KFSK Midday Magazine

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.