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KFSK Midday Magazine

This show is KFSK"s live Midday Magazine, broadcast Monday-Friday. Our news host is Julie Hursey. Our newscast covers news stories local to Petersburg, AK, regional, and statewide news relevant to Southeast Alaska.

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15:19

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/03/19

Ketchikan's school district superintendent is resigning; researchers say limits on Alaska's commercial fisheries backfired in rural Native villages; and the Alaska House Resources Committee heard testimony regarding the partnership between the U.S. and Canada.

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14:39

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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2025/03/18

Japanese performers from Oregon are touring Alaska, starting in Southeast; employees fired from the agency that oversees federal fisheries in Alaska were reinstated yesterday; and for the first time, fire season is starting early in Southeast Alaska.

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15:00

Monday, March 17, 2025

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2025/03/17

A cruise limit ballot may go before voters in Sitka this spring; the Haines Assembly approved a resolution recognizing Canada's sovereignty; and Veterans in Juneau say they worry their benefits may be at risk.

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14:32

Friday, March 14, 2025

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2025/03/14

Job cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could affect the fishing industry; six fathers of young dancers competed in a first-of-its-kind pageant fundraiser; and a commentary from Petersburg's Abby Knight for a series celebrating Women's History Month.

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15:14

Thursday, March 13, 2025

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2025/03/13

The Alaska House approved a bill to boost funding for public schools, which now heads to the Senate; Alaska health care experts say Medicaid cuts would have an enormous impact in the state; and orders from President Trump could increase timber harvest in Tongass National Forest.

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14:16

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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2025/03/12

A decades-old proposal to build a controversial road in Southeast is being resurrected; Alaska House lawmakers made some amendments to a high-priority education bill; and all recently fired USDA employees will be temporarily rehired, with back pay.

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14:30

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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2025/03/11

Department heads in Sitka's municipal government look for ways to trim spending; a woman in Ketchikan is going for a Guinness World record; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams finished up the season in Ketchikan last week.

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14:43

Monday, March 10, 2025

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2025/03/10

Juneau residents protested funding cuts to scientific research; a delegation from Ketchikan advocated in Washington D.C. for restoring ferry service to Prince Rupert; and a commentary from Petersburg's Ivy Worhatch in recognition of Women's History Month.

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15:27

Friday, March 7, 2025

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2025/03/07

Anglers will be able to fish for king salmon at a popular slough near Petersburg this summer; though President Donald Trump voiced support for an unbuilt Alaska LNG project, it still has some major hurdles; and a Petersburg fishing boat caught fire yesterday in Chatham Strait, but all of its crew are safe.

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14:46

Thursday, March 6, 2025

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2025/03/06

Residents protested in Soldotna about the recent federal actions by the Trump administration; a Petersburg man was sentenced to a decade of incarceration for sexual assault; and a high-priority education funding bill will be debated in the State House next week.

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14:56

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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2025/03/05

Local leaders in Juneau say they're committed to maintaining a good relationship with their Canadian sister city, despite tariff-relation tensions; a nonprofit in Sitka hopes to put displaced federal Forest Service crew back to work; and the Petersburg Borough is sending a letter to Alaska's congressional delegation about the impact that federal funding cuts could have on local services.

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14:48

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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2025/03/04

Only two Visitor Center staff are left to monitor the roughly one million visitors coming to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau this summer; Alaskan border towns are bracing for the impact of tariffs; and the state legislature is reviewing a bill that would fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students.

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14:22

Friday, February 28, 2025

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2025/02/28

Alaska Senate leaders are reviving options for raising revenue as the state faces a steep dollar deficit; a state-run trust that owns land around a mining project near Haines decided not to buy federal mining claims in the area; and all felony charges against three Wrangell residents were dropped earlier this month.

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14:56

Thursday, February 27, 2025

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2025/02/27

The U.S Coast Guard called off the search for a missing fishing boat near Prince of Whales Island; the U.S. House passed a spending blueprint that would reduce Medicaid; and elementary students in Petersburg won't get as much physical education next year due to limited education funding.

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14:22

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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2025/02/26

A 27 year old man in Petersburg was arrested last week after a string of overnight break-ins; a new report by the Foraker Group paints a bleak picture of the impacts of frozen and cancelled federal funds in Alaska; flu cases are spiking in Alaska, according to data from the state's division of public health.

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15:04

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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2025/02/25

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill aiming to reverse Alaska's ban on finfish farming; a new report says glacier loss in Alaska is outpacing other regions worldwide; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams played their rivals in Wrangell for a second time this season.

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15:21

Monday, February 24, 2025

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2025/02/24

Red king crab commercial permit holders in Southeast Alaska will have a better chance of fishing in coming seasons; the union representing fired U.S. Forest Service workers in Wrangell is doing everything it can to reverse the terminations; a larger state deficit than expected is complicating a boost to state funding for public schools.

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14:44

Friday, February 21, 2025

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2025/02/21

Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Trump's FBI director; a conversation about the Alaska Permanent Fund's risky investing in Alaska-based companies; and at least nine U.S. Forest Service employees in Petersburg lost their jobs, which could impact the local economy.

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14:57

Thursday, February 20, 2025

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2025/02/20

Federal workers in Juneau are dealing with layoffs; Anchorage parents could be held legally liable if their child brings a deadly weapon to school; and a bill that would boost state funding for public schools took a step forward on Wednesday.

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15:06

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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2025/02/19

Alaska Marine Highway officials say they're struggling with staffing for the ferry system; state lawmakers are considering a new student loan repayment program; and Petersburg held a town hall last week to talk about the future of tourism in Alaska's Little Norway.

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