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High school homecoming basketball games celebrate Petersburg’s seniors
The Petersburg High School gym was packed as community members – and a small group of Wrangellites – cheered for their home teams. Petersburg’s varsity teams and the boys’ JV team played over two days on Feb. 27-28.
Zoning issues and police equipment on Monday’s Petersburg Borough Assembly agenda
The Petersburg Borough Assembly meets today (March 2) at noon in the Assembly Chambers. The Assembly will decide whether or not it will zone tidelands property where American Cruise Lines wants to build a dock, provide direction on how to proceed with potentially updating local zoning regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities, and vote on whether to sign a $379,000, 10-year purchase agreement with a public safety equipment provider.
Tidal Network and Petersburg Borough officials face challenges in search for alternative tower sites
Petersburg Borough assembly members and Tidal Network officials struggled to find strong alternative locations for two planned communications towers during a late February work session. The group met in response to community pushback over the broadband company’s towers, which some residents say are too close to homes.
Petersburg varsity girls basketball team sweeps in Haines; boys win 1 in overtime
The teams are now looking forward to homecoming games against Wrangell.
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New Program: Sports in America
Sports In America is a new sports program on KFSK at 11am on Sundays.
Board of Directors Election Results
Thank you to all who attended this year's KFSK Annual Meeting. With a turnout around 15%, the 3 candidates running for the KFSK board were elected to 3 year terms.
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Alaska and Washington Tribes oppose B.C. proposal to limit environmental consultation
The open pits and waste rock pile at Red Chris Mine in the headwaters of the IskutRiver, a major...
‘It’s one of the cornerstones of our diet’: researchers document changes in black seaweed across Southeast Alaska
Seaweed drying in the sun in Hoonah. (Photo by Connor Meyer, courtesy of Sealaska Heritage Institute) Black seaweed – Laak’ásk in Lingít — hasn’t been documented much in the past. “It’s mentioned everywhere, but it’s a...
Ketchikan school district given 3 years to pay $5.4M debt
Ketchikan’s borough offices are in the White Cliff Building (KRBD staff photo) The Ketchikan...
Woman found dead underneath former Ketchikan building supply store
Entrance to the Ketchikan Police Department pictured on Dec. 9, 2025 (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) A...
Alaska News
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Skijoring is an exhilarating way to spend time with your dog. Here are 4 tips to get started.
If you have a high energy dog that loves the snow — this sport might be for you.
Students walk out, parents prep protests over proposed Mat-Su school funding cuts
Parents and students are expected to flood Mat-Su public meetings this week to protest proposed school funding cuts.
Alaska lawmakers push Trump administration to waive $100k visa fee for international teachers
Rural Alaska districts are especially reliant on international teachers to keep instructors in their classrooms.
No injuries reported after Grant Aviation plane loses door in flight
The plane was en route to Bethel with five passengers on board when the door became unlatched and fell off.
Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The...
GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff in Texas amid a new ethics probe in the House
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has faced increasing pressure from his party to resign or drop...
Satellite imagery shows strike that destroyed Iranian school was more extensive than first reported
The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.
The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentaries are sensitive and transformative
This year’s Oscar-nominated documentaries include a tale of terminal cancer, dispatches from...
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