Newscast – Monday, April 29, 2019

In this newscast:

  • The first big cruise ship of the season ties up in Juneau,
  • partaking in Alaska’s legalized marijuana business leads federal immigration authorities to take issue with potential citizens’ “moral character,”
  • Alaska’s Congressional delegation introduces legislation to block states from banning ivory that Alaska Natives use for traditional crafts,
  • two inmates died and a guard is seriously after a fire in the Napakiak jail, and
  • NPR newscaster Lakshmi Singh drops in on a history class at Bartlett High School in Anchorage.

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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