The project will expand and renovate the south side of the emergency department and include ventilation and electrical upgrades.
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Kensington Gold Mine reports 105,000 gallon tailings spill earlier this winter
A leak in a pipeline transporting mine waste temporarily contaminated Johnson Creek in late January.
Supreme Court seems doubtful of challenge to abortion pill
At issue in the case is more than abortion rights. It’s the entire structure of the FDA’s regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety.
Congress bought a stopgap icebreaker for the Arctic, but its $1.2 trillion bill has no money to build a new one
Tucked into the sprawling bill is a big item for Juneau, and for the owner of a ship with some Alaska history.
Why do Juneau’s thrift stores fill up so fast? And what can we do about it?
A listener asked KTOO why it’s so hard to donate clothes and other used items in town. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Anna Canny investigates why that is and some of the creative solutions people have found.
Amid salmon crash, Alaska’s Yukon River residents say a new pact with Canada leaves them behind
The plan could close fishing for seven more years and open the door for hatcheries. In villages along the river, tribal leaders say the state has cut them out of the process.
Alaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s education veto
The joint session of the state House and Senate fell one vote short of the 40 needed to override the veto.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill
Dunleavy said the bill “lacked sufficient changes in how charter schools are chartered in order to allow more students and families charter school possibilities.”
Juneau School Board decides to keep previously approved school closure plan
The plan puts seventh and eighth grades at Thunder Mountain High School’s campus and ninth through 12th grades at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé — as previously planned.
City considers moving City Hall to vacant Juneau School District buildings
The city has been looking for space to put all of its employees, who are currently split among five buildings.