KTOO News Department

In this newscast: The popular Goldbelt Tram in downtown Juneau will remain closed as it undergoes repairs and inspections; More than 300 high school seniors are expected to graduate in Juneau this Sunday,
Alaska Airlines might add a flight from Juneau to Portland, without stopping in Seattle; Douglas Island Pink and Chum celebrates its 50th anniversary this year; Hundreds of people gathered in Hoonah last weekend to unveil a new totem pole arch and honor wall dedicated to Hoonah veterans and their families

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly may have found a path out of the red for its budget last night, but it wasn’t easy; A U.S. Forest Service plan to revamp the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to accommodate more tourists will remain in place, with some additional paperwork; A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law passed the Alaska Legislature Wednesday as part of a 10-bill package. It alters a law that criminalizes sexual assault by a medical provider; The Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on a key priority of Gov. Mike Dunleavy that didn’t pass in the 121-day regular session: tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project

In this newscast: Juneau residents say the city’s sole electric provider’s proposal to raise bills by 20% is not affordable; It’s National Safe Boating Week and the U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams in Juneau are asking residents to help prevent false alerts; Alaska Native Vietnam War veteran, George Lindoff from Hoonah, got a proper homecoming decades after his service; The Alaska Legislature is likely headed for a special session focused on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project immediately after lawmakers adjourn today

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight on whether to finalize its plan to divest from Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project; As leadership of the Juneau School District undergoes a major changeover this summer, many of those positions are being filled with current employees; A Canadian mining company wants to reopen a gold mine in British Columbia, upstream from the Taku River, Southeast Alaska’s most productive salmon stream; Sixth graders in Juneau’s Montessori Borealis program recently showcased their family histories with presentations they spent months working on. 

In this newscast:  Divers are searching the murky waters of Gastineau Channel this week in hopes of locating the body of a Juneau man who has been missing for nearly a year; The case against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women under the guise of medical care may continue into another year. At a hearing Wednesday, the defense attorney said he would likely not be ready to go to trial until 2027; The Alaska Legislature rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general, Stephen Cox, on a 29-31 vote Thursday morning; A health clinic in Sitka closed mid-day yesterday after a possible measles exposure; A Superior Court judge is allowing the Anchorage School District to resume the process of closing Campbell STEM Elementary School; Spending in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is ramping up