Newscast – Friday, April 17, 2020

In this newscast:

  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska will reopen it’s economy on its own terms,
  • Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink advises logging what they do and with whom to help with contact tracing,
  • ConocoPhillips announces another $200 million capital spending cut in Alaska,
  • Native American leaders question if federal relief money for tribes should go to Alaska Native corporations,
  • students and teachers at the University of Alaska Southeast say the transition to online learning has not been smooth,
  • state officials say early release of inmates is not an option to protect them from COVID-19,
  • new options are opening in Juneau for people without homes to sleep,
  • the Alaska Marine Highway System won’t bring more ferries into service until travel restrictions are relaxed and demand comes back,
  • an international partnership to boost Alaska’s broadband connectivity collapses, and
  • local weekend weather and the aurora forecasts.

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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