KFSK Midday Magazine

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.