In this newscast: The Juneau-Douglas City Museum has a new director, Salmon estimates for Bristol Bay are in and the Legislature passed two bills related to education funding over the weekend.
Adelyn Baxter
Audience Engagement Editor, KTOO
Weigel named new director of City Museum
Juneau-Douglas City Museum has a new director. Beth Weigel replaces outgoing Museum Director Jane Lindsey, who worked for the museum for 18 years.
Capitol rally calls for more funding to support STEAM education in Alaska
As nearly 100 people rallied for the second annual March for Science outside, legislators inside debated education funding.
Alaskan educators advocate for increased K-12 funding
School administrators, teachers and parents from across the state testified before the House Finance Committee Tuesday in support of increased school funding. Rep. Les Gara’s HB 339 would increase the base student allocation by $100 to $6,030.
Newscast — Tuesday, April 10, 2018
In this newscast: Budget questions remain as the 90-day mark draws near for the Alaska Legislature, a vacant lot downtown could help relieve parking congestion and the state Senate’s version of the operating budget makes cuts some funding for ferries.
Newscast — Monday, April 9, 2018
In this newscast: The attorneys in a cruise ship murder case reached an agreement about how to handle evidence, Juvenile offenders learn life skills during a weeklong Transition Camp and the 44th Annual Alaska Folk Festival begins tonight.
Young offenders learn life skills during weeklong camp
During a weeklong program, several teenage residents of a Juneau youth facility worked on life skills, such as creating resumés and establishing good credit. The annual Transition Camp presented a series of speakers and workshops last week aimed at easing the return home for the young men at Johnson Youth Center.
U.S. Coast Guard, Juneau police test response capabilities with nuclear scenario
Juneau emergency responders trained for a simulated a terrorist threat with a nuclear device aboard a ferry. About 30 Juneau residents got to ride along for the exercise.
Young athletes prepare to represent Juneau at statewide traditional games competition
Juneau is getting ready to send its first team to the statewide Native Youth Olympics competition in almost 30 years. At least 10 middle and high school athletes will travel to Anchorage in late April to compete, but as their coach says, their biggest opponent will be themselves.
City reaches agreement over AEL&P sale
The city has reached an agreement with Hydro One and the parent company of Juneau’s electric utility and says it will resolve Juneau residents’ concerns over the transfer.