KFSK Midday Magazine

Candidate shakeups rattle the race for Alaska's next governor; a memorial dedication in Ketchikan honors the life of a city worker; and a conversation with visiting experts in Petersburg about natural disaster and emergency preparedness.

Petersburg's local tribe will be repatriating the remains of a 6-month-old Tlingit girl this week; a preschool in Haines has shut down; and a look into the Mat-Su's rapid home development.

Alaska's biggest health insurance provider wants to raise rates; Petersburg's post office is hiring new staff after significant turnover; Petersburg residents learned how to identify and stop invasive species.

The Borough Assembly is the only contested race in Petersburg's 2026 local election; Dan J. Sullivan says he's staying in the U.S. Senate race; and Petersburg's Assembly directed the local Planning Commission to take action on Tidal Network's subdivision request.

250 Coast Guard crew members trained for a week in Juneau, competing in the Buoy Tender Olympics; Lawsuits continue over the effort to redevelop a historic Juneau neighborhood; and Petersburg Public Library's summer literacy program saw high turnout.

All Petersburg School District students can receive free meals this year; a Wrangell water taxi company added a larger vessel to their fleet; and a conversation with Petersburg's new elementary special education teacher.

The Alaska Marine Highway System will receive millions of dollars in delayed federal funds; editors of the annual Arctic Report Card are optimistic despite losing NOAA's support; and a conversation with Petersburg's new third grade teacher.

More candidates have filed to run in Petersburg's municipal election; seiners in Sitka broke the single-day record for harvesting pink salmon twice this month, and a conversation with Petersburg's new middle school history teacher.

Public comment opened today after the U.S. Department of Agriculture filed to rescind the Roadless Rule; a Chilkat Valley man facing animal cruelty charges was arrested in Juneau; and Petersburg's only public pool reopened this week.

A look at unofficial results from last night's primary election; Juneau's city hall is being sold to an Alaska Native nonprofit; and a conversation with Petersburg's new middle school English teacher.