Local News
LatestBeat the Odds celebrates 25 years of racing against cancer
by Hannah Flor | Apr 19, 2024
Walkers participate in a past Beat the Odds run/walk (Photo courtesy of Beat the Odds) An...
Viking boys’ head coach Rick Brock is the Division 2A Coach of the Year
by Shelby Herbert | Apr 17, 2024
Petersburg High School’s varsity boys’ basketball coach, Rick Brock, is the Division 2A Coach of the Year. The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches, or AABC. in late March named him for the honor at the state high school basketball tournament in Anchorage. Last week, Brock returned to Anchorage to collect that award.
Bill that aims to loosen telehealth restrictions passes Alaska Senate
by Shelby Herbert | Apr 17, 2024
Many Alaskans have to travel a long way for certain healthcare treatments — but a bill in the state House aims to close that distance by expanding the list of providers Alaskans can see without needing to leave home.
Trident Seafoods Inc. finalizes sale of Petersburg plant
by Shelby Herbert | Apr 17, 2024
Trident Seafoods has officially finalized the sale of its facilities in Petersburg to E.C. Phillips & Son Inc. Both companies announced on March 15 that they had entered into negotiations for Trident’s processing plant, bunkhouse, galley, and two housing units in Petersburg. But they didn’t cinch the deal until April 3.
Station Highlights
LatestKFSK’s Spring Drive
by kfskadmin
KFSK’s Spring Membership Drive is May 6-10. Donate now for your chance to win round-trip tickets with Alaska Airlines.
KFSK’s Poetry Celebration
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
Contact KFSK to schedule a recording time for your reading, 907-772-3808. Poems air weekdays. Thank you for sharing your poetry.
School Board Meeting Audio Archive – Agenda Available
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
The audio of the meeting is available here Next meeting Tuesday, April 16, 6pm Agenda Available Here Find the Audio Archive of past meetings here: School Board Meeting Archive
Petersburg Medical Center – Live KFSK Coverage Archive – Next PMC Board Meeting April 25, 5:30pm
by Tom Abbott, KFSK
PMC Board Meeting Agenda available here, KFSK live broadcast coverage of Petersburg Medical Center includes the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live” fourth Thursday of each month, 12:30pm, and monthly PMC Board meetings broadcast the 4th Thursday of each month, 5:30pm.
Southeast News
LatestArchaeologists try to answer new questions about first humans in Southeast Alaska
by KRBD Ketchikan | Apr 23, 2024
A team of scientists and Alaska Native community members, that included Sealaska’s Kelly...
Wrangell Assembly preview: sales tax, cybersecurity grant plus more
by KSTK Wrangell | Apr 23, 2024
(Sage Smiley/KSTK) Wrangell’s Borough Assembly will discuss leasing property, cybersecurity, and...
Herring Protectors celebrate unexpected land gift
by KCAW Sitka | Apr 18, 2024
Kh’asheechtlaa Louise Brady (bottom) prepares to drop a tin’aa, or copper shield, into the water...
Haida language and culture non-profit H.E.A.L. opens in Craig
by KRBD Ketchikan | Apr 17, 2024
Craig, Alaska from above. (KRBD file photo) A new Craig-based non-profit has been established with...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska House committee nixes amendment raising age of consent from 16 to 18
by APRN News | Apr 23, 2024
House Rules Committee chair Rep. Craig Johnson, R-Anchorage, speaks to Capitol reporters alongside...
Rescuers responding to plane crash along Tanana River near Fairbanks
by APRN News | Apr 23, 2024
A plane crashed Tuesday along the Tanana River near Fairbanks, according to Alaska State Troopers....
Amazon says its Anchorage sorting facility has cut delivery times in half
by APRN News | Apr 23, 2024
Amazon’s Anchorage sorting facility has delivered over a million packages since opening in...
Soldotna solar installation set to go online this summer
by APRN News | Apr 23, 2024
Multiple rows of solar panels at Whistle Hill in Soldotna. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL) Whistle Hill,...
Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis
by NPR News | Apr 23, 2024
Tesla’s sales are down. It’s slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon...
Trump to score additional $1.2 billion windfall thanks to his Truth Social app
by NPR News | Apr 23, 2024
Trump is getting additional shares in his social media company, Trump Media & Technology...
A hunk of space junk crashed through a Florida man’s roof. Who should pay to fix it?
by NPR News | Apr 23, 2024
“It was not like anything I had ever seen before,” Alejandro Otero says. It turned out...
Report on UNRWA concludes Israel has not provided evidence of employees’ militancy
by NPR News | Apr 23, 2024
An independent review commissioned by the United Nations did not have a mandate to investigate...