Newscast – Wednesday, March 11, 2026

In this newscast:

  • The Juneau School Board selected Shawn Arnold to be the district’s next superintendent. He was one of three finalists for the position and the only current district employee,
  • The Juneau Assembly has decided to postpone a vote on whether to disempower Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors for at least six months,
  • A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law had its first committee hearing yesterday. Democratic Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan’s bill, introduced this year, would alter a law that specifically criminalizes sexual assault by a medical provider,
  • Animal Care and Control in Anchorage is designed to hold about 150 animals. But right now, there are nearly 250

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