Newscast – Monday, Oct. 21, 2024

In this newscast:

  • Juneau School District’s chief financial officer is resigning just a few months after she officially began the role,
  • Water levels on Juneau’s Mendenhall Lake and River are returning to normal following a moderate glacial outburst flood that peaked at 10.7 feet at 11:30 p.m. Sunday night,
  • Rosita Worl, a longstanding Indigenous leader from Juneau was honored at the White House today,
  • A bill that passed quietly into law this summer aims to make it easier to bring experienced teachers into Alaska schools — and keep them there,
  • Cold exposure injuries like frostbite and hypothermia are about 8 times more common for unhoused people in Alaska than those with housing

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