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Two drivers injured in morning collision on Mitkof Highway
Two drivers have been transported to the Petersburg Medical Center after a collision around 10 a.m. Tuesday on the Mitkof Highway near Petersburg’s cemetery, about two miles south of town.
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.
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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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Ketchikan school board delays approval to close elementary schools
The White Cliff building is seen on July 19, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) The Ketchikan Gateway...
Board of Fish rejects proposals to reduce hatchery pink and chum production
Chum salmon swim in the Sheldon Jackson Hatchery’s raceway on Aug. 14, 2017. Chum returns were...
Pulitzer Prize-winner illustrates power of comics to inspire Sitka students
Pacific High School sophomore Sydney Lindstrom folds her completed final comic book (KCAW/Cotter) It is the week before spring break at Pacific High School in Sitka, and a handful of students are scattered across different...
Assembly presses pause on historic preservation plan, greenlights snow removal funds
Sitka’s current historic preservation plan is a two-page document drafted in the 1990s, around the time the city’s Historic Preservation Commission was first formed. At the regular assembly meeting on Tuesday, Planner I Ariadne...
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Gasline developers say Dunleavy bill would cut costs key to competing in global market
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal would replace property taxes with a tax on the volume of gas flowing through a planned natural gas pipeline.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Developers of the Alaska LNG project push for a tax bill favored by Gov. Dunleavy.
In rural Alaska, a skiing nonprofit hopes to train local coaches to ‘keep those communities shredding’
Skiku brings skiing to dozens of rural Alaska communities. This year, they tried to make the...
U.S. House Democrat derides Trump admin’s investment in Alaska mine project
Rep. Jared Huffman, D- Calif., says a Trump insider made millions from the equity purchase of...
Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens
Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.
How long will the war last? No one knows, and it’s making oil prices weird
It’s like the “Schrödinger’s cat” thought experiment. There are two very...
House panel finds Florida Democrat guilty of ethics violations
The House Ethics Committee has found evidence that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick violated House...
Her dad’s dementia inspired her to create a guide for family caregivers
Wambūi Karanja of Kenya is “one to watch,” says the Alzheimer’s Association....
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