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Petersburg secures $8 million toward mandatory wastewater upgrades
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
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
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.
Petersburg Borough Assembly approves $431K transfer for Aquatic Center, Assisted Living funds
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has agreed to transfer money left over from last year’s budget into funds for the town’s aquatic center and assisted living facility. The Assembly also approved ordinances that would respectively raise harbor fees, zone a tidelands parcel, and combine some land in town to create a sellable lot for residential development; each of those ordinances will be considered by the Assembly again at a future meeting.
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Board of Directors Ballot Misprint
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
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
Where possible, KFSK records the Viking basketball game broadcasts and they will be posted to this...
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KFSK’s phone system is currently undergoing repairs. Please use 907-531-8049 until further...
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Assembly signals plan to keep funding schools to cap
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
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s Borough Assembly on...
Board of Game approves limited mountain lion hunt, rejects Zarembo Island elk proposal
Alaska Board of Game discusses mountain lion proposal on Jan. 25, 2026 in Wrangell’s Nolan Center....
Ketchikan shipyard employment, business volume increases under new leadership
Ketchikan shipyard manager Bergan Wieler overlooks a drydock bay. JAG Marine Group took charge of...
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UAF student makes first court appearance after eating AI-generated artwork
“It shouldn’t be acceptable for this art to be put alongside these real pieces,” he said. “It chews up and it spits out art made by other people.”
Nome-based judge recommended for reprimand after misconduct probe
The Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct (ACJC) finalized its decision to recommend a public...
US Forest Service cancels plan to build Herbert Glacier cabin in Juneau
Officials say it’s due to staff capacity and challenges of the site, not nearby mining...
Alaska legislators say governor’s fiscal plan is likely dead after first week of hearings
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said lawmakers are mistaken if they think things will be easier under a new governor next year.
Nancy Guthrie search enters its second week as a purported deadline looms
“This is very valuable to us, and we will pay,” Savannah Guthrie said in a new video...
Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims
Their lawyers fear the notices are merely the first step toward the removal without due process of...
Ilia Malinin’s Olympic backflip made history. But he’s not the first to do it
U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next...
‘End of Days’ recalls the violent 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho
Author Chris Jennings talks the apocalyptic religious views that fueled the standoff between federal agents and the family of Randy Weaver — and the use of force rules that made it so deadly.
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