KFSK Midday Magazine

Alaska Marine Highway System struggles to fill 150 jobs before summer

State Representative Ben Carpenter introduced a bill in the Alaska House that would create a 2 percent sales tax

A federal judge could issue a decision as early as next week to temporarily halt construction on the Willow Oil Drilling Project

Petersburg Borough Assembly could change the borough charter that would give borough employees more flexibility to serve on different elective boards

Wrangell's tribal government is sponsoring an event to cut down on electronic waste

Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a state tribal education compacting grant

ConocoPhillips faces questions over an uncontrolled natural gas leak at one of their drilling pads last year; some Alaska Native artisans are concerned about calls to loosen strict federal regulations on the taking of Sea Otters; Isabelle Ith, a former graduate from Petersburg High School is being inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame 2023; Protestors in Juneau organized a rally against banks that invest in fossil fuel projects

Alaska Marine Highway System hires a new general manager

Yearly homicides more than doubled over an eight year period, according to a state report

Utility users in Wrangell are looking at rate hikes

Alaska Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton called for a vote to reject pay raises for legislators, the Governor and state commissioners; Sitka Sound Herring sac roe fishery goes on two hour notice today; Coach Dino Brock summarizes the season for the Lady Vikings Basketball team; Reactions from Juneau students to Governor Dunleavy's legislation that would require parental permission for students to participate in school clubs related to gender; The Alaska Marine Highway system reinstates a program to allow State Troopers to ride along for free

Climate Activists Protest President Joe Biden's Decision to Approve Willow Oil Drilling Project

Southeast King Salmon Stocks might be recovering from years-long slump

Estate of Molly Parks six-year battle with Petersburg Borough ends in dismissal by Alaska Supreme Court

The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a resolution to protect the Southeast Alaska troll fishery

City officials in Craig lifted water conservation measures following a system failure earlier this month

The community of Wales, Alaska is trying to heal from a polar bear attack earlier in the year that took the lives of a mother and son

Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announce their support of a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation

Ketchikan is expecting nearly 1.5 million cruise passengers this summer

Southeast Alaska Business Competition is changing the way it brings entrepreneurial training to participants

Petersburg's oldest veterans organization is trying to revive membership and stake out a place for veterans in the community

One of the world's largest sea stars is on track to receive federal protection und the Endangered Species Act

Protesters across Alaska are standing up to what they consider unconstitutional limitations on the power of grand juries to investigate public officials

Seiners arrive in Sitka, marking the start of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery

Ongoing Food Stamp Backlog Continues to Impact Thousands of Alaskans

Actor Tallie Medel Co-Starred in Everything, Everywhere All At Once which took home 7 Oscars