Newscasts

In this newscast:

• The Juneau School District Board of Education is fast tracking a move to restore universal free breakfast for K-12 Students,
• The Roadless Rule, the rule that protects more than half of the Tongass National Forest from road development, is on the chopping block again,
• Alaska Native filmmaker and artist Mary Goddard is in Haines filming part of a documentary that features her eating only Native foods for three months,
• A federal trial began Monday in Anchorage for a class-action lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services, or OCS. The lawsuit on behalf of all kids in OCS custody

In this newscast:

• Juneau’s Back Loop Bridge is now open again for traffic two weeks after suffering damage from Juneau’s record-breaking glacial outburst flood,
• Petersburg’s school buildings and surrounding area were on lockdown for over an hour yesterday afternoon after police received a false report of a person with an AR-15 gun in a school bathroom,
• Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 30-day special session ends this weekend, and lawmakers don’t plan to meet at the Capitol again,
• The Juneau School District Board of Education unanimously accepted nearly $120,000 in grant funding for one of its alternative schools,
• Southeast Alaska’s regional tribe is calling for the City and Borough of Sitka to reverse a decision denying the construction of a tall tower in a neighborhood,
• A new app could alert Nome residents when people go missing

In this newscast:

• The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a pilot after his small plane crashed near Haines on Sunday,
• Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation has announced its new president,
• During Juneau’s record-breaking glacial outburst flood earlier this morning, the Alaska Department of Transportation completed one of its most complex drone missions to date,
• The federal government is in the process of rewriting the rules for how it issues federal contracts. And some Alaska Native organizations, which depend on federal contracts to pay out benefits to shareholders, are concerned that it could impact their business,
• A candidate running for a seat on the Sitka Assembly is suing the city over what he claims were restrictions on his ability to comment on police department Facebook posts

In this newscast:

• Goldbelt Incorporated has unveiled more information about its proposed cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island, but city officials say they are still largely in the dark.
• The trial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting a dozen patients under the guise of medical care has ended, and jurors are set to begin deliberation.
• The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is touring Alaska to take a closer look at the land they spend so much time talking about in Congress.
• Most people have had a pet at some point in their life – likely more than one. But the same pet for nearly half a century? Well, one man in South Anchorage has been living with his box turtle for 43 years.

In this newscast:

• The Juneau School District started off the school year with more than 90 open positions.
• The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s executive council says it has concluded its review of abuse allegations against its president.
• Alaska’s Medical Board took the first step Friday toward restricting access to gender affirming care for minors in the state.
• A site on Douglas Island could be the future home of a casino-like gambling hall after a proposal from the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission.

In this newscast:

• Cruise ship passengers who arrive at Juneau’s farthest dock may not have to trek as far to get to downtown in the coming years.
• The union representing most Juneau Police Department staff has declared an impasse in its negotiations for a new contract with the City and Borough of Juneau.
• After nearly a decade finessing her craft, artist Sydney Akagi is eager to introduce Sitkans to Ravenstail and Chilkat weaving as the most recent Native Arts Resident at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.
• Southcentral Alaska residents who bought air filters, face masks and dog goggles in preparation for the potential eruption of Mount Spurr can breathe a sigh of relief. Alaska volcano observers Wednesday moved the alert level on Spurr from the yellow “advisory” status to a green “normal” status, indicating an extremely low chance of an eruption.