In this newscast: Closing arguments wrap and jury deliberations begin in Mark DeSimone’s homicide trial, the state Senate passes a capital budget bill that revives the Juneau Access Project and Knik Arm bridge, a new exhibit in Skagway commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the sinkning of the Princess Sophia, Alaskan Tara MacLean Sweeney faces confirmation in the U.S. Senate, and PBS announces a new kids’ show to with an Alaska Native lead character.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?
Newscast – Tuesday, May 8, 2018
In this newscast: State lawmakers reach a tentative compromise on how to draw permanent fund earnings for state government, an ombudsman report identifies major problems and a backlog of public assistance applications insurmountable without more staff, local fire investigators identify the cause of a boat condo explosion and fire, and SECON plans quarry blasting in the Lemon Creek area on Thursday.
How Sealaska went from $35M in the red to $43M in the black
The Alaska Native corporation’s leadership says 2017 was a milestone year financially, and that it validated the realignment of its business portfolio with its shareholders’ traditional values.
Newscast – Thursday, May 3, 2018
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature puts out a compromise bill to use permanent fund earnings for state operations, Alaska-based soldiers advising their counterparts in Afghanistan are rotating back from deployment, the state wants the public to weigh in on how to spend Volkswagen settlement money, and smoke drifts into downtown Juneau from a controlled burn off Thane Road.
Newscast – Tuesday, May 1, 2018
In this newscast: An Anchorage court hears a lawsuit from youths suing the state for action on climate change, updates from the Mark DeSimone murder trial, the Alaska Legislature urges the feds to respect the state’s marijuana laws, and a state trooper based in Soldotna is arrested for attempted sexual abuse of a minor.
Wolf kills dog along Brotherhood Bridge Trail
Wildlife biologist Ryan Scott thinks the wolf just happened to kill a deer near the trail and was protecting its kill. He doesn’t think there’s any public safety or pet safety issue out of the ordinary.