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.