SHI President Rosita Worl said “the widespread interest in this story indicates to us that the public is as concerned as we are about protecting our cultural heritage.”
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 – Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020
In this newscast:
U.S. Senate begins the process to override President Trump’s veto of the annual defense bill,
Sen. Murkowski is the first member of Alaska’s congressional delegation to get a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine,
State health officials are still working on who will get vaccinated when,
The limited supply of reagents for COVID-19 testing may bottleneck Juneau’s new system for testing in town,
The state Department of Corrections says almost every inmate at Goose Creek Correctional Center has had the coronavirus,
Anchorage is relaxing its coronavirus restrictions,
The federal government finalizes an agreement with a mining company to permanently seal a former uranium mine in the Tongass National Forest, and
The University of Alaska Anchorage alpine ski team raises enough money to save itself from elimination.
Limited reagent supply may bottleneck Juneau’s new COVID-19 testing system
The lab can process almost 400 COVID-19 tests in an 8-hour shift. But the chemicals used for processing tests is proprietary and limited to 940 tests a week.
Newscast – Monday, Dec. 28, 2020
In this newscast:
Juneau emergency officials announce another round of free, asymptomatic COVID-19 tests,
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped to its lowest levels since mid-October,
A state environmental regulator and Juneau landfill operator explain why the Lemon Creek area’s been extra stinky,
The Juneau Raptor Center saves a bald eagle that survived being shot,
2020 Highs and lows of the Alaska Marine Highway System,
Alaska Airlines is purchasing 68 new Boeing 737 MAX planes,
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan highlights the passage of his bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 bill, and
An Anchorage soup kitchen gets 30,000 pounds of food donated after the truck carrying it crashed.
Juneau officials offer another round of free, asymptomatic COVID-19 tests
Meanwhile, the pool of health care workers eligible for vaccination will widen statewide on Jan. 4. Almost 600 doses will be available for that round in Juneau.
Juneau Assembly reverses itself on eligibility for both housing and individual grants
The reversal means people who get the city’s housing assistance grant can get the city’s individual assistance grants as well.