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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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15:43

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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2025/08/13

Juneau's glacial outburst flood is now testing the city's protective barriers; a historic petroglyph on a Wrangell beach was destroyed by vandalism; and the biggest arts festival on Prince of Wales Island celebrated its 15th year last weekend.

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15:03

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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2025/08/12

Alaska has regained jobs lost during the pandemic, but the state's seafood industry has seen losses; the U.S. Coast Guard added the first icebreaker to its fleet in 25 years; and a massive tsunami ripped through a fjord south of Juneau last Sunday with no injuries reported.

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16:04

Monday, August 11, 2025

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2025/08/11

Two small Southeast Alaska communities will soon be able to lease halibut quota through a new regional program; the countdown has begun for Juneau's annual Glacial Lake Outburst Flood; and hundreds of people gathered in Wrangell last month to help raise new totem poles.

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14:13

Friday, August 8, 2025

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2025/08/08

Experts say changes to Medicaid coverage in Alaska will look different from other states; an unlikely discovery in a cave on Prince of Wales Island could inform us about the last Ice Age; and two Canadian kayakers stopped by Petersburg along their thousand-mile expedition.

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14:10

Thursday, August 7, 2025

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2025/08/07

State lawmakers overrode two of the governor's vetos on Saturday in a pair of dramatic votes; a new law gives commercial fishermen a way to lower insurance costs; and the hydroelectric plant and neighboring salmon hatchery near Petersburg are working on ways to keep their shared water safe for fish.

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13:49

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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2025/08/06

Federal engineers say it could be a decade before a permanent solution is in place to protect a residential area in a Juneau flood zone; Haines and Skagway residents are joining together for a locally-sourced food challenge; and Petersburg's school district won't have to spend down as much of its reserves thanks to lawmakers' education funding veto override.

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14:03

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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2025/08/05

Alaska lawmakers refused an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy seeking to create a state agriculture department; the state is kickstarting a plan to build a new ferry terminal between Juneau and Haines, but communities in the area are concerned; and Petersburg middle schoolers mapped a creek on Kupreanof Island last week.

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13:51

Friday, August 1, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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