Newscast – March 22, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon says he doesn’t see a timely budget compromise with the Dunleavy administration,
  • Gov. Dunleavy’s refusal to pick a judge for a Superior Court seat sends the judicial appointment process into uncharted territory,
  • JDHS students combine Western science and Native knowledge of halibut hooks in a biology class,
  • the latest Mendenhall Glacier ice cave brings awe and peril,
  • Ketchikan declares a hydropower emergency amid drought, and
  • a fishery for herring spawn on kelp is underway near Craig and Klawock.

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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