Newscast – Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

In this newscast:

  • Nineteen people have applied to be the Juneau school district’s next superintendent, according to search firm McPherson & Jacobson.
  • Alaska’s largest professional theater indefinitely postponed a run of its show in Anchorage this spring due to financial concerns.
  • The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night on whether to approve $2.3 million worth of city funding to support five proposed affordable housing projects.
  • Alaskan Dream Cruises, a Sitka-based cruise line, is closing its doors.
  • After proposing to build a new cabin near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, the U.S. Forest Service released a draft decision last month abandoning it.

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