Newscast – Friday, Nov. 8, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Political ads try to push U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against a judicial nominee who may be connected to the phone call at the heart of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump,
  • Juneau’s seasonal cold weather shelter reopens this weekend,
  • University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield announces his retirement next year,
  • the Port of Alaska receives $25 million in federal grant money,
  • a prominent Native American rights attorney discusses a major U.S. Supreme Court land rights case between a Tlingit group  and the Forest Service, and
  • what to do on Veterans Day in Juneau.

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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