KFSK Midday Magazine

A controversial gold mine near Juneau is going through a faster permitting process; the Metlakatla Indian Community received over $16 million to increase hatchery production; and the Petersburg Borough Assembly has approved a major zoning update for wireless communication facilities.

Insurance experts talk about future options for landslide insurance; Ketchikan's local tribe wants to open a sport fishery for an invasive crab; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly has four public hearings tonight.

Alaskans will vote on whether to implement campaign finance limits; the City of Craig is implementing trail access permits; and the summer Southeast commercial Dungeness crab season ended three weeks early.

Petersburg's Dan Sullivan talks about his U.S. Senate campaign priorities; a new class will teach mariners how to avoid whales; and a Petersburg volunteer group freed a whale tangled in a gill net.

The Alaska Legislature enters a third gas line special session; Juneau's annual glacial outburst flood may be later than initially forecast; and an iconic Petersburg bar is under new ownership.

The City of Craig has foundational issues with their pool; investors looking to ship bulk water out of Sitka are looking for an extension; and Petersburg's election candidacy filing period has begun.

Alaska earthquake stations may help identify landslides; the University of Alaska Southeast is partnering with a Lower 48 law school; and construction continues at Petersburg's aquatic center.

Thousands of Alaska voters have been moved to an "inactive" list due to suspicion they're not citizens; state lawmakers have ordered an audit of the Alaska Board of Fisheries' actions; and a waffle food truck has come to Petersburg.

A researcher digs into who female set net permit holders are declining in Bristol Bay; preparing for Juneau's annual glacial outburst flood is easier this year; and Petersburg's dance troupe is fundraising to buy a church building.

A federal bill to address Juneau's annual glacial outburst flood is heading to the U.S. Senate; preparations are underway for the Southeast Alaska State Fair; and the Petersburg Medical Center's newest building had an open house last week.