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Petersburg Borough Assembly approves purchase of new breathing equipment for firefighters
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $301,327 purchase for new safety equipment for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department in March. The purchase will replace the department’s aging self-contained breathing apparatuses, which firefighters use to breathe during a fire.
Sport fishing for king salmon is less limited this year in Southeast Alaska
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced updated sport fishing regulations for Southeast Alaska. Resident sport anglers can harvest up to two wild king salmon a day. Nonresidents can harvest one per year, except for a three-fish window through June.
Petersburg saw double its average snowfall this winter, making it the 4th snowiest season on record
It’s been an unseasonably snowy winter across Southeast Alaska, and Petersburg is no outlier. So far, this is Petersburg’s 4th snowiest winter on record, a record that has been kept since 1924.
Petersburg Parks and Recreation to host hands-on boating safety class
As Parks and Rec Director Stephanie Payne points out, there’s water everywhere you look in Petersburg. But there’s a lot to know about recreating safely and comfortably in those waters.
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National Poetry Month at KFSK
April is National Poetry Month! Recordings of poems can be found here.
Operations Assistant Position Now Open
KFSK seeks a qualified candidate to be our Operations Assistant. The Operations Assistant plays an important role as the public face and point of contact for people in day-to-day communication with the station.
DASDEC 3 Installation Completed
Last Spring, KFSK was awarded a grant for EAS equipment replacement by Petersburg Community Foundation. Installation of the new equipment was completed in February 2026.
KFSK seeks summer intern 2026
KFSK Public Radio is offering a full-time news internship this summer, providing hands-on experience in radio reporting, producing, and live on-air hosting. The deadline to apply is March 20
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Ketchikan movie theater set to open for cruise ship season
The front lobby of the SEAMAX theater shown in early April. When the town’s only movie theater...
Lisa Murkowski talks ferry funding, Tongass National Forest, and the affordability of Alaskan homes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski christens the F/V Mirage, the first ever hybrid electric commercial fishing...
Ketchikan, Wrangell join forces to revitalize Southeast’s maritime industry
A deckhand aboard Ketchikan’s airport ferry watches as tugs maneuver the Inter-Island Ferry...
Commercial fishery sets sight south of Sitka as herring spawn
Herring have continued to spawn near Sitka, signaling that the commercial sac roe herring fishery could soon taper off. Aaron Dupuis is the area management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In an interview...
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In Anchorage election, school funding hangs in the balance
Both a bond for school improvements and a one-time tax levy to offset school cuts are failing by...
Left-of-center candidates lead initial Anchorage election results; school bond and levy failing by slim margins
Two conservative candidates — Donald Handeland of Eagle River and Dave Donley of Midtown...
Anchorage suspect hospitalized with K-9 injuries after allegedly firing on officer
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case says officers responded to reports that an armed man was choking...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
A reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service means uncertainty for some Alaska staff.
Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office
With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the...
A humorist faces life with Stage 4 lung cancer: ‘The future disappeared for me’
In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had cancer. She writes about life as a “cancer slacker” in her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me.
Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on ceasefire
Investors around the world breathed a sigh of relief at the prospect of peace — and an easing of...
U.S., Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins House race
The U.S. reached a last-minute ceasefire with Iran just before Trump’s deadline for the...
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