In this newscast:
Juneau’s Systemic Racism Review committee has begun making formal recommendations; The latest local COVID-19 updates and numbers; Fairbanks Memorial Hospital sets up a mobile morgue; Alaska cold case investigators name another woman murdered by a notorious serial killer in the 1980s; Republican Nicholas Begich III challenges longtime Alaska Congressman Don Young; The federal files asks for public comment on another draft environmental impact statement for an oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Juneau committee reviewing systemic racism in new laws makes first recommendations to city
The Juneau Assembly created the Systemic Racism Review Committee last year. Before, staffers and policymakers rarely discussed race and equity.
Juneau officials might rename this public space ‘Peratrovich Plaza’
Right now, this prominent public space is called “Archipelago Lot 2A.” Few people know the name.
Expect limited supply when COVID vaccine rolls out for kids age 5-11, Juneau officials say
A state Public Health nurse and the City and Borough of Juneau’s two top administrators will participate in the COVID-19 community briefing.
Officials certify Juneau election results just in time for school board meeting
Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead swore in new members Will Muldoon and Amber Frommherz along with Elizabeth Siddon, who was re-elected to her second term and will continue to be the board president.
For the first time in decades, a write-in candidate in a local Juneau election appears to have won
Unofficial results show Juneau Board of Education candidate Will Muldoon with a lead of 1,173 votes over the next closest candidate, Ibn Bailey.