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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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15:21

Thursday, September 5, 2024

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2024/09/05

Employees are temporarily moving out of the Petersburg Ranger District offices downtown so that the building can be renovated; last week Ketchikan honored 42-year-old Sean Griffin, the long-time pubic works employee who dies in a landslide on August 25; a conversation with candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, Marc Martinsen.

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14:57

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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2024/09/04

A conversation with incumbent candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly Thomas Fine-Walsh; Kotzebue's commercial salmon fishery is facing a 30-year low after years of record high returns; a commentary from Avery Herrman-Sakamoto thanking those who helped with the Petersburg and Wrangell Journey to Celebration.

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14:28

Thursday, August 29, 2024

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2024/08/29

Administrators of Petersburg's deteriorating hospital are turning to federal lawmakers for assistance in funding a replacement facility; cases of whooping cough are up in Juneau; the siblings of a man who was shot and killed by law enforcement in Juneau last month say they're still waiting for answers.

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14:36

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

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2024/08/28

Wrangell police arrested a woman yesterday for allegedly stabbing a man in the chest; a new program in Gustavus will provide residents with money for heat pumps; Petersburg hosted the first high school cross country meet of the season last weekend.

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14:38

Monday, August 26, 2024

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2024/08/26

A large landslide in Ketchikan killed one person and destroyed several houses Sunday night; Southeast Alaska's king salmon sport fishery is closed, effective today; Petersburg's tribe announced earlier this month it had bought two hospitality businesses, the Tides Inn and Highliner Car Rental.

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15:41

Friday, August 23, 2024

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2024/08/23

Longtime Petersburg teacher Jill Lenhard is returning to the district this fall under complicated circumstances; Alaska's congressional delegation wants President Biden to intervene in Canadian transboundary mining upstream of several Southeast Alaska rivers; federal dollars are available to help Alaska businesses in rural areas make improvements in energy efficiency.

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14:56

Thursday, August 22, 2024

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2024/08/22

An interview with Petersburg's new fourth grade teacher, Alice Williams; a driver in Sitka hit to out-of-town visitors this week; Petersburg's Rotary Club held it's annual rubber duck race fundraiser last weekend.

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16:08

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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2024/08/21

The filing period for Petersburg's municipal election is closed, with 15 candidates running for eleven of the 14 open seats; Wrangell plans to replace a remote dock that's deteriorating, but no one has bid on the project; a conversation with Petersburg's new second grade teacher, Noelle Bell.

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14:44

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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2024/08/20

A coalition of Southeast Alaska tribes want to pause the reopening of a large gold and silver mine near the Canadian border; the filing deadline for Petersburg's municipal election is today, and so far 13 people have filed for 9 seats on various borough boards; Southeast Alaska fisherman can apply for relief funding from the disastrous 2020 salmon season - the first deadline is August 24.

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15:04

Monday, August 19, 2024

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2024/08/19

A look at candidates who have filed for Petersburg's municipal election, ahead of tomorrow's filing deadline; Petersburg's Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote whether to sign a letter opposing endangered species protections for king salmon; last year's court ruling ordering the closure of commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska has been lifted.

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14:25

Monday, August 12, 2024

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2024/08/12

The Petersburg Borough Assembly last week accepted Island Refrigerations's application to buy a piece of borough-owned tideland; the Metlakatla Indian Community is receiving $2 million in federal funding for it's tribally-owned salmon hatchery; last month swimmers participated in an open-water race in Sitka Sound.

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14:40

Friday, August 9, 2024

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2024/08/09

Summer coho trolling won't close this season, but trolling for king salmon will remain closed; Petersburg's Borough Assembly voted on two ordinances this week that address abandoned boats in local harbors; this year, a tree from Alaska's Tongass National Forest will travel to Washington D.C. to become the Capital Christmas Tree.

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15:44

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

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2024/08/07

There are 14 seats up for grabs in Petersburg's municipal election this fall; wildfire smoke from Canada is making for hazy skies in Southern Southeast Alaska; the City and Borough of Sitka is struggling with widespread job vacancies - more than 40 city positions are unfilled.

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15:50

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

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2024/08/06

Petersburg residents will vote on four ballot propositions this fall; water is receding after a record-breaking glacial outburst flood in Juneau last night; a five-day Scandinavian heritage workshop took place last month at Petersburg's Son's of Norway Hall.

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14:18

Friday, August 2, 2024

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2024/08/02

Water levels in Juneau's Suicide Basin have started to drop, with no reported flooding in Mendenhall Lake and River; a lawsuit known as the jet-ski ban has made it's way to the Alaska Supreme Court; a look at why this is such a good year for blueberries in Southeast Alaska.

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15:50

Thursday, August 1, 2024

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2024/08/01

Hatchery king salmon near Petersburg got a little extra help making it to their spawning grounds this summer; millions of dollars in new federal funding will help families from Ketchikan to Kodiak get heat pumps; kids of all ages will perform Alice in Wonderland tonight in Petersburg.

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14:45

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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2024/07/31

Alaska has received over $15 million in the last three years to restore fish passages throughout the state; a geologist who has studied Southeast Alaska rocks and minerals for decades is creating a new geologic map of the region; last year, Alaska housing costs were at a nearly 20 year high.

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14:30

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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2024/07/30

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game shut down fishing last week in one of Bristol Bay's sockeye districts because of illegal fishing; a congressional watchdog agency says serious improvements are needed in the way the federal government manages observers and bycatch in the nation's fisheries; in Petersburg, bikers, kayakers, and one paddle-boarder spent Saturday morning pedaling and paddling for a good cause.

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15:04

Thursday, July 25, 2024

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2024/07/25

A rockslide shut down travel in the Yukon on Tuesday; a United Airlines flight bound for Fairbanks made an emergency landing in Ketchikan over the weekend. Another United plane soon followed; longterm care resident Ron Hall recently discovered a lover of painting and drawing - his art show is currently up at the Clausen Memorial Museum.

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14:42

Wednesay, July 24, 2024

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2024/07/24

A new study on hatchery pink salmon shows that some stray fish mingle with wild stocks, which could lead to less productive runs in the future; the Juneau Police Department has released the names of four officers involved in last weeks deadly shooting downtown; most sectors of Alaska's tourism industry have recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic - the state recently broke a cruise ship passenger record.

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