KFSK Midday Magazine

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

Petersburg Humane Association raises money to help loval pets through its annual "Flamingo Fundraiser"; Alaska Department of Fish and Game limit rockfish catch by sportfishermen through an emergency order to protect stocks; Researchers in Sitka are checking human hair to track mercury contamination in seafood

Petersburg's Middle and High School Principal resigns after one year; Juneau School District has reached a tentative bargaining agreement with its teachers as of last Friday; A Homer man is arrested for assaulting a woman last weekend; Alaska's "Salmon-30-Salmon" jet flies for the last time; Juneau's City Manager will resigns at the end of September.