Newscasts

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau wants to fight glacial outburst floods with a temporary riverside levee. But some riverfront property owners don’t want it; Alaska’s election results will likely not be ready on Election Day.

In this newscast: A conservative campaign group is facing questions over whether it properly disclosed the donors who funded ads in Alaska races; Lingít veterans hold space for dual identities during US Navy apology in Angoon; Searchers from Sitka on Wednesday (10-30-24) recovered the body of a hunter who died in a brown bear attack; As the first major batch of snow falls in Anchorage, the city is opening more hotel rooms to serve as shelter for homeless residents

In this newscast, Change is coming to Juneau’s local convenience store chain following new ownership; Juneau Compost and Juneau RecycleWorks are partnering to open pumpkin drop-off bins starting Friday; Two Juneau residents were honored last night at the Alaska Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards in Anchorage; The US Navy formally apologized to the community of Angoon for the 1882 bombardment of their village; The state’s department of corrections is struggling to keep up with all the ways fentanyl is getting into jails and prisons

In this newscast: Alaska voters will decide the future of the state’s ranked choice voting system in this November’s election; The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a disaster recovery center at Mendenhall Valley Public Library starting Wednesday; The Alaska Marine Highway System’s plan for the next 20 years was discussed at a day-long meeting in Anchorage; On Friday, President Joe Biden apologized for the harm done to generations of Native American children who were taken from their homes and forced to attend boarding schools

In this newscast:
President Joe Biden issued an apology last week for the nation’s history of federally-funded boarding schools for Native Americans. Here’s how Alaskans are reacting; Education is playing a big role in campaigns for the Alaska Legislature this fall; 46,000 Alaskans have already cast their ballots for the 2024 election. 

In this newscast: Gastineau Human Services officially opened the new Mount Juneau Counseling and Recovery building in Lemon Creek on Thursday; Juneau residents can get a free flu shot at Thunder Mountain Middle School this Saturday; Alaska businesses are divided over a ballot measure that would raise minimum wage and mandate sick leave; The city of Sitka has brokered a “Memorandum of Understanding” with the local cruise dock, but the city assembly postponed a vote until the next meeting after a number of community members said they needed more time to review the document,