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Sushi rolls and rockfish tacos: How Petersburg put local food on the school lunch menu
School lunches are known more for soggy fries and pizza than salad and wild caught fish. But in Petersburg, students are eating fresh ingredients every day.
Petersburg’s Wright Auditorium gets $20K equipment upgrades with local support
The upgrades started with a grant awarded to the Petersburg Arts Council from the Petersburg Community Foundation, which grew over five times that amount with major contributions from local supporters.
Petersburg Borough Assembly approves purchase of new breathing equipment for firefighters
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a purchase for new safety equipment for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department. The purchase will replace the department’s aging self-contained breathing apparatuses, which firefighters use to breathe during a fire.
Sport fishing for king salmon is less limited this year in Southeast Alaska
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced updated sport fishing regulations for Southeast Alaska. Resident sport anglers can harvest up to two wild king salmon a day. Nonresidents can harvest one per year, except for a three-fish window through June.
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National Poetry Month at KFSK
April is National Poetry Month! Recordings of poems can be found here.
Operations Assistant Position Now Open
KFSK seeks a qualified candidate to be our Operations Assistant. The Operations Assistant plays an important role as the public face and point of contact for people in day-to-day communication with the station.
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
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Ketchikan school board votes to close 2 elementary schools
Point Higgins Elementary School, in Ketchikan, shown in December 2025. It is one of two elementary...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski christens Alaska’s “transformational” hybrid commercial fishing vessel
Ben Matthys (right) showcases different parts of the F/V Mirage’s engine room and new hybrid...
‘Hearing our language is like medicine to us’: new book features Tlingit Raven stories in original language
“Yéil Kundayaayí, Adventures of Raven” in the SHI store. (Courtesy of Mircea Brown) Nonprofit...
KIC overcomes first hurdle in bringing healing center to Ketchikan
The Ketchikan Indian Community recently purchased and plans to convert the former Salmon Falls...
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Lawmakers and community advocates say they’re concerned about visa delays for the...
Sushi rolls and rockfish tacos: How Petersburg put local food on the school lunch menu
School lunches are known more for soggy fries and pizza than salad and wild caught fish.
Third federal shutdown of fiscal year has ‘severe’ impacts for Coast Guard
Coast Guard Base Kodiak is still operating, more than 50 days into a partial federal government...
House committee advances governor appointee for Alaska Police Standards Council with some skepticism
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Veronica Lambertsen, a small business owner from Bird Creek....
Shortlisted for an Oscar, ‘Homebound’ is a daring movie about two dear friends
The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story...
Five things to know about Hungary’s election
Hungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán’s “illiberal democracy,”...
‘How are you using AI?’ Your therapist should ask you that question, experts argue
A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using...
Inflation surges to highest level in nearly two years as energy costs spike
Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two...
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