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Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, sponsored House Bill 48. A spokesperson for the governor declined to say whether Dunleavy intends to sign the bill.

The ruling means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game can kill bears ahead of the caribou calving season for the Mulchatna Caribou Herd.

Tracy Day’s missing persons case remains open, and her family still wants answers about the ongoing investigation. KTOO sat down with the Juneau Police Department to ask their questions.

More than half of the House’s additions would go towards K-12 schools across the state.

Police are actively investigating both assaults, and believe they are connected. The department has increased police presence in the area where the attacks took place and is seeking information from other residents and possible witnesses.

Tuesday was a day of remembrance, awareness and calls to action to address the crises of Alaska Native and other Indigenous people facing extreme rates of violence.

After the project cost skyrocketed, the Assembly voted to scale back the protection plan for this year’s flood. The Army Corps is weighing some medium-term solution ideas and estimates the annual flood will last another 25 years.

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable in Anchorage with Interior Department officials Tuesday to hear from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok leaders about challenges the communities still face and ideas for how to move forward.

Dunleavy called on lawmakers to pass a bill with a tax rate low enough to convince investors and creditors to provide the estimated $46 billion the project will cost.

Human-bear interactions are not necessarily uncommon in Southeast Alaska. But they can be dangerous to the bear as well as the human.

At an Assembly committee of the whole meeting Monday night, the Assembly asked city staff to pursue a plan to terminate the project and sell all its parts and equipment.

The goal is to identify and plan for potential climate impacts on traditional life and infrastructure in the area.

Most of Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries run from June through September, depending on the location and the targeted species. Last year’s harvests across the state were valued at about $541 million.

Last year, Tracy Day’s family requested a death declaration hearing as a way to ask police officers questions about their investigation. But the judge said their questioning wasn’t allowed.

“Tambayan at Kwentuhan,” or “a place to hang out and share stories,” features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau.

According to a social media statement, the tram’s staff is investigating what led to the incident and making “necessary corrective measures to ensure the safety of our guests and employees.”

Proponents of Senate Bill 64, an unlikely coalition that included some of the Legislature’s most conservative Republican lawmakers and every member of the bipartisan House and Senate majorities, said Senate Bill 64 would make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.

This month, Etsy notified artists that it will ban the sale of many fur products on its platform, starting Aug. 11.

Blake Gettys, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, will run for lieutenant governor alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes, the duo announced Thursday in Anchorage.

Scott Ciambor has worn different hats within CBJ, from chief housing officer to planning manager to his newest role as director of the Community Development Department.