KTOO News Department

Now the that the ski and snowboard season is technically over and the Eaglecrest Ski Area is closed, work can begin soon on maintanence and improvements to the facility. Also, managers are putting together a financial review of the season and are already planning for the next one.Related Link: Eaglecrest Ski Area

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard as often as five times each morning during Morning Edition.

Alaska Supreme Court justices disagreed sharply on a case arising out of a collision between a truck and a cyclist in Sitka in July, 1997. Drug use or abuse was not considered to be a factor in the actual collision. Instead, the major issue focused on whether the cyclist had a history of drug use…

This week, Pete Griffin has his annual list of corrections and clarifications.

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard as often as five times each morning during Morning Edition.

Another election map has been drawn up by the Alaska Redistricting Board. If it’s approved by the courts and goes unchallenged by plantiffs in the recent litigation over the last map, the new map could determine who will be running for election to the Legislature this fall.Related Link: Alaska Redistricting Board