KFSK Midday Magazine

The Alaska Senate Finance Committee institutes a new Covid Testing policy in the wake of legislators and staff being diagnosed with Covid, A popular recreation cabin at Anan Creek near Wrangell is flattened by a fallen spruce tree; The State of Alaska joined a lawsuit to ban abortion pills for sale; the State is startinga year-long process of reviewing Medicaid recipients in Alaska; Middle School students in Sitka takea turn practicing as baristas as part of "Discover Your Potential" week

Petersburg Medical Center is having the largest Covid outbreak yet among Long -Term Care residents; Representative Himschoot discusses House Joint Resolution 5 in support of the Southeast Alaska Troll Fleet, and its progress through the leislature; A Juneau resident wins the Spruce Root "Path to Prosperity" Prize for her efforts to promote mushroom farming in Southeast Alaska;The Alaska Department of Safety Trooper Boat Enforcer has been decommissioned for a wide range of problems; The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Alaska Department of Corrections

Trident Fish processing plant will reopen in Wrangell this summer; Senator Lisa Murkowski addresses the legislature yesterday, Petersburg Borough Assembly moves towards taking over the dock at Papke's Landing south of Petersburg; A Wrangell man is killed in a logging accident yesterday; and a Commentary by Gary Treffrey

Alaska Department of Fish and Game ocean ecologist shares data at Board of Fish meeting indicating low chum returns may be tied to warmer than normal waters in the Bering Sea and North Pacific; Metlakatla creates a historical archive; A Sitka chef is one of the finalists for the prestigious James Beard award; Maternal deaths have increased in Alaska in 2021 compared to recent years; a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck near a village near Kodiak Monday

Petersburg Borough Assembly meets at 6pm tonight: a look st the agenda; Wrangell speaks out on a lawsuit targeting the Southeast Alaska King SalmonTroll Fishery; U.S. Representative Mary Peltola addresses the legislature in Juneau; Vikings and Lady Vikings compete in a tournament last week with teams from across Alaska; Methamphetamines seized last week in Ketchikan in one of the largest drug busts in recent years

The Bluegrass Band Gold Dust Rising from Nome is coming to Petersburg; Governor Dunleavy added 9 million dollars to the budget to help with the backlog of foodstamps and Medicaid; Alaska explores ways to come up with matching funds for the Federal money to help modernize the ferry fleet. Residents in Yakutat are in conflict over logging on tribal lands

House Joint Resolution 5 supporting Alaska Trollers has passed through its first committee on its way through the legislature; Petersburg Early Childhood Task Force met to discuss a collaboration with the Boy and Girls Club-Alaska; Petersburg Indian Association holds a work session to brainstorm ideas for the Tribe's Covid -19 Relief Funds; President Biden gave a briefing on the UFOs shot down over Alaska and the Yukon;Alaskans across the state celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day yesterday; Juneau expects almost 50% more cruise ship passengers this summer

Petersburg's Clausen Museum is hosting a traveling art show featuring artists from across Southeast Alaska; The Legislature considers a bill to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Alaska; The Federal Subsistence Board takes a closer look at the pros and cons of the Ketchikan Indian Community Proposal to designate Ketchikan as a rural community

Representative Himschoot visits Petersburg to discuss issues of concern with constituents; Students and teachers deliver Valentines to Legislators in Juneau to focus their attention on how the budget will affect schools; Sitka Tribe of Alaska objects to the proposed extension of the Sitka Seawalk

Alaskans are starting to receive long awaited food stamps; Petersburg School Board meets tonight and here is a look at the agenda; House Fisheries hear a report from the Alaska Seafood marketing Institute on latest marketing trends; White House officials say that identification of UFOs shot down over Alaska and Yukon still inconclusive. Petersburg Vikings and Lady Vikings faced tough opponents in Metlakatla.