Newscast – Monday, Aug. 12, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s latest line-item veto hits Alaska’s primary provider of real-time marine vessel tracking,
  • Juneau’s Alaska Native community galvanizes its response to state budget cuts,
  • a UAF forest ecologist figures out ideal times to cut spruce for firewood,
  • Yakutat hosts what may be a first-of-its-kind-in-Alaska surfing camp, and
  • U.S. Geological Survey scientists find polar bears spending more time on shore.

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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