Newscasts

In this newscast: Juneau police: Man who died inside Mendenhall Valley home intentionally set it on fire; The Ketchikan City Council is still on track to approve a hefty electric rate increase; A man held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex has died  after authorities say his cellmate severely beat him; Anchorage officers shot a man early Wednesday, in the second police shooting in Anchorage in 24 hours; A consultant hired by Anchorage’s municipal attorney has a dozen recommendations to improve police de-escalation and use of force polices; More than a million pounds of Alaska’s snow crab that might have previously gone unfished can now be processed, thanks to an agreement between the cities of St. Paul and Unalaska

In this newscast: After deadly fire, Juneau’s first responders say staff shortages put public at risk; Juneau’s population is declining — and young people are leading the charge; The Juneau Assembly voted to oppose a proposition that would limit Southeast Alaska hatchery production; Juneau Assembly approves rezoning over 200 acres of city land for denser housing; Petersburg is starting out the year nearly snow-less, even at high elevations

In this newscast: After months in a stalemate, union employees at Juneau’s hospital have a contract, Juneau Assembly OKs $3M loan for 60-unit apartment complex in Mendenhall Valley, President Biden announced today that he is banning offshore oil and gas drilling in large swaths of federal waters, including one section off the coast of Alaska…

In this newscast: A Juneau resident died after a fire broke out in a home in the Mendenhall Valley over the weekend; The U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery of an icebreaker; Alaskans Christina Love and Josie Heyano served on the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and helped shape the council’s 2024 report; The tribe representing one of the coastal communities on the Kuskokwim Delta that were hit by a string of storms became the second-ever in Alaska to receive a federal disaster declaration

In this newscast:  Applications for the 2025 PFD opened on New Year’s Day and will stay open until March 31; Ketchikan has a new police chief; A new report by a state child care task force proposes dozens of recommendations aimed at expanding child care options statewide; A 21-year-old man went missing from Fairbanks in early December, and his loved ones are searching for answers

In this newscast: Congress passed the American Relief Act of 2025, with millions of dollars directed to study possible ways to mitigate Juneau’s glacial outburst floods in the long term; Juneau police name officers involved in fatal Christmas morning shooting; Family and community members mourn the loss of Juneau resident killed by police on Christmas morning; The Sitka Assembly is on notice that there’s another difficult year ahead for local schools; Ketchikan Indian Community announced that it’s opened a new emergency warming shelter for unhoused tribal citizens