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Petersburg High School cross country team prepares for weekend regional meet in Juneau
Petersburg’s high school cross country team is heading to regions after a strong home meet on Sept. 19.
Controversial tower subdivision request to return to Petersburg Borough Assembly again next month
A subdivision request by broadband company Tidal Network will once again go in front of the Petersburg Borough Assembly acting as the Board of Adjustment. The request was rejected by the Planning Commission for a second time earlier this month.
Petersburg School District sees strong results in Alaska STAR standardized testing
Every tested grade level arrived above the state’s median score in English language arts and math.
Petersburg Borough Assembly to consider data center moratorium recommendation tonight
The recommendation comes from Petersburg’s Planning Commission, which asked the assembly to temporarily pause land use applications and building permits for data centers for one year.
Petersburg Mini Bear Fair teaches residents how to live with bears
Residents learned the key differences between black and brown bears, how to correctly set up a safe bear camp, and how to spray bear spray the right way.
Voter Corner
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KFSK Voter Guide – 2026 Petersburg Borough Election
The Petersburg Borough municipal election is on Oct. 6, 2026. Visit this page for voter information, interviews and discussions about what is on the ballot.
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Board of Directors Regular Meeting
The KFSK Board of Directors is meeting in regular session on Wednesday, September 16th at 5:30 PM.
Fall Drive-Art Selected
Thank you to everyone who submitted art for this year's Fall Membership Drive. We have selected a piece by former KFSK News Director Joe Viechnicki!
Petersburg Medical Center Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda and Schedule available here, KFSK broadcasts a monthly call-in program with officials from Petersburg Medical Center, called “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. PMC audio archive-listen here
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USFS to hold public subsistence hearings in light of proposed Roadless Rule repeal
The Roadless Rule protects nearly half of the Tongass National Forest’s 16.7 million acres. (KCAW/McKenney) The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month announced its plan to repeal the Roadless Rule, a 2001 environmental...
Ketchikan ballot measure asks to authorize spending powers for electric upgrades
A ballot proposition in Ketchikan’s municipal election next month will ask city voters to...
Sitka Assembly asked to weigh in on remaining beer and wine license
Restaurant beer and wine licenses are limited by the state based on population size. But a relatively new law has opened the door for cities to petition the state for additional licenses. Last year, the Sitka Assembly asked for...
Sitka gaining jobs as resident workforce shrinks
In the past year, Sitka gained 150 new jobs and $37 million dollars in wages. When Meilani Schijvens of Rain Coast Data presented her annual update on behalf of the Sitka Economic Development Association, “The State of Sitka’s...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 25, 2026
A journalist reflects on his interview with the AI agent behind thousands of Alaska news...
Norwegian filmmakers debut full-length documentary on Anchorage homelessness
“Anchorage Welcomes You” follows currently and formerly unhoused people in the city. The film will be shown in Anchorage, Juneau and Homer.
Anchorage police to ‘deflect’ some with substance use issues, rather than arrest
Police officials say the goal is to help people get out of the cycle of addiction.
A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul
Captains and vessel owners say some yacht operators in Alaska are skirting the law and that enforcement is lacking.
South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two largest...
Playing ‘La Bamba’ for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!
A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty,...
Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give...
From professor to patient: One man’s journey on the frontier of lung cancer treatment
Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer, but new developments are shifting what the future...
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