On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Dozens of people had to scramble to find a way home from Haines this weekend when two sailings of the LeConte were canceled. Sixteen people from Wrangell and Petersburg are about to paddle north to Juneau for the bi-annual Celebration festival. And a bill to help ease Alaska’s teacher shortage is on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature.
Photo: Paddlers practice on April 15, 2024 near Reliance Float Dock in Wrangell for the upcoming Journey to Celebration – A 150-nautical mile paddling journey from Wrangell to Juneau. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK)