KTOO News Department

In this newscast:

• Juneau’s Back Loop Bridge is now open again for traffic two weeks after suffering damage from Juneau’s record-breaking glacial outburst flood,
• Petersburg’s school buildings and surrounding area were on lockdown for over an hour yesterday afternoon after police received a false report of a person with an AR-15 gun in a school bathroom,
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 30-day special session ends this weekend, and lawmakers don’t plan to meet at the Capitol again,
• The Juneau School District Board of Education unanimously accepted nearly $120,000 in grant funding for one of its alternative schools,
• Southeast Alaska’s regional tribe is calling for the City and Borough of Sitka to reverse a decision denying the construction of a tall tower in a neighborhood,
• A new app could alert Nome residents when people go missing

In this newscast:

• The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a pilot after his small plane crashed near Haines on Sunday,
• Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation has announced its new president,
• During Juneau’s record-breaking glacial outburst flood earlier this morning, the Alaska Department of Transportation completed one of its most complex drone missions to date,
• The federal government is in the process of rewriting the rules for how it issues federal contracts. And some Alaska Native organizations, which depend on federal contracts to pay out benefits to shareholders, are concerned that it could impact their business,
• A candidate running for a seat on the Sitka Assembly is suing the city over what he claims were restrictions on his ability to comment on police department Facebook posts

In this newscast:

• The Juneau School District started off the school year with more than 90 open positions.
• The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s executive council says it has concluded its review of abuse allegations against its president.
• Alaska’s Medical Board took the first step Friday toward restricting access to gender affirming care for minors in the state.
• A site on Douglas Island could be the future home of a casino-like gambling hall after a proposal from the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission.

In this newscast:

• The University of Alaska Southeast has received a grant to train school administrators at local school districts,
• A former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting a dozen women under the guise of medical care took the stand this week,
• The Juneau Assembly voted to kill a proposed ordinance on Monday that would have made it easer for police officers to arrest people who are camping in public spaces,
• The Alaska Department of Law has a new online portal for residents wanting to submit concerns over public welfare and institutions to an investigative grand jury. Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor talked through the program at a town hall meeting Monday in Soldotna

In this newscast:

• Back Loop Bridge in Juneau remains closed due to a record-breaking glacial outburst flood.
• Former state senator Tom Begich is running for governor.
• A man seeking asylum in Anchorage last week was arrested and detained by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
• The Kenai River had a record-breaking sockeye salmon run this year.

In this newscast:

• The Juneau Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Joint Information Center on Friday reported 50 homes in the Mendenhall Valley being flooded.
• Juneau residents mull over a federal buyout program to leave a street left unprotected from the flood.
• Two of the 16 felony sexual assault charges against former Juneau chiropractor Jeffrey Fultz were declared mistrial.
• Haines and Skagway residents have been dealing with weal or zero cell service for several days this week due to Juneau’s glacial outburst flood.
• The Juneau School District opened its doors for the first day of school following a one day delay from the glacial outburst flood.