Newscast – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

 

In this newscast:

  • The local advocates who filed a petition with the City and Borough of Juneau last month to put harder limits on cruise ship tourism have withdrawn it.
  • The Juneau Assembly passed an ordinance mandating the Juneau Police Department release body-word camera footage no more than 30 days after a city police officer shoots someone.
  • Another Ketchikan school board member stepped down, following the district’s board president, superintendent and another board member.
  • It’s still not clear why the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development failed a federal test that saves the state millions of dollars.
  • Juneau residents held a tree-planting ceremony in honor of Arbor Day yesterday.

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