Local News
LatestCommercial salmon prices up this year in Alaska
by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Jul 15, 2026
Processors are paying more for commercial salmon this season than in recent years. And it has to do with international markets.
Petersburg Medical Center launches subscription-based healthcare program
by Taylor Heckart | Jul 14, 2026
The program gives members access to primary care services for a flat monthly fee. It’s meant to help people who have high deductibles, or no insurance at all.
No surcharge for Petersburg power customers after June’s scheduled shutdown
by Olivia Rose | Jul 13, 2026
Petersburg runs on diesel generators for several days each June. This year, residents won’t have to pay the usual surcharge for it. Utility Director Steve Harbour announced the decision, considering customer strain with rising rates, and citing combined factors, like community effort, that helped lower load demand and the associated surcharge during this year’s scheduled shutdown.
As Petersburg’s Harbor Games organizer plans to step aside, her family’s logrolling legacy continues
by Baiz Hoen | Jul 10, 2026
Susan Erickson has already retired from competing. Now, she’s stepping away from running Petersburg’s annual Independence Day Harbor Games. Her family, meanwhile, is successfully keeping their years-long grip on the logrolling championship title.
Station Highlights
LatestBoard of Directors Regular Meeting
by kfskadmin
The KFSK Board of Directors is meeting in regular session on Thursday, July 9th at 5:30 PM.
Fall Drive-Call for Artists
by kfskadmin
KFSK is seeking an artist to create art for this fall's thank you gifts. Deadline for art submission is July 31st.
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 Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
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
Southeast News
LatestStones fly in Ketchikan’s first-ever rock skipping competition
by KRBD Ketchikan | Jul 16, 2026
Gunnar Keizer tosses a stone at Rotary Beach during Ketchikan’s first annual rock skipping...
All passengers safe after whale-watching vessel takes on water near Ketchikan
by KRBD Ketchikan | Jul 16, 2026
The 51-foot Eagle One Express beached alongside a good Samaritan vessel on Annette Island, near...
Pet owners rally for x-ray machine!
by KSTK Wrangell | Jul 16, 2026
Pet owners in Wrangell could see an X-ray machine at Coniff’s Critters veterinary clinic if...
Ystad appointed to fill seat on Sitka Assembly until October election
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 15, 2026
Former Assembly Member Chris Ystad will serve on the Sitka Assembly until the next municipal election. This comes after former Assembly Member Tim Pike stepped down last month. Ystad, a local fisherman, served on the assembly...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska regulators fine North Slope oil field operator for unauthorized gas flaring
by APRN News | Jul 17, 2026
Wasting oil and gas without paying the state for it is equivalent to theft. Flaring — burning...
In primetime speech, Trump doesn’t provide evidence for illegal voting
by APRN News | Jul 17, 2026
President Trump raised claims that the country’s voting systems are vulnerable to being “rigged and stolen,” without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.
Dunleavy, rejecting corporate tax change, calls third Alaska LNG special session
by APRN News | Jul 16, 2026
Dunleavy said a tax change in the bill that would subject large oil and gas producer Hilcorp to state corporate income taxes — but leave the Alaska LNG project exempt — was unacceptable.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 16, 2026
by APRN News | Jul 16, 2026
The legislative stalemate over the Alaska Gasline bill continues.
Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak in 5 states
by NPR News | Jul 17, 2026
Federal health officials have identified a single supplier of the produce from Mexico that was...
The U.S.-Iran battle over the Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways
by NPR News | Jul 17, 2026
Recognizing Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent, with...
Wildfire smoke is like smoking ‘half a pack a day.’ Here’s how to protect yourself
by NPR News | Jul 17, 2026
As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But...
Is smoke in your home? Here’s how to make an air purifier using a box fan
by NPR News | Jul 17, 2026
Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is sending air quality indexes to record levels,...
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