A Board of Fisheries proposal could allow a small commercial red king crab fishery to open when stock levels are lower than what's currently allowed; Juneau residents had a chance to ask questions and offer comments on a proposed fifth cruise ship dock at two meetings last week; the Alaska Legislature is working on a bill that would boost per-student funding by roughly 30%.

Several proposals headed to the Alaska Board of Fisheries next week would change how the state manages king salmons at Blind Slough on Petersburg's Mitkof Island; one of President Donald Trump's executive orders aims to rolls back protections on millions of acres in the Tongass National Forest; the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development released a draft statewide cell phone policy this week.

Information about Petersburg students and school staff may have been compromised after hackers got into a software system last month; seven tribal organizations across the state of Alaska received over $12 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last month; the Anchorage area has its first small-scale casino.

The City and Borough of Juneau is warning of a potential measles exposure at the SEATAC airport that could impact Southeast Alaska residents; thousands of Alaska residents have been waiting months for their retirement contributions to be processed; Petersburg's high school basketball teams hosted their third annual invitational last weekend.

Petersburg's borough assembly will decide tonight whether the borough can issue bonds to fund improvements to Petersburg's school district; police arrested two Sitka residents last week after a drug bust turned into a high speed car chase; President Trump signed an executive order yesterday that aims to undo most of his predecessors work on Alaska energy and environmental issues.

A national data breach has affected Alaska schools; Alaska red king crab are more genetically diverse than previously thought, according to a new study; a multi-million dollar project for a small boat haul-out in Petersburg is now fully funded.

A Southeast Alaska lawmaker has proposed a state alternative to federal flood insurance; the Federal Office of Subsistence Management had a new director; the executive director of Petersburg's violence prevention and advocacy organization is stepping down.

A Juneau lawmaker is pushing to revive a pension system for teachers and other state and local government workers in Alaska; Tlingit and Haida received $3 million for coastal habitat restoration in Southeast Alaska; Petersburg High School hosted homecoming last weekend, the Petersburg Vikings played their longtime rivals, the Wrangell Wolves.

A Petersburg home was destroyed in a fire yesterday afternoon; Juneau plans to rezone public land to allow for more housing density; a conversation with Alaskan members of the U.S. Council on Human Trafficking.

A Petersburg man indicted last month for allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material pleaded "not guilty" last week; eleven borough-owned lots in Petersburg will get utilities thanks to a collaboration between the Petersburg Indian Association, Tlingit and Haida, and the Petersburg Borough; Skagway's school district has had the highest assessment scores in the state for 13 years in a row.