Petersburg Medical Center to receive federal grants to expand telehealth, maternal health, and behav...

Southeast Alaska sees a fungal outbreak on spruce, which scientists say isn’t harmful

New Petersburg High School class trains students in emergency medicine

‘We have really resilient people here:’ Alaska tsunami and emergency experts say preparedness is a c...

Petersburg’s local tribe to bring home remains of Tlingit ancestor ‘Baby Girl’ this week

Local News

Commercial red king crab fishery to open in Southeast Alaska for second year in a row

by Olivia Rose | Sep 4, 2026

Commercial red king crab fishermen in Southeast Alaska are getting a competitive fishery this year, the state Department of Fish and Game announced this week. The fishery starts Nov. 1.

Voters to decide on proposed sales tax exemption for Petersburg seniors

by Olivia Rose | Sep 4, 2026

A citizen initiative allowing any Petersburg resident age 70 and older to be exempt from local sales tax is Proposition No. 3 on this fall’s municipal ballot. The last day to register to vote in Petersburg’s local election is this Sunday (Sept. 6).

Meet Seth Johnson, Petersburg’s new elementary special education teacher

by Taylor Heckart | Sep 4, 2026

Seth Johnson will be teaching elementary special education for students kindergarten through second grade. He has a long history of working with individuals with disabilities and is excited to return to Petersburg.

Southeast Alaska dive fishermen are hit hard by sea otters

by Baiz Hoen | Sep 3, 2026

Retired dive fisherman Scott Hursey saw how the abalone population was decimated by sea otters before the fishery closed in 1997. And active dive fisherman Alec Schramek says he’s seen the harmful impact that otters have on sea cucumber habitats, too.

Petersburg Medical Center to receive federal grants to expand telehealth, maternal health, and behavioral health programs

by Taylor Heckart | Sep 3, 2026

The Petersburg Medical Center is positioned to receive more than a million dollars between three Rural Health Transformation Program grants. Administrators say they are projects that are ready to hit the ground running.

Voter Corner

KFSK Voter Guide – 2026 Petersburg Borough Election

by Olivia Rose

The Petersburg Borough municipal election is on Oct. 6, 2026. Visit this page for voter information, interviews and discussions about what is on the ballot.

Station Highlights

Fall Drive-Art Selected

by kfskadmin

Thank you to everyone who submitted art for this year's Fall Membership Drive. We have selected a piece by former KFSK News Director Joe Viechnicki!

Petersburg Borough Assembly meetings & Borough Business live show on KFSK — Audio Archive

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

Meeting Agendas and Schedules are available here at the borough website. Archive available-listen here

Petersburg Medical Center Live on KFSK — Audio Archive

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

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

by Tom Abbott, KFSK

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

Southeast News

Sitka School Board approves resolutions for state consideration

by KCAW Sitka | Sep 4, 2026

Artificial intelligence policy guidance, data protection, and dyslexia screening– these are some of the issues the Sitka School Board wants the Alaska Association of School Boards to consider advocating for at the state level. ...

Man charged with five felonies after allegedly crashing truck into Ketchikan businesses

by KRBD Ketchikan | Sep 4, 2026

Workers repair the front door of Ketchikan’s McDonald’s restaurant after a motorist drove into it...

Plans to recover Coast Guard helicopter set for Tuesday

by KCAW Sitka | Sep 4, 2026

A team is set to recover the Coast Guard helicopter that crashed atop Harbor Mountain earlier this summer. The Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed during a training flight on June 22. The four, onboard crew members from...