Kodiak Island is expecting Its busiest cruise ship season this summer since before the pandemic; the trial in Ketchikan continues to determine if posting a list of traditional values in public schools violates the First Amendment; Firefighters learn how to investigate the source of fires and how to put them out with a controlled burn in Sitka; A Metlakatla woman is in custody on murder charges after she struck three people with her vehicle including her son and brother.

A U.S. District Judge affirmed a recommendation that could shutdown the troll fishery in Southeast Alaska; The trial in Ketchikan continues to determine whether traditional values posted on the wall violates the First Amendment.; residents in Wrangell appeal their property taxes when all properties in town were reassessed this year; The Petersburg Rotary Club and Junior Rotarians clean up Sandy Beach Park prior to the annual Easter Egg Hunt

Governor Dunleavy introduces a bill to pay full-time teachers bonuses for the next three years; Sitka has chosen a new site for the marine haulout facility but some think the time line for building it is too long; Representative Mary Peltola urges the Federal Government to form an International Watershed Board for colllaborative managment of transboundary rivers

Alaska Kelp Farmers are looking to South Korea for inspiration

Two boroughs in the Northwest Arctic paused a joint resolution in support of a controversial road project

Twenty seven year old Mark Cook is the third person to die in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections this year

Petersburg's Native Youth Olympics Team took home the most medals in a statewide tournament

Sitka created a task force to address the impacts of increased tourism in the community

An Alaska Senate bill aims to temporarily close a fishery off the Eastern Aleutians

Petersburg Borough Assembly held a work session for the 2024 budget - they're looking at a 1.5 million dollar increase over 2023 budget

Bristol Bay saw an astounding sockeye return last year

Alaska Native Language experts told their stories at the State Capitol in Juneau

The Sitka School Board budget approved for this year might drain the financial reserves; Ketchikan Borough is moving forward with a plan to require Air BNB owners to get a zoning permit; Juneau's housing crunch tightens as seasonal workers show up in town

Petersburg School District Finance manager Karen Morrison is resigning at the end of the school year; Sealaska Heritage Institute offers internships to Alaska Native and Native American high school students in summer and now winter; Bears are waking up and it is time to remove attractants to prevent adverse interactions.

The Alaska Raptor Center brings two birds to visit Petersburg schools; A book about sexuality and relationships was challenged and then approved for inclusion in Ketchikan Public Library's teen section; insect life is emerging as winter turns to spring and naturalist Bob Armstrong explains the shifting life cycle of bugs

The Petersburg Borough Assembly authorized plans for a new hospital at Monday night's meeting; Sitka Elementary School kids get a lesson in cooking herring eggs the traditional way; Wrangell's Fourth of July celebrations have not been breaking even and organizers are looking for ways to raise money