In this newscast: Testing of the human leg found in Gastineau Channel may take up to a year, the state of Alaska anticipates getting another reprieve on federal REAL ID compliance, missile defense officials say Kodiak will host anti-missile test launches this summer, and possible thunder storms are in the weather forecast.
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, June 6, 2017
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly receives a large donation for whale statue infrastructure, OKs beer sales at Eaglecrest and adopts a budget, Gov. Bill Walker proposes a head tax as part of a compromise state budget package, and Goldbelt shareholders oust two longtime board members at their annual meeting.
Goldbelt shareholders oust two board members in election
Leilani Wilson Walkush is one of the new board members, She was a Goldbelt intern in 1995, and said she wants to bring back to the company skills and experiences she’s had since then.
Newscast – Monday, June 5, 2017
In this newscast: The founder of a Juneau mental health nonprofit announces he’s running for Don Young’s seat in Congress, a campaign in Anchorage is counting panhandlers and hopes to reduce it by 75 percent over three years,
Fairbanks officials hope to create a $20,000 police recruit bonus to get law enforcement up to full staff, and Emma Hill and Kat Moore perform “2 Seconds Flat” in the fifth part of our eight-part Red Carpet Concert series filmed during the Alaska Folk Festival.
Goldbelt shareholder raises ethics issue, agitates for new board members
Goldbelt shareholder William Andrews has been vocally agitating for a change in the Alaska Native corporation’s leadership. He claims the company of 3,600 shareholders has performed poorly and that the incumbents up for reelection violated conflict of interest bylaws.
One victim in Portland hate speech stabbing has Juneau ties
Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, 23, has a sister who lives in Juneau and works for AWARE as a violence prevention and outreach director.
Newscast – Tuesday, May 30, 2017
In this newscast: One of the victims in Friday’s hate speech train stabbing in Portland had Juneau ties, Alaska State Troopers identify the second person killed in Saturday’s small plane crash on Saturday, Juneau’s outgoing high school seniors started a new tradition before graduating on Sunday, and our second Red Carpet Concert with Alaska Folk Festival artists Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms is out.
Local organizations to host three Memorial Day ceremonies in Juneau
In a White House proclamation, President Donald Trump designated 11 a.m. local time on Memorial Day to unite in prayer for permanent peace and asked all Americans to observe a national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.
Newscast – Thursday, May 25, 2017
In this newscast: An AP and USA Today Network analysis identifies five children in Alaska who have fatally shot themselves or another child between 2014 and 2016, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan introduces a bill to bolster missile defense in response to North Korea, and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race loses a major backer and blames animal rights activists.
Newscast – Wednesday, May 24, 2017
In this newscast: A 60-year-old Juneau woman chases off two burglars and helps police locate them, state regulators are holding a public hearing for locals to sound off on trash pick up issues after a new company buys out the old, and the state’s Office of Special Prosecutions is considering the Capitol slap case in which a state senator is accused of striking an Alaska Dispatch News reporter.