The remnants of Typhoon Bolaven bring moderate to heavy rain and strong winds to Southeast Alaska; Ketchikan's tribe wants to change the community's designation to give residents more access to subsistence resources; a conversation with high school wrestling coach James Valentine after the team's first meet of the season last weekend.

The federal government has filed a lawsuit against the state over management of the Kuskokwim River and the Alaska Federation of Natives has sided with the federal government; a look at the Petersburg Borough Assembly's agenda in advance of tonight's meeting; Alaska is ranked second-to-last nationwide in regular breast cancer screenings.

A parcel of land at Blind River Rapids is up for auction by the Mental Health Trust Land Office; the Tustumena ferry is laid up in a shipyard in Seward for repairs; the state Health Department is changing how is processes Medicaid renewals to keep more people enrolled.

False information circulated on social media about the Alaska Marine Highway's route to Prince Rupert caused panic about the end of the route altogether; a postmortem revealed that a humpback whale calf known as tango that washed up dead near Auke Bay earlier this summer was killed by a large boat; the cast and crew of a reality television show will start filming this weekend in a popular hunting spot near Petersburg.

A conversation with Principal Brad King about plans to make Petersburg's secondary schools safer and more secure; the board governing Alaska high school sports voted Monday to ban trans girls from competing on high school sports teams that math their gender identity; Tlingit and Haida and the U.S. Forest Service have partnered to develop new educational resources for the Mendenhall Glacier that will focus on Alaska Native culture.

A count of twelve absentee ballots at yesterday's regular Borough Assembly meeting gave assembly candidate Jeigh Stanton Gregor just one vote more than his opponent, Rick Perkins; the Petersburg School Board will discuss the district's request to create a work group to review communication procedures at their meeting tonight; A Supreme Court decision that removes federal authority over wetlands has the potential to clear an easier path to development projects in Southeast Alaska

The City of Sitka denied a citizen's petition to put cruise limitations on the ballot for a special election;

Petersburg High School hosted its first home volleyball tournament since the pandemic started;

and a Wrangell hunting nonprofit is offering a cash reward for information about the illegal killing of a cow moose.

Petersburg Medical Center informally secured about a third of the funds they need to build a new hospital;

Petersburg's cross country team competed at the Region Five meet in Juneau;

and Alaska Seaplanes announced that it will close its Petersburg and Wrangell locations.

The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association looks to give the longlining fleet a green update with a new federal grant;

regions outside of Alaska are limiting sport fishermen to hatchery-only kings -- but the idea is getting chilly reception in Alaska;

and Petersburg's Borough has released the unofficial results of the 2023 municipal election.

Petersburg's Hospital Board heard public testimony about PMC's pilot youth programming, which is set to go under review at the end of the month;

Wrangell's Borough Manager is stepping down;

and Tenakee Springs will vote on whether or not they will join a regional garbage disposal coalition.