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Seven Petersburg High School swimmers heading to state after successful regional meet
Seven members of Petersburg’s high school swim team are competing in the state championship in Anchorage on Nov. 6–7. That’s after a very strong showing at the regional meet in Juneau last weekend.
Petersburg sees ‘excellent’ midterm voter turnout, but local Election Day results show half the picture, poll officials say
For a small town that’s had a lot of national attention recently, precinct chair Mary Clemens said Election Day “actually ran very smoothly” — and overall voter turnout for the midterm was the best she’d ever seen in Petersburg.
Petersburg voters reflect on an eventful and chaotic election season
Petersburg voters united over their disdain for the flood of election materials that stuffed their P.O. boxes this year. They diverged in their reaction to a federal investigation into U.S. Senate candidate and Petersburg local Dan J. Sullivan.
Voting is underway in Petersburg for Alaska’s general election
At stake are the races for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, state house, state senate, and governor. You can vote in Petersburg until 8 p.m. today at the Parks and Rec activity room.
Petersburg Borough Assembly to discuss data center moratorium on Monday
Also today, the Borough Assembly will discuss moving training materials for the fire department and vote on a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the borough employee’s union.
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Board of Directors Regular Meeting
The KFSK Board of Directors is meeting in regular session on Thursday, November 12th at 5:30 PM.
Fall Drive-New Dates
Due to some logistical hurdles, the Fall Drive will now be October 25-30, and we'll be hosting our kick-off brunch from 10 to 1 on Sunday the 25th.
Petersburg Medical Center Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda and Schedule available here, KFSK broadcasts a monthly call-in program with officials from Petersburg Medical Center, called “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. PMC audio archive-listen here
School Board Archive – Campus Connection
KFSK holds a live call-in show with school officials at 12:30 p.m. the day of School Board meetings. Find the Audio Archive here: School Board Meeting Archive
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November 10, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-26), it will consider rezoning local cemetery properties with the intent of protecting burial grounds. The change would impact six cemetery properties in Sitka. In 2019, the city...
Coast Guard rescues person from water outside Ketchikan
Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot response vessel conducting exercises in Nichols Passage...
Southeast EMS org to put rural health grant toward training academy
A Sitka-based emergency care organization has received a large grant to support EMS training across the region. The Alaska Department of Health announced Oct. 22 it completed funding for the first year of the Rural Health...
Hatchery program shows Sitka students salmon from fresh angle
Justin, a first grader at Xóots Elementary, holds a salmon egg (KCAW/Rose) Evidence of snack time lingers on a couple of desks in a Xóots Elementary School classroom. First grader Justin is cradling what could be a tiny cheese...
Alaska News
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski reflects on ‘blue wave’ in 2026 election
Sen. Lisa Murkowski visited Nome the day after the election. She reflected on working with...
The status of the natural gas shortage in Southcentral Alaska | Talk of Alaska
Utilities have warned of possible rolling blackouts and higher bills amid a Cook Inlet natural gas...
Alaska Supreme Court revives state’s opioid pharmacy lawsuit against Albertsons, Kroger
Court says pharmacies’ alleged handling of opioids had widespread community impacts akin to...
University of Alaska reports $86.2M in frozen federal grants restored
Officials said another $16.7 million in federal grants have been terminated by the Trump...
Testing the new generation of AI-enabled fire-extinguishing drones
Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI...
U.S. boycotts U.N. human rights review for second year running
The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups...
Americans across the economic spectrum feel a ‘panic’ about finances, author says
Mona Chalabi spent five years following Americans living paycheck to paycheck, as well as those...
Gas prices dip below $4 but inflation remains stubbornly high
Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the...
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