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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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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

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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

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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

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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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14:58

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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2025/07/02

Two men arrested during a sting operation in Petersburg have pleaded not guilty; law enforcement agencies will ramp up patrols this week for the Fourth of July in Wrangell; and people gathered in Petersburg on June 28 to celebrate the town's first annual Amy Hallingstad Day.

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16:17

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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2025/07/01

Sen. Lisa Murkowski hopes the Republican megabill passed by the Senate today changes more before it's sent to the president's desk; a public comment period is open for a change to the state's education funding regulations; and some utility rates in Petersburg are going up today.

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15:27

Monday, June 30, 2025

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2025/06/30

Skagway officials have concerns about the state's plans for the Cascade Point Ferry Terminal; experts predict the sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay will be bigger this year; and a Petersburg teenager tells us about her powerlifting journey.

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25:00

Friday, June 27, 2025

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2025/06/27

Possible changes to Medicaid and SNAP benefits proposed in the Republican megabill could have significant impacts on Alaskans statewide; support for funding upgrades to Sitka's athletic fields was mixed among community members; and American Cruise Lines wants to partner up with the Wrangell Borough to build a new dock with a 40-year-lease.

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15:19

Thursday, June 26, 2025

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2025/06/26

A mandate to sell millions of acres of public land was struck from the Republican reconciliation bill that's moving through the U.S. Senate this week; the Coalition for Education Equity is preparing to sue the state; and a Petersburg teacher was a finalist for the Alaska Teacher of the Year program.

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15:30

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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2025/06/25

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to recind the Roadless Rule on Monday; the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is scaling back operations due to uncertain federal funding; and a look at the different types of flares fired safely at Petersburg's fourth annual "Flare-Off."

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14:01

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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2025/06/24

A Juneau court declared a woman who has been missing for six years legally dead last week, at the request of her family; Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan have restored power after an outage this morning; and Petersburg Medical Center is seeing significantly more patients than usual.

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14:13

Monday, June23, 2025

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2025/06/23

The Sitka School District will ride out Gov. Dunleavy's fourth veto of education funding by drawing down its reserves; a new web-based newsroom launched in Juneau last week; and even with power production at the Blind Slough Hydroelectric Plant turned up at an all-time high, it still wasn't enough to harness all the extra water from May's heavy rain.

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14:06

Friday, June 20, 2025

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2025/06/20

A scientist describes an alternative to diesel and how it could benefit rural Alaska; a student from Skagway hopes to get more young people to vote by getting them more time to register; and Petersburg's school district plans to spend over half a million dollars of its reserves to make up for school funding vetoed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

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15:03

Thursday June 19, 2025

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2025/06/19

Part of the megabill pending in the U.S. Senate requires selling some public land in Alaska for housing; a new exhibit of contemporary portraiture is opening in a Sitka bar; and seven Ketchikan and Sitka residents have pleaded guilty for their involvement in an international drug trafficking ring.

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14:38

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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2025/06/18

Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries says she's considering a run for governor; Tlingit and Haida is expanding early childhood education and daycare services in Wrangell; and Petersburg residents will decide this fall whether to limit the town's senior sales tax exemption to only low-income seniors.

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13:44

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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2025/06/17

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan bill that would've looked into falling oil tax revenues; the special election to determine if the Xunaa Borough would be formed has been paused; and an eagle made an unexpected visit to a Petersburg home earlier this month.

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15:11

Monday, June 16, 2025

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2025/06/16

A shipping container full of plastic bags fell off a barge heading to Petersburg's landfill; some Alaskan protesters say the only "kings" they want are seafood; and a change to Petersburg's senior sales tax exemption might go before local voters this fall.

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