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Latest2024’s last Five Finger Lighthouse keepers talk about the end of the season
by Olivia Schmidt | Oct 15, 2024
KFSK’s Olivia Schmidt traveled out to Five Finger Lighthouse to interview Don and Briana Drury, the final keepers of the 2024 season. They had been there six weeks, and were eager to share their experiences, and what has been accomplished at the lighthouse over the summer.
Bear-ly Contained: Petersburg’s response to increased garbage raids
by Olivia Schmidt | Oct 15, 2024
A trash can burglarized by a bear — one of many lining Petersburg’s streets this fall....
Petersburg School Board to hear updates on dress code, capital projects
by Hannah Flor | Oct 15, 2024
School dress code changes are in the works for Petersburg's middle and high schoolers, and the administrator making the changes wants feedback.
Only a few days of the Central Southeast moose hunt left
by Hannah Flor | Oct 11, 2024
The Central Southeast moose hunt is wrapping up, with less than a week before the season ends. Hunters have harvested 100 bull moose in the fall hunt near Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake as of October 9.
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LatestSchool Board Meeting Audio Archive – Agenda Available
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
The audio of the meeting is available here Next meeting Tuesday, October 15, 6pm Agenda Available Here Find the Audio Archive of past meetings here: School Board Meeting Archive
Borough Assembly Meetings on KFSK – Audio available in KFSK Archive – 1st Monday 12noon, 3rd Monday 6pm
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
Meeting Agenda available here Next Meeting Monday, October 21, 6pm Archive available-listen here
New Radio Programs for Fall – coming soon, and a Goodbye to Thistle & Shamrock after 41 Years on the Radio
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
Two New Music Programs coming to KFSK- Brazilian Hour Sundays, 1pm and Alaska Fresh Catch...
Petersburg Market Community Feedback Survey
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
Help provide feedback to the Petersburg Market a quick survey available here
Southeast News
LatestBorough Assembly bids EchoHawk farewell, swears in Palmer and Mattson
by KRBD Ketchikan | Oct 15, 2024
In this 2019 file photo, the seal of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough is shown on display in the...
From April to September, Sitka Grand Jury indicts six
by KCAW Sitka | Oct 14, 2024
A Sitka Grand Jury indicted one person in September for assault.Police arrested 51-year-old Mark...
PATH cancelled their proposal for a winter warming shelter in Ketchikan, following Borough mayor’s veto
by KRBD Ketchikan | Oct 11, 2024
A cot at the now-defunct First City Homeless Services’ Overnight Warming Center. PATH’s funding...
New Sitka School Board tackles its first policy call, agrees to launch a tuition-based preschool
by KCAW Sitka | Oct 10, 2024
Amanda Williams (l.) is sworn into her first three-year term on the Sitka School Board by board...
Alaska News
LatestCentral Kenai Peninsula faces shortage of childcare options
by APRN News | Oct 15, 2024
An outdoor play area at The Next Best Thing Daycare in Kenai. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) It’s just...
Man fatally shot in East Anchorage; police trying to detain suspect
by APRN News | Oct 15, 2024
An Anchorage police vehicle blocks traffic near a fatal shooting on Rocky Mountain Court on...
Separation deal limits what Palmer officials can tell former manager’s future employers
by APRN News | Oct 15, 2024
Palmer City Council member Victoria Hudson and city attorney Sarah Heath sit next to now-former...
Trident Seafoods to sell Kodiak plant to Pacific Seafood
by APRN News | Oct 15, 2024
The Star of Kodiak seafood plant downtown is the largest on the island. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Kodiak’s largest seafood processing plant has a new owner. Trident Seafoods announced on Oct. 14 that it reached a deal with Pacific...
Victoria’s Secret fashion show returns following a 6-year hiatus
by NPR News | Oct 15, 2024
Winged Victoria’s Secret models will once again take the runway for the first official show...
‘My losses started the day I was born’: A poet on what it’s like to call Gaza home
by NPR News | Oct 15, 2024
Mosab Abu Toha was able to escape Gaza, along with his wife and three young children. The...
U.S. woman wins conkers world title, as men’s champ faces metal nut cheating charges
by NPR News | Oct 15, 2024
An autumn tournament for conkers, a traditional English game, has drawn people to a country pub...
Wise words from Sister Rosita, age 79: A math lover wins U.N. prize for refugee relief
by NPR News | Oct 15, 2024
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