Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO

In this newscast: A new report captures a grim economic snapshot of how Southeast Alaska has been affected by COVID-19; State troopers have solved a 24-year-old sexual assault and homicide case in Sitka; Alaskans unemployed due to COVID-19 would receive $300 more weekly than normal under a plan announced by Governor Mike Dunleavy today; Some churches in Alaska’s largest city have recently defied the emergency order limiting the size of gatherings in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

In this newscast: Residents clean up some racist graffiti at a Juneau park after it’s reported on a public social media page. Juneau police are investigating it as a hate crime; Attorneys for the family of a man fatally shot by a Juneau police officer in December say publicized audio shows the officer’s state of mind; Republican state House of Representatives candidate Leslei Becker took to social media on Wednesday to explain a racially charged post last year on a religious blog; Kensington Mine reported Wednesday that a total of 19 of its employees have now tested positive for COVID-19.

In this newscast: Attorneys for the family of a man fatally shot by a Juneau police officer last December are highlighting audio of the officer talking to himself before shooting Kelly Stephens; Local officials in Juneau are moving toward using a prescribed set of policies that shift on the fly, according to the community’s risk status; A Petersburg-based whale watching and charter company documented a rare white orca swimming in the waters of Southeast Alaska; The passenger who tested positive for coronavirus abord the only cruise ship to sail in Alaska during the pandemic does not have COVID-19; The mother of a baby born on an airplane that was taking her to a hospital in Anchorage has named her son Sky to reflect his unique birth.

In this newscast: The state of Alaska is filing a lawsuit in federal court, alleging the U.S. Office of Subsistence Management has overstepped its authority; Hear from three candidates running against Dan Sullivan for the U.S. Senate race to represent Alaska; The Southeast community of Angoon is now requiring face coverings in most public places; An Anchorage diner owner who kept his restaurant open in defiance of a city order says the business will be open for takeout only.

In this newscast: Juneau’s students are going back to school this week, but they’re not physically going back to school; With a renewed sense of urgency since the pandemic, an online Tlingit class works on the frontlines of language revitalization in Alaska; A fishing crew near Prince of Wales Island recently made an unusual catch — a Pacific green sea turtle; A flood warning for the Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River is in effect until at least 11 o’clock Monday.