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?

Newscast – Tuesday, March 22, 2022

In this newscast: Nome settles a lawsuit with a woman says police officers mishandled her sexual assault report; The Alaska Supreme Court considers arguments in legislative redistricting cases; State biologists are monitoring an oil spill for affects on the sac roe herring fishery in Sitka; Climate change is getting top billing at Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show 

Newscast – Monday, March 21, 2022

In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will be split into separate departments in July; Alaska Congressman Don Young will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on March 29; Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson will propose naming the Port of Alaska after Don Young; The U.S. Forest Service releases an environmental impact statement for options to expand facilities at the Mendenhall Glacier; Brian Buchman discusses his newspaper “The Homeless Changed”; The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is expanding its high school component to Juneau; The latest COVID numbers; A strong storm is approaching Southeast Alaska

Newscast – Friday, March 11, 2022

In this newscast: Two members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation vote for the latest federal spending bill; The number of mental health patients in Juneau continues to skyrocket; Alaska’s visitor industry is bullish about the coming cruise season; A totem pole is rededicated in the State Office Building; Local COVID numbers remain low; KTOO’s managing editor gives a send off for the newsroom’s Rashah McChesney.

Newscast – Thursday, March 10, 2022

In this newscast: Masks will become optional in Juneau schools beginning April 4; Retired public employees and the state settle two lawsuits over medical and dental plan changes; An Alaska lawmaker calls efforts to remove a war criminal’s name from a major state highway a case of cancel culture; Faculty at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School discover vandalism that includes a swastika; Juneau School Board members hope for higher school funding from state lawmakers; The International Longshore and Warehouse Union says they won’t touch Russian ships or cargo; The Brooks Camp at Katmai National Park and Preserve says it will operate at 100% capacity this season

Newscast – Wednesday, March 9, 2022

In this newscast: The value of Alaska’s investments in Russia nosedive; State transportation officials hear from four interested buyers of an iconic state ferry; The latest COVID-19 numbers; Haines shuts down its emergency operations center; The USDA says it will help pay for relocating  six Alaska communities threatened by erosion and flooding

Newscast – Monday, Feb. 28, 2022

In this newscast: Juneau rallies for Ukraine; Congressman Don Young works on a bill to seize Russian yachts and commercial vessels in U.S. waters; The U.S. Supreme Court announces it will hear several cases challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act; Juneau lowers its pandemic alert level to minimal as case numbers trend down; A Canadian military vessel sails into Juneau

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