Newscasts

In this newscast: Alaska nonprofit face immense uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans; The City and Borough of Juneau will move forward with a controversial plan to mitigate glacial outburst floods in the Mendenhall Valley; Members of Juneau’s chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters union spoke out again about the lack of competitive wages leading to staffing shortages in Juneau, and as contract negotiations begin, first responders are asking the city for relief; Lawmakers are pushing Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration to release drafts of a statewide salary study submitted by a human resources consultant

In this newscast: A teenager was fatally shot at a roundabout in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley early this morning; The Alaska Board of Fisheries is entering its second week of deliberations on Southeast Alaska fishing regulations in Ketchikan, and this week is about salmon and herring; The state regulatory group will take up herring proposals this week and it could adopt changes to how the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery is managed; Alaskans testified overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would boost per-student funding at a meeting of the House Education Committee last week, and KCAW stopped by Sitka’s legislative office to speak to those there who testified; NOAA has released a new catalogue that chronicles more than 100 species of seaweed commonly found in Alaska, which will serve as an important resource as Alaska works to get in on kelp products

In this newscast: Portugal. the Man, Ya Tseen and Samantha Crain are performing in Southeast Alaska this weekend to fundraise for the Point House Revitalization Project; Alaska Folk Festival leadership announced that the guest artists for the 50th festival will be Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell; Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled his own education bill this morning, setting the stage for negotiations with legislative leaders; The Skagway Assembly voted last month to collect sales tax on the full price of tours sold, but across Lynn Canal, Haines is worried the changes could impact their economy

In this newscast: Alaska students posted some of the lowest scores in the country in national reading and math test results that were released yesterday; State regulators have fined proponents of the 2024 ranked choice repeal ballot measure nearly $157,000 for what officials called “egregious and widespread” violations of campaign finance laws; Officials in Alaska are still scrambling to understand the impact of a Trump Administration freeze that halts spending on infrastructure project — one that came before the memo that froze federal grants and loans this week; This week, Juneau is seeing some snow after a winter that hasn’t gotten nearly as much as usual, and skiers are taking advantage of it 

In this newscast: Rumors have been circulating on social media that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have detained tribal citizens in Juneau, but local officials say that is not true; Gov. Mike Dunleavy touted his administration’s accomplishments and outlined plans for his final two years in office during his seventh annual State of the State address; Starting this summer, the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce will no longer provide visitor services for the city; The Alaska Board of Fisheries kicked off their highly-anticipated regulatory meeting in Ketchikan; Protections for 28 million acres of wilderness lands across the state have once again been called into question by a sweeping executive order for the state of Alaska released by the White House last week

In this newscast: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 60 miles southwest of Unalaska Sunday afternoon; On April 1, Anchorage will hold its municipal election, and half of the seats on the Assembly are on the ballot along with two school board seats; As Eaglecrest Ski Area faces ongoing financial hardship, city officials continue to hope the gondola will one day make it self-sustaining; Delta Airlines pulled booking for summer flights to both Ketchikan and Sitka fr0m its website earlier this month, leaving Alaska Airlines as the only major carrier in the two communities as it is in much of the state; Tongass Voices: Marian Call and Lisa Puananimōhala’ikalani Denny on bringing together Juneau’s music-makers