Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Two Ketchikan students are finalists in the Division of Elections “I Voted” sticker art contest for the Southeast region, a Sitka man who was seriously injured after falling from a mountain peak says he has come to appreciate the outdoors even more, and what voters need to know to cast a ballot in the upcoming special election to fill the late Don Young’s seat.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Women in Safe Homes asked Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly to sign on as a partner in an effort to apply for federal CARES Act funding, the Assembly also on Monday postponed a decision on a pay increase for themselves, and because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Juneau is considering ending ties with its sister city of Vladivostok.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Democratic candidate for governor, Les Gara, discusses how he plans to boost the Alaskan economy if elected and shares his views on the Alaska Marine Highway system. That story and more coming up.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Some Alaska tribes are supporting the U.S. Supreme Court nominee, a Sitka entrepreneur has designed a machine that makes airline baggage loading more efficient and safer, and comedian John Oliver pledges to donate $10,000 to the Food Bank of Alaska.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

SEARHC is kicking off an annual campaign April 1 to promote fitness and raise money for a non-profit, the City of Wrangell is looking to buy the site of its former sawmill to reinvigorate the local economy, and at-home COVID test kits are readily available but some aren’t storing or using them correctly.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…We’ll hear the latest local COVID case numbers which appear to continue a downward trend, details are out on how a company plans to transport ore from the Upper Lynn Canal to Asian markets for a proposed mining project, and the state is advising against subsistence herring egg harvest in areas contaminated by a fuel spill near Sitka.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Officials and advocates in Petersburg are forming a task force to address local childcare needs, and a Facebook group in Juneau supports people who have missing loved ones. Those stories and more.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Ketchikan High School’s girls’ basketball team takes third at state,
• Plus, engineers say an area of Haines hit by a landslide in 2020 is stable for now but could slide again under the right circumstances,
• Later, Petersburg tackles childcare issues,
• And, Sitka’s assembly declines to issue a moratorium on short-term rentals.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Ketchikan’s new police chief says he plans to focus on drug prevention and rehabilitation,
• Plus, Ketchikan’s borough plans to set aside money for housing projects,
• Later, a tug remains grounded near Sitka as wildlife officials report an oily sheen near spawning grounds for herring,
• And, conservation measures for troubled Southeast king salmon stocks will continue.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• A trove of documents outline the circumstances leading up to last year’s fatal floatplane crash in the Misty Fjords,
• Plus, Ketchikna’s school board green-lights security upgrades and administrator contracts
• Later, a newspaper focused on people without homes celebrates two years,
• And Haines’ library director says goodbye.