Newscast – Friday, Dec. 23, 2016

In this newscast:

  • Juneau author Ernestine Hayes is named Alaska State Writer Laureate,
  • Mayor Ken Koelsch pushes an ordinance to ban homeless people from sleeping in downtown business entryways,
  • the ACLU works on improving prison conditions in Wasilla, and
  • the National Weather Service issues a special weather statement predicting heavy snowfall this weekend.

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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