The goal is to provide a welcoming, age-appropriate alternative to the emergency room.
Katie Anastas
Local News Reporter, KTOO
Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023
In this newscast: The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium opens a new urgent care in Juneau; The Alaska Supreme Court orders the Office of Public Advocacy to resume assigning public guardians for patients; A defense bill approved by Congress includes $200 million in funding for construction at Alaska military installations; The U.S. State Department expands the country’s territory based on undersea geography
Juneau will have a new parking enforcement system next year
Cameras in parking garages and on police vehicles will keep track of license plates.
Newscast – Friday, Dec. 15, 2023
In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget includes large Permanent Fund Dividends and no increase to education funding; Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium closes its Sitka hospital’s home health department; Crowds attend the annual open house at the governor’s mansion
The Juneau School District’s administrative services director has resigned
The district is now seeking a contractor to help revise this year’s budget and develop next year’s.
Newscast – Friday, Dec. 8, 2023
In this newscast: Students were evacuated from a Juneau elementary school after it received a bomb threat; A Juneau woman and two children are in stable condition after being hit by a truck while crossing the street; One of Juneau’s last independent pharmacies closes its doors; Ketchikan residents will lose access to cable television next fall