In this newscast: Juneau’s airport preps for Uber and Lyft; Gov. Walker says he’s working on a compromise deal on budget impasse as State workers warned of possible layoffs, government shutdown.
Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska
Jacob Resneck is CoastAlaska's regional news director based in Juneau. CoastAlaska is our partner in Southeast Alaska. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.
Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s skeptical of Trump’s assertion that he’ll renegotiate the Paris climate change agreement. And she said U.S. Senate should take its time with health care reform.
Juneau Assembly backs away from library cuts
As it stands the city envisions closing no facilities and no layoffs; it will lose a community service officer and a city planner through attrition.
Brown bear shot on Douglas Island — the first documented kill in decades
A homeowner shot and killed a brown bear on Douglas Island last week – the first brown bear documented on the island in more than 40 years.
Newscast – Friday, May 26, 2017
In this newscast: NTSB investigates helicopter crash on Herbert Glacier; GCI is hiking its internet rates; University of Alaska Fairbanks gets a new chancellor and Deceased members of a WWII-era Native Alaskan militia will be recognized by Gov. Bill Walker. Plus there are sunny skies forecast for Memorial Day Weekend…
Juneau mulls relaxing zoning rules for historic houses
The historic houses in Juneau and Douglas were predominately built by miners and fishermen long before today’s zoning was put into place. That’s prevented homeowners from restoring or rebuilding homes in these neighborhoods without running into conflict with the city’s zoning laws — a temporary fix may be on the way.