KNBA News: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

KNBA | By Rhonda McBride

Published April 8, 2026 at 8:35 AM AKDT

A Coast Guard rescue helicopter lands on the runway in Kodiak before it parks near an air station hangar.

KNBA Top Stories:

Sharp criticism from Sen. Lisa Murkowski over President Trump’s threats to Iran.
The partial federal shutdown takes its toll on the Coast Guard base in Kodiak.
Three incumbents and three newcomers are elected to the Anchorage Assembly.
And Iditarod Champ Jesse Holmes winning streak continues in Kotzebue’s challenging Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race.

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Rhonda McBride

Rhonda McBride has a long history of working in both television and radio in Alaska, going back to 1988, when she was news director at KYUK, the public radio and TV stations in Bethel, which broadcast in both the English and Yup’ik languages.

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