Newscast – Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

In this newscast:

  • COVID-19 tests for the crew of the state ferry Matanuska come back clear,
  • the latest COVID-19 case numbers for Juneau,
  • state elections officials give last minute notice to six rural Alaska villages that they won’t have polling places,
  • Juneau policymakers are at their wits’ end searching for child care fixes,
  • a former police officer settles a sexual harassment lawsuit with the city of Sitka,
  • the Metlakatla Indian Community sues the state over the commercial fishing permit system, and
  • a bald eagle in Michigan tussles with a drone mapping erosion along Lake Michigan.

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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