Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020

In this newscast:

  • Lawyers for Gov. Mike Dunleavy and an effort to recall him from office prep for a court hearing,
  • organizers of a ballot initiative to fundamentally change how Alaska holds its elections turn in signatures,
  • the Army Corps of Engineers announce $611 million expansion plan for the Port of Nome,
  • a Coast Guard technician convicted of killing two co-workers in Kodiak in 2012 is sentenced to life in prison,
  • a working group shares nine recommendations they think will fix the Village Public Safety Officer program,
  • state analysts show Alaska’s population has fallen to the lowest level since 2012,
  • former Gov. Bill Walker is chosen for a Harvard fellowship, and
  • the National Weather Service changes its high wind watch for Juneau to a high wind warning.

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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