In this newscast: Gov. Bill Walker ordered state and U.S. flags lowered to half-staff in honor of parishioners killed in Texas on Sunday, the Alaska School Activities Association approved Juneau School District’s request to combine its high school football teams and the Juneau Assembly will consider an ordinance that would establish a warming center downtown at tonight’s meeting.
Adelyn Baxter
Audience Engagement Editor, KTOO
ASAA approves request to combine Juneau’s high school football teams
The Alaska School Activities Association has approved a request from the Juneau School District to combine its high school football teams and cheer squads beginning next fall. The request was approved by a 4-1 vote at Thursday’s ASAA Board of Directors meeting.
Listen: Coast Guard hosts horrifying haunted house for Juneau community
For the second year running, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Juneau put on a haunted house for the community. KTOO’s Adelyn Baxter stopped by for the final night to find out just how good a scare Juneau thrill-seekers were getting.
Cleanup continues for roads and trails affected by record rain
Residual damage from Friday’s rainstorm continues to affect roads and trails around Juneau.The Calhoun Avenue bridge below Cope Park remained closed Monday afternoon and the Flume Trail is expected to be closed to hikers for up to two weeks.
Newscast – Monday, Oct. 30, 2017
In this newscast: Alaska soldier Jacob M. Sims was killed Saturday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan and Juneau residents and roads dry from Friday’s record-setting rains.
Juneau residents and roads dry out after record rains
As the Juneau area dried out over the weekend, residents were able to take stock of the damage from Friday’s record-setting rain. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 3.3 inches of rain fell on downtown Juneau over a 24-hour period Friday.
Alaska Army pilot killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
A U.S. soldier from Alaska was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan on Friday. The Department of Defense released the name of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jacob Michael Sims on Sunday. He was 36.
STEM advocates build network for classrooms to connect with local experts
“I can tell the kids, yeah, when I was an engineer I did this, but that was a long time ago and it doesn’t have the same credibility as somebody who’s actually doing it day to day,” said Carol May, a former engineer who now teaches statistics and computer science at TMHS.
Newscast – Monday, Oct. 23, 2017
In this newscast: The FBI arrested the former manager of the Bergmann Hotel Friday, the 51st Alaska Federation of Natives convention wrapped up Saturday in Anchorage, the special session of the Alaska Legislature begins today in Juneau and and a partially submerged boat was left floating in the Gastineau Channel over the weekend.
Q&A: On re-election bid, Gov. Walker says he’s made difficult decisions that he must own
About 100 people attended a re-election campaign kick off event in Juneau for Gov. Walker and Lt. Gov. Mallott. Walker set aside a few minutes to take our questions.