Associated Press

Juneau’s long-awaited whale sculpture is expected to come ashore Monday after nearly 10 years of waiting. The Juneau Empire reports that the life-sized, six-ton bronze whale sculpture is expected to arrive from Bellingham, Washington, at the Juneau ferry terminal early Monday.

A restored World War II searchlight has taken its place at the Kodiak Military History Museum and is now near a bunker that used to light the skies with similar technology. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that two volunteers with Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park found the searchlight in a field of searchlights in Oregon last year and spent months working to restore the historic piece and to get it to Kodiak.

KENAI — The Kenai Peninsula community of Sterling will be at less risk from future wildfires as government and Native corporation officials are planning a fuel break near the town.

The planned Sterling Fuel Break will be a series of forest cuttings around an 8.5-mile section of Sterling’s border with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The break should stop forest fires from moving to Sterling by removing the most flammable trees and other vegetation from the surrounding area.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crews already started hand-cutting a portion of the break on refuge land in June and more work is expected to begin in late fall and continue until next summer.

ANCHORAGE, — The public and news media in Anchorage will no longer be able to listen to the Anchorage Police and Fire Department’s radio system.

City officials announced Friday that both the fire and police department’s radio systems will be encrypted and audio feeds on the internet will be taken down.

Municipal Manager Mike Abbott wrote in a statement that the city has been studying the impact of broadcasting dispatch cannels and found that there are more negative consequences than positive. Abbott says there are privacy concerns for victims and concerns that criminals are also listening.

News organizations have asked city officials to keep dispatch channels available to the public to ensure transparency and to keep residents informed.

ANCHORAGE — The code of military justice for the Alaska National Guard is getting an update, two years after a scathing report into alleged misconduct found a lack of confidence in the guard command.

Gov. Bill Walker is expected to sign the overhaul into law Saturday during a community event in Anchorage hosted by the Alaska Army National Guard.

Alaska’s code was established in 1955 and remained largely untouched until the Legislature this spring approved changes to empower the guard to prosecute more crimes committed by service members.

In 2014, a report into allegations of sexual assault and fraud found that actual and perceived favoritism, ethical misconduct and fear of reprisal had eroded trust in guard leadership. The report also found the guard lacked a formal means for coordinating with local law enforcement in cases involving guard member misconduct.

ANCHORAGE — A teenager sought on an Anchorage manslaughter warrant is in custody.

Anchorage police say Deandrew Webster II turned himself in.

Police on Thursday announced Webster was sought in the fatal shooting last weekend of Xeryus Tate, 17.

Police just after 2 a.m. Sunday responded to a shooting near east Fourth Avenue and Newell Street. They found Tate dead of a gunshot on the ground near his car.

A witness reported seeing the car come to a stop, and Tate, the driver, get out and collapse.

The witness said two passengers stayed in the car and two ran away.

Investigators say Webster was in the back seat and recklessly caused the death of Tate.