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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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13:51

Friday, August 1, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/08/01

Lawmakers coming to Juneau for the special session are divided on if it'll be worth the travel costs; Petersburg has a new youth fast-pitch softball club; and nonresidents will be allowed to sport fish for wild king salmon in Southeast Alaska again, starting Monday.

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15:52

Thursday, July 31, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/31

New trade deals don't seem to provide relief for timber companies in Alaska impacted by tensions between China and the U.S.; a jury in Juneau found a Petersburg man guilty of sexual assault; and an otter and beaver skin sewing class came to Petersburg last weekend.

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14:40

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/30

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich III wants to roll back parts of the Marine Mammal Protection Act; not all Juneau residents believe the city should adopt a new seasonal sales tax system; and hospitals in Petersburg, Cordova, and Homer are teaming up to create a rural health network through a federal grant.

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15:12

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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2025/07/29

Southeast Alaska's king salmon troll fishery will get a noncompetitive second opening; a group of scientists wrapped up a deep-sea expedition in the western Aleutians this summer; and the candidacy filing period for Petersburg's local election opens today.

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14:32

Monday, July 28, 2025

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2025/07/28

State Sen. Shelley Hughes of Palmer is planning on running for governor; the Trump administration wants to eliminate the Denali Commission; and after freezing the funds last month, the federal government will give funding for migrant education, which a quarter of students in Petersburg qualify for.

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13:57

Friday, July 25, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/25

What to expect when lawmakers gather in Juneau for a special legislative session Aug. 2; one of Alaska's iconic mountain races had its youngest-ever winner; and Petersburg teenagers returned from a weeklong kayak camping trip this week.

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14:53

Thursday, July 24, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/24

State officials are still assessing the impact of the budget reconciliation bill on Alaska's Medicaid program; some Alaska school districts and advocates are suing the Trump administration; and federal shakeups are making it harder for one Petersburg nonprofit to do its work.

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14:58

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/23

An appeal by the state education department could cost Alaska $80 million; Petersburg will seek state funding for a harbor float replacement project; and a look from Petersburg's 11th annual Pedal-Paddle Battle fundraiser.

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14:49

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/22

An Alaska civics group says Gov. Mike Dunleavy's latest appointment to the Judicial Council violates the state Constitution; many animals were left behind at a shut-down wildlife facility near Haines; and a group of volunteers looked for signs of European green crab on Mitkof Island last week.

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14:23

Monday, July 21, 2025

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2025/07/21

The federal agriculture department ended a program that was supporting farmers in Alaska; thousands of Alaskan who've applied for benefits are still stuck in state backlogs; and a look at what Petersburg's borough assembly will consider at tonight's meeting.

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15:38

Friday, July 18, 2025

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2025/07/18

James Parkin, a retired school teacher and principal from Angoon, has entered the race for state governor; youth in Sitka recently wrapped up a project testing local waters for ocean acidification; and subsistence sockeye fishing on the Stikine River is off to a slow start this summer.

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14:45

Thursday, July 17, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/17

Trollers caught more king salmon than expected in the first opener in Southeast Alaska; a group of students set up more cameras at Anan Wildlife Observatory near Wrangell; and a group of canoers from Kake stopped by Petersburg on the way Wrangell's first totem pole raising in almost four decades.

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15:01

Wednesday, July 26, 2025

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2025/07/16

The Sitka Music Festival wrapped up its 54th summer season with a cello presentation; retired foot and ankle surgeon Matt Heilala has entered the race to be Alaska's next governor; and the years-long legal battle between Petersburg's police chief and the borough is officially settled.

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14:23

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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2025/07/15

Commercial salmon fishing in the south Alaska Peninsula (Area M) last month yielded the lowest harvest in decades; Skagway officials question the legality of reindeer from a shut down wildlife center in Haines; and Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter speaks about how changes to Medicaid impact rural healthcare.

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15:26

Monday, July 14, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/14

A new study suggests there's a direct link between warming waters and harmful algal blooms in the Arctic; Juneau is considering a new seasonal sales tax system; and proceeds from pie sales in Wrangell go towards a teddy bear fundraiser for people in need.

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15:05

Friday, July 11, 2025

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2025/07/11

Alaska's first flying trapeze attraction is up in Skagway; Sitkans wonder if potential athletic facility upgrades are the best use of funds; and a look at how federal grant funding uncertainty has and hasn't impacted Petersburg's hospital.

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14:39

Thursday, July 10, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/10

Authorities seized dozens of animals from a well-known wildlife facility outside of Haines; research looks into how climate change is affecting rural Alaska communities; and sport fishing for wild king salmon in Southeast Alaska just got more restricted for some people.

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14:04

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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2025/07/09

Alaska lawmakers plan to subpoena the Dunleavy administration for data on oil taxes; classes in Petersburg for Medicare basics and Medicaid planning start tonight; and due to budget concerns, the Petersburg Public Library is closing earlier on Mondays.

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14:22

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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2025/07/08

The U.S. Department of Education is withholding nearly $48 million in education funding from Alaska; Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn't want some lawmakers to show up for the start of the special session he called for; Petersburg's borough assembly awarded a contract for a generator project and also went on-record against selling public lands.

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14:46

Thursday, July 3, 2025

KFSK Midday Magazine ·

2025/07/03

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling lawmakers back to Juneau for a special session next month; Unalaska is finally seeing financial relief years after the collapse of the snow crab and red king crab fisheries; and a look at Fourth of July festivities, and a family's firework stand, in Petersburg.

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