Wednesday, June 8, 2022

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Ketchikan's school board will consider giving tribal leaders more of a say in how the district spends federal grant money,      
• Plus, the Coast Guard evacuates a cruise ship passenger south of Ketchikan,
• And, a fire destroys a fishing and hunting business in Whale Pass.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• A look at the three candidates running for Ketchikan's state House seat,     
• Plus, Alaska Seaplanes adds service to Wrangell,
• And, a traditional ceremony in Kodiak honors the former CEO of the local tribe who died in a helicopter crash.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Ketchikan's City Council declines requests to cancel a Drag Queen Storytime,    
• Plus, Ketchikan's assembly wqill consider restoring funding for a local LGBTQ group,
• And, what to do if you encounter a bear outdoors this summer.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Celebration returns to Juneau next week,       
• Plus, COVID cases are up, but is it a surge?
• Also, a 40-pound king leads Sitka's salmon derby.
• And, how one Wrangell teacher has found ways to expand her classroom all over the world.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

After two years without a traditional ceremony, the Kayhi Class of 2022 graduated at the Clarke Cochrane gym, details were announced today and the M/V Malaspina will remain in Ketchikan, and students in Petersburg map a glacier.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report...

A three-digit suicide prevention hotline will soon be available to Alaskans, Alaska Natives in Sitka are preparing for a cultural celebration in Juneau, and students in Juneau celebrated books through cakes.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Semi-finalists for the City of Ketchikan/KPU manager position have been selected, Ketchikan’s school board approved contracts with a new Kayhi principal and special services professionals, and absentee in-person voting for the special primary election is underway. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…reported cases of COVID have spiked this past week in the First City, Ketchikan’s school board is slated to approve a contract for a new high school principal, and the cost of flights from Alaska to the Lower 48 has soared. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Cruise ships have scheduled more stops in Southeast Alaska ports this season than ever before, we’ll hear about some of the challenges that’s posing, audio archives that focused on Southeast Native culture are now available to anyone, and the University of Alaska is looking to expand the state’s healthcare workforce.