KTOO News Department

In this newscast:

• Sitka will receive $10 million dollars for a new wastewater disinfection system.
• Juneau residents might have to pay sales tax again on food and utilities despite voters approving a local exemption for them during last fall’s municipal election.
• The Juneau School Board is quickly moving through the search process for a new superintendent.
• Some storefront owners in Juneau are speaking out against U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement or participating in the nationwide strike today, following recent killings in Minneapolis.
• The state House’s ethics committee has launched an investigation into whether Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance illegally used state resources when she successfully pushed the local newspaper to remove and revise a story.

In this newscast:

• Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska — especially in Southeast — using news articles dating back more than a century. It’s because climate change is making atmospheric rivers more extreme,
• John Bressette is the city’s avalanche advisor, tracking weather and avalanche risk in Juneau’s urban paths. He joined CBJ just before record snowfall — followed by rain and flooding — pushed the city to declare a disaster and issue evacuation advisories downtown. He spoke with KTOO’s Mike Lane about the job,
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a series of bills on Friday and Monday that he says would stabilize the state’s finances

In this newscast:

• The Juneau Assembly has stalled on deciding whether to disempower the Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors until March.
• Students are speaking out about how unresolved union negotiations are affecting them in the classroom.
• Students in Skagway are calling on their school district to adopt a policy that would let them take part in subsistence activities without it potentially counting against them.
• With almost 700 participants, Juneau’s annual board game convention sold out for a second year.

In this newscast:

• More than 200 Juneau residents gathered downtown at Overstreet Park last night for a candlelight vigil. They were there to honor a man who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during protests against ongoing ICE operations,
• Juneau teens and residents are calling on the Alaska Legislature and Governor Mike Dunleavy to call off the state’s longtime push for a natural gas pipeline in Alaska,
• The State Board of Education unanimously approved a school psychology masters program at the University of Alaska Anchorage aimed to address the state’s shortage of school psychologists. The approval took place during the board’s special virtual meeting on Thursday,
• KTOO Morning Host Mike Lane checks in with Representative Andi Story,
• Former Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum deviated from state policy and failed to perform the necessary due diligence before committing millions in state savings to a private equity fund. That’s the conclusion of an outside review ordered by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration after Crum’s decision came to light last summer

• More than 200 Juneau residents gathered downtown at Overstreet Park last night for a candlelight vigil. They were there to honor a man who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during protests against ongoing ICE operations,
• Juneau teens and residents are calling on the Alaska Legislature and Governor Mike Dunleavy to call off the state’s longtime push for a natural gas pipeline in Alaska,
• The State Board of Education unanimously approved a school psychology masters program at the University of Alaska Anchorage aimed to address the state’s shortage of school psychologists. The approval took place during the board’s special virtual meeting on Thursday,
• KTOO Morning Host Mike Lane checks in with Representative Andi Story,
• Former Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum deviated from state policy and failed to perform the necessary due diligence before committing millions in state savings to a private equity fund. That’s the conclusion of an outside review ordered by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration after Crum’s decision came to light last summer

In this newscast:

• Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors is pushing back against the mayor’s proposal to remove most of the board’s decision-making authority,
• Former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola will be in Juneau today at the Crystal Saloon bar downtown to celebrate her campaign launch for U.S. Senate,
• A new bill aims to bring stability to Alaska school districts’ budgeting process,
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy outlined his agenda for his final year in office in his annual State of the State address on Thursday,
• Alaska Congressman Nick Begich has a new challenger,
• Two Alaska School districts are suing the state over what they say is inadequate funding for public education