In this newscast: The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday that its new and improved Lena Beach Recreation Area in Juneau will reopen on July 1; The Sitka Chamber of Commerce this week invited the Sitka Health Summit to present information on its “Safe Stores, Safe Shoppers and Safe Workers” initiative; For one young couple in Petersburg, they’ve decided to invest in some baby miniature goats as a way to become more self-sufficient in this time of uncertainty.
Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO
Newscast — Wednesday, May 20, 2020
In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced yesterday that all Alaska businesses can open at full capacity starting Friday; Fourth of July festivities won’t be happening in Douglas this year; Details on a potential tragedy that was avoided in Kwethluk Saturday; The first positive case of COVID-19 in Kotzebue on Tuesday.
Assembly puts nearly $29 million in local funds into the final budget for the Juneau School District
But even with a higher local contribution than last year, the school district is still getting less funding overall.
Newscast — Tuesday, May 19, 2020
In this newscast: The Juneau School District is looking to tough times ahead on top of ongoing challenges following several years of budget cuts; Juneau voters will likely be casting their ballots on local issues in October by mail; Sixteen of Juneau’s 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been traced to Lemon Creek Correctional Center; The state’s prosecutor in Sitka has been charged with assault and will face trial in September.
Newscast — Monday, May 18, 2020
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature reconvened today to work through Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan for spending federal CARES Act funds; The U.S. Census is back after being put on hold for the coronavirus; New positive cases of coronavirus in Alaska include a seafood industry worker and the 11th staff member to test positive at Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center; Two bald eagle eggs are expected to hatch on the Kenai Eagle Cam between May 28 and June 2.
Newscast — Friday, May 15, 2020
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature is planning to reconvene on Monday to formally appropriate federal COVID-19 relief; Alaska Seaplanes says it wants to buy PenAir and save the Southwest Alaska airline’s operating certificate; In Juneau, a fire department employee just retired. That will likely leave his former supervisor to do all the work — alone; Alaska Public Media’s Tegan Hanlon has stories from three couples who say they won’t let the coronavirus stop them from saying their vows.