In this newscast: The House continues special session even though the Senate has adjourned, Alaska state flags will be at half-staff in honor of former Alaska state Representative, Joshua Wright, the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Board is meeting to clarify if breweries and distilleries are allowed to host extracurricular activities, and the National Weather Service issues a high wind warning for downtown Juneau and Douglas.
Julia Caulfield, KTOO
Newscast – Thursday, November 9, 2017
In this newscast: The University of Alaska Board of Regents meets in Anchorage to discuss university budget, Governor Walker signs agreement in China to move natural gas from the North Slope to Asia, and the National Weather Service issues a winter storm watch for Friday.
Newscast – Thursday, November 2, 2017
In this newscast: Armstrong Energy sells portion of Nanushuk oil play to company, Oil Search, State of Alaska defends itself against U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit, and American fisheries grow in value from last year.
New dumpster helps keep Airport Dike Trail clean
The Airport Dike Trail is one of Juneau’s most accessible trails. But with dogs come dog waste, and the trail is often littered with bags of poop.
New apartment complex caters to Juneau’s growing older demographic
In 1980, seniors were only 6 percent of the Juneau population, now they are over a quarter. Housing is short for older residents. But a new apartment complex that opened in September has added nearly a third more independent living units to Juneau’s capacity.
Newscast – Thursday, October 26, 2017
In this newscast:
Sealaska Heritage Institute is expanding the Baby Raven Reads programs to communities around Southeast, and the Bureau of Land Management is opening more land in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for oil exploration.