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Petersburg’s Stedman Elementary to get new accessible playground equipment over the summer
Petersburg’s elementary school will be getting new accessible playground equipment next school year as part of a $173,000 grant from the Hurst Wood Education Foundation, a nonprofit that supports special education projects in schools.
Petersburg-based troller Sierra Dawn has been located after being reported overdue
UPDATE Monday, March 23, 3 p.m. : The Petersburg-based troller Sierra Dawn has been located, after it was reported overdue on Sunday.
Southeast Alaska’s commercial Dungeness crab fisheries had below-average harvests with ‘decent’ prices in 2025-26 season
A total of 2.07 million pounds of Dungeness crab were harvested in Southeast Alaska’s 2025-26 season, valuing an estimated $8.64 million, according to state fishery managers.
Lease update allows small-scale seafood processing at Petersburg’s Community Cold Storage facility
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly this week approved an updated version of a 5-year lease, allowing for certain small-scale seafood processing at the town’s Community Cold Storage facility. The Assembly also approved a 1-year extension of the Borough’s contract with Republic Services, which removes the municipality’s garbage from Mitkof Island.
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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
Board of Directors-Appointment of Officers
The KFSK Board of Directors met in regular session on Thursday, March 12th. Board Officers for the new year were appointed.
New Program: Sports in America
Sports In America is a new sports program on KFSK at 11am on Sundays.
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City to seek contractor help with snow removal
A side street in Sitka on March 23, 2026 (KCAW) Sitka was hit with snow again over the weekend, punctuating a month of persistent snowfall. City staff say exhausted road crews and damaged equipment have slowed the snow removal...
March 24, 2026: What’s on the agenda at the Sitka Assembly meeting?
Sitka’s historic preservation plan may get its first update in over three decades. When the Sitka Assembly meets on March 24, it will consider approving an updated plan. The previous plan was drafted in 1994, and is only two...
Wrangell assembly preview: swimming pool roof and school renovations project; repealing outdated chapter on local commerce
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s borough assembly plans to...
Lawsuit against Ketchikan jeweler settled for $60K
Soni, Inc. owns Flawless Fine Jewelry in downtown Ketchikan on Front Street, right in front of the...
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Alaska accepts ballots that arrive after Election Day. This case could end that.
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to nix a law allowing ballots to arrive up to five days late....
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court considers a case challenging mail-in ballot deadlines, with big implications for Alaska.
Dunleavy proposes property tax breaks for Alaska LNG pipeline
The bill would replace most local property and sales taxes with a tax on the volume of gas flowing...
Anchorage Community Theater’s run of “Marvel” completely sold out | State of Art
The play about Alaska’s first licensed female aviator has struck a chord with Anchorage audiences.
Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues
Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource...
A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee is arrested for murder
Dayton Webber, 27, is accused of shooting a man in his car during an argument. He has shared his...
Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba?
New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it’s vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family’s entrenchment in the Cuban government.
Before running for Congress, Bobby Pulido was a Tejano music icon
Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements...
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