Jeremy Hsieh

Local News Reporter, KTOO

I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?

Newscast – Monday, Jan. 31, 2022

In this newscast: State lawmakers raise concerns about the sustainability of Gov. Dunleavy’s budget plan; A group of young Alaskans lose their climate change lawsuit  against the state; The EPA is revisiting a decision that could permanently block development of the Pebble mine; House lawmakers table an action to remove a state representative who is a member of the Oath Keepers from his committee assignments; The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will hold its annual Tribal Assembly virtually for a third year; Local COVID-19 cases are slowly trending down; The National Weather Service issues a winter storm warning 

Newscast – Monday, Jan. 24, 2022

In this newscast: Leaders in the Alaska Legislature outline their hopes for the session; The trial  begins over Alaska’s newly redrawn political boundaries; Nome is getting $250 million in federal funding for a deep water port; Juneau’s hospital is straining from its caseload and sick health care workers; A Juneau pediatrician died unexpectedly; A Curious Juneau listener asks why so many streetlights have taken on a purple hue

Newscast – Friday, Jan. 21, 2022

In this newscast: Heavy rain this weekend may cause flooding and avalanches; Juneau is giving away free home COVID-19 test kits again; Riverbend Elementary School will be closed for weeks; Juneau attorney Libby Bakalar won her lawsuit against Gov. Mike Dunleavy over free speech and wrongful termination; The Army Corps of Engineers commits to cleaning up 800 tons of contaminated material on an Aleutian Island 

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