Newscast – Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017

In this newscast:

  • A fire destroys a two-story downtown home and kills a pet dog,
  • the Alaska Department of Transportation is offering the ferry Taku to local governments and other state governments at no cost,
  • the city harbormaster is in the process of clearing inoperable boats from harbors for safety and commercial reasons, which is displacing live-aboards,
  • U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski hasn’t decided if she’ll back President Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary, but helped her confirmation reach the full Senate, and
  • Bogoslof Volcano erupts again, dropping ash on Unalaska.

Jeremy Hsieh

Local News Reporter, KTOO

I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?

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