The Alaska Division of Elections made a final determination on Petersburg Dan Sullivan's senate run; two Ketchikan elementary schools closed this year; and Petersburg high schoolers learned about adult expenses through a simulation.

Two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak; Gulf of Alaska waters may be a lifeline for grey whales; and two communication tower issues are returning to the Petersburg Borough Assembly tonight.

The Alaska Division of Elections says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is not eligible to run for Senate; Sitka residents learned how to become mermaids; and Senator Lisa Murkowski toured the Petersburg Medical Center's newest building last month.

Alaska saw increased participation in SNAP last year; sport fishermen will be able to catch and keep Haines king salmon for the first time in a decade; and U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan from Petersburg says an investigation into him is baseless.

The minimum wage in Alaska will increase in July; City and Borough of Juneau has finalized a difficult budget; and Petersburg's first traditional canoe in a century completed its maiden voyage.

The state is investigating whether Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is running for U.S. Senate to intentionally confuse voters; scientists are looking at the relationship between grey whales and herring around Sitka; and 30 high school seniors graduated in Petersburg last week.

Some fishermen are concerned how high fuel prices could impact the summer season; a gubernatorial candidate unveils his plan to change or end the Permanent Fund dividend; and a look back on the state's legislative session with Independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot.

The National Science Foundation is dismantling ocean monitoring programs; a proposed timber project on Prince of Wales Island may threaten subsistence uses; and Petersburg voters could be asked a sales tax question in October.

State health officials aren't worried about Hantavirus on Alaska cruises; a look at the office that intercepts trafficked wildlife; and a Dan Sullivan from Petersburg is challenging Alaska's Senator with the same name.

Dozens of Alaskan candidates kicked off their campaigns Monday; Humpback Whale populations near Glacier Bay National Park are slowly recovering; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly approved several financial changes.