The defense attorney for a former Juneau chiropractor who was accused of assaulting more than a dozen women said he wants a retrial to take place in Anchorage instead of Juneau.
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Newscast – Thursday, April 23, 2026
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly discussed a list of more than 40 city services and facilities that could face reductions or closures for the first time at a finance committee meeting Wednesday night; A week after a Ward Air plane crashed and sank into Favorite Channel near Juneau, officials are still piecing together what happened; The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass National Forest. One of its ideas is to designate recreation areas according to commercial use, which could guide where the Forest Service concentrates permits for tour operators; The state Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget Wednesday, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and a $150 energy relief check; Civil rights advocates are suing over Alaska’s decision last year to share confidential voter data, including home addresses, dates of birth and partial Social Security numbers, with the federal government.
Juneau Assembly begins to grapple with list of dozens of proposed city service cuts and closures
The list was released Monday and includes items like closing the Dimond Park Field House, one of Juneau’s two pools, and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
Senators’ version of state budget includes $1,000 dividend and $150 energy relief
The Senate Finance Committee’s version is $450 million smaller than the version that passed the House, in part because of a more conservative assumption about oil prices.
Investigation underway to determine cause of recent Ward Air plane crash near Juneau
The plane is currently at the bottom of Favorite Channel and it’s unclear if it can be recovered.
Alaska Lt. Gov. faces lawsuit for sharing confidential voter data with Trump DOJ
Civil rights groups, in a lawsuit in state court, say an agreement allowing the Justice Department to access confidential voter data and flag ineligible voters violates the Alaska Constitution.