In this newscast: Police arrest suspect in downtown window smashing spree, alcohol was likely a factor in an accidental shooting downtown Saturday and the Alaska House of Representatives reverses its PFD decision.
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Police arrest suspect in downtown window smashing spree
Someone used rocks to break windows of at least seven downtown Juneau businesses during the weekend. Juneau police received a report shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday that a number of windows along South Franklin Street and elsewhere had been vandalized.
JPD says alcohol likely a factor in accidental home shooting Saturday
Juneau police responded to a 911 call early Saturday morning in for an apparent accidental shooting at a downtown residence.
‘Hope isn’t a strategy’ in school budgeting, or is it?
School districts all over the state are the in the same situation as Juneau’s: passing budgets without knowing what level of funding the state and local governments will provide.
School board approves budget as questions over state funding loom
The Juneau School Board approved an estimated $85 million to $86 million for next school year. It’s built on at least one big, uncertain assumption about state funding.
UAS names new education college dean tasked with ambitious in-state teacher hiring goals
By 2025, the University of Alaska says it wants nine out of 10 teachers hired in the state to be one of its graduates. The new dean will be based in Juneau.