KFSK Midday Magazine

Wrangell's borough manager shut down the deteriorating barge ramp last week; over a hundred people marched to the state capitol to advocate for improving disability rights on Wednesday; and a rockslide near Ketchikan yesterday has blocked the island's main road.

Investigators looking into the plane crash near Nome say the icy flight was overweight; lawmakers rejected Gov. Dunleavy's proposal to create a cabinet-level state agriculture department; and Silver Bay Seafoods is buying the seafood processing giant, OBI.

Ketchikan's school district superintendent is resigning; researchers say limits on Alaska's commercial fisheries backfired in rural Native villages; and the Alaska House Resources Committee heard testimony regarding the partnership between the U.S. and Canada.

Japanese performers from Oregon are touring Alaska, starting in Southeast; employees fired from the agency that oversees federal fisheries in Alaska were reinstated yesterday; and for the first time, fire season is starting early in Southeast Alaska.

A cruise limit ballot may go before voters in Sitka this spring; the Haines Assembly approved a resolution recognizing Canada's sovereignty; and Veterans in Juneau say they worry their benefits may be at risk.

Job cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could affect the fishing industry; six fathers of young dancers competed in a first-of-its-kind pageant fundraiser; and a commentary from Petersburg's Abby Knight for a series celebrating Women's History Month.

The Alaska House approved a bill to boost funding for public schools, which now heads to the Senate; Alaska health care experts say Medicaid cuts would have an enormous impact in the state; and orders from President Trump could increase timber harvest in Tongass National Forest.

A decades-old proposal to build a controversial road in Southeast is being resurrected; Alaska House lawmakers made some amendments to a high-priority education bill; and all recently fired USDA employees will be temporarily rehired, with back pay.

Department heads in Sitka's municipal government look for ways to trim spending; a woman in Ketchikan is going for a Guinness World record; and Petersburg's high school basketball teams finished up the season in Ketchikan last week.

Juneau residents protested funding cuts to scientific research; a delegation from Ketchikan advocated in Washington D.C. for restoring ferry service to Prince Rupert; and a commentary from Petersburg's Ivy Worhatch in recognition of Women's History Month.