Newscast – Monday, June 24, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Legislative leaders defy Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s special session call to Wasilla in favor of Juneau,
  • the Alaska Marine Highway System plans to tie up the ferry Columbia this winter to save money,
  • a video posted to Facebook of the cruise ship Eurodam closely passing a pod of humpback whales near Juneau triggers a NOAA investigation,
  • the Tlingit and Muckleshoot voice actress behind the title character in “Molly of Denali” answers questions at the show’s world premiere,
  • the Peninsula Oilers summer collegiate baseball team is in jeopardy due to declining revenue,
  • Taku River levels are rising from a glacial dam release.

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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