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Back on the ballot, Petersburg Dan Sullivan says he’s ready to start campaigning
Dan Sullivan of Petersburg said he’s happy the Alaska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling to keep his name on the ballot.
Local live music to replace Petersburg’s July 3 street games this year
Independence Day festivities will look a bit different this year in Petersburg, says the event's planning committee. When celebrations kick off July 3, event-goers can expect less games and more live music.
Alaska Supreme Court orders a spot on the ballot for 2nd Dan Sullivan
UPDATE: The justices ruled that the Division of Elections can’t boot Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the primary election ballot. He is challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Judge puts Petersburg Dan Sullivan back on ballot in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
The Division of Elections disqualified Dan Sullivan of Petersburg after deciding his challenge was an attempt to confuse voters. A Superior Court judge says that was wrong.
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Fall Drive-Call for Artists
KFSK is seeking an artist to create art for this fall's thank you gifts. Deadline for art submission is July 31st.
New Faces at KFSK
Welcoming Eleanor Kandoll & Rebel McGrath to the KFSK team!
Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda and Schedule available here, KFSK broadcasts Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings and the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. PMC audio archive-listen here
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Borough Investment Account update!
The borough’s Permanent Fund savings account earned about $3 million on its investments over the...
Researchers dig into death of deep-sea whale found near Sitka
A team carries the goose-beaked whale fetus to their boat. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Schmidt, taken under NOAA Stranding Agreement number SA-AKR-2025-01 issued to UAS Sitka Campus) Ellie Schmidt and a few of her friends were...
Ketchikan shipyard secures nearly $100M federal contract
Aerial view of NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow underway. (Image courtesy of NOAA.) JAG Ketchikan landed...
Message in a bottle is a page of Sitka’s marine debris story
Zofia Danielson holds a message in a bottle that washed ashore on Kruzof Island. (KCAW/Salemo) Piles of white plastic sacks line both sides of a small gravel lot in Sitka’s Gary Paxton Industrial Park. There’s around 90 of these...
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Fostering 48 parakeets: Alaska’s senior boom strains bird rescue groups
Over the last decade more and more elders in the state are needing to rehome their birds.
A dead deep-sea whale was found near Sitka, the second this month
The Kruzof stranding wasn’t the only one this summer. A second beaked whale was found beached in...
After 35 years, Anchorage residents can reclaim their commemorative Town Square bricks
The commemorative bricks were purchased to help fund additions to the downtown park and are being returned to the people who purchased them.
Endangered listing sought as gray-headed chickadee disappears from Alaska
The songbird dwelling in far-northern boreal regions, last documented in Alaska eight years ago,...
Untold casualties and humanitarian needs: What to know a week from Venezuela’s quakes
Here’s a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked...
Lone star ticks are covering much of the U.S. Here’s what you need to know
It’s a tick that hunts you down and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. The New Yorker writer Burkhard Bilger discusses the lone star tick and the risks of alpha-gal syndrome.
Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
While the U.S. isn’t a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown...
Funerals held for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center collapse
Police are investigating whether negligence during construction work caused the collapse in the...
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