Massive nighttime thunderclap heard in Petersburg
Rainy, temperate Southeast Alaska rarely gets thunder and lightning (Photo: Hannah Flor/KFSK) Many...
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9th Circuit Appeals Court lifts lower court ruling ordering closure of Southeast Alaska king salmon troll fishery
A controversial 2023 court ruling ordering the closure of commercial trolling for king salmon, or chinook, in Southeast Alaska has been lifted.
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9th Circuit Court judges hear oral appeals for king salmon troll fishery lawsuit
The 9th District Court of Appeals heard cases for and against a lower court ruling that threatened to halt Southeast Alaska’s king salmon troll fishery. Although there’s no decision yet, a panel of judges expressed sympathy for the coastal communities that could be hurt by the order.
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Scientists and townspeople rescued 2 killer whales on Prince of Wales Island
Late this summer two killer whales swam into an ocean-fed lake on Prince of Wales Island and got trapped. The effort to free the whales took a collaboration between scientists and residents of the remote island town of Coffman Cove – with some extra help from the whales’ friends. KFSK’s Hannah Flor has the story.
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Climate-driven catastrophes driving Petersburg’s record high municipal property insurance rates
Many municipalities and schools in Alaska are facing record high property insurance rates for the year ahead. As KFSK’s Thomas Copeland reports, climate-driven catastrophes across the U.S. are driving up prices in Alaska.
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Ash cloud from Russian volcano passes over Southeast Alaska
An ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Russia is impacting airline operations across Alaska. On the morning of April 13th, an ash cloud passed over the Southcentral and Southeastern parts of the state, grounding many commercial flights. However, some services are still able to get through.
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Easter Sunday windstorm fells trees, snaps power lines on the south end of Mitkof Island
A windstorm tore through the Petersburg Borough on Easter Sunday, which blew trees onto Mitkof Highway and snapped two power poles near the Crystal Lake Hydroelectric Plant.
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NOAA researchers probe Petersburg fishermen for climate observations
Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration visited Petersburg to take the pulse on climate change from the local fishing fleet.
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