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LatestFor Petersburg, the new Rural Healthcare Transformation Fund shows promise amid restrictions
by Taylor Heckart | Feb 9, 2026
Petersburg’s only hospital is gearing up to apply for federal funding through a new five-year program meant to improve rural health care across the U.S. While some aspects of the grant are still up in the air, administrators say the funding could boost hospital programs.
Petersburg secures $8 million toward mandatory wastewater upgrades
by Olivia Rose | Feb 5, 2026
Petersburg will receive $8 million in federal funding to complete plans for upgrading the town’s wastewater treatment facility. The Borough must upgrade its wastewater treatment system to meet tighter water quality standards. Officials anticipate it will be an expensive project. Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski secured the funds for Petersburg in an appropriations bill that President Trump signed on Jan. 23.
Petersburg’s Vikings remain undefeated after intense home basketball games against Haines
by Taylor Heckart | Feb 4, 2026
Both the Petersburg Vikings and the Haines Glacier Bears basketball teams were both undefeated coming into their games last week. Although Haines put up a fight, the Vikings won both games on Jan. 29 and 30, scoring 57–38 on Thursday and 59–46 on Friday.
Petersburg’s varsity Lady Vikings take first basketball wins of the season during home games
by Taylor Heckart | Feb 3, 2026
Petersburg’s Lady Vikings had their first home basketball games of the season last week (Jan. 29-Feb. 1). The high schoolers faced off against Haines and Craig, and took home their first wins of the season.
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LatestBoard of Directors Ballot Misprint
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There is a misprint on this year’s KFSK Board of Directors ballots that were mailed out. They mistakenly list Bill Tremblay. They should list Bryan Perry.
KFSK Wearable Arts Show
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Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's Wearable Arts Show a fantastic success! 2028's Wearable Arts Show theme is Sea to Forest!
2026 Basketball Broadcast Recordings
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Where possible, KFSK records the Viking basketball game broadcasts and they will be posted to this...
Temporary Phone #: 907-531-8049
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KFSK’s phone system is currently undergoing repairs. Please use 907-531-8049 until further...
Southeast News
LatestWearable gets weird for milestone anniversary
by KRBD Ketchikan | Feb 9, 2026
Kellie Mogg dons an oblong mask for the opening performance of the 40th annual Wearable Arts Show....
Conservative enrollment estimate leaves school board with additional funds
by KCAW Sitka | Feb 9, 2026
The Sitka School District will receive close to $1 million in additional revenue for the remainder of this fiscal year. At the Sitka School Board meeting on Wednesday (2-4-26), Superintendent Deidre Jenson said because of...
Assembly signals plan to keep funding schools to cap
by KCAW Sitka | Feb 9, 2026
The Sitka Assembly will likely fund schools to the cap again this year, or the maximum allowed by state law. At a joint meeting with the Sitka School Board on Thursday (2-6-26), assembly members shared their intentions to not...
Wrangell assembly preview: JAG Marine and inactive vessels
by KSTK Wrangell | Feb 7, 2026
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s Borough Assembly on...
Alaska News
LatestFacing opposition, Dunleavy says lawmakers should ‘take more time’ on his tax bill
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s sales tax proposal faces sharp opposition. Now, he says he’s open to putting the tax bill on ice — but asking lawmakers pass the rest of his fiscal plan.
Immigration officials testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
Congressional Democrats have a list of demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But tensions between the two parties are high and the timeline is short — the stopgap bill funding DHS runs out Friday.
Kenai student to be state education board’s student advisor
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
Josh Bolling, 17, is a junior at Kenai Central High School. Alaska’s state school board is a group created by state law to head up the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
State offers a free Alaska Highway bridge, if you can haul it away
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
The giveaway for the Gerstle River Bridge does come with some conditions.
Malinowski concedes to Mejia in Democratic House special primary in New Jersey
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
With the race still too close to call, former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded to challenger...
A daughter reexamines her own family story in ‘The Mixed Marriage Project’
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
Dorothy Roberts’ parents, a white anthropologist and a Black woman from Jamaica, spent years...
Reporter’s notebook: A Dutch speedskater and a U.S. influencer walk into a bar …
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
NPR’s Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed...
In Beirut, Lebanon’s cats of war find peace on university campus
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or...
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