KFSK Midday Magazine

A co-author of the Alaska Permanent Fund is on a mission to set the state's finances right; the city of Sitka is purchasing back a property it sold last year for more than double its original price; theMitkof Mummers will be looking to entertain people of all ages this weekend with their play "McQuaddle, A Dragon's Tale."

Two orcas stranded in a lake near Coffman Cove are freed in a collaborative effort between townspeople and scientists; And Ad Hoc group of citizens, scientists and scholars meet in Sitka to discuss Alaska's invasive species; Bristol Bay setnetters vote not to join the region's seafood development association; Alaska's largest federally recognized tribe opens a new office in Washington state.

A Petersburg family works to change Alaska's Worker Compensation Laws; A healing ceremony takes place at the grounds of the former Wrangell Institute as part of an Alaska Native Clan Conference; A Sitka resident makes another attempt to get a ballot initiative in front of voters this winter that would limit cruise ship traffic to Sitka

Pink salmon populations are booming in the North Pacific; Petersburg firefighters respond to small blaze in a generator Friday; Juneau development plans cause controversy in the Telephone Hill neighborhood, The EPA makes grants available to Alaska communities to plan for the effects of climate change, Alaska's largest federally recognized tribe opens an office in Lynwood, WA

Alaska's Trust Land Office is planning to sell dozens of parcels of waterfront property on Mitkof Island in the next couple of years; a clash between public access and private property results in a lawsuit in Anchorage; SNAP applications have a huge backlog, but steps are being taken to streamline the process.

Hikers in Petersburg will be getting a crosswalk at the base of Raven's Roost trail; Juneau's busy tourist season is slowing cell service and officials are considering expanding public wifi in response; Sitka is renegotiating its airport lease with the state and some of the state's proposed terms are giving assembly members pause.

Researchers are looking at ways to reduce the number of Chinook salmon scooped up as bycatch in trawl nets; Southeast communities felt the shudder of 2 earthquakes last Friday night; the Petersburg Hospital Board looked at whether or not to continue to host Kinderskog and other youth programs last week, they'll make a decision at their next meeting.

New date from the Alaska Department of Labor suggests the large number of unfilled jobs in the state is related to demographics; the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition was awarded a federal grant to combat the rising rates of teen drug use in Ketchikan; a trio of musicians from around the world will be performing in Petersburg, part of an ongoing project called Lyric and Spirit.

Governor Dunleavy's energy security task force released a draft of their statewide energy plan; US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spent a day in Anchorage listening to Native boarding school survivors, part of he Road to Healing tour; kids with Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters competed in a marksmanship tournament in Juneau earlier this month.

Petersburg Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle fire early this morning; climate changes brings longer growing seasons to Alaska farmers, but challenges as well; Petersburg's Viking Swim Club took home dozens of medals from their meet in Sitka this weekend.