by Angela Denning | Sep 24, 2020

Republican Kenny Karl Skaflestad is running against Democratic incumbent Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for House District 35 in the November general election.

Middle school in Petersburg blue ribbon award winner

by Joe Viechnicki | Sep 24, 2020

Mitkof Middle School in Petersburg is one of two in Alaska and among several hundred in the nation to be named a National Blue Ribbon School this year.

Humpback whale skeleton could be displayed in Petersburg

by Joe Viechnicki | Sep 24, 2020

The skull and bones of a humpback whale from Admiralty Island have been brought to Petersburg and could eventually be on display in this community.

JKT focuses on fixing the state budget in re-election bid

by Angela Denning | Sep 23, 2020

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is running for re-election against Republican nominee, Kenny Karl Skaflestad for House District 35 in the November general election. The district includes Petersburg, Sitka, Kake, Angoon and many small island communities of the central panhandle from Prince of Wales Island up to Elfin Cove.

Central SE AK moose hunt off to another strong start

by Joe Viechnicki | Sep 23, 2020

This fall’s moose hunting season in central Southeast Alaska is off to another strong start.

Elected officials call for better trash practices with problem bears

by Joe Viechnicki | Sep 23, 2020

Bears looking for an easy meal continue to be a problem around Petersburg.

Station Highlights

Election Season Coverage on KFSK – Local, State, National

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Sep 24, 2020

Petersburg Borough Assembly Candidates Forum - Thursday, Sept. 24, 4pm LIVE BROADCAST, rebroadcast Saturday, Sept. 26, 9am. Click image for full schedule

KFSK weather weekly

by Joe Viechnicki | Sep 23, 2020

KFSK has a new weekly radio segment on the past week's weather and what's coming up for the weekend. It's with forecasters from the National Weather Service in Juneau. Weather weekly will air during Wednesday's Midday Magazine news at noon and these updates are archived here.

COVID-19 Information and call-in programs on KFSK

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Sep 18, 2020

KFSK has a radio call in program on COVID-19 with local hospital, school, borough and public health officials. This show is once a week on Fridays at 12:30 p.m.

Borough Assembly Meetings on KFSK – Audio available in archive – Next regular meeting Monday, October 5, 2020 at noon – Live on KFSK

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Sep 8, 2020

Live on KFSK - focus on proposed ordinance amending borough code providing for civil emergency provisions Regular Meeting Agenda available here .. Archive available here

School Board Meeting Audio Archive – Agenda Available

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Sep 3, 2020

Petersburg School Board meetings are broadcast live on KFSK. Next meeting Tuesday, October 13, 6pm Agenda Available Here once posted Find the Audio Archive of past meetings here: School Board Meeting Archive

PMC Live, Monthly Showcase on Petersburg Medical Center – Next Program October 1st – Archive Available Here

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Sep 3, 2020

KFSK News and the Petersburg Medical Center monthly program, “PMC Live” airs at 12:30pm, the first Thursday of each month. The program will focus on different departments, new initiatives, and highlight challenges at the medical center. Next program Thursday, October 1

Southeast News

Forest Service forging ahead with full Roadless Rule exemption for Tongass despite public opposition

by KRBD Ketchikan | Sep 24, 2020

Portions of the Tongass National Forest can be seen from Ketchikan’s Rainbird Trail. (KRBD file...

Yakutat announces new case of COVID-19, possible community spread

by KCAW Sitka | Sep 24, 2020

A welcome sign in Yakutat in 2018 (Photo by Emily Kwong/KCAW) Yakutat announced a new case of the coronavirus on Thursday (9-24-20). The individual who tested positive took a test on Monday (9-21-20), according to a Yakutat...

SEARHC ‘on track’ to kick off hospital expansion next year

by KCAW Sitka | Sep 24, 2020

SEARHC’s Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center campus expansion is set to break ground in 2021, according to CEO Charles Clement. (Photo provided by SEARHC) A little over a year after the city sold Sitka Community Hospital to the...