Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019

In this newscast:

  • The candidates for Juneau Assembly say what they’ll do about police and fire staffing shortages,
  • the candidates for Juneau School Board give their position on early education,
  • three Russian Old Believer schools on the Kenai Peninsula cancel their sports programs,
  • the Chugach Electric utility says its customers should expect a 3% to 6% price hike because of wildfire damage to its power lines,
  • moose hunting season gets underway around Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake, and
  • Facebook says it won’t fact check politicians statements because they may be newsworthy.

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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