Angela Denning, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Author: Angela Denning, KFSK

Petersburg schools start with 3 new teachers and a new counselor

Petersburg schools start Monday. There’s a new teacher at the elementary, two new teachers at the middle and high schools, and a new counselor. KFSK learns more about Shannon Vandervest, Mikalai Potrzuski, Tim Shumway, and Jenna Turner.

Run/Walk to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women

WAVE and SEARHC, two non-profits in Petersburg, are coming together this weekend to bring awareness to Indigenous women who have been murdered or have gone missing.

Petersburg teens research local species in science camp

Petersburg’s second annual science camp for teens has wrapped up. The week-long camp was hosted by the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and teaches middle school students about the different ecosystems in the area.

Assembly to consider reality show of police force

The company, Engel Entertainment, is filming police officers who have moved from the lower 48 to communities in Alaska. The borough assembly will consider signing an agreement Monday night at their regular meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. in assembly chambers.

Southeast Alaska’s forest yellows from an insect outbreak

Some parts of the forest in Southeast Alaska are a little off color. Hemlock trees are turning yellow and brown from a sawfly outbreak. But scientists say there’s not much to worry about.