KFSK Midday Magazine

The Juneau school district is getting nearly half a million dollars in unexpected funding from the state; Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he plans to roll out an education bill ahead of the legislative session that starts in January; Petersburg's dance troupe will perform their take on the Wizard of Oz this weekend.

A massive sea lion will no longer be terrorizing people and pets in Petersburg's South Harbor; the city of Juneau is recommending changes to the way tour companies use city-owned trails and parks; Alaska's seafood task force looks at the way limited entry affects fishing access.

The bodies of two crew members believed to be from the seiner Wind Walker were found ona beach new Hoonah on Monday; Petersburg's high school wrestling team hosted the final home invitational of the season last weekend; two major Alaska seafood processors have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit.

A volunteer DJ at Petersburg's public radio station accidentally discharged a handgun during his music show Friday; Sitkans held a vigil in memory of the five fishermen lost aboard the Wind Walker earlier this month; researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Heely discovered an underwater volcano-like feature along the north slope last month

NBA start Chris Herren talked to Peterburg students about substance use last week; the Ketchikan School District is considering reorganizing three elementary school due to insufficient funding; Sitka Fine Arts Camp is going phone free next year.

The Petersburg Borough will negotiate with Skylark Park LLC to sell several plots of borough-owned land, after a vote during the borough assembly meeting this week; a recent study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks found a correlation between king salmon size and their population numbers; there are expected to be a lot fewer people in Southeast Alaska by the year 2050.

The U.S. Coast Guard released the names of five missing fishermen in a Sunday boat accident near Hoonah; a new residential treatment center is coming to Ketchikan this month, filling a much needed gap; three schools Southcentral Alaska have restricted student cell phone use and principals and teachers say the limited have had positive results.

A plan to extend Juneau's downtown sea walk crossed a major hurdle this fall; advocates for limiting cruise boat traffic in Sitka have submitted a new petition; Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is restarting a rebate program to boost energy efficient construction.

A leak at Petersburg's medical center earlier this month sent water pouring down into an acute care room; this week the Petersburg Indian Association announced candidates for January's tribal election - seven candidates are vying for three seats on the council; Alaska's commercial salmon harvests were low this year by all measures.

A ferry attempting to dock in Kake on Saturday had to return to Juneau when a cable securing it to the dock, broke; New research challenges the link between low birth rates among Southern Resident killer whales and a lack of Chinook salmon; a conversations with Petersburg coach Jaime Cabral, following the regional tournament in Craig.

Juneau approved a half a million dollar grant for a nonprofit that helps people recovering from substance misuse; a mine upstream from Haines is going through ownership changes and residents are waiting to see how it will effect the community; the Capital Christmas Tree has finally made its way from Wrangell, all the way to Washington D.C.

Petersburg's volunteer fire department has a new fire chief; Ketchikan's government plans to help residents switch to heat pumps; Petersburg's Stedman Elementary students talk about what they're thankful for this year.

A ballot measure that would repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska has narrowly failed; Skagway is considering a community land trust as a way to deal with the housing problem in the town; the Mitkof Mummers production of the Snow White Variety Show opens tonight in Petersburg.

Petersburg's Viking Swim Club hosted its annual meet, November Rain, this past weekend; Sitka's Fish and Game Advisory Committee sorted through proposals to change herring management in the area; the Alaska Department of Elections will finish their vote count today and start ranked choice tabulations for candidates with less than 50% of the vote.

Petersburg's school board will vote at tonight's meeting on whether to tweak next year's school calendar; Petersburg hosted the annual Stikine Middle School Basketball championships over the weekend - and five Petersburg teams competed; a state task force is looking at the increase in the invasive European Green Crab in Southern Southeast Alaska.

Petersburg's Borough Assembly will hear from the public on a change to code meant to discourage owners of inactive vessels from taking up space in the harbors; Juneau lost power on Friday after the connection to its main hydroelectric source failed; Sitka ceremonially broke ground on a new marine haulout at its marine industrial park.

Veterans in Petersburg came together yesterday for a parade; Silver Bay Seafoods will acquire processing plants in Dillinham and Port Moller; game managers on Prince of Wales Island are using a trained dog to track and understand wolves, through their poop.

Petersburg swimmer Lexie Tow is a state champion after finishing first in the girls 100 yard breaststroke in Anchorage this weekend; wolf trapping is expected to open this Friday for a month-long season on Prince of Wales Island; a recent opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirms that any coastal tribal member can hunt sea otters, regardless of blood quantum.

A long, loud clap of thunder shook Petersburg residents just after 11 p.m. last night; an acre of muskeg along Petersburg's Haugen Drive had been slowly transforming into a parking lot over the last month; there are plans to break ground on an expansion of the Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau some time next year.

SEAPA is set to receive $5 million in federal funds to increase its energy generation capacity; Alaska's Republicans are hopeful that Tuesday's election results will create more opportunity for oil drilling and other development on Alaska's federal lands; cleanup work began this fall on a former WWII defense site near Sitka.