Newcast – Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020

In this newscast:

  • City and state officials warn of increasing avalanche risk in certain parts of Juneau,
  • Gov.  Mike Dunleavy renews his position to pay out bigger permanent fund dividends to make up for past cuts,
  • the ferry Matanuska remains tied up in Juneau and may not resume service in early March as previously expected,
  • Chinese tourists are cancelling their winter Alaska travel plans because of the novel coronavirus,
  • four Americans with the virus are being transferred to a hospital in Spokane,
  • Alaska officials explore expanding DMV locations to rural Alaska to accommodate Real ID requirements, and
  • state and citizen scientists are readying for an Anchorage moose survey.

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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