Newscast – Friday, Jan. 3, 2020

In this newscast:

  • An Army spokesman says no additional Alaska troopers are set to be deployed abroad after U.S.-Iran hostilities,
  • the Coast Guard advises mariners to carry alternative communication devices while they work on restoring VHF relay services,
  • warnings continue near Haines after a fatal snowboarding avalanche,
  • the Douglas Indian Association is holding a tribal council election,
  • Sen. Donny Olson highlights how impractical getting REAL IDs is for rural Alaskans,
  • a volcano in the Aleutians sends an ash cloud up to 24,000 feet,
  • tariffs at the Port of Alaska are going up, and
  • an Iowa police officer organizes a gear drive for Savoonga’s police force.

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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