KFSK Midday Magazine

Alaska's food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country; a black bear entered a historic Juneau hotel; and the Petersburg School District anticipates receiving nearly a million dollars in one-time funding.

Aging populations in Alaska have made it harder for pet birds to find homes; Southeast Alaska's commercial king salmon fishery is open; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly reversed their votes on two tower proposals last month.

A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a rural vet program; a Ketchikan eye clinic is offering a first of its kind laser procedure; and the Forest Service has finished a $12 million building remodel in Petersburg.

A Prince of Wales hunter education program is teaching students to hunt safely; a Ketchikan shipyard landed a nearly $100 million federal grant; and Karl Hagerman has retired from the Petersburg Borough after 33 years.

Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed money to retain and recruit teachers; new Bristol Bay king salmon regulations won't go into effect until the end of the season; and Alaska's Supreme Court says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg must be on the ballot.

A superior court judge on Friday said the state was wrong to disqualify Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the senate race; dozens of bills have passed into state law in recent weeks; and Independence Day celebrations will look different this year in Petersburg.

A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments yesterday regarding Petersburg Dan Sullivan's appeal to get back on the ballot; Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed almost $90 million from the state budget; and Juneau's new Forest Service cabin has opened for booking.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have required more state oversight of children in psychiatric facilities; Tribal organizations in Southeast Alaska demand respect for totem poles; and youth in Petersburg learn basic skills for a career in the commercial fishing industry.

The Race to Alaska's winning team crossed the finish line in Ketchikan on Monday; a new state law allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall; and Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to raise the town's sales tax cap

Petersburg's Dan J. Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year's ballot; looking at what's next for the two schools in Ketchikan that closed; and Fish and Game has hired a new position in Haines meant to keep bears and people safer.