KFSK Midday Magazine

Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill yesterday that would've limited campaign contributions in state elections; Juneau has a larger evacuation zone this year for the anticipated glacial outburst flood; and a family of logrolling champs keep their legacy standing as a change in leadership looms for Petersburg's annual harbor games.

People in Haines are looking for a missing red-tailed hawk; a pilot project to count salmon with drones and AI takes flight in Bristol Bay; and a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins during his visit to Petersburg.

Petersburg celebrated its second annual Amy Hallingstad Day on June 28; Ketchikan has several new food stands around town; and a Mat-Su mental health team provides a unique kind of equine therapy for patients.

Alaska's food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country; a black bear entered a historic Juneau hotel; and the Petersburg School District anticipates receiving nearly a million dollars in one-time funding.

Aging populations in Alaska have made it harder for pet birds to find homes; Southeast Alaska's commercial king salmon fishery is open; and Petersburg's Borough Assembly reversed their votes on two tower proposals last month.

A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a rural vet program; a Ketchikan eye clinic is offering a first of its kind laser procedure; and the Forest Service has finished a $12 million building remodel in Petersburg.

A Prince of Wales hunter education program is teaching students to hunt safely; a Ketchikan shipyard landed a nearly $100 million federal grant; and Karl Hagerman has retired from the Petersburg Borough after 33 years.

Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed money to retain and recruit teachers; new Bristol Bay king salmon regulations won't go into effect until the end of the season; and Alaska's Supreme Court says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg must be on the ballot.

A superior court judge on Friday said the state was wrong to disqualify Petersburg Dan Sullivan from the senate race; dozens of bills have passed into state law in recent weeks; and Independence Day celebrations will look different this year in Petersburg.

A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments yesterday regarding Petersburg Dan Sullivan's appeal to get back on the ballot; Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed almost $90 million from the state budget; and Juneau's new Forest Service cabin has opened for booking.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have required more state oversight of children in psychiatric facilities; Tribal organizations in Southeast Alaska demand respect for totem poles; and youth in Petersburg learn basic skills for a career in the commercial fishing industry.

The Race to Alaska's winning team crossed the finish line in Ketchikan on Monday; a new state law allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall; and Petersburg voters will decide this fall whether to raise the town's sales tax cap

Petersburg's Dan J. Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year's ballot; looking at what's next for the two schools in Ketchikan that closed; and Fish and Game has hired a new position in Haines meant to keep bears and people safer.

Alaska advanced hundreds of projects to the next step of the Rural Health Transformation Program application process; state lawmakers convened a new special session in Juneau on Saturday; and Petersburg had its first classical Devil's Thumb Chamber music festival last month.

Sitka officials brainstorm how to relieve the City's childcare shortage; biologists and birders discuss the threats loons face from some fishing gear; and Petersburg locals take a hike to learn how to deal with invasive plant species.

A growing number of Alaskans are allergic to parasites in fish; Sitka's school district will receive over a million dollars in federal funding; and Alaska's Division of Elections likely lacked justification for taking Dan Sullivan of Petersburg off the ballot.

Republican lawmakers in Congress are working to repeal the Roadless Rule; a Supreme Court ruling could complicate rural mail-in voting in Alaska; and the Juneau Assembly has undone a controversial flood wall funding scheme.

The Alaska Division of Elections made a final determination on Petersburg Dan Sullivan's senate run; two Ketchikan elementary schools closed this year; and Petersburg high schoolers learned about adult expenses through a simulation.

Two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak; Gulf of Alaska waters may be a lifeline for grey whales; and two communication tower issues are returning to the Petersburg Borough Assembly tonight.

Alaska saw increased participation in SNAP last year; sport fishermen will be able to catch and keep Haines king salmon for the first time in a decade; and U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan from Petersburg says an investigation into him is baseless.

The Alaska Division of Elections says Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is not eligible to run for Senate; Sitka residents learned how to become mermaids; and Senator Lisa Murkowski toured the Petersburg Medical Center's newest building last month.

The minimum wage in Alaska will increase in July; City and Borough of Juneau has finalized a difficult budget; and Petersburg's first traditional canoe in a century completed its maiden voyage.

The state is investigating whether Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is running for U.S. Senate to intentionally confuse voters; scientists are looking at the relationship between grey whales and herring around Sitka; and 30 high school seniors graduated in Petersburg last week.

Some fishermen are concerned how high fuel prices could impact the summer season; a gubernatorial candidate unveils his plan to change or end the Permanent Fund dividend; and a look back on the state's legislative session with Independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot.

State health officials aren't worried about Hantavirus on Alaska cruises; a look at the office that intercepts trafficked wildlife; and a Dan Sullivan from Petersburg is challenging Alaska's Senator with the same name.