The Alaska Department of Fish and Game shut down fishing last week in one of Bristol Bay's sockeye districts because of illegal fishing; a congressional watchdog agency says serious improvements are needed in the way the federal government manages observers and bycatch in the nation's fisheries; in Petersburg, bikers, kayakers, and one paddle-boarder spent Saturday morning pedaling and paddling for a good cause.

A rockslide shut down travel in the Yukon on Tuesday; a United Airlines flight bound for Fairbanks made an emergency landing in Ketchikan over the weekend. Another United plane soon followed; longterm care resident Ron Hall recently discovered a lover of painting and drawing - his art show is currently up at the Clausen Memorial Museum.

A new study on hatchery pink salmon shows that some stray fish mingle with wild stocks, which could lead to less productive runs in the future; the Juneau Police Department has released the names of four officers involved in last weeks deadly shooting downtown; most sectors of Alaska's tourism industry have recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic - the state recently broke a cruise ship passenger record.

The Coast Guard and other partner agencies called off a search for a missing plane bound for Yakutat; a body found in a bus near Ketchikan has been identified as Thomas Nelson who's been missing since October; Petersburg Indian Association plans to add sidewalks to some streets and build a new trail in Petersburg in coming years.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing charter flight that left Juneau Saturday for Yakutat, but never arrived; the 9th District Court of appeals heard cases last Thursday for and against a lower court ruling that threatened to halt Southeast's king salmon troll fishery; the name of one of the law enforcement officers involved in the shooting death of a man in downtown Juneau last week has been released.

A look at the invasive Orange Hawkweed, which has spread through Southeast Alaska; Petersburg's tribe will repair a U.S. Forest Service cabin south of town in collaboration with the federal agency; Congresswoman Mary Peltola is in a competitive contest for re-election, but she's far ahead of her Republican challengers in the race for campaign cash.

Bristol Bay's floating seafood processor has been repaired after a fire took out a freezer onboard; A body was found inside a bus in Saxman that belonged to a man who has been missing since October; tow insect infestations have affected Southeast Alaska for years, but they both seem to be slowing down.

Voters are one step closer to deciding whether one of Petersburg's school roofs will be replaced; oral arguments start tomorrow in a appeal of a lower court ruling that threatened to halt the Southeast Alaska troll fishery for king salmon; a Kasaan woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly possessing over 800 fentanyl pills.

A Juneau man died yesterday after police shot him multiple times; after June's SEAPA shutdown, Petersburg utility customers can expect a smaller fuel adjustment charge than last year; Alaska's ACLU says inmates in the state don't have proper access to private conversations with their attorneys.

Alaska's political leaders sent letters of support to former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on Saturday; a landslide in Juneau displaced at least seven people yesterday; Petersburg's Borough Assembly will vote on two possible ballot propositions at tonight's meeting.