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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.
A nonprofit is replacing manmade stream crossings with fish-friendly culverts; an ice cream shop in the Eastern Aleutians is a constant among economic uncertainty; and Petersburg's catholic church has been rebuilt after a devastating fire 3 years ago.
Firefighters are fighting a wildland fire north of Haines; a whale sank a sailboat in Glacier Bay; and Petersburg's domestic violence prevention nonprofit has a new executive director.
Running water was restored to Hydaburg yesterday; after a Canadian crew lost their sailboat, the owner returned to the Aleutians to find it; and a dozen volunteers freed a whale from a gillnet near Petersburg last week.
A controversial gold mine near Juneau is going through a faster permitting process; the Metlakatla Indian Community received over $16 million to increase hatchery production; and the Petersburg Borough Assembly has approved a major zoning update for wireless communication facilities.
Insurance experts talk about future options for landslide insurance; Ketchikan's local tribe wants to open a sport fishery for an invasive crab; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly has four public hearings tonight.
Alaskans will vote on whether to implement campaign finance limits; the City of Craig is implementing trail access permits; and the summer Southeast commercial Dungeness crab season ended three weeks early.
Petersburg's Dan Sullivan talks about his U.S. Senate campaign priorities; a new class will teach mariners how to avoid whales; and a Petersburg volunteer group freed a whale tangled in a gill net.
The Alaska Legislature enters a third gas line special session; Juneau's annual glacial outburst flood may be later than initially forecast; and an iconic Petersburg bar is under new ownership.
The City of Craig has foundational issues with their pool; investors looking to ship bulk water out of Sitka are looking for an extension; and Petersburg's election candidacy filing period has begun.
Alaska earthquake stations may help identify landslides; the University of Alaska Southeast is partnering with a Lower 48 law school; and construction continues at Petersburg's aquatic center.
Thousands of Alaska voters have been moved to an "inactive" list due to suspicion they're not citizens; state lawmakers have ordered an audit of the Alaska Board of Fisheries' actions; and a waffle food truck has come to Petersburg.
A researcher digs into who female set net permit holders are declining in Bristol Bay; preparing for Juneau's annual glacial outburst flood is easier this year; and Petersburg's dance troupe is fundraising to buy a church building.
A federal bill to address Juneau's annual glacial outburst flood is heading to the U.S. Senate; preparations are underway for the Southeast Alaska State Fair; and the Petersburg Medical Center's newest building had an open house last week.
An Alaska Native nonprofit wants to buy Juneau's city hall; Wrangell is moving forward with plans for a massive shipyard; and a federal bill allowing 5 Alaska Native communities to receive land entitlements is moving forward.
All of Blind Slough near Petersburg opens to more king salmon fishing; a rock skipping competition takes place near Ketchikan; and a heavily amended tower regulation proposal in Petersburg heads to a decisive Assembly meeting tonight.
Governor Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers back for more debate on tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project; Some fishermen voice concerns over the consolidation of seafood processors in Bristol Bay; and a team of community members in Petersburg receive training for basic disaster response skills.
A new study suggests dogs could increase the chance of bear conflicts; a drone training program takes flight in Western Alaska; and Petersburg's local tribe hosted a Tlingit 101 workshop last month.
Legislators discuss the ongoing debate around a natural gas pipeline; a Juneau resident shot a yearling black blear; processors are paying more for commercial salmon this season than in recent years.
A new law expands how pharmacists can work in the state; Southeast Alaska's commercial kind salmon fishery will remain open; and Petersburg's hospital launched a subscription-based healthcare program.
Public comment is open for a proposed Prince of Wales timber sale; Haines' local dump is moving off-grid; and Petersburg residents won't pay a surcharge for a week of power in June.
Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill yesterday that would've limited campaign contributions in state elections; Juneau has a larger evacuation zone this year for the anticipated glacial outburst flood; and a family of logrolling champs keep their legacy standing as a change in leadership looms for Petersburg's annual harbor games.
People in Haines are looking for a missing red-tailed hawk; a pilot project to count salmon with drones and AI takes flight in Bristol Bay; and a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins during his visit to Petersburg.
Petersburg celebrated its second annual Amy Hallingstad Day on June 28; Ketchikan has several new food stands around town; and a Mat-Su mental health team provides a unique kind of equine therapy for patients.
Alaska's food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country; a black bear entered a historic Juneau hotel; and the Petersburg School District anticipates receiving nearly a million dollars in one-time funding.
Aging populations in Alaska have made it harder for pet birds to find homes; Southeast Alaska's commercial king salmon fishery is open; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly reversed their votes on two tower proposals last month.
A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a rural vet program; a Ketchikan eye clinic is offering a first of its kind laser procedure; and the Forest Service has finished a $12 million building remodel in Petersburg.
A Prince of Wales hunter education program is teaching students to hunt safely; a Ketchikan shipyard landed a nearly $100 million federal grant; and Karl Hagerman has retired from the Petersburg Borough after 33 years.
Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed money to retain and recruit teachers; new Bristol Bay king salmon regulations won't go into effect until the end of the season; and Alaska's Supreme Court says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg must be on the ballot.
A superior court judge on Friday said the state was wrong to disqualify Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the senate race; dozens of bills have passed into state law in recent weeks; and Independence Day celebrations will look different this year in Petersburg.
A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments yesterday regarding Petersburg Dan Sullivan's appeal to get back on the ballot; Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed almost $90 million from the state budget; and Juneau's new Forest Service cabin has opened for booking.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have required more state oversight of children in psychiatric facilities; Tribal organizations in Southeast Alaska demand respect for totem poles; and youth in Petersburg learn basic skills for a career in the commercial fishing industry.
The Race to Alaska's winning team crossed the finish line in Ketchikan on Monday; a new state law allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall; and Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to raise the town's sales tax cap
Petersburg's Dan J. Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year's ballot; looking at what's next for the two schools in Ketchikan that closed; and Fish and Game has hired a new position in Haines meant to keep bears and people safer.
Alaska advanced hundreds of projects to the next step of the Rural Health Transformation Program application process; state lawmakers convened a new special session in Juneau on Saturday; and Petersburg had its first classical Devil's Thumb Chamber music festival last month.
Sitka officials brainstorm how to relieve the City's childcare shortage; biologists and birders discuss the threats loons face from some fishing gear; and Petersburg locals take a hike to learn how to deal with invasive plant species.
A growing number of Alaskans are allergic to parasites in fish; Sitka's school district will receive over a million dollars in federal funding; and Alaska's Division of Elections likely lacked justification for taking Dan Sullivan of Petersburg off the ballot.
Republican lawmakers in Congress are working to repeal the Roadless Rule; a Supreme Court ruling could complicate rural mail-in voting in Alaska; and the Juneau Assembly has undone a controversial flood wall funding scheme.
The Alaska Division of Elections made a final determination on Petersburg Dan Sullivan's senate run; two Ketchikan elementary schools closed this year; and Petersburg high schoolers learned about adult expenses through a simulation.
Two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak; Gulf of Alaska waters may be a lifeline for grey whales; and two communication tower issues are returning to the Petersburg Borough Assembly tonight.
The Alaska Division of Elections says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is not eligible to run for Senate; Sitka residents learned how to become mermaids; and Senator Lisa Murkowski toured the Petersburg Medical Center's newest building last month.
Alaska saw increased participation in SNAP last year; sport fishermen will be able to catch and keep Haines king salmon for the first time in a decade; and U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan from Petersburg says an investigation into him is baseless.
The minimum wage in Alaska will increase in July; City and Borough of Juneau has finalized a difficult budget; and Petersburg's first traditional canoe in a century completed its maiden voyage.
The state is investigating whether Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is running for U.S. Senate to intentionally confuse voters; scientists are looking at the relationship between grey whales and herring around Sitka; and 30 high school seniors graduated in Petersburg last week.
Some fishermen are concerned how high fuel prices could impact the summer season; a gubernatorial candidate unveils his plan to change or end the Permanent Fund dividend; and a look back on the state's legislative session with Independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot.
The National Science Foundation is dismantling ocean monitoring programs; a proposed timber project on Prince of Wales Island may threaten subsistence uses; and Petersburg voters could be asked a sales tax question in October.
State health officials aren't worried about Hantavirus on Alaska cruises; a look at the office that intercepts trafficked wildlife; and a Dan Sullivan from Petersburg is challenging Alaska's Senator with the same name.
Dozens of Alaskan candidates kicked off their campaigns Monday; Humpback Whale populations near Glacier Bay National Park are slowly recovering; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly approved several financial changes.
A look at transboundary mining projects; Ketchikan's school district has more time to pay back millions to the borough; and Petersburg's residents are giving items at the dump a second life.
Former governor Bill Walker is considering another run for governor of Alaska, a federally funded program to install thousands of heat pumps has only a few hundred applicants; and a group of canoes launched from Petersburg last weekend, embarking on a Journey to Celebration in Juneau.
State lawmakers voted to increase state unemployment benefits; Alaska Airlines may add a flight from Juneau to Portland; and former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola visited Petersburg this week.
Juneau's Assembly looks at cuts as it tries to balance the city's next budget; state lawmakers passed bills to fulfill federal health care expansion requirements; and an interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala during his visit to Petersburg.
The Alaska Department of Law has voided regulations aimed at restricting the commercial salmon fishery in the South Alaska Peninsula, or Area M; people living outside of Ketchikan's city limits may lost library access; and the Petersburg Community Foundation this spring awarded the highest dollar amount of grants that it ever has.
Hundreds of people gather to honor Hoonah veterans and their families; Ketchikan developers aim to maximize tourism dollars; and an interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop during his visit to Petersburg.
Juneau's Assembly voted to divest from an expensive gondola project and pay back millions of dollars; volunteers prepare a restored lighthouse for its grand reopening; and some advice for National Safe Boating Week from the U.S. Coast Guard about preventing false alerts.
Alaska's legislature is heading toward a special session focused on a natural gas pipeline; Petersburg's millage rates are increasing; and Norway's ambassador to the United States talked 17th of May traditions during the Little Norway Festival.
A warm summer could make Alaska marine heatwaves worse this year; some Alaskans are concerned about plans to reopen a Canadian gold mine; and a classical music festival is coming to Petersburg this week.
Sitka's childcare system can only serve about half of the children who need it, according to a recent assessment; a 44-acre solar power farm is starting up in Wrangell; and a look at the agenda for Petersburg's Borough Assembly meeting tonight.
A Natural Geographic journalist who is walking around the world plans to sea kayak down the Inside Passage; Skagway opened a space dedicated to sharing its Indigenous culture; and Petersburg locals celebrate a wooden seiner's 80th birthday.
The state House unanimously voted to make the giant green cabbage Alaska's official state vegetable; a Canadian mining company plans to drive a large boat up the Taku River, concerning come Juneau locals; and sport fishing on Blind Slough will open to all anglers this summer.
A crowd gathered in Haines for the reopening of a store that burned down in 2024; Juneau middle schoolers carve and design canoe paddles in class; and Petersburg's first MRI machine now has state approval to start operating.
Ketchikan's school district uncovered an additional deficit of over $4.5 million; a giant landslide tsunami in Tracy Arm last summer was the second-largest on record; and Petersburg's Little Norway Festival happens this week.
Alaska's legislature is asking the federal government for flexibility around a massive healthcare program; a plan to make Juneau's temporary flood wall higher has been scaled back; and a look at Petersburg's track and field meet in Ketchikan.
The Alaska Senate passed its take on the state budget yesterday; interest in the aquaculture industry is growing in Alaska; and a new Petersburg craft store opens its doors.
Lawmakers in the Alaska House unveiled their first draft of the state's capital budget Monday; a bill aiming to stabilize the school budgeting process is making its way through the Legislature; and over 20 people gathered in Petersburg in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Day.
The estimated commercial salmon harvest this year is about 126 million fish; Juneau's Assembly is trying to figure out what to do with parts from a gondola project; and Wrangell's Assembly is considering giving its school district more money, but there's a catch.
The Alaska Legislature failed to override the governor's veto of an election reform bill yesterday; the window to give feedback on preliminary content for revising the Tongass National Forest Plan ends tomorrow; and a longtime police officer in Petersburg retired last week.
A high school program in Petersburg gives students experience with working with children; Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill yesterday; and why Petersburg Borough Power Department officials say a potential data center could benefit local customers.
The U.S. Forest Service released a draft environmental impact statement for a Prince of Wales timber sale; federal funding could help Alaska prioritize preventative healthcare; and Sitka's new hospital had a grand opening.
The Alaska Senate passed a bill that would offer a pension system for public employees; hikers still can't cross the international border at the historic Chilkoot Trail; and a look at the Viking Swim Club's season.
A mining company plans to build a dock at Cascade Point, regardless of if the state builds a ferry terminal; Sitka's school district will cut eight-and-a-half positions; and the first draft of the Petersburg School District's budget was presented last week.
A pension bill is on the verge of a state Senate vote; many Craig residents say they want less tourism in town; and Wrangell officials are proposing changes to how residents pay for electricity.
The US Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass; Ketchikan's school district will see steep cuts next school year; and Petersburg's local tribe unveiled and blessed its new killer whale canoe last weekend.
A river in Haines has been named one of the top endangered rivers in America again; the commercial chum salmon troll fishery near Wrangell will open earlier than normal; and a look at Petersburg's upcoming cruise ship season.
An Alaska Senate committee wants much smaller tax cuts for a high-profile gas project; Juneau's cold weather emergency shelter will be open year-round; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly approved a lease agreement with American Cruise Lines.
A stalled proposal to raise Alaska's age of consent has a new life; Ketchikan's proposed substance abuse healing center is closer to being a reality; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly will sell two parcels to a local developer.
People in Southeast Alaska are invited to share feedback on management of the Tongass National Forest; Juneau's assembly has delayed demolishing a downtown neighborhood; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly has two public hearings tonight.
Petersburg anticipates a historic canoe unveiling; Juneau and Gustavus are trying to figure out options for processing septic waste; and students in Kodiak connect with local hatcheries by dissecting salmon.
Ketchikan's school board voted to close two elementary schools because of debt and budget issues; the Alaska House approved its version of the state budget yesterday; and Alaska Seaplanes can use new departure and arrival paths in communities across Southeast.
The governor signed a fast-track budget bill yesterday; the partial government shutdown is impacting the Coast Guard; and Petersburg's fire department has a new Emergency Services Coordinator.
Hundreds of musicians are performing this week in Juneau for Alaska Folk Festival; State lawmakers disagree on a proposed super-sized Permanent Fund dividend; and Petersburg's school district brings fresh food to student school lunches.
Juneau's cold weather emergency shelter will be open year-round; Ketchikan's movie theater reopens its doors; and Petersburg's Wright Auditorium got some new equipment.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowkski paid a visit to Sitka last week; Wrangell and Ketchikan are joining forces to revitalize their maritime industries; and fishermen in Southeast Alaska will be able to harvest 70,000 more king salmon than last year.
Three of Alaska's key shipping companies are set to hike rates; Sitka's commercial sac roe herring fishery could soon taper off; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly approved purchasing new equipment for firefighters.
Alaska lawmakers debate daylight savings; a bill trying to stabilize the school budgeting process has a long way to go; and sports anglers in Southeast will be able to fish more Chinook salmon this year.
The Alaska House passed a bill that would take more money from companies that sell to Alaskans online; a Ketchikan shipyard workers' union has filed three charges against a new operator; and Petersburg's winter has been the 4th snowiest on record so far.
A federal grant program for disaster management that was terminated a year ago has reopened; an old theater in a historic building in Juneau is being brought back to life; and Petersburg Parks and Recreation is hosting an all-day boating safety course this Saturday.
Hundreds of people in small towns across Southeast Alaska protested the Trump administration on Saturday; a Petersburg man will spend two years in prison; it's the last day to apply for your PFD; and seiners harvested roughly 3000 tons in the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery over the weekend.
Former Anchorage state Sen. Tom Begich visited Petersburg last week in his campaign for governor; a highly unusual, four-legged suspect was apprehended last week in Juneau; and an 18th candidate joined the race to be Alaska's next governor.
Developers of a gasline project urge state lawmakers to pass a tax bill proposed by Governor Dunleavy; record snowfall in Juneau prompt questions about the next glacial outburst flood; and the state Board of Fish voted down proposals to limit hatchery production of pink and chum salmon.
A Pulitzer prize winning comic artist taught Sitka students to create their own comics; unstable snow conditions caused a fatal avalanche in British Columbia; and Petersburg's museum has been investigating a 90-year-old mystery.
Southeast Alaska residents can give feedback at a virtual meeting tonight about a revised management plan for the Tongass National Forest; the Cascade Point ferry terminal project is getting postponed due to a permitting issue; and two drivers were taken to Petersburg's hospital after a collision yesterday.
A Ketchikan jeweler will have to pay restitution after selling fake gold; a Portland band is raising money to rebuild a Tlingit clan house in Sitka; and tribal leaders have raised concerns about proposed changes to federal subsistence management.
Juneau's city hall building could be for sale in the coming months; Ketchikan is a step closer to building an addiction healing center; and Petersburg's elementary school will be getting new accessible playground equipment.
School districts across the state are bracing for another year of deep cuts; Alaska Seaplanes had to temporarily raise prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and the numbers are in for Southeast Alaska's commercial Dungeness crab season.
The Petersburg Borough allows for certain small-scale seafood processing at the town's Community Cold Storage facility; an international ski competition returned to Haines last week; and Petersburg's Rick Brock received an award for his years coaching high school basketball.
State lawmakers consider a bill that would limit forever chemicals in drinking water; a change to work requirements could limit some veterans' access to federal food security programs; and the defending Iditarod champion and his sled dogs crossed the finish line in Nome last night.
A state senator wants stronger oversight and changes to state oil and gas taxes; the Alaska Board of Fisheries is considering limits to hatchery production; and the Petersburg School District is asking for budget feedback with an online tool.
A closely-watched budget bill in the Alaska Legislature is back in the air; some Juneau residents say they don't think the city is doing enough to mitigate tourism impacts; and Petersburg's borough assembly will consider allowing limited seafood processing at a cold storage facility.
The Alaska Senate moves forward with a high-profile budget bill; an octopus in Sitka has a new name; and the Petersburg Borough looks to start rewriting parts of its zoning code for implementation outside of town.
The state's transportation department and a Southeast Alaska nonprofit are partnering to plan for the region's future; Borough staff and businesses in Haines prepare for a backcountry ski competition; and Alaska's U.S. Senators nominated a Wrangell High School senior to join the Merchant Marine Academy.
Alaska Congressman Nick Begich III urged the state legislature to encourage resource development; Juneau social service providers are worried about potential cuts to critical funding; and Petersburg basketball coaches reflect of the regional tournament that concluded the teams' seasons.
An animal shelter in Anchorage is struggling to manage the huge number of animals seized in a neglect case; the City of Craig is asking residents how they would like to see tourism exist in the community; and the Alaska Senate passed a bill that could mandate a high school civics course graduation requirement.
Three Southeast Alaska fishermen have been charged with intentionally sinking boats near Sitka and Petersburg; the federal government is suing a Juneau resident for nearly $1 million spent removing his sunken derelict vessel; and Petersburg's Katie Holmlund is one of Alaska's top Forty under 40 awardees.
Researchers are documenting black seaweed across seven communities in Southeast Alaska; Alaska's snowshoe running team prepares for the upcoming Arctic Winter Games; and the Petersburg Borough will enter a 10-year agreement with a public safety equipment provider.
Alaska lawmakers are considering another boost to per-student funding for public schools; British Columbia is proposing to limit U.S.-based Tribes from government consultations related to environmental projects; and Petersburg's only movie theater has received a $30,000 grant from a local private nonprofit.
Alaska lawmakers urge fiscal caution as war in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher; Wrangell is partnering with a marine fabrication company to begin building and repairing large vessels; and a piece of borough-owned tidelands in Petersburg where a cruise line wants to build a dock is getting zoned.
Lawmakers question the state's decision to turn over voter data to the federal Department of Justice; shrimping in Southeast Alaska is now closed to all harvesters through the end of April; and Petersburg and Wrangell faced off on the basketball court during Petersburg's homecoming last weekend.
The neighborhood hit hardest by Juneau's glacial flooding won't pay for a buyout; mining proposals in Skagway have raised environmental concerns; and Petersburg's assembly brainstormed alternate tower sites with Tidal Network.
A measure to repeal ranked choice general elections will be on the ballot this year; Skagway held a peace walk earlier this month; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams are preparing for homecoming.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have backed out of one solution to Juneau's glacial outburst floods; Ketchikan is looking into a tunnel project to connect the city to the airport; and the executive director of Petersburg's domestic violence prevention nonprofit is stepping down.
The Alaska House fast-tracked a half-billion dollar spending bill; one Ketchikan organization is helping people not return to jail; and Petersburg's domestic violence prevention nonprofit has new programming.
The first round of fundraising reports in the race for governor are out; Alaska saw its 8th hottest year on record last year; and a Southeast Alaska group is hosting a landslide conference in Sitka.
Mariculture experts discuss the obstacles and opportunities shaping the industry in Southeast Alaska; President Trump's tariffs have resulted in higher prices for local coffee roasters in Alaska; and using Petersburg's harbors will cost more, starting next month.
The Forest Service is requesting public input for the Tongass National Forest Plan Revision; Travelers can now schedule ferry rides with the Alaska Marine Highway this summer; and a look behind the scenes at Petersburg High School's rom-com spring play performance.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly will decide whether or not to raise harbor fees; Wrangell officials invited local fishermen to a discussion about supporting the fleet; and Tidal Network visited town earlier this month for a work session with the assembly.
Federal fisheries regulators approved some limits on chum bycatch in the Bering Sea; there is now more time to comment on the future of the Federal Subsistence Board; and some insight from one Petersburg couple on building a marriage that lasts more than 75 years.
The Alaska Department of Transportation is drawing fire from lawmakers over the Cascade Point ferry terminal project; lawmakers consider the cost of sending inmates out of state; and the Board of Game has approved a change affecting where archers can hunt on Mitkof Island.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is expected to vote today on capping chum bycatch in the Bering Sea Pollock fishery; a legal ruling allows Alaska's breweries to have unlimited live music performances; and young-growth lumber harvested from Mitkof Island is being used for a high school project in Sitka.
Scientists confirm destructive landslides are happening more frequently in Alaska, especially in Southeast; a Sitka-based cruise line is closing its doors; and Project Connect organizers say more people identified they're experiencing homelessness in Petersburg compared to previous years.
The Alaska Board of Game unanimously approved a limited harvest of male mountain lions in Southeast; a movie theater in Homer using a membership-driven model marks its first anniversary; and Petersburg Medical Center officials weigh the potential of the Rural Healthcare Transformation Fund.
Scores of rural Alaska residents spent hours testifying about subsistence at a meeting in Anchorage this week; budget crunchers weigh in on Gov. Mike Dunleavy's plan to fix the state's fiscal problem; and scientists in Fairbanks are performing a series of studies on the aurora.
Alaska's construction industry sounds the alarm over missing federal matching funds for transportation projects; Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is joining the crowded race to be Alaska's next governor; and Petersburg will get $8 million toward mandatory wastewater treatment upgrades.
The federal government has begun a scoping process that could lead to wide-ranging changes to federal subsistence management in Alaska; the Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses; and Petersburg's varsity Vikings remain undefeated after two intense basketball games against Haines last week.
The US Forest Service plans to harvest five thousand acres of trees in the Tongass; one company is trying to bring fresh produce to Western Alaska; and the Lady Vikings took their first basketball wins of the season last week.
A small town on Prince of Wales Island hasn't had landline service for months; sled dog racing in Bethel is family-inspired for some young mushers; and a conversation about last weekend's basketball games in Craig with Lady Vikings head coach Matt Pawuk.
Unresolved Juneau teacher contract negotiations are impacting students; the case against a Haines man charged with animal cruelty is at a standstill; and Petersburg's boys varsity basketball team won their first home games of the season.
Governor Mike Dunleavy has introduced bills he says will stabilize state finances; the rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses has declined; and Skagway students want their school district to be flexible with subsistence activities.
A conversation with the US Forest Service's new acting Alaska regional forester; this year's Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog race saw a historic finish; and Petersburg's Home Health office has moved locations.
One Ketchikan river may have a low Chinook run this year; young commercial fishermen learned industry knowledge in Juneau; and Petersburg's first MRI is finishing a state certification process.
Alaska congressman Nick Begich has a new challenger; the City and Borough of Wrangell arranged an agreement with American Cruise Lines; and a broadband venture building 3 communications towers in Petersburg has seen some pushback.
Governor Mike Dunleavy says he'll propose a statewide sales tax; American Cruise Lines plans to expand in Alaska, but has seen pushback in Haines; and the Lady Vikings tried new strategies at last weekend's Wrangell basketball games.
The business arm of Southeast Alaska's largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantanamo Bay; the state legislature is back in session amid growing concerns about Alaska's financial future; and Petersburg's Vikings basketball team won both games in Wrangell last weekend.
A $1.3 billion program aims to reimagine medical care in Alaska; Alaska's mariculture industry grew in 2025; and the Petersburg Borough Assembly will consider changes to the budget tonight.
Residents from Southeast Alaska gave input on the state's proposed summer ferry schedule, calling for increased service; a totem pole will be unveiled in Wrangell on Saturday; and a look at a speed puzzling competition in Petersburg last weekend.
Juneau residents living in avalanche-prone neighborhoods are clear to return home; the state House of Representatives will have two new lawmakers joining when the legislative session starts next week; and the Wrangell Teachers Association is calling for higher paraprofessional pay.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has set a harvest limits for this year's Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery; the cost to move Juneau's city hall is millions of dollars higher than expected; and colonoscopy clinics are returning to Petersburg.
A radar detection system is tracking avalanches that rumble down Mount Juneau; a look at some new bills for the upcoming annual legislative session; and a commentary by Petersburg's Matt Lichtenstein about joining EMS.
The state is seeking public input on Alaska's draft summer ferry schedule; state transportation officials pulled out over half of the funding from Anchorage-area projects; and changes in the state seafood industry and federal immigration policies have some pollock processors looking toward a domestic workforce.
A drop in jobs is forecast in Southeast Alaska this year; the public comment period for a controversial ferry terminal in Juneau closes today; and Petersburg's high school basketball season has begun for the Lady Vikings.
Goods arrived in Pelican after the town went over a month without access to outside services; the Alaska Board of Game will consider increasing nonresident bag limits of deer in Sitka; and Petersburg Vikings basketball coach Rick Brock catches us up on the season so far.
Some Alaska Airlines passengers saw surprise bills for baggage that used to fly free; Haines and Skagway have seen weeks of heavy snowfall and bitter cold; and the unofficial results of the 2026 Petersburg Indian Association election are in.
Cold weather has caused some Juneau residents to be without water for weeks; the Sitka Assembly wants to address bears getting into trash cans; and a thank you commentary from Petersburg Medical Center travel nurse Carline Gayle.
Some Prince of Wales communities are facing complications with their city water supply; Alaska will get over 270 million dollars to upgrade its rural health systems; and it's officially time to file for the PFD.
The second of two men arrested in Petersburg last summer for scamming an elderly resident was sentenced to a year in jail; an update on an ongoing gondola project in Juneau; and three Wrangell residents were elected to serve as Grand Camp officials.
Last minute negotiations could keep nine seismic stations running in the Aleutians; Sitka's industrial park board recently approved a wish list of shipyard improvements; and a family-run shop in downtown Juneau is closing after 50 years.
Petersburg high schoolers volunteer around town for the school's Day of Giving; the next legislative session is less than a month away; and a look at some unique holiday celebrations from across the state.
A proposal to hire a school librarian for Wrangell's public school district sparked frustration and concern at a school board meeting; Juneau residents celebrated the Winter Solstice with a ski club gathering; and three Petersburg wrestlers competed at the state championship in Anchorage last weekend.
The state heard public input about ferry service to help craft plans for transit in Southeast Alaska; a trailer in Wrangell caught fire last Friday and there were no injuries; and some advice for keeping skin hydrated in a colder climate.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is eyeing a property tax break for the Alaska LNG project; a housing project for unhoused Sitkans had its grand opening last weekend; and three Petersburg wrestlers are competing at state after success at regions last weekend.
The State of Alaska is considering opening up a new ferry terminal in Southeast Alaska; Juneau is expecting frigid temperatures for the next couple weeks; and Juneau's top tourist attraction might have to stem the flow of visitors due to a lawsuit brought by a nearby homeowner.
NOAA's annual arctic report card released its findings yesterday; Petersburg lost power for almost two hours last night; and more than $8,000 was raised by local screenings of a documentary, which will help Petersburg's nonprofit movie theater.
Governor Mike Dunleavy is no longer pushing to reform the state's schools; what may be Alaska's first hybrid electric fishing boat is closer to hitting the water; and many communities in the panhandle have gotten significant snowfall this past week.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has landed on a solution to stop glacial outburst floods in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley; Congress approved critical funding for rural schools; and Petersburg has seen over 2 feet of snowfall since yesterday morning.
Governor Mike Dunleavy released his proposed budget yesterday; a look at a Sitka man's nutcracker collection; and Petersburg's high school wrestling team has seen big growth ahead of regions.
Governor Mike Dunleavy intends to roll out a new state fiscal plan; the state has launched a new telehealth service for Alaskans with disabilities; and Mitkof Island received more than fifteen inches of snow this week.
Juneau's new hydroelectric utility has a contract to power a controversial ferry terminal; a sacred item is being returned to a Lingit clan; and the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved a handful of changes to the budget.
Ketchikan's school district owes the Ketchikan Gateway Borough millions of dollars, according to the district's auditors; teacher and principal turnover rates have increased in Alaska; and a look at Skagway School's shop class.
State officials say a federal heating assistance program will continue uninterrupted; the City & Borough of Juneau seeks ideas from residents on how to spend revenue from cruise ship passenger fees; and the owners of a sailboat share about why Wrangell is part of its legacy, now.
Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier is no longer touching Mendenhall Lake; the Chilkat Valley has seen high eagle counts this year; and a new documentary will feature Petersburg's unique food and community.
Southeast Alaska tribes have filed a judicial review over British Columbia transboundary mining; Juneau has resurrected its tourism task force; and Covid shots are available at Petersburg Public Health.
The Skagway Traditional Council has documented the history of a native boarding school in Skagway; as Juneau's population ages, interest in pickleball is growing; and Petersburg's high school varsity volleyball season may have ended, but the players took away valuable lessons.
Thousands of Alaskans who rely on the federal marketplace for health insurance are experiencing sticker shock; a discussion with Independent Representative Rebecca Himschoot on the bipartisan education taskforce; and four seats are up for election in the Petersburg Indian Association tribal election.
Alaska's government is increasingly failing to keep up with state and federal law; Juneau's residents no longer have to pay sales tax on essential food and utilities; and Southeast Alaska's red king crab fishery is expected to generate 5 million dollars.
A regional tribe plans to build 3 communications towers in Petersburg; a look a debunking a popular statistic about Alaska's food imports; and the Sitka Conservation Society hosted a well-attended potluck last weekend.
A lawsuit from Alaska's only Native reservation will proceed over the objections of other Southeast tribes; Juneau high schoolers build homes and learn construction skills; and Petersburg's Mitkof Mummers theater group is performing two short plays this weekend.
Disaster assistance for crab fishermen is rolling out after years of waiting; Ketchikan high schoolers learn EMT skillsets; and Petersburg's high school wrestling team competed in Juneau earlier this month.
Federal workers in Juneau are frustrated with the reopening process following the federal government shutdown; Ketchikan's Totem Heritage Center gears up for an anniversary by restoring carved posts; and researchers and community members in Yakutat discuss local geohazards and how to address them.
A store in downtown Craig is helping those in need; Soldotna 6th graders ran a mock-assembly meeting to learn about local government; and Sen. Dan Sullivan is scheduled to present to the Petersburg Borough Assembly tonight.
Juneau's avalanche forecasters reinstalled tools to predict avalanche risks; Wrangell high schoolers learned how to process a seal; and Petersburg's Logan Tow brought home the gold after last weekend's state meet.
Invasive European green crab populations have exploded on an island in Southeast Alaska; a former staff member at Sitka's school district raised concerns about its travel accounts; and Petersburg's high school volleyball team is seeded second despite logistical challenges at the tournament in Craig.
Anchorage's state senator Matt Claman has entered the race for governor of Alaska; an interview with former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich; and an audio postcard from yesterday's Veterans Day parade in Petersburg.
The state of Alaska is limiting payments to SNAP recipients this week in response to federal guidance; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and a derelict vessel is no longer drifting in the Wrangell Narrows near Petersburg.
Organizations in Ketchikan work to support the 1-in-7 residents reliant on SNAP benefits; Alaskans learned how to process a seal at a conference in Anchorage with Petersburg's Brandon Ware; and Petersburg's project to replace breakwaters at Banana Point is moving forward with additional funding and a bid award.
Juneau voters approved tax cuts that have left a large hole in the budget; thousands of federal workers in Alaska continue to be furloughed, and a Petersburg nonprofit anticipates giving out more food this month as federal funding is delayed.
Telephone Hill tenants are suing the city of Juneau to reverse their evictions; Wrangellites band together in response to SNAP benefit cut-offs, and every member of the Petersburg High School swim team is heading to the state championship.
Several people from Southeast Alaska testified about fisheries issues during a Pacific Salmon Commission meeting in Sitka last month; Petersburg's borough assembly filled its final open seat on Monday; and a look at the high school theater department's upcoming performance of Dracula.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration allowing the state to refill SNAP benefit cards; UAA students in the school psychology master's program could face post-grad employment struggles due to licensing requirements; and the U.S. Coast Guard might not hear distress calls in Southeast Alaska for brief intervals this week.
Misinformation spread online about the M/V Columbia's recent voyage to Bellingham; Wrangell residents say a growing economy is the biggest benefit to tourism; and Petersburg started the Halloween celebration a week early with a trunk or treat.
The government shutdown is causing uncertainty for tribal organizations that administer federal programs; a coalition to reduce landslide risk in Southeast Alaska is working on a strategic plan; and a conversation with Petersburg's new German exchange student.
Wrangell is pausing work at a housing project after artifacts were found; Sitka's police department has body cameras, but doesn't have the money to implement them; and the first Southeast Alaska competitive commercial red king crab fishery in eight years will open on November 1.
Two men arrested in Petersburg this summer have pleaded guilty to federal theft charges; experts have given options for how to handle a rockslide that threatens Skagway's cruise dock; and over a hundred people in Petersburg gathered to watch a seal be released into the wild.
Firefighters in Sitka train up on pet CPR; young people in Juneau have a new way to find their voice; and hunters harvested a new high in the central Southeast Alaska moose hunt this year.
Several groups work to evacuate dogs from storm-damaged communities and reunite them with their owners; scientists in Southeast Alaska link mountain goat mortalities with avalanches; and a conversation with Petersburg wrestling head coach James Valentine about the season so far.
Alaskans will not receive food stamp benefits in November unless the federal shutdown ends; the federal shutdown has kept Skagway's tourists locked out of the town's many museums; and Petersburg High School swim coach Andy Carlisle says the team is preparing for regions.
Misinformation led to Wrangell's elementary school getting locked down last week; a look into how Skagway residents are sourcing their groceries; and Petersburg's borough assembly reversed its previous decision about an application to buy borough-owned land.
Alaska's US Senator Dan Sullivan discussed current events during a trip to Wrangell earlier this month; more than 400 Sitkans turned out for a protest that coincided with a historical anniversary; and volleyball head coach Jaime Cabral says the team had a powerful start to the season.
Sealaska Heritage Institute opened its new science education building last Monday; amid a regional housing crunch, a look into new affordable housing units near Ketchikan; and tonight, Petersburg's borough assembly will decide if two different land sales for housing development will move forward.
Residents left devastated villages in Western Alaska by military transport planes to Anchorage; a judge upheld the Sitka planning commission's decision to deny a permit for a cell tower; and the City of Kake plans to request federal assistance to remove a sunk vessel from its harbor.
Coast Guard first responders are evacuating residents of storm-battered Western Alaska communities; fewer Canadian tourists visited Haines this summer; and Petersburg's library hosted a special sleepover for stuffed animals.
Community groups and businesses statewide coordinate relief efforts for Western Alaska; some Southeast Alaskans say a proposed gold mine in Canada could harm Alaska's Taku River; and Petersburg's Jaime Cabral is Alaska's 2026 Assistant Principal of the year.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing after a devastating storm slammed Western Alaska; Alaskans concerned about water pollution want large cruise ships to use cleaner fuel; and the final results of Petersburg's municipal election were certified last Friday.
The Alaska Board of Education backtracked on a proposed change to limit how much money local governments can give schools; Ketchikan's public transit system recently won a national award; and over a dozen Alaska libraries, including Petersburg's, will have access to a large news database.
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan met with Wrangell city officials and discussed the town's economy; Sitkans bond over music in a community choir program; and a conversation with Petersburg High School's head volleyball coach about this year's team.
Out-of-state undergrad students at University of Alaska Southeast will see lower tuition rates starting next fall; a small plane emergency landed on Kupreanof Island and moth occupants are okay; and a conversation with Petersburg High School's head swim coach about last weekend's meet in Sitka.
The state of Alaska is studying what it would take to build a road to connect Juneau, Haines, and Skagway; One of Juneau's elementary schools finally has a functioning library after three years; and the Petersburg election results for mayor, assembly, and more.
Lawmakers say they're investigating why $50 million from the state's primary savings account was invested in an outside private equity fund; over 600 Petersburg residents have already voted in this year's municipal election; and Petersburg's high school cross country team brought home another state title.
In Juneau, a gathering to remember indigenous children sent to residential schools focused on healing and remembrance; Wrangell's chamber of commerce has seen high turnover rates; and former Anchorage mayor Dave Bronson is running for governor.
A lawsuit challenging a key part of Alaska's homeschool system moved ahead this week; a Pennsylvania man allegedly attempted to steal the PFD's of seven Alaskans; and Petersburg joined other Southeast communities in asking for stronger Sea Otter management.
The Fairbanks Assembly is pushing for the return of a woman held in a lower 48 immigration detention center; the new champion of fat bear week has been announced; and residents across the Panhandle are still cleaning up some damage after last week's storm.
Industry leaders talked about the importance of modernizing the fishing industry at Southeast's annual economic conference; plans for a casino-like gambling hall near Juneau may be in jeopardy; and Petersburg's high school cross country team has qualified for the state championship.
Southeast Alaska communities weathered a big wind storm last Friday; Inspired by the bears of Katmai National Park, Sitkans start "Fat Pothole Week"; and researchers studied an oyster farm in Juneau to understand the conditions for growing shellfish in Alaska.
Thousands of Alaskans will lose health insurance subsidies unless Congress steps in; hurricane-force winds are supposed to hit central and southern Southeast Alaska late tonight; and a conversation with high school swim coach Andy Carlisle about last weekend's home meet.
Power has been restored to part of Elfin Cove after it was hit by wind and landslides Monday; a Tlingit artist and filmmaker reflects on her 3-month journey of eating only Native Alaska foods; and a new federal grant will help support youth reading programs in Petersburg.
No injuries were reported after a landslide in Elfin Cove yesterday; the state filed criminal charges against a Chilkat Valley resident for animal cruelty; and researchers study the sounds of humpback whales at the Five Finger Lighthouse.
This year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be exactly $1,000; Sitka's new marine haulout is open for business; and the printing press at the Petersburg Pilot is one of the rare few operated by a woman — and it has been for decades.
Unusually warm temperatures attracted tuna to Sitka's waters; kids in Petersburg got a chance to see the town's big trucks up close; and a conversation with Petersburg Borough Assembly candidate Donna Marsh.
There are not enough young people in Southeast Alaska to fill its growing job market; the public can comment on the proposal rescinding of the Roadless Rule law, through tomorrow; and a conversation with Petersburg Borough Assembly candidate Jeff Meucci.
A digital safety expert is in Petersburg to promote internet-savvy advice; the state is overhauling plans for three state forests to boost revenue from carbon credits; and a conversation with Petersburg Borough Assembly candidate Raleigh Cook.
The Alaska Legislature is one step closer to suing Governor Mike Dunleavy over an executive order; scientists are studying the impact of heatwaves on killer whales; and a conversation with Petersburg Borough Assembly candidate Tony Vinson.
The commercial salmon season in Southeast Alaska is mostly done, and harvests were low for most species; Petersburg's borough assembly tonight will decide on changes to the budget; and a conversation with Petersburg Borough Assembly candidate, Bob Martin.
Southeast Alaska's commercial Dungeness crab fishery will have a full fall season; Juneau's school district is bringing back its free breakfast program; and the Petersburg High School swim season is off to a strong start.
Commercial trollers in Southeast Alaska have another chance to harvest king salmon this week; the Klondike Relay had its biggest year despite multiple obstacles; and Sitka's raptor center re-releases healed bald eagles into the wild after months of care.
Alaska students' test scores made small gains last year; one Ketchikan man has been getting locals to sing sea shanties for decades; and a session at Petersburg's Rainforest Festival taught attendees how to propagate local berries.
More gold deposits have been found at a mine north of Juneau; two community gardens in Sitka want to build food independence in their community; and the first competitive commercial red king crab fishery in eight years is opening in Southeast Alaska.
Contractors in Sitka broke ground on an affordable housing project; Wrangell officials and community members are debating where to put a new barge ramp; and Petersburg's Three Lakes trail system recently got an upgrade.
Researchers mapped where ship traffic overlaps with seabirds migrating through Alaska's waters to pinpoint collision risk; a local coalition is hosting a sober social event in Petersburg tonight; and after three decades at KFSK, Tom Abbott has retired.
A subset of cruise ships in Alaska have been violating federal pollution limits; a state agency wants a judge to throw out a lawsuit over Alaska's SNAP backlog, and a look at Petersburg's high school cross country season so far.
Logistical challenges are making it hard to replace the state's oldest ferry; the ferry LeConte broke down over the weekend; and a change in reading curriculum is boosting elementary reading scored in Petersburg.
One Petersburg business is helping school children in need afford new shoes; the Tongass roadless rule is on the chopping block again; and a conversation with Petersburg's new secondary special education teacher.
Wrangell's police department gained an intern over the summer; tanning sea otter hides has become more time consuming for Alaska Native craftspeople; and a conversation with Petersburg's newest elementary school counselor.
The state transportation department did a complex drone mission during Juneau's glacial outburst flood; Petersburg's school buildings and surrounding area were on lockdown yesterday afternoon due to a false report of a gunman, police say; a total of 24 people filed for candidacy in Petersburg's local election; and a conversation with incoming kindergarten teacher, Kacey Hammer.
A car crash late Friday night near Petersburg landed two people in the hospital with moderate injuries; the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is touring Alaska; and a discussion with Petersburg's new secondary math teacher.
The Juneau School District has started the year with more than 90 open positions, a restoration project near Hope is bringing salmon back to a creek impacted by mining, prospective candidates for local office in Petersburg must file by tomorrow evening, and a conversation with an incoming 4th grade teacher in Petersburg.
The US Postal Service has increased bypass mail rates; scientists are gauging rockslide risks in Skagway; and Petersburg musical duo K1nfolk share their story and artistic influences.
The filing deadline for the Petersburg Borough is coming up, but some open seats remain; Juneau's Assembly killed an ordinance that would make it easier to arrest people camping in public places; and traveling medical specialists are helping bridge healthcare gaps in Petersburg.
The state House and Senate met yesterday, but adjourned in less than a minute; Alaska Marine Lines won't ship electric vehicles to the state anymore; and a dance troupe in Petersburg wants to buy its studio's building from the church that ended services last month.
A sheltering drill in Petersburg helps update the town's emergency plans; after this year's glacial outburst flooding, some Juneau residents are considering a federal buyout; and the Petersburg Borough must repair a broken wastewater line to comply with a federal permit.
A master carver in Haines is working on three new totem pole replicas; Sitka might ask the state for more beer and wine licenses later this year; and Petersburg's borough assembly tonight will weigh a few potential budget adjustments.
A Petersburg nonprofit is starting a new program to support families with children; communities in Southeast Alaska are calling for improved management of sea otter populations; and Prince of Wales Island hosted its first disc golf tournament last weekend at a new course in Coffman Cove.
Floodwaters from Juneau's glacial outburst are receding and the flood threat ended; Sitka's long-awaited marine haulout is one step closer to opening; and authorities identified a couple black bears to remove from Petersburg, but it's not a long-term solution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy cut $50 million in education funding with a line-item veto yesterday; Petersburg police arrested two suspects in connection to scamming a local resident; and a look at what fatherhood means to some dedicated Alaska dads.
A contractor dies while doing maintenance work at a cruise tourism facility near Ketchikan last month; a group of state lawmakers are on a taskforce to improve Alaska's public schools; and a look at the Summer STREAM program at the Petersburg Public Library.
The largest timber companies in Southeast are suing the federal government for more old-growth timber from the Tongass National Forest; Juneau's property tax and utility rates are increasing; and a look at the construction underway at Petersburg's schools.
The Court of Appeals made a landmark ruling in a case involving an emergency hunt in Kake; the state education board approved new reading standards for Alaska Native languages; and Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters placed first at the state championship.
Fishing and environmental groups warn cuts to federal fisheries science could jeopardize Alaska's oceans; Nome residents protested proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs on the anniversary of D-Day; and Silver Bay Seafoods CEO Cora Campbell discusses the acquisition of OBI Seafoods.
Lawmakers and school officials say a state school board proposal would harm districts; commercial fishermen hope a recently passed bill will provide a cheaper alternative to boat insurance; and a new totem pole now stands at the Hoonah Harbor.
A wildfire has torched thousands of acres in northeastern British Columbia; Sen. Bert Stedman reflects on the last legislative session; and an eagle nest has paused a critical construction project in Petersburg.
Petersburg's borough assembly passed its overall budget for the next fiscal year; Juneau's assembly is considering a ranked choice voting system for local elections; and Sitka Rep. Rebecca Himschoot shares about the effort to pass school funding from the state.
Federal funding cuts have stalled an affordable housing project in Juneau; a team surveyed and mapped the old shipwreck site of the Star of Bengal near Wrangell; and much of Southeast Alaska received record-breaking rainfall last month.
Heavy rains triggered a series of small, nonfatal landslides in Ketchikan; business owners in Southeast Alaska say they expect recent federal actions to negatively impact their operations; and 37 high school seniors turned their tassels and graduated in Petersburg this week.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says federal Medicaid spending cuts included in a major bill could shift costs to the state; the Petersburg Borough proclaimed June as Amy Hallingstad Day; and a look at what some of Petersburg's high school class of 2025 had in mind on graduation day.
An unvaccinated Anchorage youth tested positive for measles; E-Sports is gaining momentum in Wrangell; and the Viking ship in Petersburg made an unexpected voyage on Monday night.
All NOAA Weather Radio sites in Southeast Alaska will be down through Thursday; Juneau is considering a new seasonal sales tax system to benefit from the summer tourism swell; and KFSK's new reporter starts today.
Alaska Congressman Nick Begich voted for a budget bill that cuts funding for Medicaid and food stamps; a bill introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski would reauthorize funds for landslide monitoring projects in Southeast Alaska; and a cruise ship brought over 500 visitors to Wrangell earlier this month.
Juneau's Assembly supports federal ownership of Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area; a taekwondo class in Whale Pass could save the rural community's school; and the Petersburg Borough is considering limiting a sales tax exemption to low-income seniors.
Petersburg celebrates its Norwegian Heritage during Mayfest this weekend with a schedule packed with events; A tlinget Clan House in Sitka is on track for restoration; Immigrants in Alaska face uncertainty in the face of the Trump Administration's crackdown on legal and illegal immigration; Boat maintenance season is in full swing in Southeast Alaska
Thousands of Alaskan's could lose their health insurance from a bill now pending in Congress; Trump Administration cuts have canceled grants for libraries in Alaska; and celebrations for Petersburg's Little Norway Festival take off tonight with the annual pageant.
A third republican candidate joined the 2026 campaign for Alaska governor yesterday; a Washington state-based conservation group is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service over King Salmon, again; and celebrations are underway in Petersburg for the annual Little Norway Festival.
Ketchikan's only movie theater is getting new owners; cuts by the Trump Administration have canceled funding for the Sitka Fine Arts Camp; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is freezing most out-of-state travel and state hiring as oil prices tumble.
The Trump Administration has cut funding for arts and culture programs in Juneau; the U.S. Commerce Committee unanimously passed a seafood act to fight illegal fishing; and a lawsuit in Juneau will now focus on whether the city should compensate homeowners for using their land.
The Alaska Senate approved its version of the state budget yesterday; libraries in Alaska are facing cuts to federal funding; and a case from Nome sets an important precedent for rural communities when it comes to providing emergency services outside of city limits.
The long-term future of a mining project near Haines is unclear; Nancy Dahlstrom is running for governor; and last month was the second wettest April on record for Petersburg.
The 2026 race for Alaska governor is officially underway; Alaska's oldest ferry is too expensive to fix; and researchers plan to install SNOTELs to help monitor weather in Southeast Alaska.
Some people haven't left Juneau despite emails from the Department of Homeland Security telling them to; around 60 people in Petersburg gathered downtown for a May Day rally; and a look at coping with political strife in small towns.
Alaska's public schools may get a long-sought increase in state funding this year; a family in Juneau who fled unrest in Haiti has been split apart by the Trump Administration; and a lawsuit Petersburg's police chief filed against the borough had a recent development that resolved some --but not all-- of the claims.
Funding cuts by the Trump Administration ended the AmeriCorps program in Sitka; advocated rallied in Juneau after state Senators cut millions of dollars for child care funding; and a look at recent tourism trends in Haines and Skagway amid tensions with the U.S. and Canada.
A U.S. Army bomb squad dealt with two separate explosives in Ketchikan; proposed cuts to NOAA's budget could mean losing several research institutions in Alaska; and the state Senate passed a bill yesterday that would boost long-term funding for public schools.
The state Division of Insurance launched a tool to help Alaskans better understand the costs of health care procedures; an anti-abortion group in Juneau gathered in front of the State Capitol to spread awareness; and while Petersburg is getting fewer cruise ship stops overall, one company is visiting the harbor a lot more, and bringing with it a new obstacle.
The Native Youth Olympic Games kick off today in Anchorage; The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested at least one person in Sitka last month; and the Skagway Police Department secured funding for a narcotics and tracking K9 unit.
Juneau expanded its swim class offerings for its youngest residents; Alaska lawmakers confirmed Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto on an education bill yesterday; and the State of Alaska might give ownership of some tidelands on Mitkof Island to the Petersburg Borough.
A major conference about landslides in Southeast Alaska was canceled because federal agencies would be absent; some reinstated federal workers in Juneau were fired again this month; and a draft budget proposed by the Trump Administration would slash NOAA's budget more than 25%.
Southeast Alaska's largest tribal government is reducing the number of representatives from communities outside the region; school district leaders from around the state react to Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto; and Petersburg assembly members will continue considering a potential new zoning overlay tonight.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely watched education bill yesterday; Wrangell schools are cutting teaching positions due to a budget deficit; and young dancers in Petersburg are performing as villains for their spring recital this weekend.
The Alaska House of Representatives passed its version of the state operating budget yesterday; the future is grim for a federal program that supports rural Alaska schools; and Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for reduced funding.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski worries new tariffs will hurt Alaska's biggest industries; Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries; and a University of Alaska grad is among international students the Trump Administration is forcing out of the country.
Over 4,000 cruise ship passengers arrived in Juneau yesterday; a composer writes an original piece of music for a middle school concert in Anchorage; and the Alaska Legislature passed a stripped-down version of a bill that would boost per-student funding for schools if Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn't veto it.
The cruise ship season is starting in Juneau today while tariffs and federal firings bring uncertainty to the city's tourism industry; microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska's most remote waters; and two Anchorage teens are trying to encourage more young people to get involved with philanthropy.
Starting May 7th every air traveler over age 18 will need a REAL ID to board a flight in the US; Tlinget Linguist James Crippen talks about his efforts to document the Tlinget Language;Long-time vet Burgess Bauder in Sitka retired this year after providing years of free vet care.
Juneau Assembly passes a resolution urging Alaska Delegation to oppose cuts to federal agencies; Bills moving through the Alaska Legislature are intended to streamline prior authorizations for medical services and exempt small businesses from providing sick leave to employees; A report last week says the Red Chris Mine in the Stikine Watershed in British Columbia is leaching heavy metals; The lone produce stocker at Skagway's grocery store is moving on after eight years
Good Samaritans rescue a man from the chilly waters of Wrangell Narrows Monday Night; A 5th Cruise ship dock approved for Juneau by the Assembly; Cuts to the Department and Health and Hum,an Services threaten services provided to the elderly and the disabled population in Alaska; rents in Alaska have stabilized
Local rally of about 100 people to protest Trump Administration policies on Saturday; Alaska Humanities Forum faces major cuts when National Endowment for Humanities Budget is slashed; Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will have some help with visitors from Cultural Ambassadors which is a new program started by Central Council of Tlinget and Haida; The 8th Annual Traditional Games were held in Juneau last weekend
A high-priority bill that would increase education funding took another step forward in the state legislature this week; Juneau officials may put city money towards hiring staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, following federal job cuts; and this year, sport fishermen in Southeast Alaska are getting a bag limit of one wild king salmon.
Ketchikan's high school principal joined other school district officials from across Alaska to testify before state lawmakers; education leaders from tribal organizations spoke against the dissolution of the federal Department of Education; and as Southcentral Alaska prepares for Mt. Spurr's likely eruption, officials say the impacts could reach as far as Southeast.
Alaska's U.S. Senators want to keep the U.S. Postal Service an independent agency and not privatize it; a Canadian company is starting studies to explore a possible new gold mine in Juneau; and 130 thousand treaty Chinook salmon will be available this year for all Southeast fisheries.
A Kodiak-based company may run Sitka's publicly-owned marine haul out; a Wrangell man is being charged with two felonies; and an executive order from President Trump is causing concern for voters in rural Alaska Native communities.
Plans for Chilkat Valley's first major timber harvest in decades have temporarily halted; HIV prevention organizations in Alaska worry about deadly consequences from losing federal funding; and the Alaska Legislature passed a bill designating March as Women's History Month in state law.
The state will share harvest data from the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery after all; the CDC is pulling millions of federal dollars that support public health programs in Alaska; and a look at a traveling art exhibit featuring Southeast Alaska artists.
The Alaska seafood industry says it's getting crushed by unfair trade; crews in Ketchikan are still dealing with a rockslide that cut off access to north of the island; and Petersburg Indian Association is hosting a job fair on March 28.
A look behind-the-scenes for Petersburg High School's upcoming spring play; Borough leaders in Ketchikan are leveraging the trade war with Canada to restore ferry service to British Columbia; and a conversation between Eric Stone and Casey Grove about cuts to the National Weather Service.
The state House passed a resolution recognizing Canada's sovereignty; a Fairbanks lawmaker wants to put the governor's mansion on Airbnb; and a look at a new kelp farming company in Ketchikan.
Sitka's commercial herring fishery is smaller this year; a draft plan for the state ferry system is open for public comment; and millions of federal dollars are at stake in Alaska if President Trump's order abolishing the U.S. Department of Education disrupts funding.
Wrangell's borough manager shut down the deteriorating barge ramp last week; over a hundred people marched to the state capitol to advocate for improving disability rights on Wednesday; and a rockslide near Ketchikan yesterday has blocked the island's main road.
Investigators looking into the plane crash near Nome say the icy flight was overweight; lawmakers rejected Gov. Dunleavy's proposal to create a cabinet-level state agriculture department; and Silver Bay Seafoods is buying the seafood processing giant, OBI.
Ketchikan's school district superintendent is resigning; researchers say limits on Alaska's commercial fisheries backfired in rural Native villages; and the Alaska House Resources Committee heard testimony regarding the partnership between the U.S. and Canada.
Japanese performers from Oregon are touring Alaska, starting in Southeast; employees fired from the agency that oversees federal fisheries in Alaska were reinstated yesterday; and for the first time, fire season is starting early in Southeast Alaska.
A cruise limit ballot may go before voters in Sitka this spring; the Haines Assembly approved a resolution recognizing Canada's sovereignty; and Veterans in Juneau say they worry their benefits may be at risk.
Job cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could affect the fishing industry; six fathers of young dancers competed in a first-of-its-kind pageant fundraiser; and a commentary from Petersburg's Abby Knight for a series celebrating Women's History Month.
The Alaska House approved a bill to boost funding for public schools, which now heads to the Senate; Alaska health care experts say Medicaid cuts would have an enormous impact in the state; and orders from President Trump could increase timber harvest in Tongass National Forest.
A decades-old proposal to build a controversial road in Southeast is being resurrected; Alaska House lawmakers made some amendments to a high-priority education bill; and all recently fired USDA employees will be temporarily rehired, with back pay.
Department heads in Sitka's municipal government look for ways to trim spending; a woman in Ketchikan is going for a Guinness World record; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams finished up the season in Ketchikan last week.
Juneau residents protested funding cuts to scientific research; a delegation from Ketchikan advocated in Washington D.C. for restoring ferry service to Prince Rupert; and a commentary from Petersburg's Ivy Worhatch in recognition of Women's History Month.
Anglers will be able to fish for king salmon at a popular slough near Petersburg this summer; though President Donald Trump voiced support for an unbuilt Alaska LNG project, it still has some major hurdles; and a Petersburg fishing boat caught fire yesterday in Chatham Strait, but all of its crew are safe.
Residents protested in Soldotna about the recent federal actions by the Trump administration; a Petersburg man was sentenced to a decade of incarceration for sexual assault; and a high-priority education funding bill will be debated in the State House next week.
Local leaders in Juneau say they're committed to maintaining a good relationship with their Canadian sister city, despite tariff-relation tensions; a nonprofit in Sitka hopes to put displaced federal Forest Service crew back to work; and the Petersburg Borough is sending a letter to Alaska's congressional delegation about the impact that federal funding cuts could have on local services.
Only two Visitor Center staff are left to monitor the roughly one million visitors coming to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau this summer; Alaskan border towns are bracing for the impact of tariffs; and the state legislature is reviewing a bill that would fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students.
Alaska Senate leaders are reviving options for raising revenue as the state faces a steep dollar deficit; a state-run trust that owns land around a mining project near Haines decided not to buy federal mining claims in the area; and all felony charges against three Wrangell residents were dropped earlier this month.
The U.S Coast Guard called off the search for a missing fishing boat near Prince of Whales Island; the U.S. House passed a spending blueprint that would reduce Medicaid; and elementary students in Petersburg won't get as much physical education next year due to limited education funding.
A 27 year old man in Petersburg was arrested last week after a string of overnight break-ins; a new report by the Foraker Group paints a bleak picture of the impacts of frozen and cancelled federal funds in Alaska; flu cases are spiking in Alaska, according to data from the state's division of public health.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill aiming to reverse Alaska's ban on finfish farming; a new report says glacier loss in Alaska is outpacing other regions worldwide; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams played their rivals in Wrangell for a second time this season.
Red king crab commercial permit holders in Southeast Alaska will have a better chance of fishing in coming seasons; the union representing fired U.S. Forest Service workers in Wrangell is doing everything it can to reverse the terminations; a larger state deficit than expected is complicating a boost to state funding for public schools.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Trump's FBI director; a conversation about the Alaska Permanent Fund's risky investing in Alaska-based companies; and at least nine U.S. Forest Service employees in Petersburg lost their jobs, which could impact the local economy.
Federal workers in Juneau are dealing with layoffs; Anchorage parents could be held legally liable if their child brings a deadly weapon to school; and a bill that would boost state funding for public schools took a step forward on Wednesday.
Alaska Marine Highway officials say they're struggling with staffing for the ferry system; state lawmakers are considering a new student loan repayment program; and Petersburg held a town hall last week to talk about the future of tourism in Alaska's Little Norway.
Nearly 250 people gathered outside Petersburg's courthouse yesterday to show support for recently fired federal employees; a look at a bill that would return public-sector workers to a defined benefit pension system; and the Petersburg Borough Assembly will hear an annual report from the police department at tonight's meeting.
Petersburg's high school basketball teams played in Haines over the weekend; Alaska's Board of Fisheries rejected a proposal that would've closed a bay near Sitka to commercial herring fishing; and Ketchikan's school board approved combining its three elementary schools by grade level.
Wrangell's new water treatment plant is almost done; a yearly test of Alaska's tsunami warning system has been cancelled; and Petersburg Borough officials say it'll be tough to get the local funding that the school district says it needs.
A new report in Haines highlights parts of the borough that might be prone to landslides; three people arrested on felony drug charges were arraigned in Wrangell; and a team of researchers in Alaska have banded together to investigate a famous Alaska shipwreck.
Hatchery production of chum and pink salmon will continue as usual this year in Southeast; the man suspected of providing the drugs that lead to deaths in Skagway is now facing federal charges; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams had their final home games of the season last weekend.
State senators passed a bill that would lower the minimum age to serve alcohol at restaurants; Southeast anglers will be able to harvest king salmon all season under new regulations the Board of Fisheries adopted last week; a conversation about the economic benefit of outdoor recreation and trails.
Petersburg middle schoolers qualified for a national robotics competition earlier this month; three Southeast Alaskans delivered traditional Knowledge reports to the Alaska Board of Fisheries last week; and a look at wintertime gardening in Alaska.
Ketchikan is now officially classified as rural in the eyes of federal subsistence regulations; Petersburg's annual Project Connect resource fair and Point in Time count happened last week; the borough of Bristol Bay plans to build housing for one third of Naknek's teachers.
Petersburg's borough assembly voted down a K-9 unit for the police department at their meeting Monday; geologists visited the site of Wrangell's landslide and presented their findings to the community last month; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will not open a new commercial fishery for magister squid in Southeast Alaska.
The U.S. Forest Service has new reports that will inform how the Tongass will be managed in the decades to come; Southeast Alaskans will be able to take home yelloweye rockfish again; a look at the way uncertainty around federal funding is affecting nonprofits in Alaska.
Officials in Petersburg are scrambling to figure out which infrastructure projects are affected by Trump's day-one executive orders; the Board of Fisheries will deliberate on nearly 160 proposals over the next two weeks in Ketchikan; Alaska's anti-drug trafficking team seized over 75% more illicit drugs last year compared to the previous year.
The Alaska Board of Fisheries kicked off their regulatory meeting in Ketchikan yesterday; one proposal going before the Board of Fisheries would reduce the hatchery egg production of pink and chum salmon by 25% in Southeast Alaska; the Trump Administration's executive order for the state of Alaska has called into question protections for 28 million acres of wilderness in the state.
A fire damaged a Petersburg home yesterday; a conversation with Petersburg's new district ranger, Carey Case; the National Science Foundation awarded a team of researchers nearly $1 million to study glacial outburst flooding from Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier.
A Board of Fisheries proposal could allow a small commercial red king crab fishery to open when stock levels are lower than what's currently allowed; Juneau residents had a chance to ask questions and offer comments on a proposed fifth cruise ship dock at two meetings last week; the Alaska Legislature is working on a bill that would boost per-student funding by roughly 30%.
Several proposals headed to the Alaska Board of Fisheries next week would change how the state manages king salmons at Blind Slough on Petersburg's Mitkof Island; one of President Donald Trump's executive orders aims to rolls back protections on millions of acres in the Tongass National Forest; the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development released a draft statewide cell phone policy this week.
Information about Petersburg students and school staff may have been compromised after hackers got into a software system last month; seven tribal organizations across the state of Alaska received over $12 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last month; the Anchorage area has its first small-scale casino.
The City and Borough of Juneau is warning of a potential measles exposure at the SEATAC airport that could impact Southeast Alaska residents; thousands of Alaska residents have been waiting months for their retirement contributions to be processed; Petersburg's high school basketball teams hosted their third annual invitational last weekend.
Petersburg's borough assembly will decide tonight whether the borough can issue bonds to fund improvements to Petersburg's school district; police arrested two Sitka residents last week after a drug bust turned into a high speed car chase; President Trump signed an executive order yesterday that aims to undo most of his predecessors work on Alaska energy and environmental issues.
A national data breach has affected Alaska schools; Alaska red king crab are more genetically diverse than previously thought, according to a new study; a multi-million dollar project for a small boat haul-out in Petersburg is now fully funded.
A Southeast Alaska lawmaker has proposed a state alternative to federal flood insurance; the Federal Office of Subsistence Management had a new director; the executive director of Petersburg's violence prevention and advocacy organization is stepping down.
A Juneau lawmaker is pushing to revive a pension system for teachers and other state and local government workers in Alaska; Tlingit and Haida received $3 million for coastal habitat restoration in Southeast Alaska; Petersburg High School hosted homecoming last weekend, the Petersburg Vikings played their longtime rivals, the Wrangell Wolves.
A Petersburg home was destroyed in a fire yesterday afternoon; Juneau plans to rezone public land to allow for more housing density; a conversation with Alaskan members of the U.S. Council on Human Trafficking.
A Petersburg man indicted last month for allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material pleaded "not guilty" last week; eleven borough-owned lots in Petersburg will get utilities thanks to a collaboration between the Petersburg Indian Association, Tlingit and Haida, and the Petersburg Borough; Skagway's school district has had the highest assessment scores in the state for 13 years in a row.
Part of Petersburg's Main Street was closed for nearly an hour last night after witnesses say a speeding truck crashed into a trash can and several parked cars; a Washington state man died while exploring an abandoned mine on Prince of Wales Island; a look at findings from the state child care task force.
Petersburg's tribal members picked a new council president on Monday; the Petersburg Borough Assembly approved a wishlist of community projects at their Monday meeting; the Juneau Assembly approved a $3 million loan to help a developer build more housing.
Petersburg high school's basketball teams played their first conference games of the season in Craig last weekend; more than a dozen dedicated Wrangell residents spent their December searching for birds; Juneau's city-owned hospital finally has a contract with staff, after months of stalemate with the employee union.
Petersburg's student-run movie theater is in a financial crisis; Ketchikan has a new emergency warming shelter for unhoused tribal citizens; federal dollars are going to study mitigation possibilities for Juneau's glacial outburst floods.
Wrangell is exploring ways to improve school safety amid the increase in gun violence in the United States; a new policy in Dillingham that requires parents of student athletes to volunteer two hours at major home tournaments is showing signs of success; outgoing U.S. Representative Mary Peltola talks about her time in office and plans for the future.
The Arctic tundra shifted this past year from capturing carbon to releasing it, which means now it's contributing to rising global temperatures; a wildlife refuge near Kotzebue gets a new sign, meant to reflect the region's wildlife and culture; a look back at 2024 in Petersburg.
Petersburg harbormaster Glorianne Wollen told the state seafood task force that Alaska's harbors need more funding; Skagway residents got a lesson on heat pumps; a look at how the Alaska Reads Act has affected reading levels in Sitka.
Troopers arrested a man in Petersburg last week for allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material; SEARHC is acquiring another privately-owned healthcare facility in Juneau; travelers on the Alaska Marine Highway's ferry Columbia can now use free Wi-Fi.
Juneau utility staff say they need to raise water and sewer rates bu about 50% over the next five years; Gov. Mike Dunleavy said last week that he intends to establish a state department of agriculture to improve Alaska's ability to feed itself; in remote Southeast Alaska, travel for school activities can be a logistical nightmare, but studies show those activities are incredibly good for kids.
A bill that would increase thousands of Alaskans' Social Security benefits is headed for President Biden's desk; Wrangell's Christmas Tree Lane has been a tradition for two decaded; Juneau has a new chess club.
Sitka is looking for public input in planning its energy future; Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a funding boost for Alaska's seafood marketing agency, after vetoing similar funding included in last year's budget; Petersburg's Joey Boggs escorted the capital Christmas tree across the country last month.
A look at tanner and golden crab populations ahead of this season's fisheries; federal grant funding will go toward upgrading an aging hydroelectric plant on Prince of Wales Island; a former Denali park ranger documented the ways the Arctic has changed over the last 40 years.
An application to put a cruise limit question before Sitka voters has passed the city's initial legal review; the Ketchikan Indian Community just received a $3 million grant to build dozens of housing units for seniors; Pacific Seafood has purchased the Trident Seafood plant in Kodiak.
The Petersburg wrestlers on on their way to the state tournament in Anchorage today; a shuttered theater in Juneau will be converted into 22 apartments thanks to municipal assistance; an infrequently-used cruise ship port outside of Ketchikan has hew owners.
The Petersburg School District needs to spend down some of its operating balance in the next year and a half; a recent state report found that the Alaska Office of Child Services failed to offer enough support to a foster child with aggressive behaviors; more than a thousand Ukrainians have come to Alaska since Russia invaded their country - but now some worry Trump will deport them.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly will consider a resolution that would let the borough apply for a state loan to fund the replacement of a pump station; Juneau's Planned Parenthood closed in November and won't reopen, leaving the community with less access to reproductive healthcare; Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his proposal for the state budget last week.
The Juneau school district is getting nearly half a million dollars in unexpected funding from the state; Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he plans to roll out an education bill ahead of the legislative session that starts in January; Petersburg's dance troupe will perform their take on the Wizard of Oz this weekend.
A massive sea lion will no longer be terrorizing people and pets in Petersburg's South Harbor; the city of Juneau is recommending changes to the way tour companies use city-owned trails and parks; Alaska's seafood task force looks at the way limited entry affects fishing access.
The bodies of two crew members believed to be from the seiner Wind Walker were found ona beach new Hoonah on Monday; Petersburg's high school wrestling team hosted the final home invitational of the season last weekend; two major Alaska seafood processors have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit.
A volunteer DJ at Petersburg's public radio station accidentally discharged a handgun during his music show Friday; Sitkans held a vigil in memory of the five fishermen lost aboard the Wind Walker earlier this month; researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Heely discovered an underwater volcano-like feature along the north slope last month
NBA start Chris Herren talked to Peterburg students about substance use last week; the Ketchikan School District is considering reorganizing three elementary school due to insufficient funding; Sitka Fine Arts Camp is going phone free next year.
The Petersburg Borough will negotiate with Skylark Park LLC to sell several plots of borough-owned land, after a vote during the borough assembly meeting this week; a recent study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks found a correlation between king salmon size and their population numbers; there are expected to be a lot fewer people in Southeast Alaska by the year 2050.
The U.S. Coast Guard released the names of five missing fishermen in a Sunday boat accident near Hoonah; a new residential treatment center is coming to Ketchikan this month, filling a much needed gap; three schools Southcentral Alaska have restricted student cell phone use and principals and teachers say the limited have had positive results.
A plan to extend Juneau's downtown sea walk crossed a major hurdle this fall; advocates for limiting cruise boat traffic in Sitka have submitted a new petition; Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is restarting a rebate program to boost energy efficient construction.
A leak at Petersburg's medical center earlier this month sent water pouring down into an acute care room; this week the Petersburg Indian Association announced candidates for January's tribal election - seven candidates are vying for three seats on the council; Alaska's commercial salmon harvests were low this year by all measures.
A ferry attempting to dock in Kake on Saturday had to return to Juneau when a cable securing it to the dock, broke; New research challenges the link between low birth rates among Southern Resident killer whales and a lack of Chinook salmon; a conversations with Petersburg coach Jaime Cabral, following the regional tournament in Craig.
Juneau approved a half a million dollar grant for a nonprofit that helps people recovering from substance misuse; a mine upstream from Haines is going through ownership changes and residents are waiting to see how it will effect the community; the Capital Christmas Tree has finally made its way from Wrangell, all the way to Washington D.C.
Petersburg's volunteer fire department has a new fire chief; Ketchikan's government plans to help residents switch to heat pumps; Petersburg's Stedman Elementary students talk about what they're thankful for this year.
A ballot measure that would repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska has narrowly failed; Skagway is considering a community land trust as a way to deal with the housing problem in the town; the Mitkof Mummers production of the Snow White Variety Show opens tonight in Petersburg.
Petersburg's Viking Swim Club hosted its annual meet, November Rain, this past weekend; Sitka's Fish and Game Advisory Committee sorted through proposals to change herring management in the area; the Alaska Department of Elections will finish their vote count today and start ranked choice tabulations for candidates with less than 50% of the vote.
Petersburg's school board will vote at tonight's meeting on whether to tweak next year's school calendar; Petersburg hosted the annual Stikine Middle School Basketball championships over the weekend - and five Petersburg teams competed; a state task force is looking at the increase in the invasive European Green Crab in Southern Southeast Alaska.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly will hear from the public on a change to code meant to discourage owners of inactive vessels from taking up space in the harbors; Juneau lost power on Friday after the connection to its main hydroelectric source failed; Sitka ceremonially broke ground on a new marine haulout at its marine industrial park.
Veterans in Petersburg came together yesterday for a parade; Silver Bay Seafoods will acquire processing plants in Dillinham and Port Moller; game managers on Prince of Wales Island are using a trained dog to track and understand wolves, through their poop.
Petersburg swimmer Lexie Tow is a state champion after finishing first in the girls 100 yard breaststroke in Anchorage this weekend; wolf trapping is expected to open this Friday for a month-long season on Prince of Wales Island; a recent opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirms that any coastal tribal member can hunt sea otters, regardless of blood quantum.
A long, loud clap of thunder shook Petersburg residents just after 11 p.m. last night; an acre of muskeg along Petersburg's Haugen Drive had been slowly transforming into a parking lot over the last month; there are plans to break ground on an expansion of the Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau some time next year.
SEAPA is set to receive $5 million in federal funds to increase its energy generation capacity; Alaska's Republicans are hopeful that Tuesday's election results will create more opportunity for oil drilling and other development on Alaska's federal lands; cleanup work began this fall on a former WWII defense site near Sitka.
Nearly two thirds of Petersburg's general election voters yesterday favored Donald Trump over Kamala Harris, and just over half voted for Nick Begich III over Mary Peltola; conversations with Petersburg voters about their priorities and concerns; last week a Petersburg jury found a resident guilty of sexually assaulting a woman five years ago.
Searchers from Sitka on Wednesday recovered the body of a hunter who died from a brown bear attack; Petersburg's Volunteer Fire Department responded to a chimney fire on South Nordic Drive Tuesday afternoon; the Canadian government is moving forward with a mine very close to the headwaters of the Stikine River
Petersburg residents will get a chance to weigh in this Monday on proposed changes to the way the borough sells its tidelands; it's Halloween, which means it's time for Kenai's Rocky Horror Picture Show; a commentary from Petersburg resident Sharon Hunter discussing her reasons for voting "no" on Alaska's Proposition 2.
The Alaska Marine Highway's 20 year plan is in the works; last weekend the U.S. government apologized for the bombardment of Angoon over a century ago; a commentary from Petersburg resident Brian Smith in favor of Alaska's ranked choice voting.
Petersburg's borough-managed assisted living facility might be getting more expensive;
the forecast for the Bering Sea's biggest crab fishery is looking good;
and a bill that passed this summer will streamline the leasing process for Alaska mariculturists.
Petersburg's tribe has a new administrator: Jalyn Pomrenke;
farmers in Ketchikan qualify for new tax exemptions;
and the Alaska Court of Appeals won't give relief to a Sitka man convicted of multiple murders.
A Sitka resident shot and killed a brown bear sow and one of her cubs early yesterday morning; Ketchikan has had a sharp increase in ambulance call-outs in recent years - the city is combating the problem with a new preventable care program; a new walking tour in Petersburg takes participants on a naturalist's journey of Mitkof Island's landscapes.
Petersburg's hospital employees preparing for next summer's move to the new Wellness, Education, and Resource Center, also called the WERC building; the month-long moose hunt in Central Southeast Alaska close on October 15 with a large harvest of bulls; the future of King Cove is uncertain after the closure of the state-back Peter Pan Seafoods plant earlier this month.
New research shows cruise passengers cost the City of Ketchikan rouglhy $8 million last year; the Federal Subsistence Board will decide in a few months whether Makhnati Island, near Sitka, remains closed to commercial herring fishing; a commentary from Petersburg resident Cindy Lynn about ballot propositions in the upcoming general election.
The Petersburg Ranger District has approved repairs to the aging West Point cabin on Kupreanof Island; Petersburg is hosting the annual Southeast Honors Music Festival, with a concert tonight; general election early voting started yesterday in communities around Alaska.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly will look at raising fees and tightening requirements at the Mountain View Manor assisted living facility in Petersburg; Sitka's childcare shortage is creating all sorts of consequences in the community; water levels on Juneau's Mendenhall Lake and River are returning to normal after a glacial outburst flood last night.
Petersburg's Harbor Board approved a proposal to use borough funds to help a cruise line extend the local port dock; Goldbelt Incorporated and Royal Caribbean Group recently announced a partnership to develop a new cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island; a new state law aims to make it easier to bring experienced teachers into Alaska schools, and keep them there.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted last week to accept grant money to repair the breakwater at Banana Point; Trident Seafoods announced Monday that Pacific Seafood will buy its Kodiak facility; a look at the long, wild history of Skagway's Red Onion Saloon.
Skylark Park LLC is one step closer to buying borough land after the Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously last week to approve their application; the city of Kupreanof - which has a population of just over 20 people - canvassed its election results on Monday; a play in Anchorage focuses on the high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Alaska.
The Petersburg School Board will hear updates on the middle and high school dress code, and school capital projects at tonight's meeting; the Sitka School Board has agreed on a plan that would create a district preschool for up to 20 students - but it won't be free; various groups are pushing for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to take action on trawling.
Petersburg's nonprofit violence prevention and advocacy organization WAVE has a new director; Juneau's cold weather emergency warning shelter will open for the winter next week; new campaign finance data shows moderate candidates have a big fundraising advantage in some key state House and Senate races.
One hundred bull moose have been harvested in the Central Southeast hunt, less than a week before the season closes; the Alaska Marine Highway's long range plan was recently discussed at Southeast Conference in Ketchikan; a dispute with the police over the management of Sitka's animal shelter came to a head recently.
PIA is expanding City Creek Trail, one of many they've built around Petersburg. They're doing it with federal money that funds tribal transportation projects; no one was injured in a large fire in Haines this weekend, but it destroyed several businesses and apartments; a look at Juneau's short-term rental registration program, one year in.
The Petersburg High School cross country teams - both boys and girls - are champions after the state meet in Anchorage this weekend; a landslide in Ketchikan Sunday night trapped nearly a dozen people in a remote stretch of road north of the city; Alaska Public Media reporters visited communities across the state talking to voters about the issues that are most important to them in this year's election.
The Petersburg Ranger District is taking feedback on a proposal to repair the aging West Point Cabin; vaccination rates in Alaska are amount the lowest in the country, which worries public health experts, especially with the current epidemic of whooping cough; and as of last week, that whooping cough epidemic has spread to Ketchikan.
Hunters have harvested 62 bull moose in the fall hunt near Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake as of yesterday; preliminary results in Juneau show the proposition that would ban cruise ships on Saturdays is down by more than 1000 votes; the Ketchikan School District celebrated Nettie Jones, who fought to desegregate the schools in Ketchikan nearly a century ago.
A look at the preliminary results in Petersburg's municipal election yesterday, voting in Ketchikan and election results in Wrangell; changes to broadband internet connectivity in rural Alaska can come with big savings - and serious risks.
Petersburg High School's boys and girls cross country teams dominated at the Region V meet in Ketchikan last weekend; this winter's ferry schedule is once again impacted by the need for maintenance; a woman in Ketchikan died from smoke inhalation caused by a small apartment fire.
A recap of Petersburg's candidate forum, ahead of tomorrow's municipal election; an exhibit about Americans during the Holocaust and World War ll is traveling around Alaska; a commentary from Petersburg assembly member Jeigh Stanton Gregor, who won his seat by just one vote last year. He's urging people to go to the polls tomorrow.
The central Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery is shut down for the rest of the season after reports that two boats incidentally caught 2,000 king salmon; divers with the Sitka Fire Department found the body of 16-year old David Jackson yesterday; Petersburg's Public Safety advisory board wants a safety standard for motorized rental boats.
U.S. Navy leaders visited Kake this weekend to apologize for the 19th century bombardment of the village; a look at some of the takeaways from Sitka's 16-day internet outage; Juneau voted to commit $3 million to an Army Corps of Engineers study to look at solutions to glacial outburst flooding.
A teenage boy is missing after the vehicle he was in rolled into a steep ravine in Sitka this weekend; two Cook Inlet salmon fisheries will receive more than $9 million in federal disaster relief; Five Finger Lighthouse keepers talk about the projects they completed this season.
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been awarded $177 million in federal grants; Ketchikan plans to set up an overnight warming center for the town's homeless population, after a unanimous vote by the city council last week; a look at what will happen if Petersburg's Proposition 4 passes - and what will happen if it fails.
Quakers visited Kake last month to return cultural artifacts that had been taken from the town a century ago; the Alaska State Fire Marshal's office plans to give out one thousand new smoke alarms this year; state epidemiologists say Alaska is in the middle of whooping cough epidemic.
The Alaska Department of Revenue announced today that this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be about $1,700; a look at Petersburg's response to the problem of bears in residential garbage; the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida will use federal money to expand composting programs in Petersburg and across Southeast Alaska.
Fourteen residents revived Petersburg's U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary last week; Bartlett Regional Hospital's Rainforest Recovery Center in Juneau is closing permanently next week; Petersburg hosted its middle school cross country invitational last weekend.
A New York state dance company will perform in Petersburg tonight; Ketchikan hosted a conference last week about seaweed farming; Juneau residents protested Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a bill that would've expanded access to birth control.
The Tongass National Forest has a new online tool for subsistence users in Southeast Alaska; Repairs have been made to the break in the subsea fiber optic cable that took Sitka offline two weeks ago, but call and internet service may not be restored for a few days; the Petersburg Borough Assembly will vote whether to approve election officials for the October 1 municipal election at tonight's meeting.
Incumbent Library Board member Alec McMurren is running for relection; Juneauites are trying to figure out how to live alongside bears; Petersburg artists are showcasing landscape-inspired pieces for the annual Annabelle Baker Memorial Art Show.
A conversation with incumbent candidate for Petersburg Library Board, Gina Esposito; Alaska's population is shrinking, partly because fewer people are moving to the state than in the past; the Peterburg high school swim team hosted the region's first meet of the season this past weekend.
Incumbent John Jensen filed as a write-in candidate for the Petersburg Planning Commission yesterday afternoon; cyberattacks across Alaska have prompted many public entities to increase digital security measures - and Petersburg Medical Center is among them; a conversation with candidate for Petersburg Library Board, Julie Spigelmyre.
The Petersburg School Board meets tonight and will start a practice of reviewing policies in the school board manual; the Juneau Police Department is expecting to release body camera footage this week of a deadly July shooting in the city; a conversation with incumbent candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, Bob Lynn.
Ketchikan's Police Chief has agreed to resign in exchange for dropped assault charges against him; the Alaska Democratic Party is asking a judge to kick a convicted felon off this November's general election ballot; a conversation with candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, Tony Vinson.
A conversation with candidate for Petersburg Borough Assembly, James Valentine; Petersburg middle-schoolers learn about science and culture during a week-long science camp.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Coast Guard and other partner agencies called off a search for a missing plane bound for Yakutat; a body found in a bus near Ketchikan has been identified as Thomas Nelson who's been missing since October; Petersburg Indian Association plans to add sidewalks to some streets and build a new trail in Petersburg in coming years.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing charter flight that left Juneau Saturday for Yakutat, but never arrived; the 9th District Court of appeals heard cases last Thursday for and against a lower court ruling that threatened to halt Southeast's king salmon troll fishery; the name of one of the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting death of a man in downtown Juneau last week has been released.
A look at the invasive Orange Hawkweed, which has spread through Southeast Alaska; Petersburg's tribe will repair a U.S. Forest Service cabin south of town in collaboration with the federal agency; Congresswoman Mary Peltola is in a competitive contest for re-election, but she's far ahead of her Republican challengers in the race for campaign cash.
Voters are one step closer to deciding whether one of Petersburg's school roofs will be replaced; oral arguments start tomorrow in a appeal of a lower court ruling that threatened to halt the Southeast Alaska troll fishery for king salmon; a Kasaan woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly possessing over 800 fentanyl pills.
A Juneau man died yesterday after police shot him multiple times; after June's SEAPA shutdown, Petersburg utility customers can expect a smaller fuel adjustment charge than last year; Alaska's ACLU says inmates in the state don't have proper access to private conversations with their attorneys.
Alaska's political leaders sent letters of support to former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on Saturday; a landslide in Juneau displaced at least seven people yesterday; Petersburg's Borough Assembly will vote on two possible ballot propositions at tonight's meeting.
A look at capital projects in Petersburg that got state funding, and those that nearly got funded; a petition to oust two Juneau board members has gotten enough signatures to make it on the ballot this fall; Sitka's airport improvement project is ahead of schedule and on budget.
North Pacific sablefish, or black cod, are a single genetic population, according to a new study from NOAA; a woman fell off a float during Ketchikan's 4th of July parade and sustained minor injuries; a look at Petersburg's 4th of July log rolling competition.
The Alaska Marine Highway System's winter schedule has just one ferry serving Southeast Alaska's main route, and it leaves some communities out; for the first time, a Petersburg Parks and Rec-owned restroom at a local park will stay open all year long; Bethel's Police Department is warning residents about a phone scam, run by someone impersonating a local police officer.
A new program in Petersburg aims to make it easier for people to add small homes to their property; after an electrical fire reduced the capacity of a floating fish processor in Bristol Bay, other processors are taking on some of the fleets fish; a look at Petersburg's Ephemeral Art Show.
Petersburg voters will not get a chance to decide this fall whether they will have a say as to who or what is tax exempt; a Canadian company is looking at reopening a large gold mine at the headwaters of a river that flows into Southeast Alaska; a fire aboard Bristol Bay's new floating processor means it will be buying fish at reduced capacity this summer.
The federal government is assessing a $12 million fine on the state of Alaska over how it determined who is eligible for food stamps;
the City and Borough of Wrangell is looking at cutting back its police force;
and a rundown of Petersburg's Independence Day festivities.
The deadline for public comment on a petition that would list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered has been extended; trail crews in Southeast Alaska are trying to figure out how to deal with muddier trails - an effect of climate change; a Petersburg reporter joins vikings and valkyries during last month's Little Norway Festival
The South Mitkof Subdivision in Petersburg could be a good fit for a proposed infrastructure development program; scientists in Homer are using AI technology to improve the way they study sea otters; a mother - daughter duo won best in show earlier this month at Celebration's Juried Arts show.
The body of Christiana Watt, a Ketchikan resident who went missing earlier this month, has been found; the commercial salmon season is under way in Southeast Alaska and some salmon runs are expected to be fairly good this year; the state has released its draft schedule and the comment period is open through the end of the day.
Petersburg Utility Director Karl Hagerman says he's extremely confident that Petersburg's water distribution system is safe; six Viking Swim Club members took home state titles last month; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game closed king salmon sport fishing in Juneau last week due to low projected returns.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Karen Morrison as deputy commissioner to the Department of Education and Early Development; laser technology is being used in an environmental cleanup project; new regulations for electronic monitoring on board pollock trawlers may go into effect this summer.
Researchers have noted high levels of paralytic shellfish toxin in Ketchikan; a new loan program in Juneau will help families purchase mobile homes in a tight housing market; a conversation about a canoe journey to Celebration in Juneau.
A Petersburg-based commercial crab boat capsized in Duncan Canal on Sunday morning; it was a colder and wetter May for nearly all of Southeast Alaska, but meteorologists say there's no clear answers to why; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday that shells of the invasive European green crab have been spotted near Ketchikan
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will take comment tonight on a proposed change to how the Assembly makes sales tax exemptions; a team of experts in forensics is visiting Petersburg and other towns in Southeast this week; a hydroelectric project in Angoon finally has the funds to launch after more than 40 years.
Anglers fishing for king salmon in the saltwater near Blind Slough will only be able to keep one fish, starting tomorrow; a mountain lion was shot and killed on Wrangell Island recently; Mary Peltola introduced two bills in the House aimed at addressing bycatch in federal trawl fisheries.
The Petersburg School Board unanimously approved next year's budget, and said goodbye to superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter on Tuesday night; a Ketchikan woman is still missing after a second full day of searching yesterday; Silver Bay Seafoods has purchased Trident's processing plant in False Pass.
An update to the EPA's lead and copper rule means that every public water system in the country has to inventory each water service line; a federal lawsuit over fishing rights for Alaska's only Native reservation is likely heading to trial; a drag story time in Seward faced a bomb threat on Saturday.
Alaska State Troopers have identified the person who died in a boating accident near Petersburg last week; next year's school budget is up for approval at the Petersburg School board meeting tonight; a conversation with a member of Celebration's lead Indigenous dance group.
A look at what it could mean for Alaskans if the federal government grants Gulf of Alaska king salmon Endangered Species Act protections; a conversation with Sitka Republican Senator Bert Stedman about this session's budget process and the outlook for next year.
One person has died and another was take to a local hospital after two boats collided south of Petersburg yesterday; the owner of a downtown Ketchikan property has agreed not to raise inauthentic totem poles carved by a convicted murderer next to his new shops; Lisa Murkowski was one of only two Republican senators to vote for a bill that would put the right to contraception into federal law.
Klawock welcomed its first cruise ship;
traditional canoes landed in Juneau for the biennial Celebration festival;
and a little look at Little Norway's culinary history.
For the first time, Petersburg's Borough is giving its school district the maximum amount of funding allowed by law; three candidates are now running to replace Dan Ortiz for House District 1; Ketchikan's utility department is facing decades-long issues that could get much worse/
Six canoes holding dozens of paddlers landed in Petersburg on Wednesday evening; a Petersburg jury has found two residents liable for defaming a former police officer; Bristol Bay processors have a new competitor this season - a 400 foot floating processor named the Hannah.
An organization working to reduce the cost of trash disposal in Southeast Alaska has won a $500,000 grant;
a federal grand jury has indicted a man who allegedly stabbed multiple people aboard a cruise ship passing through the region;
and an Indigenous-led group in Sitka celebrated after being gifted a few parcels of land outside town.
The Petersburg School District and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement earlier this month; a bill that aims to help ease Alaska's teacher shortage is awaiting Gov. Mike Dunleavy's signature; dozens of people visiting Haines this weekend for Beerfest were stranded when the LeConte ferry canceled two sailings due to mechanical issues.
The U.S. Coast Guard shared their report on a charter vessel that went down in Sitka Sound last year; Kodiak Island fishermen can expect a smaller pink salmon harvest and mixed sockeye runs compared to last year; folks from Kasaan are paddling to Celebration in Juneau using paddles and canoes they carved themselves.
Money for Petersburg's new hospital didn't make it into the Alaska Senate's capital budget this year; the Petersburg Community Foundation gave out nearly 30 thousand dollars in grants this past weekend; Alaska's commercial vessel owners will no longer be required to pay for registration with two separate agencies.
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing higher cabin fees in the Tongass and Chugach Forests; three Petersburg High School athletes became champions at the Region V track and field meet last weekend; Wrangellites participated in a workshop to make traditional Tlingit paddles, which they'll use to canoe to Juneau for Celebration in June.
Senate Finance Committee co-chair Senator Bert Stedman talks with KFSK's Shelby Herbert about Alaska's budget; the Petersburg Indian Association voted to appoint Christine Yatchmenoff to the council's sixth seat; a 91 year old cruise tourist is suing the Ketchikan Borough for negligence after his mobility scooter tipped over on a public bus.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will consider raising the maximum taxable single purchase from $1,200 to $5,000 at their meeting tonight; the Ketchikan School District delivered lay off notices to 52 teachers last week, but expects to recall most of the if state and local funding for education comes through; Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola continues to be one of the Democrats most likely to vote against her party.
Lawmakers in Juneau have finished their session, passing dozens of bills and finalizing the state's operating budget; classical musicians The Rice Brothers will perform tonight in Petersburg; Ketchikan's only 24 hour public homeless shelter stopped offering overnight services Wednesday.
The Stikine River federal subsistence Chinook salmon fishery closed yesterday and will remain closed for the next month; the Ketchikan Borough was scammed out of more than half a million dollars earlier this month; Petersburg residents work together in an attempt to finish the biggest puzzle in the world.
Alaskans will likely receive roughly $1,650 each this fall for their Permanent Fund dividend; Petersburg High School's track and field team has been training hard ahead of their Region V meet in Ketchikan this weekend; Petersburg volunteer fire department Captain Dan Bird was named the winner of a state fire fighter award last week.
The Petersburg School Board will look at a second draft budget for the coming year at tonight's meeting; researchers look at whether a hatchery-only king salmon sport fishery would be possible in Southeast Alaska; a Senate bill signed into law last month gives injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska access to higher insurance reimbursements.
The Alaska Legislature shot down one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's nominees to the state Board of Education this week; Alaska officials announce the launch of a campaign aimed at combating fentanyl; late last month, the U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the Anacapa. The cutter was stationed in Petersburg for more than three decades.
GCI customers in Bethel and across the state have been complaining of interruptions in phone services; a look at how the sale of Peter Pan's seafood processing plant in King Cove will affect this year's salmon season in the region; Petersburg residents marched downtown Sunday in observance of Alaska's first Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate are racing to craft a bill that would allow homeschool programs in Alaska to continue; Petersburg High School students got a taste of reality at a financial fair on Friday; a commentary about teacher salaries and education funding from Rachel Kandoll.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man in Keku Straight near Kuiu Island earlier this week; a ruling that declared two laws key to Alaska's homeschool system unconstitutional will be put on hold through the end of July; the Petersburg School District is preparing for possible measles cases in the face of ongoing outbreaks in the Lower 48.
The Alaska Senate passed its version of the state's operating budget yesterday; groups in Petersburg have different views when it comes to how much Narcan helps with opioid overdoses; Senate lawmakers are pushing for a return to a pension-style retirement system for state and local government workers.
A proposed management plan for Crystal Lake Hatchery king salmon will be considered by the Alaska Board of Fisheries next year; the U.S. Forest Service is seeking 10,000 handmade ornaments from Alaska to decorate the capital's christmas tree, which will be from the Tongass National Forest; opioid overdose deaths are up in Alaska.
The Sea Lion docked in Petersburg on Saturday, marking the beginning of cruise ship season; the Alaska House passed a bill last week that would standardize the property assessment process in the state; last month a whale biologist spotted a juvenile bowhead whale in Sitka Sound.
The Petersburg School District has joined a group that is planning to sue the state for failure to properly fund education; a ban on social media accounts for children under 14 passed the House on Friday; Ketchikan students are rehearsing a play adapted from a traditional Tsimshian origin story.
Communities in Southeast Alaska lost power for a few hours yesterday due to a failure along the power grid in Ketchikan; the Alaska House of Representatives approved a proposition on Wednesday that would ban children under 14 from creating social media accounts; three men are charged in federal court for illegally transporting Alaska crab to sell in Washington; communities in Southeast Alaska lost power for a few hours yesterday due to a failure along the power grid in Ketchikan.
Petersburg residents marched in support of increased state funding for education yesterday; the Alaska House is weighing in on a court decision that threatens key elements of the state's homeschool system; Petesrburg's track and field team competed at the first meet of the season last weekend in Ketchikan.
Negotiations are stalled between Petersburg's teachers union and the school board; flat state education funding is causing drastic cuts in programming and workforce at Sitka's school district; House lawmakers removed an amendment from a bill that would have raised the age of consent from 16 to 18 in some situations.
The Alaska Senate's draft budget includes a roughly $1,300 Permanent Fund dividend; the Alaska Senate passed a bill yesterday to tighten residency requirements on hunting and fishing licenses; a group of Petersburg High School students visited Washington D.C. and New York City this month, and got a look at how the government works.
Alaska's Division of Forestry released its plan for selling timber in Southeast Alaska for the next five years; Juneau's emergency warming shelter closed last week; in Alaska, fewer children get tested for lead than in other parts of the country, and now public health officials are launching a new program to encourage testing.
Beat-The-Odds is a local nonprofit that helps people cope with a cancer diagnosis, and this weekend they are holding their 25th Annual Run/Walk to raise money; Petersburg Medical Center has a new mammography machine; the next solar eclipse in North America will appear in 2033, with the path of totality crossing NW Alaska and locals and tourists are planning ahead.
Petersburg High School students attend the Borough Assembly meeting to encourage Assembly members to support increased funding for the school district in the upcoming 2025 Operating budget; the Sitka School District also facing budget challenges in the face of flat funding from the State of Alaska; Congresswoman Mary Peltola leads her Republican challengers in fundraising by a wide margin
Region 5 Artfest starts in Petersburg drawing students and art teachers from around Southeast Alaska; The Alaska House of Representatives passed a 6 billion dollar budget last week; A fish passage restorarion project will boost a salmon population in Southern Kenai Peninsula
The Petersburg School Board will see a first draft of next year's budget at their meeting tonight; state education official continue to dispute the federal government's claim that Alaska didn't fund schools equitably during the pandemic; U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola hope closing a loophole on Russian imports could help bolster Alaska's presence in seafood markets.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly will hear appeals of the 2024 property tax assessment at tonight's meeting; Peter Pan Seafoods announced Friday it is ceasing operations; projects in Juneau funded by cruise ship passenger fees are in jeopardy this year.
The Alaska House of Representatives passed its $6 billion operating budget yesterday. The budget now heads to the Senate; Sitka is deciding whether to refocus their visitor marketing program toward independent travelers; Petersburg's Heather Conn was recognized last week as the National Distinguished Principal for 2024.
An Alaska superior court judge sentences Jordan Joplin to 99 years in prison for murdering Eric Garcia, a prominent Ketchikan surgeon; a fire broke our at one of Ketchikan's fire stations Monday night, destroying multiple vehicles. No one was injured; Petersburg's boy's basketball coach, Rick Brock, was named Division 2A Coach of the Year.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy released a poll that he says shows that a majority of Alaskans want education reforms;
for the first time, money from Alaska Marine Highway ticket sales will be used to fund ferry projects;
and Silver Bay Seafoods is positioned to take over Peter Pan Seafoods' processing facilities.
New for-sale signs appeared on Alaska Mental Health Trust-owned lots along Petersburg's Mitkof Highway, directly contradicting what the Trust Land Office recently told Borough officials;
troll fishermen in Southeast have a new buyer for their king salmon with the reopening of the Annette Island Packing Company;
and Ketchikan's low-barrier homeless shelter is in danger of closing its doors.
The U.S. Department of Education says Alaska owes four urban school districts nearly $30 million in COVID related money; a bill in the state House would expand the list of healthcare providers people can see using telehealth; a look at Juneau's upcoming tourist season - it's first ship of the year arrives tomorrow.
Petersburg High School students marched out of class and into the streets to advocate for more education funding;
a federal grant program that aims to keep Alaskans safe from tsunamis is in jeopardy;
and two Native Youth Olympics coaches visited Petersburg to show local students what the sport is all about.
Trident Seafoods finalizes the sale ot Petersburg facilities to E.C. Phillip & Son; Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery now open daily from 8am to 6pm; Sitka High School Students lean how to navigate the Federal Subsistence Board Process, marine Passenger fees from Cruise ships may go to fund a clean energy loan program
Petersburg Indian Association announces they have hired a new director; A Federal subsidy that helps low-income Alaskans afford Broadband internet is running out of money; A new program in Dillingham for people with addiction to opioids
The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association will be getting more $500,000 to help fishermen deal with the challenges of climate change; the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, is suing the United States for over $8 million dollars; Congresswoman Mary Peltola's voting record suggests she's less likely than most Democrats to vote with her party.
Committee lawmakers rejected a roughly $3,500 Permanent Fund Dividend yesterday; the Petersburg Borough can now sell its land to private citizens an developers at below appraised value; Petersburg Medical officials brought two Wilderness First Aid instructors to town to teach locals how to help and injured person in the field.
Petersburg Medical Center is starting to fill positions in its nursing department, following several months of staffing shortages; Sitka's new marine haulout and boatyard is a year away from completion; Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski isn't ruling out leaving her party to become an independent.
Petersburg residents got a chance to weigh in on the planned closure of a king salmon sport fishery at a meeting last week; the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened for a second time over the weekend and then again on Monday; a mine near Juneau has reported a spill of more than a hundred thousand gallons of mine waste.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly heard testimony last week on an ordinance that would allow people to discharge their firearms in the Frederick Point East subdivision; the Alaska Senate passed a bill yesterday that aims to boost internet speeds at rural schools; state government reporter Eric Stone discusses possible next steps in state education funding after Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a state education bill.
Petersburg's tribe, the Petersburg Indian Association, has a new councilmember; the Alaska House of Representatives took a step towards raising the state's age of consent from 16 to 18 years old; OBI Seafoods announced it would not be buying salmon from the setnet fleet in Kodiak's Alitak District.
An education-focused non profit says they are preparing to sue the state for inadequately funding Alaska schools; researchers are refining a method to track populations of fish using DNA left behind in the water; Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter talks about biking the Iditarod trail for the Iditabike ultramarathon.
The Petersburg Borough can now sell land assessed at up to $1,500,000 without a public vote; a regional working group in Southeast Alaska wants to create a landslide warning system for the region's smaller communities; Alaska has submitted a plan to the federal government that would reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming.
Lawmakers from Petersburg's District 2 were among those who voted to override the governor's veto of a major education funding bill on Monday; a recent report from the National Marine Fisheries Service looks at Alaska's rapidly growing aquaculture industry; Petersburg's Viking basketball players are the reigning champions of this year's regional and state tournaments.
Petersburg residents will be able to weigh in on multiple ordinances during public hearings at tonight's Borough Assembly meeting; the Alaska Legislature is planning to create a seafood industry task force that would give recommendations to help sustain the state's seafood industry; a Ketchikan master weaver is helping to create a pipeline of weaving teachers through an apprenticeship program in Sitka.
The deadline for Gov. Mike Dunleavy to veto a wide-ranging education bill has almost passed -- but the future of the funding the bill promises is uncertain;
Petersburg might be getting a new boat haulout out of a six-bill appropriations package that passed in the U.S. Senate last week;
and home bakers in Alaska are finding sweet success on Instagram.
The Last Great Race has its first six-time champion: Dallas Seavey;
the Alaska Legislature rejected eight executive orders issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy;
and Petersburg's girls' basketball coach took a look back on his team's season.
Petersburg's Trident plant has a buyer;
the U.S. Forest Service is opening a timber sale in Thomas Bay focused on second-growth trees;
and Petersburg's Forest Service buildings might be getting an update.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly members tried to reach an agreement with Alaska Mental Health's Land Trust Office over the sale of a subdivision, to no avail;
the Anchorage Assembly is asking Alaska's congressional delegation to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War;
and the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka is looking for a new director.
Alaska Republicans can vote fora presidential nominee today in the Republican Presidential Preference Poll; the National Marine Fisheries Service is in the process of expanding the critical habitat of North Pacific Right Whales off the coast of Alaska; Chrystine Lynn was honored recently with the Chamber of Commerce's Petersburg Young Leader Award.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly is considering allowing borough land to be sold below assessed value to private citizens and businesses; a bill in the state House would redefine the terms "person" and "life" with big implications for reproductive rights and abortion providers; Unalaska is working toward building a geothermal plant.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill last week taking aim at protestors and others who block highways and other public avenues; Petesrburg High School debuts its spring play tonight - Peter and the Starcatcher is a prequel to Peter Pan; a conversation with Petersburg's L'xeis Diane Benson about her role in HBO's "True Detective."
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is demanding additional concession from lawmakers before he'll sign a bipartisan education bill; employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, in Sitka have threatened to organize, following a recent rollback of their benefits; Petersburg's high school basketball players had a packed schedule at home last weekend, playing against two different teams in four days.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy cast doubt on the future of an education funding bill shortly after the Senate sent the bill to his desk; an ordinance before the Petersburg Borough Assembly would increase the land the Borough is allowed to sell without a public vote; more that 100 people rallied in Juneau to urge city and state officials in Alaska to support a ceasefire in Gaza.
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says the effort to put Alaska king salmon on the endangered species list is misguided; researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are looking at how ocean acidification is affecting Pacific razor clams; KFSK's Shelby Herbert talks to District 2 Rep. Rebecca Himschoot about education funding.
The Alaska House passed a wide-ranging, bi-partisan education bill late yesterday; sport fishermen won't be able to fish for king salmon at Petersburg's Blind River Rapids this summer because of low projected returns; the Juneau Assembly unanimously approved more than $3 million dollars in loans toward two housing projects earlier this month.
Petersburg's Hospital Board will go over the status of the new hospital facility at their regular meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m; last week, Wrangell's traditional dancers and elders recorded dances for a statewide audience in celebration of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day; a new study of kelp could help scientists predict how underwater ecosystems are likely to change over the next one hundred years.
The Alaska House took up a wide-ranging education bill on Monday; attorneys presented oral arguments in a long-running dispute over fishing rights in Metlakatla last week; the Petersburg Vikings were in Metlakatla last weekend and struggled hard against the Division 2A team.
The Petesrburg School Board meets tonight and will cover budgetary business; the U.S. Forest Service will build seven news cabins in Southeast Alaska in the next two years. One will be on Petersburg's Woodpecker Cove Road; three major seafood processors in Alaska have announced plans to sell of their plants or temporarily close for the upcoming fishing seasons.
The Alaska Senate is working on rejecting several of the dozen executive orders Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued earlier this year; the Sitka Assembly voted down a proposed ordinance that would have limited bus traffic during cruise season; the U.s. Army Corps of Engineers has wrapped up a multi-year, multi-million dollar dredge project in Petersburg's South Harbor.
Petersburg's teachers are negotiating a new contract with the school district - and Sitka's teacher just negotiated a new contract with theirs; U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans to put the state first in the coming general election; a store in Ketchikan is looking into ways to cut down on plastic.
Petersburg's teachers are negotiating a new contract with the school district;
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans to put the state first in the coming general election;
and a store in Ketchikan is looking at creative ways to cut down on plastic.
Members of the House and Senate are working out details of a wide-ranging education bill, but they're still far apart on how much to increase state education funding; a Ketchikan resident submitted a letter of complaint to Alaska's Attorney General accusing local officials of retaliating against her after she attempted to remove books from teen library shelves; Petersburg hosted a basketball tournament last weekend, which was attended by teams from all over the state.
Alaska lawmakers heard overwhelming opposition to a bill last week that would allow electronic monitoring in state fisheries; Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling on lawmakers to expand Alaska's charter school system, repeatedly citing a study ranking Alaska's charter schools as the best in the nation; Ketchikan residents are wondering why their roads are in disrepair.
Law enforcement in Ketchikan seized fentanyl and meth last week in a bust related to another seizure in January; the Sitka Fine Arts Camp has won a $45 thousand dollar grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; Petersburg High School hosted a basketball tournament last week, which was attended by teams from all across the state.
Sitkans got a chance to talk to SEARHC administrators about the closure of its Home Health department in Sitka; the US Forest Service issued a proposal that would allow the Hecla Greens Creeks Mine to expand its waste storage facilities and continue operations for up to 18 years; Petersburg's Hammer and Wikan was named Retailer of the Year by the Independent Grocer's Alliance, or IGA.
Juneau's Amalga Distillery is a semifinalist for the 2024 James Beard Awards category of "Outstanding Bar;" Ketchikan had its 38th Annual Wearable Arts Show last weekend. The town claims to have the first wearable arts show in the world; concert pianist and music teacher Tony Lu is in Petersburg.
The Petersburg Borough will receive nearly three million dollars in federal grant money for an upgrade to its hydropower plant; school administrators told lawmakers on Monday that Alaska school districts are facing unprecedented challenges to hiring and turnover; a conservation organization is asking the federal government to list King salmon in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska under the protection of the Endangered Species Act.
Petersburg's airport might be getting an upgrade in the future after the Borough Assembly voted to support the initiative; in his State of the State address last month, Gov. Mike Dunleavy honored several people involved in Wrangell's deadly November landslide; a condo developer in Juneau plans to sell its units at market rates even though the developer borrowed money from the city's affordable housing fund.
Gov. Dunleavy has introduced a pair of bills that would allow eletronic monitoring aboard commercial fishing vessels in state fisheries; Unalaska leaders are pushing back against a proposed petition to eliminate Chinook bycatch in the Bear Sea Alaska pollock fishery; Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola was in Juneau late last month - it was the last stop in a statewide tour to kick off her re-election campaign.
The Alaska Senate passed a bill this week that would create a new pension plan for state and local government employees; Petersburg's middle and high schools now have stricter cell phone policies; the Petersburg Police Department's annual report indicates that many categories of violent crime in the community are down from previous years.
Petersburg's chapter of the American Legion has grown a lot over the last year, and now they're planning to host a blowout party this weekend; hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Alaska State Capital on Monday to call for an increase in education funding; a Petersburg resident is in HBO's crime drama "True Detective," which is set in Alaska this season.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy implored Alaskans and lawmakers to capitalize on the state's natural resources in his annual State of the State address last night; a bill in the State Senate would create a psychedelic medicine task force to look at the role psychedelics could play in addressing Alaska's mental health crisis; Petersburg High School hosted the Wrangell Wolves for Homecoming last weekend, winning three out of four games.
Yesterday's strong winds blew down a large tree, which block Mitkof Highway at 30-mile for most of the day; a bill in the state house would create a legal framework for the state to lease land for underground storage of carbon; Sitka hosted the first ever Alaska Pinball Championships this month.
Petersburg residents are looking at the possibility of creating a landslide warning system; After seven years of advocacy, the Sitka Homeless Coalition launched a warming shelter; lawmakers are considering a measure that would tighten requirements for hunting and fishing licenses.
Petersburg's economy got a boost from an unexpected source in 2023 - film and TV crews; Petesrburg has a new middle and high school special education teacher; the Alaska House of Representatives removed one of it's most conservative Republicans from it's judiciary committee in a near-unanimous vote.
New council members were sworn in to Petersburg Indian Association's tribal council last week, but they're starting their term without a tribal administrator; Two Alaska State Troopers from Petersburg were honored at a ceremony in Wrangell last week; Sitka is poised to receive a 4.5 million dollar grant form the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for an affordable housing development.
Fourth grade teacher Thomas Hambley is no longer employed at the Petersburg School District; two Petesrburg basketball players were recognized for their star performances at Anchorage's Wolverine Classic Tournament last weekend; a look at what's happening below the surface of Mt. Edgecumbe, which started to show signs of life nearly two years ago.
Middle school wrestling teams from all over Southeast Alaska flocked to Petersburg last weekend. Ketchikan Charter School was one of them; KSTK's Colette Czarnecki talks with the Wrangell Sentinel's new reporter and photographer, Mark Robinson; Kodiak's Tanner fishery closed yesterday, marking the end of this year's season.
Petersburg will be the newest Community Supporting Member of the United Fishermen of Alaska, after a unanimous vote by the borough assembly; Ketchikan looks at complying with the Biden Administration's proposed changes to lead pipe regulations; Gov. Mike Dunleavy outlines a variety of ideas to address Alaska's energy needs in his budget proposal, including natural gas, power lines, and financing.
Dillingham police say the man accused of firing a shotgun at the local hospital on Sunday had also allegedly set fire to his girlfriend's bedroom that same morning; Petersburg is one step close to having a wastewater upgrade after a unanimous vote by the borough's planning commission last week; there are plans to install a weather monitoring station at the site of November's landslide in Wrangell.
Kodiak's Tanner crab season started Monday at noon, with prices between $3>50 and $3.70 per pound; debates over education funding dominated as lawmakers gathered in Juneau yesterday for the start of this year's legislative session; Petersburg's Viking basketball team hit the court in Haines last weekend against the Glacier Bears after many long hours of travel.
Chad Wright is no longer the Tribal Administrator at the Petersburg Indian Association. He turned in a letter of resignation last Wednesday; Petersburg's Borough Assembly will look at signing letters of support for fisheries across the state, in the face of years of hardship; seafood processor Peter Pan announced late last week that it will not operate its King Cove facility through the spring, bypassing the 2024 fishing season.
An 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Southeast Alaska late last night; the Petersburg School Board has invited superintendent candidate Robyn Taylor to visit Petersburg. She arrives today; Petersburg's Volunteer Fire Department responded to a sauna fire early yesterday morning, about 9 miles south of town.
The Petersburg Vikings took on their rivals, the Wrangell Wolves, this past weekend and the teams were neck and neck all the way through; Ketchikan's City Council approves a hike in rates and usage fees for the city-owned harbor last week; scientists with the Knik Tribe in South Central Alaska tested for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning and found higher levels than usual.
All Max 09 airplanes in the U.S. are now grounded after a wall blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight last Friday; Petersburg Indian Association results are in and all four candidates challenging incumbents won; a bill in the Alaska Legislature aims to help families move off of food stamps by allowing their incomes to rise while benefiting from the program.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly finalized two priority lists of capital projects at its meeting last week; retreating glaciers are uncovering land that could be new habitat for salmon, but mining companies are also eager to explore the land; Ketchikan's public library is receiving more challenges to books this year.
Petersburg Medical Center is training community members to help youth in crisis amid rising rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide; Wrangell looks back at the help that the community received after their deadly November landslide; Ray Troll's Soho Coho gallery closes after three decades in Ketchikan.
The Alaska State Capitol received a bomb threat;
Sealaska is seeking Alaska Native artists to pitch designs for an upcoming gathering;
and volunteers spent New Year's Day working on trails for Petersburg's bike park.
CoastAlaska reporters from Petersburg, Wrangell, Sitka and Ketchikan look back at 2023; a commentary from submitted by Rebecca Knight.
A Washington man has plead guilty to selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan;
Juneau police arrested a man after a three-hour standoff;
KFSK took a look back on 2023.
Reporters in Petersburg and Wrangell tag along for the Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird count; an Alaskan public corporation has offered Ketchikan millions of dollars to build eight affordable housing units; health officials are encouraging Alaskans to take precautions against seasonal respiratory viruses.
The Petersburg School District has a lot more students this year, pulling it away from the funding cliff it's hovered near for the last few years; Alaska's teacher salaries are lagging significantly behind the state's cost of living; Eaglecrest Ski Resort in Juneau opened last week after getting some much needed snow.
President Biden signed an executive order to close a loophole that allowed Russia to sell seafood to U.S. markets;
Petersburg's Borough Assembly voted to auction off a decommissioned fire truck;
and SEARHC opened an urgent care center in Juneau, which got booked up fast.
United States Senator Lisa Murkowski traveled to Wrangell to offer words of comfort after the November 20th landslide;
Petersburg crowned the winners of its 2023 Pickled Herring Contest;
and tourism is growing exponentially in Sitka -- and locals are suffering growing pains.
Petersburg's Lady Vikings began their season without longtime basketball coach Dino Brock; Unalaska is working to increase tourism, as towns around the rest of the state saw record numbers of cruise passengers this year; the U.S. Forest Service has finalized its plan to overhaul Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly voted unanimously to support a new bill that would tighten residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing; Sitka's tourism task force is trying to determine what the right amount of cruise tourism is for the town; a look at the ways tourism has changed in Ketchikan through the eyes of the owner of the town's oldest bar.
Ketchikan fishermen and industry leaders consider the possible impacts of the closure of the town's Trident Seafoods processing plant; increased tourism is giving restaurants a boost in Petersburg, but supply chain issues sometimes make it hard to keep up with demand; SEARHC's top doctor answers community questions in Sitka after the closure of the local home health department.
"Landless" legislation passed a new milestone last week after winning approval of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Petersburg's Borough Assembly will meet in regular session tonight and vote on a resolution to sell Petesrburg's recently decommissioned fire truck to the city of Hyder for $1; Gov, Dunleavy has allocated $5 million to help stabilize Wrangell's two earthen dams that contain the town's drinking water.
Petersburg's hydroelectric plant got an upgrade, which is in its final phase of testing;
high school students in Sitka are growing their own food;
and swim clubs across Southeast are mourning three swimmers who died in the Wrangell landslide.
Petersburg School District Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter announced her retirement yesterday; Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he plans to include funding to replace an aging state ferry in his budget request for next year; after a record number of cruise ship passengers visited Juneau this year, Juneau is considering whether - and how - to set future limits.
Trident Seafoods announced the sale of four processing plants in Alaska yesterday, including one in Petersburg; the Petersburg Indian Association has an unusually contested election this year - in the first of two stories for KFSK, a look at candidates challenging the incumbents; the Arctic experienced its warmest summer on record this year - NOAA scientist say the record warmth is due to human-caused climate change.
The Petersburg School Board will see a revision of the 2024 budget at tonight's meeting; the National Weather Service has issued high wind and flood watches for Southeast Alaska for early this week; the Coast Guard has recovered the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed near Petersburg last month.
Petersburg Medical Center broke ground on its new hospital project;
Governor Mike Dunleavy added communities across Prince of Wales Island to the state disaster declaration;
and an elementary school in Juneau received a bomb threat last week.
Wrangell has suspended the search for 12-year-old Derek Heller, the only person still missing from the November 20th landslide; Petesrburg's Hospital Board will vote on a letter of support for the construction of the new hospital facility at its regularly scheduled meeting tonight; Ketchikan's Kayhi Drama Kings perform Frozen - they're the only theater troupe in Alaska licensed to perform the official Broadway musical.
Petersburg's borough will trade a construction company rock for the right to move a road at a local quarry; a new backlog in the state's food stamp program has left some Alaskans waiting months for their benefits; a team of researchers have been given nearly 2 million dollars to see whether seaweed in Southeast Alaska is absorbing rare earth elements.
The story of the evacuation of Wrangell residents living south of last month's landslide; PIA will negotiate with the Petersburg Borough to buy nearly eight acres of borough-owned land; the architect of Alaska's ranked choice voting system filed a complaint yesterday against opponents of ranked choice.
Wrangell Search and Rescue teams located the body of a fifth victim of the Wrangell landslide;
the federal government awarded the Alaska Marine Highway System $132 million to revitalize the state's ferries;
and healthcare providers and patients in Sitka are concerned about whether or not SEARHC will sustain its in-home medical services.
Power was restored to Wrangell Island's Southside residents on Tuesday, and maintenance crews continue to remove debris from last week's fatal landslide; Petersburg's Clausen Memorial Museum has a new director; experts gathered in Sitka to discuss eradication of the highly invasive Japanese knotweed.
Phones and internet are back online for residents in Wrangell cut off after last week's landslide; scientists say climate change is driving more landslides in Southeast Alaska. That means communities are more at risk from slides like the one in Wrangell last week; Petersburg high school students learn about fish by raising and releasing salmon into the wild.
A suspect is in custody after a month-long string of burglaries in Petersburg; Zimovia Highway in Wrangell will be open for 30 minute intervals starting today; in a new security measure, the front doors of the Petersburg middle and high school will be locked each day after classes begin.
The bodies of four people, all family members, have been recovered from the landslide in Wrangell. The remain missing as DOT begins to clear Zimovia Highway; the only found survivor of the landslide, Christina Florschutz, shares her story; the Petersburg Borough Assembly has decided on a sale price for the tideland property below Wikan Enterprises' diesel engine repair shop.
An update on the landslide in Wrangell;
stormy weather knocked out Coast Guard rescue towers that pick up distress calls on channel 16;
and a 2022 emergency subsistence hunt in Kake has been found to be lawful over objections from the state.
At least one person is dead, with an undisclosed number of others missing after a massive landslide destroyed three houses and covered the highway, about eleven miles outside of Wrangell late last night; smaller landslides and power outages have been reported all over southern Southeast Alaska; a winter storm hit much of northern Southeast Alaska yesterday with heavy snow and blizzard conditions.
Petersburg's Tribe, the Petersburg Indian Association, is hoping to buy Borough land to develop a subdivision for Tribal citizens and the general public; the Petersburg Borough Assembly will set a price for a parcel of Borough-owned tidelands at its meeting tonight; Tenakee Springs City Council voted earlier this month to formally oppose the so-called "Landless Bill," which would allocate some federal forest land to Landless Tribes in Southeast Alaska.
A father and son who are part-owners of a Petesrburg fishing lodge were charged Tuesday by the State of Alaska with over 50 violations of state fishing laws; Petersburg first responders and medical personnel faced difficult conditions and lots of unknown when responding to Monday nights U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crash; Alaska's red king crab fishery re-opened for business last month after being closed for two season due to low populations.
Two Coast Guard crew members involved in a helicopter crash new Petersburg Monday night were released from the hospital yesterday, two others remain hospitalized; Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter will receive national recognition today for his contributions to rural healthcare; scientists say marine heatwaves are the cause of Alaska's snow crab crash.
Last Friday the Petersburg School District honored veterans with a parade; now that Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Mitt Romney have announced they're leaving the U.S. Senate, Lisa Murkowski could be one of the few remaining moderates; a conversation with Petersburg high school wrestling coach James Valentine after last weekend's Bill Weiss tournament in Juneau.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed last night in Farragut Bay, all four crew members aboard survived; experts consider strategies to fight the invasive European green crab in Southeast Alaska; the Petersburg School Board will consider a plan that prioritizes four areas of focus at its regularly scheduled meeting tonight.
Wrangell's local codes often go unenforced and leaders want to change the town's culture around compliance and enforcement; Record numbers of cruise ship passengers visited Juneau this year, resulting in complaints from locals, and even business leaders; a conversation with Rep. Rebecca Himschoot about her priorities heading into 2024's legislative session.
Six people have been charged in a Petersburg drug bust and warrants have been issued for at least two more; Sitka's new Catholic priest has an unusual skill set - he's also the official exorcist for the Catholic Church of Alaska; a Dillingham fifth grader is a finalist in a national art competition that showcases artists with rare diseases.
A co-author of the Alaska Permanent Fund is on a mission to set the state's finances right; the city of Sitka is purchasing back a property it sold last year for more than double its original price; theMitkof Mummers will be looking to entertain people of all ages this weekend with their play "McQuaddle, A Dragon's Tale."
Two orcas stranded in a lake near Coffman Cove are freed in a collaborative effort between townspeople and scientists; And Ad Hoc group of citizens, scientists and scholars meet in Sitka to discuss Alaska's invasive species; Bristol Bay setnetters vote not to join the region's seafood development association; Alaska's largest federally recognized tribe opens a new office in Washington state.
A Petersburg family works to change Alaska's Worker Compensation Laws; A healing ceremony takes place at the grounds of the former Wrangell Institute as part of an Alaska Native Clan Conference; A Sitka resident makes another attempt to get a ballot initiative in front of voters this winter that would limit cruise ship traffic to Sitka
Pink salmon populations are booming in the North Pacific; Petersburg firefighters respond to small blaze in a generator Friday; Juneau development plans cause controversy in the Telephone Hill neighborhood, The EPA makes grants available to Alaska communities to plan for the effects of climate change, Alaska's largest federally recognized tribe opens an office in Lynwood, WA
Alaska's Trust Land Office is planning to sell dozens of parcels of waterfront property on Mitkof Island in the next couple of years; a clash between public access and private property results in a lawsuit in Anchorage; SNAP applications have a huge backlog, but steps are being taken to streamline the process.
Hikers in Petersburg will be getting a crosswalk at the base of Raven's Roost trail; Juneau's busy tourist season is slowing cell service and officials are considering expanding public wifi in response; Sitka is renegotiating its airport lease with the state and some of the state's proposed terms are giving assembly members pause.
Researchers are looking at ways to reduce the number of Chinook salmon scooped up as bycatch in trawl nets; Southeast communities felt the shudder of 2 earthquakes last Friday night; the Petersburg Hospital Board looked at whether or not to continue to host Kinderskog and other youth programs last week, they'll make a decision at their next meeting.
New date from the Alaska Department of Labor suggests the large number of unfilled jobs in the state is related to demographics; the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition was awarded a federal grant to combat the rising rates of teen drug use in Ketchikan; a trio of musicians from around the world will be performing in Petersburg, part of an ongoing project called Lyric and Spirit.
Governor Dunleavy's energy security task force released a draft of their statewide energy plan; US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spent a day in Anchorage listening to Native boarding school survivors, part of he Road to Healing tour; kids with Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters competed in a marksmanship tournament in Juneau earlier this month.
Petersburg Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle fire early this morning; climate changes brings longer growing seasons to Alaska farmers, but challenges as well; Petersburg's Viking Swim Club took home dozens of medals from their meet in Sitka this weekend.
The Petersburg Hospital Board will discuss its pilot childcare program at its monthly meeting, and decide whether the program will continue; Alaska Marine Highway System officials kicked off a 20-year plan for rebuilding and modernizing Alaska's Marine Haighway; the US Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Alaska more than $19 million for Alaskans facing high energy costs.
An international human rights commission has found that mining practices in British Columbia could violate the fundamental human rights of communities and tribes in Southeast Alaska; Central Southeast has a record moose hunt; WAVE, or Working Against Violence for Everyone, is looking to restart its safe house program in Petersburg
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council takes a step to cap chum salmon bycatch for the pollock trawl fishery; Mary Peltola addressed the Alaska Federation of Natives in Anchorage over the weekend; a conversation with Petersburg wrestling coach James Valentine about last weekend's meet in Juneau.
Petersburg's nursing home receives top honors for quality care; Alaska's two Republican Senators provided their yearly reports to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, though neither were physically present; the story of a golden retriever who survived for more than two months lost in the wilderness.
Petersburg High School's dean of students was named one of this year's Champions for Kids by the Alaska Children's Trust;
two Sitka teens will pay fines and lose their hunting licenses for illegally shooting two brown bears last fall;
and Ketchikan got record-breaking rainfall this week.
The federal government is suing the state of Alaska over management of subsistence fishing, and tribal leaders weighed in ahead of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention; Petersburg's medical center has brought back colonoscopy services after a five year pause; Alaska's food assistance program has processed the oldest applications from a yearlong backlog but applications are still facing delays.
Wrangell's 3rd graders sing songs for community elders on Alaska Day; the Alaska Federation of Natives gets underway tomorrow, and so far five resolutions to be considered at the convention deal directly with subsistence; a fish hold is transformed into an improvised sound stage on board Petersburg tender the Roedda.
The remnants of Typhoon Bolaven bring moderate to heavy rain and strong winds to Southeast Alaska; Ketchikan's tribe wants to change the community's designation to give residents more access to subsistence resources; a conversation with high school wrestling coach James Valentine after the team's first meet of the season last weekend.
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against the state over management of the Kuskokwim River and the Alaska Federation of Natives has sided with the federal government; a look at the Petersburg Borough Assembly's agenda in advance of tonight's meeting; Alaska is ranked second-to-last nationwide in regular breast cancer screenings.
A parcel of land at Blind River Rapids is up for auction by the Mental Health Trust Land Office; the Tustumena ferry is laid up in a shipyard in Seward for repairs; the state Health Department is changing how is processes Medicaid renewals to keep more people enrolled.
False information circulated on social media about the Alaska Marine Highway's route to Prince Rupert caused panic about the end of the route altogether; a postmortem revealed that a humpback whale calf known as tango that washed up dead near Auke Bay earlier this summer was killed by a large boat; the cast and crew of a reality television show will start filming this weekend in a popular hunting spot near Petersburg.
A conversation with Principal Brad King about plans to make Petersburg's secondary schools safer and more secure; the board governing Alaska high school sports voted Monday to ban trans girls from competing on high school sports teams that math their gender identity; Tlingit and Haida and the U.S. Forest Service have partnered to develop new educational resources for the Mendenhall Glacier that will focus on Alaska Native culture.
A count of twelve absentee ballots at yesterday's regular Borough Assembly meeting gave assembly candidate Jeigh Stanton Gregor just one vote more than his opponent, Rick Perkins; the Petersburg School Board will discuss the district's request to create a work group to review communication procedures at their meeting tonight; A Supreme Court decision that removes federal authority over wetlands has the potential to clear an easier path to development projects in Southeast Alaska
The City of Sitka denied a citizen's petition to put cruise limitations on the ballot for a special election;
Petersburg High School hosted its first home volleyball tournament since the pandemic started;
and a Wrangell hunting nonprofit is offering a cash reward for information about the illegal killing of a cow moose.
Petersburg Medical Center informally secured about a third of the funds they need to build a new hospital;
Petersburg's cross country team competed at the Region Five meet in Juneau;
and Alaska Seaplanes announced that it will close its Petersburg and Wrangell locations.
The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association looks to give the longlining fleet a green update with a new federal grant;
regions outside of Alaska are limiting sport fishermen to hatchery-only kings -- but the idea is getting chilly reception in Alaska;
and Petersburg's Borough has released the unofficial results of the 2023 municipal election.
Petersburg's Hospital Board heard public testimony about PMC's pilot youth programming, which is set to go under review at the end of the month;
Wrangell's Borough Manager is stepping down;
and Tenakee Springs will vote on whether or not they will join a regional garbage disposal coalition.
A landslide in LeConte Bay spilled timber into an area with high boat traffic; a panel of specialists at Southeast Conference highlighted key problems with the Alaska housing market and strategies to fix those problems; an influx of federal funding will mean Wrangell's Forest Service has some busy construction seasons in the years ahead.
Contenders for Petersburg's Hospital Board spoke on public relations and the new hospital project at last week's candidate forum;
JoAnn Thynes talks about her run for Petersburg's Library Board;
and Petersburg's Middle School cross country team had its last meet of the year.
A Petersburg High School student made threats against the Petersburg School District's secondary school on Tuesday afternoon; Petersburg's Hospital Board will hold its monthly meeting in the Assembly Chambers of the municipal building; and a conversation with Petersburg Library Board candidate Mary Ellen Anderson in advance of next week's municipal election.
A Petersburg high school student made threats against the Petersburg School District's secondary school;
KFSK hosted a Borough Assembly candidate forum alongside the Petersburg Pilot;
and Lizzie Thompson talks about her run for Petersburg's Library Board.
Marilynn Menish-Meucci talks about her run for Petersburg's Library Board;
Wrangell is one of Alaska's first coastal communities to face major wastewater treatment upgrade requirements;
and Haines' only licensed daycare provider is losing assistance from a federal food program.
Stanley Hjort talks about his run for Public Safety Advisory Board in the upcoming municipal election;
with Congress unable to agree on a spending plan, federal agencies are preparing for a possible government shutdown;
and climate change might have played a role in the collapse of chum and king salmon runs on the Yukon River.
A conversation with Public Safety Advisory Board candidate Russel Thynes;
the City of Hoonah started distributing free bear resistant trash cans to residents;
and the State of Alaska lags behind the rest of the country when it comes to aviation safety.
A conversation with Public Safety Advisory Board candidate Tony Vinson;
a group of U.S. Forest Service personnel traveled to Kake to help put on the annual Children's Fishing Derby;
and proceeds from the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby will go towards conservation efforts along the Kenai River.
Mark Tucillo talks about his run for Petersburg's Public Safety Advisory Board;
Petersburg's school district is cutting back on sugar and salt, but could be adding salmon eggs to the lunch menu under a new grant provision;
and Petersburg High School's cross country team competes in its largest meet of the season last weekend.
A conversation with Public Safety Advisory Board candidate Jake Slaven;
Southeast Alaska's salmon season is wrapping up, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says the markets were disappointing;
and employees of an anti-ranked choice voting group are accused of violating Alaska campaign reporting laws.
The Petersburg School District says a student made threats against the district last week;
Petersburg's Borough Assembly has a lengthy agenda ahead of its meeting tonight -- including several reports on Borough activities;
and Mount Shishaldin, a volcano in the eastern Aleutians, is erupting.
A Petersburg quilting group brought a beloved member back to town to teach classes;
Alaska Public Entity Insurance concluded its review of Petersburg's safety and HR practices;
and thousands of Alaskans are at risk of losing their Medicaid benefits this year because of paperwork issues.
Representative Mary Peltola's office has announced the death of her husband, Gene Peltola Jr. who died after a plane crash on Tuesday night; Petersburg's Municipal Election is coming up and four candidates are running for two seats on the Borough Assembly; a dead Humpback whale was spotted floating in the water about 30 miles south of Sitka earlier this month.
The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department has a new set of wheels;
Petersburg's cross country team competed in Wrangell this weekend;
and this year's cold, wet weather spoiled the berry harvest on the Kenai Peninsula.
A jury found the Petersburg Medical Center not at fault after a 6 year medical malpractice suit; Petesrburg's School Board meets tonight for the first time since classes started in late August; the federal government is looking for input from the public on proposed changes to how fisheries are managed in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.
Petersburg is looking for cost-effective solutions for getting rid of its garbage;
A new study suggests booming hatchery populations could be suffocating Southeast salmon;
and this year's growing season bodes poorly for pumpkins.
New Petersburg Cross-country Coach Casey Gates reflects on the team's first meet in Klawock; Bristol Bay could see fewer returns next year according to a pre-season forecast; Interior Secretary Deb Haaland canceled all oil and gas leases in theArctic National Wildlife Refuge, Former Coroner and Magistrate Judge Rick Siangco passed away in Juneau last month.
A legendary Petersburg climber is passing the torch to the next generation;
The National Parks Service identified two people who are presumed dead in a Wrangell-St. Elias plane crash;
and a new Head Start facility opened in Unalaska.
Alaska will begina publishing quarterly reports about missing Indigenous people; A 2022 suit filed by Petersburg Police Chief James Kerr against the Petersburg Borough has been refiled by the borough as a civil rights suit in the district federal court; a cat named Leo, missing since last month's flooding in Juneau, is now home safe.
The Alaska Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a ban on trans athletes participating in girls high school sports; the US Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition to put Southeast Alaska wolves on the endangered species list; a conversation with Petersburg's new first grade teacher, Jolie Norman.
An interview with new Petersburg 4th grade teacher Sharon Paulsen; One Assembly member retires, while another chooses to run again in a contested race in October; the Coast Guard was very busy with rescues over the last weekend; Homer Farmer's Market brings back Zucchini Fest
There is a new high school math teacher this year; Low chum salmon prices lead to salmon buyers closing early in Kotzebue Sound; Sitka is an expensive place to live, as measured by national metrics; a humpback whale calf is found dead near Juneau; President Biden will visit joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on September 11th.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly set a new precedent for the sale of its tidelands;
Three years of huge salmon returns in Bristol Bay have flooded the markets in Kenai;
and The U.S. Forest Service greenlit a project on Admiralty Island.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly is considering whether to request control of a state-owned seaplane dock in need of repair; wildlife troopers charged a Homer man this week with four counts of illegal fishing in Unalaska waters; the Skagway Borough Assembly postponed a decision on what to do with land that was the site of a boarding school for Indigenous children.
Petersburg Medical Center will hold its monthly meetings in the Assembly Chambers going forward in response to community input;
a fire broke out aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia;
and Juneau is celebrating another growing season.
The list of candidates for Petersburg's 2023 municipal election is in; a crewmember on an American Seafoods factory trawler died at sea last week, likely from an ammonia leak; US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg focused on the ferry system during the last stop of his Alaska trip in Juneau.
Freshman Assembly Member Scott Newman reflects on his first year in office;
New grants will help two tribes bring culturally important items home;
Wrangell's school district is grappling with the effects of Governor Mike Dunleavy's statewide cuts to education funding.
Petersburg's assembly is taking public testimony on the sale of Borough-owned tidelands at tonight's meeting;
Assembly member Donna Marsh reflects on her first year in office;
and a U.S. Senator from Arkansas is surveying food security in Alaska.
Devils Thumb mountain was recently climbed for the first time by someone born and raised in Petersburg; endangered Copper River sea lions have been turning up dead all summer, many with gunshot wounds; congenital syphilis rates in Alaska have risen steadily over the past five years; Sitka has a new trash compactor and there's hope that it will help lower Sitka's steep garbage bills.
A new survey revealed that Petersburg needs more than 300 houses to overcome the shortage;
The Department of Transportation is sending Alaska more than $44 million to help fish get across roads;
and NOAA released a sweeping five-year plan to promote America's seafood industry.
The price of elementary school lunches in Petersburg will increase by 25 cents;
There could be up to five times as many streams in Alaska than previously thought, according to a new study;
and major changes could be coming to Juneau's waterfront.
Petersburg's school board is holding its first meeting of the new school year;
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a 400% increase to the cost of a visit to the Anan Creek wildlife observatory;
and a Kake resident finds healing in the traditional Lingít craft of folding roses out of cedar bark.
Petersburg's middle and high school students will have a new principal this year;
Warming waters and melting ice are allowing Alaska's humpback whales to migrate further north;
and a superior court judge sentenced a Petersburg man to serve 20 years for a 2020 sexual assault.
The OBI Seafoods cannery in Petersburg hit 100,000 cases of fish canned on August 5th, four days earlier than last year; Trident Seafoods announced over the weekend that it will pay just 20 cents per pound for chums and will stop buying salmon altogether from most of the state; Petersburg's hostpital board approved its operating budget for 2024 at its meeting at the end of June; Southeast Alaska is expected to have its first big storm of the season over the weekend; the normally calm waters of the Turnagain Arm create a twice daily wave that attracts surfers from all over.
As the Gulf of Alaska warms, larger populations of black cod could become a problem for Southeast salmon hatcheries;
Juneau residents displaced by record floods are being reunited with their lost belongings;
and the U.S. Forest Service says it will build 25 new cabins in the Tongass and Chugach National Forests.
Trident Seafoods dropped the price for Alaska chum salmon this weekend from 60 cents to 20 cents per pound for all fisheries;
Juneau City leaders issued a local emergency declaration on Monday night after the record flooding of the Mendenhall River;
Alaska's Congressional delegation has re-introduced legislation to make the five "Landless" communities in Alaska landless no more.
Petersburg's assembly passed one resolution to sell borough land, and yet another to appeal for more land at their meeting yesterday;
Navy warships were dispatched to the Aleutians after 11 foreign military vessels were found in the area;
and researchers are looking for dinosaur footprints on the Yukon River.
The Organized Village of Kake is building Alaska's first modern clam garden;
A Wrangell nonprofit is hosting its annual golf tournament in support of cancer patients this weekend;
and a drag performance made waves at the Southeast Alaska State Fair.
A crewman on the Petersburg seiner, Legacy, died Tuesday morning;
the Kake Dog Salmon Festival returned last weekend;
and a seafood donation program is helping families whose traditional salmon runs have crashed.
Bristol Bay crews say they're frustrated by the lack of transparency between processors and fleets;
a group of twelve Alaska Native Corporations hired their first government affairs director;
and two swimmers successfully crossed the Frederick Sound.
Petersburg residents participated in the annual Peddle-Paddle Battle to raise money for the local hospital foundation;
Young burn survivors spent a week in Ketchikan as part of a traveling summer camp;
and the Alaska Department of Public Safety launched a system that will let survivors track evidence kits used in their sexual assault cases.
The Alaska Ferry Board is drafting a 20-year plan for service across the state;
Kake is gearing up for its annual children's fishing derby;
and the numbers for the first Southeast summer troll fishery opening are in -- with chinook numbers that defy expectations.
The Community Gym portion of Petersburg's Parks and Recreation Center closed Monday for sewer line repairs; The state board of education heard nearly 3 hours of public testimony over a regulation to limit high school girls' sports in Alaska to athletes assigned female at birth; Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed a letter supporting states' rights to access medical information about abortion and gender-affirming care; Antiques Roadshow filmed its first ever episode in Alaska; The Mendenhall Glacier has reached its capacity for commercial tours, prompting some tourists to use Juneau city buses instead.
Humpback whales could be growing their own food supply -- with their poo;
Wrangell is urging residents to conserve water after a few dry weeks depleted the community's reservoirs;
Alaska is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to resurrect a proposal for the controversial Pebble Mine.
Audobon Alaska has created a free, virtual birding guide to 18 communities around Southeast Alaska; A commercial seiner capsized in Whale Passage near Kodiak Island over the weekend; Bearfest kicks off in Wrangell; Following poor prices in Bristol Bay, younger fishermen are deciding whether to return to the fishery next year; The Biden Administration has carved out 120 million dollars for tribal communities to adapt to climate change.
Petersburg's ranger district hosts a science illustrator from the deserts of Arizona; the budworm infestation that has deforested thousands of acres of the Tongass National Forest is abating; Shishaldin volcano erupts yet again; Master Weaver Lily Hope starts a year long blanket weaving project with LGBTQ-plus youth in Juneau; and the Ninilchik Village is the recipient of a Biden administration grant for tribal small businesses.
Petersburg's Borough is looking to fill 20 seats on several different boards and commissions for the upcoming election;
Sockeye fishermen in Bristol Bay are protesting low prices;
and Senator Lisa Murkowski is considering supporting Democratic Senator Joe Manchin for president next year.
The Petersburg Borough is moving forward on a solid waste contract that is 34% more expensive that its current one; A group of kayakers stopped off in Petersburg this week on their 12-hundred-mile expedition through the Inside Passage; Dozens of family and friends gathered the night of July 19th to hold a candlelight vigil for Paul Jose Rodriguez, who drowned last week when his kayak capsized on the lake; Kodiak police have named Clint Moudy as a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run collision during the tsunami evacuation last weekend; Alaska's predator control programs do not work, according to research by two retired state Fish and Game biologists and a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor; A giant potato is coming to Skagway and the town is embracing the weirdness.
The number of volunteer firefighters across the state has halved over the last year - putting communities at risk.
In the wake of two big seasons, Kodiak Tanner crab fishermen are looking for ways to protect their catch.
Alaska Seaplanes is rebounding from the Pandemic and expanding service across Southeast.
A new exhibit at the Clausen Museum focuses on Tent City which provided shelter for transient workers in the 80's and 90's; Lack of staffing may lead to reduction in ferry service for the Alaska Marine Highway System; Shishaldin Volcano erupts again yesterday on Unimak Island; A Kodiak resident was killed in a hit and run accident during last weekend's tsunami evacuation; Sockeye in Redoubt Lake near Sitka may exceed carrying capacity of the lake.
Petersburg Borough Assembly approves an appeal from the Petersburg Medical Center that will allow plans to build a new hospital to proceed; The U.S. Forest Service has a plan to deal with problem culverts and deteriorating road construction that would mitigate damage to fish habitat; An unusual flying object was spotted in the skies above Haines last week; This may be Alaska's slowest fire season on record
A 7.2 Magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for Kodiak and the Aleutians Saturday night; The Petersburg Borough meets tonight as the Board of adjustment as well as for a regular assembly meeting; Ketchikan's Assembly is looking at adopting a new plan for the tourism industry; consultants in Kenai detail possible mitigations for a predicted natural gas shortfall; A ballot proposition in Sitka may dedicate part of the seasonal sales tax to local schools
Southeast Alaska's House District 2 Representative Rebecca Himschoot talks about what Governor Mike Dunleavy's line-item vetoes could mean for her constituents;
Wrangell's Search and Rescue team helped recover six people form a grounded boat;
and Sitka officials are concerned with the volume of tourists coming into town.
Petersburg's fire marshal determined the source of the blaze that consumed St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church last week;
Alaska's Division of Air Quality is issuing an alert for Southeast Alaska for smoke from Canadian wildfires;
and Petersburg's James A. Johnson recieved a special visitor for the Fourth of July: James A. Johnson, himself.
Petersburg celebrated the arrival of the Hōkūleʻa, a Hawai'ian voyaging canoe;
the Sitka Fine Arts Camp is suing three federal agencies over a visa issue that concerns one of the camp's employees;
and the mayor of a Canadian port city mourns the loss of the ferry service that used to connect his community to Southeast Alaska.
Smoke from wildfires in Western Canada has arrived in Southeast Alaska;
Rail workers in Skagway voted to authorize a strike;
and KFSK sent Thomas Copeland to document his very first Independence Day celebration.
The U.S. Coast Guard held a change of command ceremony in Petersburg;
Wrangell is developing a couple dozen housing lots;
and a Sitka high school student spent the spring semester making his rock 'n' roll dreams come true in shop class.
Petersburg's catholic church, St. Catherine of Siena, caught fire and burned for more than ten hours;
Southeast Alaska is in for a heatwave this weekend;
and NOAA biologists are asking people to watch out for two humpback whales that were seen tangled in fishing gear near Juneau.
A Petersburg resident won the annual Tongass ToughMan triathlon;
Unalaska is gearing up to monitor for invasive European green crabs;
and Homer celebrated its annual Highland Games.
Petersburg's Borough Assembly approved a three-year agreement with the union representing its municipal employees;
a grand jury indicted three Sitkans on charges ranging from assault and burglary to driving a boat under the influence,
and some Southeast troll fishing boats will double as climate research vessels as part of a new citizne science program.
Petersburg School District did not include the state funding that was ultimately vetoed by Governor Dunleavy as they planned the budget for next year; The Pride Month Art Show at Clausen Museum closes today; NOAA is conducting bottom trawl surveys to study Alaska's marine environment; Trollers start fishing July 1st with a mix of emotions
A Petersburg lumber mill received a federal grant intended to encourage more logging in the Tongass;
The Yukon River chum salmon run is coming in below average, but just enough to allow a subsistence harvest;
Weapons experts are looking into a suspected unexploded device on the shores of Unalaska.
The Petersburg Ministerial Association blessed the fishing fleet;
The Ketchikan City Council is discussing a variety of ideas to change the city's only 24/7 emergency shelter;
And voting is underway in the Alaska artistic license plate competition.
The union representing Alaska's longshore workers reached a tentative bargaining agreement;
Ketchikan's City Council is considering whether to renew the lease of a controversial emergency shelter;
And a dozen students from across Alaska visited Kotzebue to learn about renewable energy.
Wrangell is preparing to welcome a Hawaiian voyaging canoe;
There's a Dungeness crab boom in the Bering Sea, but scientists don't know how long it'll last;
And Sitka's School District is bracing for the impacts of Governor Mike Dunleavy's education funding vetoes. However, homeschool enrollment could help the district's finances.
Petersburg is getting ready to welcome a Polynesian voyaging canoe;
The state ferry Columbia is out of service for repairs;
A three-year-old in Unalaska won an award for reading 1,000 books with his parents.
Southeast Trollers will have a summer season for king salmon after the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a stay of an earlier ruling.; Juneau school district leaders face a budget deficit; Local schools struggle with meeting budgets for food as prices rise; The US military left contaminated areas around Unalaska after World War II and the local tribe is teaming up with scientists to address the contamination.
US Appeals Court issued ruling allowing trollers to fish king salmon starting July 1
US coast Guard suspended its search for an overdue boater near Kake
A Wrangell podcast received national recognition for a series on maritime disasters
A Sitka troller published her memoir, celebrating life on the water
Petersburg Borough Assembly approved an ordinance to rezone borough property for a proposed new medical center
Govern Mike Dunleavy veoted half the appropriations the state legislature approved in a one-time increase in school funding
Scientists are studying activity at a volcano near Sitka
Petersburg Borough Assembly is scheduled to decide whether to shift the monthly meeting schedule to accomodate the mayor's summer fishing schedule
Senator Dan Sullivan is trying to close a loophole in the US ban on imported Russion seafood
The new Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Alaska paid his first visit to the Aleutian Islands
Southeast Alaska dungeness crab fishery opened June 15, but about a quarter of the permit holders is skipping the season altogether
Wrangell's 68th salmon derby kicks off today
A familiar voice has joined KFSK's newsroom
Climate-driven catastrophes are driving up property insurance rates in Alaska
Researchers are using an underwater robot to learn more about the human history of Prince of Wales Island
A thousand people came out to welcome the Hokulea a Hawaiian voyaging conoe in Juneau
Petersburg is dealing with anew wave of COVID-19 cases in the wake of several large public gatherings and the influx of travelers
Wrangell is looking at a high price tag on a new disinfection process at its sewer plant
Gas seeps were discovered near the Aleutian Islands
Labor conflicts at Port of Seattle might disrupt the supply chain to Alaska
A conservation group is pursuing Endangered Species Act protections for several populations of king salmon across Alaska
Alaska's two Republican US Senators have opposing views on the indictment of former president Donald Trump
New Phone App might help biologists map fish habitats
Kodiak Alaska celebrates Annual Crab Fest
Alaska has a new Coast Guard Commander
A fourth body was recovered from the scene of a charter fishing vessel accident that happened over Memorial Day weekend
Polynesian Voyaging Society docked their Hawaii-bound canoe in Haines
Short term rental owners in Juneau may soon have to register with the city
Petersburg Emergency personnel respond to a call for help at Blind River Rapids; Money will be coming to Alaska from a grant intended to increase resiliency in coastal communities in the face of disruptions from climate change; A traditional Haida canoe is launched in Ketchikan; Wrangell's museum is auctioning off some of its collection partly to increase storage space; Sitka Music Festival kicks off its 2023 season this week
Coast Guard recovered three bodies from a charter vessel that capsized near Sitka last week, two victims remain missing
Local volunteers stepped up to help Petersburg's American Legion and Elks Club prepare for Memorial Day
A nine-year old won the $10K grand prize in the Sitka Salmon Derby
Petersburg Borough Assembly passed its budget for FY24 in the third and final reading
Nearly 70 passengers were evacuated from a small cruise ship after it caught fire in Glacier Bay
Climate Scientists are working with a new instrument that turns weather data from across Southeast Alaska into music
A Washington State man is found guilty of murdering prominent Ketchikan surgeon Dr. Eric Garcia in 2017; Petersburg High School graduates the Class of 2023 this week,; Governot Dunleavy hosts conference on Alaska's Energy Future; Former Advisor to Governor Dunleavy resigns over controversy surrounding his social media posts
Petersburg switched from hydropower to diesel generators for annual maintenance and an unexpected power outage ensued; Representative Peltola seeks to reshape fisheries law to give more consideration to subsistence fishermen in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; A fisherman seeks to develop a sustainable scallop dive fishery in Sitka; The 750 mile Race to Alaska starts Monday, June 5th in Port Townsend, WA
One person dead, another four missing and presumed lost in rough seas near Sitka after charter fishing vessel sank
US Department of Justice will appeal federal court order forcing closure of commercial king salmon troll fishery in Southeast Alaska
Citizen scientists in Metlakatla learn how to combast invasive green crabes infesting regional waters
Petersburg fisherman moonlighting as an up-and-coming rap musician
Search suspended for 4 missing from fatal charter boat accident near Sitka
Alaska Marine Highway System's newest ferry, M/V Hubbard is up and running
Wrangell Assembly is chipping in for the community 4th of July celebration, not all agree to the tax payer funded expenditure
Alaska legislators and educaters are dissatisfied with the temporary school budget increase
One of a kind jet touch downed in Petersburg last week
Sitka's Assembly is considering regulating who can busk at its downtown tourist hub
Residents of an emergency shelter in Juneau are finding healing in a community garden project
Little Norway Festival marks the coming of spring in Petersburg; Yak Timber in Yakutat files for bankruptcy; Governor Dunleavy signs a State Disaster Declaration this month for communities affected by severe flooding; A bill to exempt Alaska veterinarians from reporting to the State's prescription drug database passed both the House and the Senate.
The regulation thast limits the size of Bristol Bay boats will be strictly enforced this season say the Alaska Wildlife Troopers; Klawock has a new police chief after months without even a police department; an international human rights group comes to Alaska with intentions to help Indigenous people who are being displaced by climate change; more grey whales are showing up around Sitka
Four fishing guides at a Petersburg lodge are being charged by the State of Alaska with over 50 fishery violations; Federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act will be used to pick up marine debris along Alaska's coastline; Petersburg School District received grant funding to cover the expense of its mental health counseling services; the Alaska Legislature passed a bill that could create a new revenue stream from selling carbon offsets; Some Alaska Native Organizations are creating lending agencies dedicated to funding clean energy and environmental infrastructure
State of Alaska files criminal charges against a vessel operator caught trawling illegally near Kodiak Island; The Alaska legislature comes to an agreement on the budget next year in the first day of the Special Session; Ketchikan Charter School brings two Indigenous Stories to the stage; Two major tribal organizations have withdrawn from the Alaska Federation of Natives; Baby moose are starting to be born in SE Alaska and experts warn the public to gove moms and calves a wide berth.
Petersburg's Housing Task Force is surveying residents about the housing shortage in order to assess the problem and respond; Wrangell's Chamber of Commerce faces scrutiny after running a cash raffle in violation of state gaming statutes; Cashing in on carbon credits may become a reality for Alaska after a bill passed through both Chambers of the Legislature this week; An Indigenous Alaskan author is branching out from non-fisction into sci-fi.
Mikof Mummers debut their annual Mayfest play, this year swapping out marauding Vikings for marauding Pirates
Bering Sea pollock fishermen have almost met their season quota
The Alaska Health Department reports that the state's death rate from traumatic brain injuries is the highest in the nation
US fighter jets intercept six Russian aircraft flying off Alaska's coasts
Food and Drug Administration approve new vaccine for respiratory virus
The whole scoop on a mysterious sign along the Juneau International Airport runway - speed limit 19.5 mph
Alaska Trollers struggle with the prospect of no king salmon fishery this summer or winter; Petersburg Groundskeeper Colin Perry keeps the local parks and cemetery blooming just in time for Mayfest; The Base student allocation for next year increased $680 in a bill passed by the Alaska Senate last week; First Lady Jill Biden visits Alaska this week
Petersburg Borough Assembly is holding a public hearing for ordinances that would increase utility rates and increase fines for creating a wake around the harbor
The federal government has agreed to buy almost $120 Million in Alaska Sockeye products
A bill that would prohibit housing discrimination is stuck in the state house of representatives
Petersburg School Counselors are feeling stretched thin, and they're worried bout elevated anxiety levels among the students
An Alaska Airlines jet featuring a design by Alaska Native artist Crystal Worl is taking its inaugural flight
Scientists and tribal governments in Southeast Alaska are working together to assess landslide and flood risks
Petersburg Police received a "text for help" from a sinking vessel
A bill to increase per student state funding for schools reached the senate
Wrangell's community theater program premieres its second musical
State of Alaska is asking for a partial stay of a court order that would shut down this summer's king salmon troll fishery
Ketchikan superiour court judge ruled that a list of 14 traditioanl values can stay in Ketchikan's public schools
14 people are safe after an excursion vessel caught fire in Sitka this past weekend
Petersburg School Board holds its regular meeting tonight: a look at the agenda; Alaska's top medical officer Dr. Anne Zink says that Alaska came through the pandemic surprisingly well partly due to lessons learned from surviving a pandemic 100 years ago; The trial for the man accused of murdering Ketchikan doctor Eric Garcia in 2017 started this week in Anchorage; Cold temperatures have delayed spring planting for Alaska farmers; The Central Council of Tlinget and Haida Tribes of Alaska have withdrawn from Alaska Federation of Natives; the Coast Guard rescues two lost teens from Mt. Verstovia in Sitka on Saturday.
Representative Himschoot talks about the recent Legislative session and how it is affecting her constituents; The Sunflower Seastar is up for consideration as threatened under the Endangered Species Act; Ketchikan moves closer to doubling the number of marijuana stores in town; Wrangell Public Schools and the Borough are seeking a condition survey for the community's aging school buildings to prioritize renovations.
Alaska's congressional delegation strongly condemns a ruling by a Washington State judge that could close the Southeast Alaska King Salmon troll fishery; Greens Creek Silver mine on Admiralty Island is looking to expand and the potential effects has concerned some members of the public;A master fabric artists and basket weaver visits Petersburg; three wolverine kits are born at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage
Kodiak Island is expecting Its busiest cruise ship season this summer since before the pandemic; the trial in Ketchikan continues to determine if posting a list of traditional values in public schools violates the First Amendment; Firefighters learn how to investigate the source of fires and how to put them out with a controlled burn in Sitka; A Metlakatla woman is in custody on murder charges after she struck three people with her vehicle including her son and brother.
A U.S. District Judge affirmed a recommendation that could shutdown the troll fishery in Southeast Alaska; The trial in Ketchikan continues to determine whether traditional values posted on the wall violates the First Amendment.; residents in Wrangell appeal their property taxes when all properties in town were reassessed this year; The Petersburg Rotary Club and Junior Rotarians clean up Sandy Beach Park prior to the annual Easter Egg Hunt
Governor Dunleavy introduces a bill to pay full-time teachers bonuses for the next three years; Sitka has chosen a new site for the marine haulout facility but some think the time line for building it is too long; Representative Mary Peltola urges the Federal Government to form an International Watershed Board for colllaborative managment of transboundary rivers
Alaska Kelp Farmers are looking to South Korea for inspiration
Two boroughs in the Northwest Arctic paused a joint resolution in support of a controversial road project
Twenty seven year old Mark Cook is the third person to die in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections this year
Petersburg's Native Youth Olympics Team took home the most medals in a statewide tournament
Sitka created a task force to address the impacts of increased tourism in the community
An Alaska Senate bill aims to temporarily close a fishery off the Eastern Aleutians
Petersburg Borough Assembly held a work session for the 2024 budget - they're looking at a 1.5 million dollar increase over 2023 budget
Bristol Bay saw an astounding sockeye return last year
Alaska Native Language experts told their stories at the State Capitol in Juneau
The Sitka School Board budget approved for this year might drain the financial reserves; Ketchikan Borough is moving forward with a plan to require Air BNB owners to get a zoning permit; Juneau's housing crunch tightens as seasonal workers show up in town
Petersburg School District Finance manager Karen Morrison is resigning at the end of the school year; Sealaska Heritage Institute offers internships to Alaska Native and Native American high school students in summer and now winter; Bears are waking up and it is time to remove attractants to prevent adverse interactions.
The Alaska Raptor Center brings two birds to visit Petersburg schools; A book about sexuality and relationships was challenged and then approved for inclusion in Ketchikan Public Library's teen section; insect life is emerging as winter turns to spring and naturalist Bob Armstrong explains the shifting life cycle of bugs
The Petersburg Borough Assembly authorized plans for a new hospital at Monday night's meeting; Sitka Elementary School kids get a lesson in cooking herring eggs the traditional way; Wrangell's Fourth of July celebrations have not been breaking even and organizers are looking for ways to raise money
Petersburg Humane Association raises money to help loval pets through its annual "Flamingo Fundraiser"; Alaska Department of Fish and Game limit rockfish catch by sportfishermen through an emergency order to protect stocks; Researchers in Sitka are checking human hair to track mercury contamination in seafood
Petersburg's Middle and High School Principal resigns after one year; Juneau School District has reached a tentative bargaining agreement with its teachers as of last Friday; A Homer man is arrested for assaulting a woman last weekend; Alaska's "Salmon-30-Salmon" jet flies for the last time; Juneau's City Manager will resigns at the end of September.
City officials in Craig are responding to reports about problems with tap water
An ash cloud that drifted from a Russian volcano to Alaska continues to disrupt travel
Ketchikan's Borough Assembly is set to vote on an ordinance that would require short-term rental owners to secure annual permits
An ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Russia disrupts flights in Alaska; The Southeast pink salmon run this summer is predicted to be weak; Juneau's cruise season kicks off on Monday and a sharp increase in passengers is expected; Sitka municipal elections may include early voting as an option in the future
Herring Seiners took a break Sunday and Monday to allow processors to catch up with the strong harvest
Petersburg's Stedman Elementary School will use new English language and arts curriculum next school year
The economic rebound in Sitka is causing housing cost increases and high fuel prices
A windstorm tore through Petersburg Borough Easter Sunday, downing trees and damaging power poles along Mitkof Highway
A nearly 300-acre timber sale near the community of Whale Pass is poised to go forward, despite outcry from residents
Togiak sac roe fishery is in decline, spurring state to look at the North Atlantic for solutions to help Alaska's industry
Petersburg School Board meets tonight, among agenda items - administrative regisnations
Alaska Marine Highway System has a new leader
Drag queen story time returns to the Ketchikan public library for pride month
Sitka Commercial Herring Roe Fishery making progress despite widespread spawning in the area; Petersburg residents will vote in October on whether to allow Borough employees to serve on boards and commissions; Conservation groups are suing the EPA over its alleged failure to finalize standards regarding vessel waste disposal in waterways; Northwest ports and cruiselines meeting to examine how to reduce the carbon footprint of Alaska Cruise ships; The first openly trans musher has run the Iditarod, and their is a documentary about her experience;Research geologist talks about the history of Southeast Alaska with reporter Sage Smiley
Alaska's Cruise Ship Season is approaching, an investigative journalist took a look at the industry's environmental impacts
Homer residents discussed long and short term solutions for the area's housing crisis
A Petersburg high school student competed in a statewide poetry competition in Juneau. She was one of ten students across the state selected to attend'
Alaskans testified at a public hearing on a bill Governor Dunleavy says would support parents' rights in schools
Petersburg physician plans to work on an integrative medicine fellowship while she sails the world with her family.
The State of Alaska received $38 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to ease the burden of climate change
Federal Judge ruled Conoco Phillips may begin construction immediately on the Willow Oil Production Project in the western arctic
Petersburg Early Childhood Education Task Force met to disccuss progress on a collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Alaska
Southeast Alaska State Fair Board of Directors is under scrutiny for booking a drag performance
A federal judge rules that ConocoPhillips can begin construction immediately on the Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve; the Early Childhood Education Task Force is looking for a location to house the Boys and Girls Clubs of Alaska locally; Marine debris is a big issue for islands along the Alaska coast; Homer hosts a Winter king Salmon Derby; The Board of the Southeast Alaska State Fair has been questioned about whether an act called Juneau Drag is appropriate for all audiences at the Fair
The annual test of Alaska's Tsunami Warning system meets with mixed success this week; The US Forest Service is seeking to recruit employees for positions in Alaska; The late Senator Ted Stevens leaves his collection of documents to the University of Alaska Anchorage; organisms near the bottom of the food chain in the Bering Sea don't contain as much fat as in previous years; Wrangell's Health Fair is back in action this spring;
A commentary from the two new Lutheran Pastors
Arctic leaders from 20 countries convene in Anchorage this week;
Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened briefly this week and is on two hour notice; The deadline to file for the Permanent Fund Dividend is tomorrow, Wrangell's utility rate increases will bump up monthly bills an average 10% monthly; Alaska's second Filipino has been elected to the Legislature
Alaska Marine Highway System struggles to fill 150 jobs before summer
State Representative Ben Carpenter introduced a bill in the Alaska House that would create a 2 percent sales tax
A federal judge could issue a decision as early as next week to temporarily halt construction on the Willow Oil Drilling Project
Petersburg Borough Assembly could change the borough charter that would give borough employees more flexibility to serve on different elective boards
Wrangell's tribal government is sponsoring an event to cut down on electronic waste
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a state tribal education compacting grant
ConocoPhillips faces questions over an uncontrolled natural gas leak at one of their drilling pads last year; some Alaska Native artisans are concerned about calls to loosen strict federal regulations on the taking of Sea Otters; Isabelle Ith, a former graduate from Petersburg High School is being inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame 2023; Protestors in Juneau organized a rally against banks that invest in fossil fuel projects
Alaska Marine Highway System hires a new general manager
Yearly homicides more than doubled over an eight year period, according to a state report
Utility users in Wrangell are looking at rate hikes
Alaska Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton called for a vote to reject pay raises for legislators, the Governor and state commissioners; Sitka Sound Herring sac roe fishery goes on two hour notice today; Coach Dino Brock summarizes the season for the Lady Vikings Basketball team; Reactions from Juneau students to Governor Dunleavy's legislation that would require parental permission for students to participate in school clubs related to gender; The Alaska Marine Highway system reinstates a program to allow State Troopers to ride along for free
Climate Activists Protest President Joe Biden's Decision to Approve Willow Oil Drilling Project
Southeast King Salmon Stocks might be recovering from years-long slump
Estate of Molly Parks six-year battle with Petersburg Borough ends in dismissal by Alaska Supreme Court
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a resolution to protect the Southeast Alaska troll fishery
City officials in Craig lifted water conservation measures following a system failure earlier this month
The community of Wales, Alaska is trying to heal from a polar bear attack earlier in the year that took the lives of a mother and son
Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announce their support of a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
Ketchikan is expecting nearly 1.5 million cruise passengers this summer
Southeast Alaska Business Competition is changing the way it brings entrepreneurial training to participants
Petersburg's oldest veterans organization is trying to revive membership and stake out a place for veterans in the community
One of the world's largest sea stars is on track to receive federal protection und the Endangered Species Act
Protesters across Alaska are standing up to what they consider unconstitutional limitations on the power of grand juries to investigate public officials
Seiners arrive in Sitka, marking the start of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery
Ongoing Food Stamp Backlog Continues to Impact Thousands of Alaskans
Actor Tallie Medel Co-Starred in Everything, Everywhere All At Once which took home 7 Oscars
Conservation Groups File Suit Against the Newly Approved Oil Project in Willow
Petersburg's Viking Swim Club Makes Waves and Breaks Records Set Decades Ago
Ryan Redington Wins the 2023 Iditarod Sled Dog Race
Willow Oil Drilling Project is approved by Biden Administration, Petersburg based wildlife biologist talks about his work with Forest Service Fire Militia, Geocaching an outdoor treasure hunt
The Biden Administration has approved ConocoPhillips Willow Project; two Aleutian volcanos shows signs they may erupt in the near future; Craig residents no longer have to boil water; The Coast Guard rescues two starnded people on an Annette Island beach; Search is taking over Juneau Youth Services and is moving their residential treatment program for teens from Sitka to Juneau; Alaska Native Comic artists and writers meet in Homer
Petersburg School Superintendent says staff shortages are high on the school board's list of concerns; Ketchikan's Tribe is planning to build a substance abuse treatment center; The Federal government is reversing some restrictions on hunting and trapping in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; The Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing in Fairbanks to gather feedback on proposed rulings regarding compliance with air pollution standards in Fairbanks and North Pole; Wildlife troopers catch three fishermen violating regulations in a youtube video they posted of themselves
Petersburg School District faces a budget deficit of nearly one million dollars; Governor Dunleavy introduces a bill increasing the amount of parental permission required to teach sex education, and requires schools to separate locker rooms and bathroom facilities by biological sex not gender identity; Alaska state agencies face an employment crisis and struggle to incentivize new hires and retain staff; A majority of Sitkans polled last summer said the rapid increase in tourism made their community a less desirable place to live; Pharmacy giant Walgreens has decided not to offer the abortion pill Mifepristone in Alaska
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed early and late King salmon runs to sportfishing on the Kenai; Students from Stedman Elementary School compete in the annual spelling bee; Craig's water treatment plant has failed leaving some residents with dirty water and some with no water at all; Former Sitka doctor accused pf multiple counts of sexual assault will serve two years in prison after a plea deal
Alaska House of Representatives passes House Joint Resolution 5 in support of the Southeast Alaska Troll Fishery, Yukon River Chum and KIng runs at record low levels and the Board of Fish passes some restrictions on the fishery, Juneau School District loses $270,000 to scammer posing as a vendor last year, Sitka is proposing to establish a Tourism Task Force, Petersburg Borough Assembly meets on Monday, March 6 at noon
Biden Administration expects to announce soon whether the Willow oil drilling project will advance in the National Petroleum Reserve; The State of Alaska plans to see more old growth trees in Southern Southeast; The Aurora Borealis shone bright over the Kenai last weekend to the delight of local photographers; Wrangell's Assembly spoke out against a petition to put Southeast Alaska Wolves of the federal endangered species list; PFAS forever chemicals appear in 16 lakes and other waters of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Municipality of Anchorage.
Fishermen in Kodiak struggling to find markets for their Red King Crab; The Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit convened in Petersburg over the weekend; Wrangell's swimming pool is out of commission waiting for repairs; High winds predicted for Kodiak
Board of Fisheries sides with Chignik fishermen in their vote to maintain separate quotas for early and late sockeye runs; Vikings and Lady Vikings faced their rivals the Wolves and Lady Wolves in Wrangell Homecoming last week; Senator Bjorkman introduces SB82 a buyback program for Cook Inlet setnetters; Alaska Native Sisterhood elects Millie Schoonover Grand President Emeritus, The U.S, Army proposes replacing the coal fired power plant at Fort Wainwright with natural gas boilers
The Alaska Senate Finance Committee institutes a new Covid Testing policy in the wake of legislators and staff being diagnosed with Covid, A popular recreation cabin at Anan Creek near Wrangell is flattened by a fallen spruce tree; The State of Alaska joined a lawsuit to ban abortion pills for sale; the State is startinga year-long process of reviewing Medicaid recipients in Alaska; Middle School students in Sitka takea turn practicing as baristas as part of "Discover Your Potential" week
Petersburg Medical Center is having the largest Covid outbreak yet among Long -Term Care residents; Representative Himschoot discusses House Joint Resolution 5 in support of the Southeast Alaska Troll Fleet, and its progress through the leislature; A Juneau resident wins the Spruce Root "Path to Prosperity" Prize for her efforts to promote mushroom farming in Southeast Alaska;The Alaska Department of Safety Trooper Boat Enforcer has been decommissioned for a wide range of problems; The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Alaska Department of Corrections
Trident Fish processing plant will reopen in Wrangell this summer; Senator Lisa Murkowski addresses the legislature yesterday, Petersburg Borough Assembly moves towards taking over the dock at Papke's Landing south of Petersburg; A Wrangell man is killed in a logging accident yesterday; and a Commentary by Gary Treffrey
Alaska Department of Fish and Game ocean ecologist shares data at Board of Fish meeting indicating low chum returns may be tied to warmer than normal waters in the Bering Sea and North Pacific; Metlakatla creates a historical archive; A Sitka chef is one of the finalists for the prestigious James Beard award; Maternal deaths have increased in Alaska in 2021 compared to recent years; a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck near a village near Kodiak Monday
Petersburg Borough Assembly meets at 6pm tonight: a look st the agenda; Wrangell speaks out on a lawsuit targeting the Southeast Alaska King SalmonTroll Fishery; U.S. Representative Mary Peltola addresses the legislature in Juneau; Vikings and Lady Vikings compete in a tournament last week with teams from across Alaska; Methamphetamines seized last week in Ketchikan in one of the largest drug busts in recent years
The Bluegrass Band Gold Dust Rising from Nome is coming to Petersburg; Governor Dunleavy added 9 million dollars to the budget to help with the backlog of foodstamps and Medicaid; Alaska explores ways to come up with matching funds for the Federal money to help modernize the ferry fleet. Residents in Yakutat are in conflict over logging on tribal lands
House Joint Resolution 5 supporting Alaska Trollers has passed through its first committee on its way through the legislature; Petersburg Early Childhood Task Force met to discuss a collaboration with the Boy and Girls Club-Alaska; Petersburg Indian Association holds a work session to brainstorm ideas for the Tribe's Covid -19 Relief Funds; President Biden gave a briefing on the UFOs shot down over Alaska and the Yukon;Alaskans across the state celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day yesterday; Juneau expects almost 50% more cruise ship passengers this summer
Petersburg's Clausen Museum is hosting a traveling art show featuring artists from across Southeast Alaska; The Legislature considers a bill to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Alaska; The Federal Subsistence Board takes a closer look at the pros and cons of the Ketchikan Indian Community Proposal to designate Ketchikan as a rural community
Representative Himschoot visits Petersburg to discuss issues of concern with constituents; Students and teachers deliver Valentines to Legislators in Juneau to focus their attention on how the budget will affect schools; Sitka Tribe of Alaska objects to the proposed extension of the Sitka Seawalk
Alaskans are starting to receive long awaited food stamps; Petersburg School Board meets tonight and here is a look at the agenda; House Fisheries hear a report from the Alaska Seafood marketing Institute on latest marketing trends; White House officials say that identification of UFOs shot down over Alaska and Yukon still inconclusive. Petersburg Vikings and Lady Vikings faced tough opponents in Metlakatla.
Petersburg Marine Mammal Center retarted their monthly Science Series with a talk by Forest Service Hydrologist Heath Whitacre speaking about stream restoration, Ketchikan School District facing big holes in their budget unless the Legislature intervenes; State wrokers in Juneau rally for full staffing and better benefits
Petersburg Volunteer Fire department responded to a small fire at Tonka Seafoods bunkhouse; Scientists in Southeast Alaska discover an island where the wold pack is subsisting on sea otters; Shelby Herbert joins the news department at KFSK as the newest reporter; Petersburg High School hosted a Junior Varsity Basketball tournament last weekend with teams from around Southeast
A surge in family travel outside of the school holidays has teachers concerned students are falling behind academically; Homelessness in Petersburg addressed at the Borough Assembly meeting this week and some ideas brought forward to resolve the issue; Chilkat weavers in Juneau crafting robes for local children
NOAA researchers visit Petersburg to ask Petersburg Fishermen what constitutes resiliance in the fleet in the light of climate change; Kodiak Tanner fishery nearly closed after delay waiting for higher prices; Disturbing trends of violence and suicide continue rise among Alaskans in the last decade; Senator Dan Sullivan addresses the Alaska Legislature
Local Governments speak out against lawsuit that threatens to shut down the Southeast Alaska Troll Fishery to protect endangered orcas in Washington State; Petersburg Public Library ranks in top 3% of all libraries its size in the U.S. according to Library Journal; Seven young Ketchikan athletes will fly to Juneau to participate in the regional Native Youth Olympics competition
There has been an increase in Fentanyl-laced pills in Southeast Alaska; Non-resident deer hunters had their bag limit cut to two deer in Southeast Alaska by the Board of Game; WAVE is holding their Art-By-the-Inch fundraiser this weekend in Petersburg
Head of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development resigns suddenly this week; Governor Dunleavy says he will appeal a pending federal court ruling that threatens to shut down the Southeast King salmon season; Petersburg Fire Department is planning to offer a Community Emergency Response Team Training this year; a Federal appeals court has affirmed Metlakatla tribal members' right to fish in traditional waters without state permits
Governor Mike Dunleavy says he plan legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency over their veto of the Pebble Mine Project; Bureau of Land Management moves forward to allow ConocoPhillips to develop the Willow Site on Federal land in the Arctic; The Board of Game determines the bag limit for sports hunting of deer in Unit 4 Southeast Alaska will stay at at 6 animals; Petersburg Parks and Recreation is holding an indoor triathlon this month; The Federal Subsistence Board takes up a proposal to designate Ketchikan as a rural community under federal subsistence laws
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it is prohibiting the Pebble Mine Project using its "veto authority"; Petersburg Vikings beat the Craig Panthers last weekend, Lady Vikings had less success; Public Hearings held in Saxman to discuss a proposed state ferry terminal to be built there; Juneau Artist Crystal Worl has had her Tlinget skateboard design chosen by the US Postal Service to be featured on a stamp; Three tribal entities receive Indian Health Service Land from the Federal government; a small vacant lot in Juneau has been designated "Indian Country" and the State of Alaska is challenging the decision
Kodiak's Tanner Crab fleet starts fishing after reaching a price agreement with processors; The Board of Game authorized an elk hunt on Zarembo Island starting in Fall of 2024; Petersburg's Stedman Elementary School teaches kids about saving for long-term rewards in the classroom; An avalanche closes Juneau's Eaglecrest Ski area last weekend.
The state of Alaska receives grants totaling $285 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade and modernize the ferry system; Petersburg's Humanity in Progress participates in a survey to count the number of homeless and housing insecure in the community; The Board of Game denies all proposals made by the Alaska Wildlife Alliance to protect wolves
Kodiak Crabbers still have not agreed to a price with processors for tanner crab; Petersburg's largest grocery store, Hammer and Wikan is expanding storage to help with problems with supply chain issues; Tlinget Master Carver Wayne Price is teaching carving courses at UAS this semester.
Petersburg Vikings Host Wrangell Wolves for Homecoming Weekend; Ketchikan School Board visits Metlakatla to address rift between communities after an incident at basketball games in Ketchikan last winter;Alaska Board of Game decides against rule change that would have removed requirements for how black bear hunters process their kill;Juneau representative in Alaska Statewide Pageant gets Miss Congeniality and third place.
Petersburg holds a "March-For-Life on Sunday; NOAA dismisses a petition to close red king crab habitat to commercial fishing; Educators and parents rallied outside the Capitol in Juneau to call for increased education funding; Sitka Judge Jude Pate is appointedto the Alaska Supreme Court; the Alaska Board of Game struck down a proposal requiring hunter education for young hunters in Southeast; Alaska Marine Highway ferry Lituya sidelined until Feb 1.
Petersburg Indian Association re-elected Cris Morrison to the tribal council, also Jaclyn Eide and Joe Stewart; Alaska State House Leadership roles are assigned; Some southeast residents stranded in Canada when Alaska Marine Highway cancels scheduled sailings; A Sitla resident will coach the Alaskan gymnastics team at the Arctic Winter Games.
Petersburg Borough Assembly approved $55,000 in funding for a Housing Needs Assessment; Alaska's Ferry system considers building a terminal in Saxman; Parents bring a lawsuit that challenges the use of traditional tribal values in Ketchikan Schools; Wrangell Economic Development Director retires after almost 30 years
Senator Lisa Murkowski is working on legislation to speed up disaster relief payments to Alaska fishermen; Wrangell's school district changes their Covid-19 policies; Petersburg schools hold their annual Poetry-Out-Loud competition; Wrangell Borough Assembly looking for state funding to help with road maintenance; A Juneau woman is on a mission to clean up litter in the state capital
Petersburg Borough Assembly meets tonight and here is a look at the agenda;Senator Bert Stedman discusses the upcoming Legislative session; Governor Mike Dunleavy announces a carbon management plan for the state
Alaska Marine Highway System activates the M/V Columbia for Southeast sailings, while the Matanuska is brought back into service
Tanner Crab Fishery is set to open in Sunday for Kodiak, but the fleet is standing down among negotiations for the price per pound continue
Sprinkler system in Petersburg High/Middle School bursts over Christmas break, causing some damage, but not as bad as initially feared
Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department responds to a house fire near 5 mile Mitkof Hiighway
Alaska Trollers Association request $25K from Sitka Assembly for their legal defense fund - Seattle based Wild Fish Conservancy is seeking to close Southeast Alaska troll fisheries, claiming harm to orcas
Leadership changes for the Alaska Marine Highway System
Alaska School prepare for new state educational requirements for the READS act calling for students be able to read well before passing Third grade
Five finalists for the University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor
Wolf trapping seaon on Prince of Wales Island
Klawok Police Chief, passes away suddenly, the only police officer in the community
Researchers ask Alaskans thoughts on climate change
Alaska Legislature starts session next week. we have a peak at some of the bills and resolutions
PHS Varsity Basketball opened the conference games at home vs Haines
Petersburg Harbor Master discusses upcoming projects and dredging of the harbors, Sitka's police force has many job openings and Alaska population increased slightly, trends and locations
Local restaurant closes after 30 years after Laney and Wamen Yip retire; Juneau's assembly considers incentives to attract and retain employees; KCAW holds a forum on the future of fisheries
Petersburg Borough Assembly approves bid contract to upgrade Blind Slough Hydroelectric plant; egg shortage now affecting Alaska; Ketchikan City Council to vote on a change to how vendors rent space on the cruise ship docks; Total number of young students in Alaska is decreasing and Juneau School District discussing possible ramifications
Petersburg Legislative Information Office opens ahead of Legislative session in Juneau; Backlog in Public Assistance office means many Alaskans are going without benefits; Mary Peltola waiting to get sworn in for her seat in Congress
A look back at news stories in Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Sitka over the past year, 2022
Petersburg power is out for two hours in parts of town last night; Jeff Rice takes the job as Sportfish Management Biologist in Petersburg; Fish passage project in Gustavus is completed; Alaskans experience flight delays and cancellations just like the rest of the country last weekend.
New District Two state representative Rebecca Himschoot begins her term in January, Wrangell sawmill site has an undeveloped deep water port, PHS basketball teams host season opening games with Metlakatla
The Annual Arctic Report Card includes information on climate change and it effects on Alaska Native communities; Wrangell's Borough Assembly sets aside $2.2 million dollars to develop a housing subdivision; Devil's Thumb Shooters attend a regional tournament in Juneau.
The history of Julebukking in Petersburg; A sampling of what foods will be served during Julebukking, Students in Ketchikan cookm a holiday meal for community members
Petersburg Borough Assembly approved $40,000 to fund an incentive program for early childhood educators, Some Juneau bartenders seeing an uptick in harassment of service workers, Two young members of Viking Swim Club break decades-old swim records this month; Julebukking opportunities increasing as Christmas approaches
PHS Wrestling Team excelled at State Tournament, Kyle Biggers is State Champion in 215 pound class, Alaska Public Assistance Program slowly getting benefits to recipients, and today is Winter Solstice
The local tribe in Yakutat objects to logging on a site they say contains centuries old ruins of Indigenous people;The Alaska Supreme Court hears an appeal from the Sitka Tribe of Alaska regarding herring stock management; The Devil's Thumb Shooters expand their program in Petersburg for youth marksmanship; Julebukking starts in Petersburg, as businesses show customer appreciation with free treats for customers
Kelsey Leak talks about surviving the sinking of F/V Randi Jo near Point Baker; Petersburg High School Wrestlers on their way to State Tournament; Metlakatla's Mayor looks back at 2022
Wrangell Man sentenced to seven years in prison for two felony sex crimes against a minor; National Weather Service predicts record-breaking cold weather for Southeast Alaska this weekend, Petersburg Vikings and Lady Vikings play the Metlakatla Chiefs and Misschiefs this weekend at home.
Sitka Sound Herring projected to be lower from last year, but still large haul in the forecast, also Petersburg High School students Meghan O’Soup and Eleanor Kandoll perform at All-State Music Festival, and construction to replace float plane dock on Alaska's only native reservation
Petersburg School Board meets tonight: a look at the agenda; Statewide Advisory Board for Marine Highway votes to increase spending in 2024; Sitka Planning Commission recommends safety improvements for cruise season 2023
New police officer joins the Petersburg Police Department, Prince of Wales Island Christmas gifts, and Sitka's planning department looks into opening up city and state owned lands for new housing
Petersburg's Early Childcare Education Task Force seeking funding for workers, Jon Straley, Sitka writer, has a new novel and Mitkof Dance Troupe performs a winter recital in the Wright Auditorium
Petersburg Moose Meat Bank, Juneau sets new Rainfall Record in 2022, Centennial Hall closes for a $6million renovation and City of Craig renovates its public library, also in Juneau, animal rescue resumes spay and neuter services
Petersburg Borough received a new print machine that will benefit the police department, the Children's Center and other organizations in the community
Sitka writer, Brendan Jones receives Green Earth Book Award and he is featured on KFSK's Alaska Story Project, also Eaglecrest gets a new gondola for the ski hill in Douglas, and an update from Sitka - the middle school gets its heat back on with a new heat pump
Energy resilience in Southeast Alaska, Rules for cutting Christmas trees in the Tongass National Forest, Petersburg's Christmas Bazaar
Federal Safety investigators call for new regulations on flightseeing in Ketchikan area after a series of crashes; Northline Seafoods rebuilding its floating processing barge for Bristol Bay, Wrangell Community Theater brings "The Sound Of Music" to the stage this weekend
A point Baker resident is still missing after a fishing vessel overturned near Prince of Wales Island, Petersburg's Elementary School temporarily cancels four of five days of after-school recess due to staff shortage, a young climate activist Kayra O'Brien of Ketchikan made it on the Forbes 30-under-30 list this year
A Point Baker resident is missing after a fishing vessel sank over the weekend, Former residents of Yakutat ordered to pay over a million dollars after defrauding a village elder, Petersburg Wrestling Team holds a multi-school home meet this weekend
Petersburg Christmas Tree Lighting draws a crowd, Board that oversees Alaska Marine Highway going to once monthly meetings, Boat capsizes in Sitka, two saved, one drowned, Sitka proposing a change to fees for vendors selling tours at Harrigan Hall
5 year project list for Petersburg Borough updated, Assembly Member Bob Lynn and Utility Director Karl Hagerman reappointed to the Board of Southeast Alaska Power Agency, A panel in Sitka explores the history of Alaska's residential schools. words of gratitude in Alaska Native Languages
Petersburg Junior Firefighters Meet, Upcoming Thanksgiving Storm, Black Bear in Glacier Bay Has Bird Flu, Prince Rupert Grows Its Cruise Industry, Community Annual Paper Turkey Hunt in Ketchikan
Part 2 of Petersburg High School Vaping story, Federal grants to tribes to address climate change, Governor Mike Dunleavy speaks at graduation of Police Academy in Sitka
Petersburg Borough Assembly meets tonight; Petersburg High School has seen an uptick of vaping among students; SE Alaska tribal leaders want to share decision-making about resource development of transboundary rivers, an update on Alaska Election results
Mitkof Mummers perform a new play this week, "Dorothy in Wonderland"; Covid cases are low but Flu and RSV cases on the rise; Ketchikan and Metlakatla soon to be connected by an undersea cable for power and broadband internet; Wrangell's reservoir needs a new dam
Salmon hatchery in Prince William Sound find $1 million, cannabis cultivation will overshadow job growth in all other industries in Alaska, Viking Swim Club hosts an annual swim meet
Ketchikan's Dan Ortiz is leading the race to represent the southern panhandle; Petersburg School District hosts a community Veteran's Day Parade, a totem pole is repatriated to the village of Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island after 100 years
Sitka Assembly moves forward with plans for a seaplane base, Artist Ashley Lohr displays her artwork at the Clausen Museum, The Wrangell Tribe offers beginning classes in Tlinget for adults
Petersburg Borough Assembly votes not to change meeting times, and fills vacant seats on advisory boards; Yakutat Village Corporation has been ordered by the State of Alaska to change the way it runs shareholder elections; Biologists say wolves on Prince of Wales Island have a high level of inbreeding
Police Chief Kerr reports on International Conference of Police Chiefs in Texas, Rebecca Himschoot and Bert Stedman retain their leads in election results, Southeast commercial salmon harvest is half the size of last year's catch but worth more money, Petersburg Wrestling team has resounding success at Anchorage Tournament.
Elections results from Petersburg, house fires on the increase in Juneau, Summit in Craig held to discuss decreases in deer populations on Prince of Wales Island
Preliminary election results from across the state of Alaska; Local voters comment on voting as they exit polls; District 2 State House candidates comment on their race; Ketchikan voters comment on the election
The school board agenda for tonight's meeting; Friends of National Rifle Association hold a fundraiser dinner in Petersburg last weekend to raise money for local youth programs; salmon is being created in a lab in California; the legacy of Mike Motti, veteran of Sitka Mountain Rescue
U.S. Senate candidates discuss their views on abortion during the Debate for the State; West Coast port and rail strikes may affect Wrangell's waste disposal stream, Petersburg wrestlers have a successful match in Sitka, and an audio postcard from The Halloween Hustle at Parks and Recreation
Petersburg Borough Utility Director Hagerman reports on this week's landslide and effects on infrastructure; Wrangell officials trying to determine priorities for Community infrastructure needs; Fairbanks schools shut down after a false active shooter report
Parks and Recreation moves forward with plans for a bike park, Klawock Casino adds slot machines, The Sitka school Outer Coast adds an associates degree program, Ernestine Hayes records her memoir "Blonde Indian" as an audiobook
Landslide at 5 mile knocks out power and closes highway, Ketchikan subsistence advisory board proposal to open federal subsistence hunting and fishing to residents, Wrangell expanding trail system
Petersburg Housing Task Force holds its first meeting; NTSB officials advise that all DeHavilland Otters be inspected before next use; Wrangell school District receives Federal funding for an electric schoolbus
Kenny Karl Skaflestad running for State House District 2 seat; Alaska U.S. House Debate focuses on salmon bycatch, Petersburg High School wrestling team has successful meet in Juneau, Chefs celebrate Filipino American History Month in Juneau
Southeast Alaska Dungeness Crab Levels Down this past summer harvest, 46th year of Oktoberbest ArtShare, Juneau Increases Affordable Housing and options for homeless youth
Final Moose numbers in for Central Southeast hunt, Ketchikan reconsiders urban/rural designation for subsistence hunting and fishing, Sitka faces shortages in child care, Petersburg Swim team heads to regionals
Observation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Under-counting by US Census could affect federal funding formulas for Alaska Natives, Early voting has started across Alaska, Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce sued for sexual harrassment
Petersburg Search and Rescue finds lost hiker over the weekend, Ketchikan City Council addresses increasing new Air BnB/VRBO rentals in town, Metlakatla and Ketchikan to connect their power grids
Public library offers guitar lessons and loans out guitars and ukuleles, students in Whale Pass comment on clear cut near their community, Senator Murkowski receives award from Shee Atika Corporation in Sitka, State health officials encourage flu and covid shots this fall
interview with new Petersburg Fire and EMS coordinator, Aaron Hankins also Mendenhall Glacier receding at rapid rate, Ketchikan Charter School celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
Moose Hunting Wraps Up, Fatal Plane Crash Near Cordova, Commentary from State House Candidate Rebecca Himschoot, and Middle School Cross Country Invitational
boat fire in Ketchikan, Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department visit the elementary school to teach fire safety