A seismologist says the biggest aftershock recorded so far was a magnitude 4.7. She says the aftershocks won’t travel as wide an area as the earthquakes that triggered them, but Southeast communities could still feel them.
Quinton Chandler, KTOO
Newscast – Monday, May 1, 2017
In this newscast: Seismologists warn they’ve recorded 100 aftershocks since two major earthquakes rocked Southeast Alaska and Canada Monday morning. The Supreme Court refused to hear Alaska and oil and gas industry groups’ appeal protesting a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to set 187,000 square miles in Alaska aside as critical habitat for threatened polar bears.
Juneau Juvenile Justice staff workload up since Ketchikan closure
The chief probation officer for Southeast Alaska says the biggest challenge since Ketchikan’s youth detention center closed has been getting the kids to Juneau. At times, there have been more kids than rooms and a staffing shortage.
Assembly funds schools to full legal amount again
The appropriation meets the full amount state law allows the CBJ to give the school district plus provides $925,700 for other programs and activities not tied to the state funding cap.
‘It’s really sad’: Juneau kids sorry to see playground burn
The smoke was thick but through the gaps, it didn’t look like much was left of the popular playground located in a park north of downtown Juneau.
Juneau funnels March for Science energy into an Earth Day fair
About 30 different organizations and individuals put the fair together, including environmentalists and wildlife advocates.