters a new phase of its retreat, and Alaska’s post-neonatal infant mortality rate increases.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….It’s the holiday season and many are already putting up their Christmas trees. We’ll hear about harvesting options on the Tongass National Forest. Some Petersburg residents are concerned about a regional tribe’s plan to expand internet service in the region. And an episode of Molly of Denali by an indigenous writer has been nominated for an Emmy award.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

The Ketchikan City Council met to review the lease for the local hospital, and local organizations work to meet the need for people facing food insecurity this Thanksgiving.

All that and more coming up. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

A preview on the Ketchikan school board hiring a new interim Superintendent, and a red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska with skyrocketing value.

All that and more coming up. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

An update on a barge that was taking on water just south of Ketchikan, and goals from a bipartisan education task force to expand Career and Technical Education in rural Alaska.

All that and more coming up. 

The Ketchikan City Council narrows down its search for a new city and utility manager. Plus, community members in Petersburg express concern over construction of communications towers, and a longtime data figure underscores how hard it is to track if Alaska is becoming less dependent on food imports.