Newscast – Monday, Aug. 21, 2017

In this newscast:

  • Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott make their re-election bid official,
  • the University of Alaska Southeast and Juneau Docks and Harbors ink a deal to share a former NOAA lab in Auke Bay,
  • a 17-year-old at Juneau’s youth detention center beats an employee over the head with a chair,
  • federal labor officials sue the state ferry system over alleged Family and Medical Leave Act violations,
  • protesters rally again a revived Pebble Mine effort, and
  • the National Weather Service issues a special weather statement announcing heavy rain across Juneau and much of Southeast Alaska.

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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