Newscast – Wednesday, April 28, 2021

In this newscast:

  • A new study shows that cancer rates among Alaska Native people have gone up over the last 50 years
  • A variation on a national phone scam has been hitting Alaskans
  • Alaska’s Department of Corrections is getting rid of its requirement for inmates to be vaccinated in order to receive visitors
  • Juneau has 13 active COVID-19 cases and half of the population of Juneau is fully vaccinated

Jennifer Pemberton

Managing Editor, KTOO

I bring stories from the community into the KTOO newsroom so that all of our reporting matters. I want to hear my community’s struggles and its wins reflected in our coverage. Does our reporting reflect your experience in Juneau?

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