Day 2 of Southeast Conference is held in Ketchikan. Banned Books Week. A New York City dance company is set to visit Ketchikan next month. 

The Southeast Conference release their annual report on the regional economy; an addiction treatment center in Juneau closes today; and garbage raiding black bears are costing residents in Petersburg.

The National Weather Service develops a tool for crews working in the Ketchikan landslide zone; a teenage boy is missing in Sitka after his vehicle rolled into a ravine; the Juneau Assembly votes to fund a study on glacial outburst flood prevention; and some takeaways from the extended internet outage in Sitka. 

Ketchikan’s City Council votes to set up a winter warming shelter; two major atmospheric rivers are expected to bring heavy rain to the region in the coming days; and a look at the rising numbers of whooping cough cases in Alaska. 

The Alaska Marine Highway System is awarded more federal money for ferry upgrades; Juneau residents call for disaster preparation following last month’s glacial outburst flood; Sitka’s experiment in affordable housing passes an important test; and new funding aims to expand composting efforts in tribal communities across Southeast Alaska.

Hundreds of gallons of heating oil spill across the parking lot of Ketchikan’s rec center; a glitch causes some Juneau voters to be sent an extra municipal ballot; licensing for some Alaska food products gets a little looser; and an underwater anthropologist discusses her work exploring the submerged caves of Southeast Alaska. 

Alaska's Congressional Delegation addresses Russian jets entering Alaska's airspace over the weekend. Juneau also grapples with loss of behavioral health resources. Whooping cough and housing costs across the state.

Scientists, business leaders, and advocates convened in Ketchikan last week to talk kelp. The long-term impacts of Ketchikan’s landslide. The Borough set to discuss opening a warming shelter for the local homeless population. Fall fishing on Prince of Wales Island.

Ketchikan police are investigating a complaint of sexual assault by a guest high school instructor; the body of a 72-year-old man was recovered from Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin over the weekend; the two law enforcement officers who shot and killed a man in Juneau this summer will not face criminal charges; Ketchikan’s Landing Hotel has a new owner; and a Petersburg hospital looks to improve its cybersecurity. 

Members of the Ketchikan American Legion remember Post 3, a year after it was burned down. A recall on Safeway chicken. A documentary on cruise tourism debuts. The Tongass unveils a subsistence dashboard.