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Alaskans, legal experts condemn federal lawsuit as attempt to invalidate the vote in U.S. Senate race
The lawsuit represented a baseless effort by the Trump administration to interfere in the state’s elections, a range of Alaskans and legal experts said Friday.
Petersburg’s municipal website taken offline amid global rush to patch cybersecurity flaw
The Petersburg Borough’s website was just one of many around the world that system operators took offline Wednesday (Oct. 21) while addressing “critical vulnerabilities” in a programming language that powers much of the internet.
Petersburg high schoolers cut through cars in hands-on emergency course
The students learned how to save a victim from an overturned car as part of a course that’s helping build real-life emergency medicine skills.
Newly elected Petersburg Borough Assembly members to swear in Tuesday
Also tonight, there will be public hearings on changes to the 2027 budget and updates to borough code. Plus, a report on the volunteer fire department’s training facility.
Petersburg sees Monday morning power outage, difficult restoration
Borough utility staff worked for hours to restore power in Petersburg today (Oct. 19). The town was running on diesel generation until a regional hydropower supplier’s feed came back online.
Friday morning fire damages an apartment unit in Petersburg
A fire damaged part of a Petersburg apartment complex just south of town today (Oct. 16). No occupants were in the building when firefighters arrived, but responders say a pet dog died in the incident.
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2026 Alaska Voter Guide
The Alaska Beacon, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Public Media and KTOO, asked every Alaska candidate for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, governor and legislature their positions on several questions, drawing from input from readers.
Debate for the State
Alaska Public Media, in partnership with Alaska’s News Source and KTOO, brought candidates together for three live statewide debates focused on the offices and issues that will shape Alaska’s future.
Station Highlights
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Fall Drive-New Dates
Due to some logistical hurdles, the Fall Drive will now be October 25-30, and we'll be hosting our kick-off brunch from 10 to 1 on Sunday the 25th.
Petersburg Medical Center Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
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
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
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Kids get spooked at science center’s haunted aquarium
The Sitka Sound Science Center’s annual haunted aquarium night featured a haunted house full of jump scares. (KCAW/Salemo) Dressed in a white lab coat, a scientist lures a group of kids deeper into a dark room. “We have to find...
Sitka Planning Commission says no data centers for now
Creative Commons Photo: Server room of BalticServers Data centers are proliferating in rural areas across the United States to support the rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) industry. And proposals to construct them...
Ketchikan Indian Community awarded $5M for addiction healing center
The Ketchikan Indian Community recently purchased and plans to convert the former Salmon Falls...
Sitkans discuss proposed updates to city taxi code
Assembly member Thor Christianson stands in front of Sitkans gathered to discuss a proposed update to regulations for commercial passenger vehicles. (KCAW/Salemo) Sitka Assembly members Tor Christianson and Scott Saline hosted...
Alaska News
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Fairbanks Air Traffic Control Tower to close overnight due to staffing shortages
The Federal Aviation Administration says the closure is temporary and that planes can still land and take off. But low visibility conditions can make that complicated.
Spooky sounds and eerie instruments | Hometown, Alaska
It’s our Halloween special and we be dive into the world of spooky sounds. We talk about why...
3 Alaska governor candidates pitch visions for tribal relations, fisheries at AFN convention
Candidates also discussed issues including the relationship between tribes and the state, rural public safety, the marine highway system and fisheries. Republican Bernadette Wilson did not attend.
Russia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms
Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they’ve used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.
Trump administration pushes for food assistance card upgrade to fight fraud
The proposed rule is a major step forward in addressing a form of fraud that has robbed SNAP...
Judge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey
Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade. A judicial ruling...
AI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records
The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering...
Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite ban
Andre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty,...
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