Newscast – Monday, June 17, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Three Alaskans appeal for victim status in the federal Carnival Corp. pollution case,
  • the man convicted of killing Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales at an Excursion Inlet cabin site is sentenced,
  • the Alaska Supreme Court rules that the state’s sex offender registry violates offenders’ due process rights,
  • a Wrangell sport fisherman spots a dead gray whale that NOAA wants help locating,
  • researchers are recruiting in Southeast Alaska for a study of indigenous people’s DNA for possible effects of trauma linked to European colonization,
  • authorities investigate a soldier’s death during a training exercise near Fort Wainwright,
  • the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District reports the highest employee turnover on record,
  • ConocoPhillips announces it’s buying 21,000 acres for potential oil development in the western North Slope,
  • Eaglecrest Ski Area floats ideas to develop summer attractions for cruise ship visitors, and
  • Oregon is poised to adopt a major cap-and-trade policy to combat greenhouse gas emissions.

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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