Geri Fox from Alaska’s Department of Corrections attended a special meeting of the Douglas Island Neighborhood Association Tuesday evening to assuage fears and offer clarification about a rumored “pre-trial facility.”
Caroline Halter, KTOO
Git Hayetsk uses dance to revise indigenous history
University of Alaska assistant professor Mique’l Dangeli tells a very different version of the founding of Metlakatla, a community in the Annette Islands Reserve, Alaska’s only reservation.
Newscast- April 4, 2017
In this newscast: President Donald Trump signed legislation siding with Alaska’s request for predator control on federal wildlife refuges, Alaska marijuana regulators are expected to resume debate over onsite consumption, A company that sought to develop a major coal mine 45 miles (southwest of Anchorage has suspended applications for state permits, and Fairbanks police…
Newscast- April 3, 2017
In this newscast: An update on the oil spill in Cook Inlet that was first reported on Saturday, and Alaska owes public workers more in pensions than it has in assets.
Juneau superintendent questions funding plan
Sen. Shelley Hughes’ education reform bill is meeting opposition, including from Juneau School Superintendent Mark Miller.
Newscast- March 31, 2017
In this newscast: There is a warning for high avalanche danger in the Juneau area today. A 14 year old boy was honored by Governor Bill Walker for rescuing a 5 year old boy. Salmon fisherman are worried about how military exercises will affect salmon stocks during the first two weeks of May.