by Taylor Heckart | Oct 5, 2026

The Assembly will consider two separate data center items and final adjustments to the borough budget during its noon meeting today (Oct. 5). But, before they gavel in, the Assembly will first consider an appeal for a controversial subdivision request at 11:30 this morning.

Petersburg has three propositions on the Oct. 6 municipal ballot. Here’s what each do.

by Olivia Rose | Oct 2, 2026

Petersburg has three propositions on the municipal ballot this year. Voters will decide on Tuesday (Oct. 6) whether or not to approve each one. All three ballot measures deal with money. Here’s what to know:

‘Gremlins in the system:’ generator issues cause two Petersburg power outages

by Baiz Hoen | Oct 2, 2026

During a planned hydropower outage early Thursday morning (Oct. 1), a main generator had a sensor failure that shut down the fleet. Later, another generator had to be manually shut down, causing a second crash.

55 bull moose harvested halfway through the fall hunt in central Southeast Alaska

by Baiz Hoen | Oct 1, 2026

As of Wednesday (Sept. 30), the highest harvests come from Kupreanof Island with 20 bulls, the Stikine River with 13 bulls, and Kuiu Island with 10 bulls.

Petersburg High School cross country girls win Region V Championship in Juneau

by Taylor Heckart | Oct 1, 2026

Every girl and one boy on Petersburg’s high school cross country team are heading to the state championship in Anchorage this weekend.

Managers use last year’s fishery to set Southeast Alaska’s red king crab harvest goals

by Olivia Rose | Sep 30, 2026

Southeast Alaska’s first consecutive commercial red king crab fishery in decades opens Nov. 1. Expectations for the season are underpinned by knowledge from last year’s fishery.

Voter Corner

KFSK Voter Guide – 2026 Petersburg Borough Election

by Olivia Rose

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.

Station Highlights

John Murgas commentary: Raising the sales tax cap comes at a cost to locals

by Olivia Rose and kfskadmin

KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by John Murgas, regarding ballot prop 2 in Petersburg's municipal election.

Jeigh Stanton Gregor commentary: Running for reelection

by kfskadmin

KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by Jeigh Stanton Gregor, regarding the 2026 municipal election.

Robin Roberts commentary: VOTE

by kfskadmin

KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by Robin Roberts, regarding the 2026 municipal election.

Fall Drive-Art Selected

by kfskadmin

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 Borough Assembly meetings & Borough Business live show on KFSK — Audio Archive

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

Meeting Agendas and Schedules are available here at the borough website. Archive available-listen here

Southeast News

Hunter rescued from remote area near Ketchikan

by KRBD Ketchikan | Oct 5, 2026

(Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) A Ketchikan man was hospitalized for hypothermia after being rescued from...

Motion seeks to halt timber sale near Ketchikan

by KRBD Ketchikan | Oct 2, 2026

The western shores of Carroll Inlet in 2015. This region about 10 miles northeast of Ketchikan is...

Sitkans commemorate Indigenous children impacted by residential schools

by KCAW Sitka | Oct 1, 2026

Naa Kahídi Dancers perform for Sitka’s Orange Shirt Day event. (KCAW/Salemo) Sitkans gathered Wednesday evening (9-30-26) for Orange Shirt Day to honor Indigenous children impacted by residential schools. The community filled...

City looks for feedback on proposed cruise dock code

by KCAW Sitka | Oct 1, 2026

In Sitka’s zoning code, all commercial docks are treated the same– it does not differentiate between the size or type of dock, whether it’s a dock for charter fishing boats or cruise ships. And commercial, waterfront and...