Stories include a fatality reported in a canoe accident south of Haines, Alaska expands monitoring of animal respiratory pathogen, and pink salmon runs are trickling into Southeast Alaska.
Matt Miller
Morning Host & Local News Reporter
I’m up early every weekday morning pulling together all the news and information you need to start your day. I find the stories unique to Juneau or Southeast Alaska that may linger or become food-for-thought at the end of your day. What information do you need from me to give your day some context?
Newscast – Monday, July 30, 2018
Stories include the Juneau School Board releasing Superintendent Mark Miller from his contract, a suspected algae bloom spotted in Gastineau Channel, and a big drug bust off of a state ferry.
Gardentalk – When too much moisture is a bad thing
Master gardener Ed Buyarski says ripe cherries will crack and split if they are not picked before the next rainfall. Garlic bulbs will develop a fungus and thin skins if they are overwatered.
Newscast – Friday, July 27, 2018
Stories include Mayor Ken Koelsch not running for another term and Assemblymembers Beth Weldon and Norton Gregory announcing their runs for mayor, a former Alaska resident pleads not quilty to charges of Alaska Permanent Fund dividend fraud, and the latest on the Taixtsalda Hill wildfire near Tok.
Newscast – Thursday, July 26, 2018
Stories include a missing Juneau man and a fuel spill after a sinking in Bristol Bay, an Alaska Airlines pilot sentenced to prison for flying under the influence of alcohol, and the director of a village public safety officer program charged with criminal mischief and leaving the scene of an accident .
Newscast – Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Stories include Superintendent Mike Miller leaving the Juneau School District, a tender that capsized near Dillingham, the body of a missing fisherman found near Togiak, and a plane that flipped in Naknek Lake.