KFSK Midday Magazine

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 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.