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Petersburg Borough Assembly to consider appeal, budget adjustments, data center-related items today
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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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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John Murgas commentary: Raising the sales tax cap comes at a cost to locals
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
KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by Jeigh Stanton Gregor, regarding the 2026 municipal election.
Robin Roberts commentary: VOTE
KFSK has an open airwaves policy. This commentary was submitted by Robin Roberts, regarding the 2026 municipal election.
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!
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Motion seeks to halt timber sale near Ketchikan
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
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
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...
Education funding, capital investments dominate Ketchikan legislative forum
From left to right: Rep. Sara Hannan, Rep. Jeremy Bynum, Sen. Bert Stedman, Rep. Rebecca Himschoot...
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What to know about Alaska’s general election
What’s on the ballot? Where and when can I vote? We answer those questions and more.
Kodiak Island schools credit visa and green card program for low teacher turnover
This year, every school in the district is fully staffed with teachers. The district’s acting Superintendent Damon Hargraves says he can’t remember that happening in the last fifteen years.
After years of problems, Alaska plans to outsource payroll for 14,000 public employees
Bids from interested companies were due Thursday; a contract could come as soon as next month, documents indicate.
FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, investigation finds
The ongoing investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.
The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago
The animated series “Arthur” premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress’ longest-serving Republican House speaker...
Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine’s hellish Kill Zone
The frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four...
FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader’s family for China
The FBI and U.S. prosecutors say Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese...
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