KFSK Midday Magazine

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.