Cottonwoods will be replaced, dark roadway will be illuminated
Transportation
Active-shooter drill planned on ferry Matanuska
An active-shooter drill is planned for Thursday morning on board the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Matanuska. During the training exercise, the ferry will be docked in downtown Ketchikan.
Ferry staff repairing LeConte generator
The ferry LeConte is on schedule to return to service Tuesday, Oct. 8. The small ship was out of service Oct. 6-7 due to a generator failure.
Court OKs AML-Northland Services shipping merger
Samson Tug & Barge plans Southeast service beginning Nov. 8.
Newly-enforced FAA policies cause problems for Alaska airports
Alaska occasionally gets caught in federal rules that may work in Ohio, but not in Ozinkie. One such national policy that has been confounding airport managers and pilots may be close to at least a temporary fix for Alaska.
Settling soil delays Auke Bay roundabout
The new Auke Bay roundabout will not be finished until next summer.