Newscast – Wednesday, August 6, 2025

In this newscast:

  • The Juneau Assembly delayed voting on whether to adopt a ranked choice voting system for local elections beginning in 2026.
  • A summer school program taught incoming seventh graders in Juneau what to expect in middle school.
  • Anchorage business reported a sharp decline in overall confidence in a new survey from the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.
  • An unlikely discovery in a cave on Prince of Wales Island could help scientists understand Earth’s climate history.

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