In this newscast: A federal agency releases a draft environmental impact statement for a major oil development on the North Slope; Wildfire activity slows in the Interior as the weather shifts cooler and wetter; The window to run for local office in Juneau opens Friday; A UAF graduate student studies marine garbage from a remote Southeast island; Alaskans march to advocate for reproductive rights; The Episcopal Church establishes a commission to research its role in Native boarding schools
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Newscast – Monday, July 11, 2022
In this newscast: Researchers with the University of Alaska Southeast release a new climate change report about Juneau; An Alaska Marine Highway System oversight board recommends adding crew quarters to the Tazlina; The marine highway system reopens bars about the Matanuska and Kennicott; Lightning strikes and gusty winds leave red flag danger warnings in effect for large areas of the Interior; Former President Donald Trump packs the house during a political rally in Anchorage
Despite supply chain issues, Juneau’s Fourth of July fireworks show is a go
The annual fireworks show’s pyrotechnician says that despite obstacles, there will be much boomier booms than what’s available for personal use in Juneau.
Juneau group says it has enough signatures to get real estate disclosure repeal on ballot
City election officials have until next Thursday to review the additional signatures and to certify or reject the petition.
Newscast – Thursday, June 30, 2022
In this newscast: Fire management agencies raise Alaska’s wildfire-fighting preparedness level to its highest tier; Anchorage authorities shut down the makeshift homeless shelter in the Sullivan Arena after two years; Opponents of mandatory real estate sales price disclosures in Juneau turn in more than 500 more signatures for their repeal effort; State authorities report 172 cases of COVID-19 in Juneau last week; The cruise ship that hit an iceberg in Alaska arrives in Seattle for repairs; Friends and colleagues remember Juneau’s Dennis Egan; The National Weather Service issues a flood warning for the Taku River area; City officials ask Mendenhall Valley residents to conserve water because of sustained dry weather affecting water storage
Newscast – Wednesday, June 29, 2022
In this newscast: Health authorities share what the science says about the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for young children; The State Division of Elections addresses why so many ballots were rejected in the recent special primary election; Former President Donald Trump plans to come to Alaska and hold a rally for Republican candidates on July 9; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host a new Arctic security studies center run by the Department of Defense
Friends and colleagues remember Dennis Egan: ‘the best curmudgeon around’
Dennis Egan was well-known and well-liked for his fairness, gruff voice and mischievous personality.
Newscast – Tuesday, June 28, 2022
In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes out $780 million from the state budget bill and signs it; A 13-year-old girl is hospitalized after a being hit by a car in downtown Juneau; Former Juneau mayor and state senator Dennis Egan dies at age 75; Juneau residents rally against the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade; The cruise ship that hit an iceberg in Alaska is skipping port calls and returning to Seattle; The state Supreme Court says Republican Tara Sweeney won’t be on the August special election ballot for U.S. House; Ketchikan’s local Republican Party chapter censures Congressional candidate Sarah Palin over her reversal as governor on the so-called “bridge to nowhere”; A float plane with seven people crashes in Lake Iliamna
Newscast – Friday, June 17, 2022
In this newscast: The Juneau School District shares more about how floor sealant was served to students instead of milk; Candidates who did poorly in the congressional special primary election are weighing if they’ll still run in the regular election; Voters in Southeast Alaska favored independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola; Capstone Clinic is closing its public testing sites at the end of the month; Firefighting crews are standing by to respond to more Interior wildfires with lightning in the forecast; Higher fuel prices are driving up barge prices and retail prices across Southeast Alaska; The Juneau Black Awareness Association celebrates Juneteenth on Sunday.
Group seeking to repeal Juneau real estate disclosure ordinances may be short of signatures
The group will get 10 extra days to collect more signatures as city election officials continue work through the signature validation process.