KFSK Midday Magazine

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center retarted their monthly Science Series with a talk by Forest Service Hydrologist Heath Whitacre speaking about stream restoration, Ketchikan School District facing big holes in their budget unless the Legislature intervenes; State wrokers in Juneau rally for full staffing and better benefits

Petersburg Volunteer Fire department responded to a small fire at Tonka Seafoods bunkhouse; Scientists in Southeast Alaska discover an island where the wold pack is subsisting on sea otters; Shelby Herbert joins the news department at KFSK as the newest reporter; Petersburg High School hosted a Junior Varsity Basketball tournament last weekend with teams from around Southeast

A surge in family travel outside of the school holidays has teachers concerned students are falling behind academically; Homelessness in Petersburg addressed at the Borough Assembly meeting this week and some ideas brought forward to resolve the issue; Chilkat weavers in Juneau crafting robes for local children

NOAA researchers visit Petersburg to ask Petersburg Fishermen what constitutes resiliance in the fleet in the light of climate change; Kodiak Tanner fishery nearly closed after delay waiting for higher prices; Disturbing trends of violence and suicide continue rise among Alaskans in the last decade; Senator Dan Sullivan addresses the Alaska Legislature

Local Governments speak out against lawsuit that threatens to shut down the Southeast Alaska Troll Fishery to protect endangered orcas in Washington State; Petersburg Public Library ranks in top 3% of all libraries its size in the U.S. according to Library Journal; Seven young Ketchikan athletes will fly to Juneau to participate in the regional Native Youth Olympics competition

There has been an increase in Fentanyl-laced pills in Southeast Alaska; Non-resident deer hunters had their bag limit cut to two deer in Southeast Alaska by the Board of Game; WAVE is holding their Art-By-the-Inch fundraiser this weekend in Petersburg

Head of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development resigns suddenly this week; Governor Dunleavy says he will appeal a pending federal court ruling that threatens to shut down the Southeast King salmon season; Petersburg Fire Department is planning to offer a Community Emergency Response Team Training this year; a Federal appeals court has affirmed Metlakatla tribal members' right to fish in traditional waters without state permits

Governor Mike Dunleavy says he plan legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency over their veto of the Pebble Mine Project; Bureau of Land Management moves forward to allow ConocoPhillips to develop the Willow Site on Federal land in the Arctic; The Board of Game determines the bag limit for sports hunting of deer in Unit 4 Southeast Alaska will stay at at 6 animals; Petersburg Parks and Recreation is holding an indoor triathlon this month; The Federal Subsistence Board takes up a proposal to designate Ketchikan as a rural community under federal subsistence laws

The Environmental Protection Agency announced it is prohibiting the Pebble Mine Project using its "veto authority"; Petersburg Vikings beat the Craig Panthers last weekend, Lady Vikings had less success; Public Hearings held in Saxman to discuss a proposed state ferry terminal to be built there; Juneau Artist Crystal Worl has had her Tlinget skateboard design chosen by the US Postal Service to be featured on a stamp; Three tribal entities receive Indian Health Service Land from the Federal government; a small vacant lot in Juneau has been designated "Indian Country" and the State of Alaska is challenging the decision

Kodiak's Tanner Crab fleet starts fishing after reaching a price agreement with processors; The Board of Game authorized an elk hunt on Zarembo Island starting in Fall of 2024; Petersburg's Stedman Elementary School teaches kids about saving for long-term rewards in the classroom; An avalanche closes Juneau's Eaglecrest Ski area last weekend.