Newscast – Monday, Jan. 12, 2026

In this newscast:

  • An atmospheric river struck Juneau over the weekend, after previous back-to-back storms buried the city in several feet of snow,
  • The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska recently launched a new foundation,
  • For the first time, Juneau is using a radar detection system to track avalanches that rumble down the mountain, thanks to state money freed up by the city and tribe’s disaster declaration last week,
  • Democrat Mary Peltola announced this morning that she’s running for U.S. Senate, taking on Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan,
  • Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone takes a look at the first wave of new bills for the coming legislative session

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