Newscast – Friday, Aug. 30, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Alaska officials hear U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos discusses her national scholarship proposal designed to encourage private investment,
  • the Missile Defense Agency details what a recent Pentagon missile defense contract cancellation means for Fort Greely,
  • a Coast Guard seaman charged with a murder in Unalaska awaits court martial proceedings, and
  • the mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough signs a temporary disaster declaration for Seldovia and Nanwalek because they’re running out of water.

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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