Mary Kininnook’s family has been looking for her for decades.
Lyndsey Brollini
Local News Reporter
I bring voices to my stories that have been historically underserved and underrepresented in news. I look at stories through a solutions-focused lens with a goal to benefit the community of Juneau and the state of Alaska.
Juneau police name the officer involved in a shooting in the Mendenhall Valley
Juneau resident Art Whitney said that he was on the phone, waiting for officers to arrive and wasn’t doing anything threatening. He said he gave his gun to his roommate before he went outside.
Haida artist TJ Young is carving a new totem pole that will go up in downtown Juneau
Most totem poles are carved on one side, but this one is carved on both. They’re calling it a 3-D totem pole, and it’s a lot more work.
Lingít activist recalls history of Indigenous women protecting the Tongass: ‘The momentum has only grown’
It has been 21 years since the 2001 Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest was first established. For the people involved in the battles between industry and subsistence, the tug-of-war over land use in the Tongass National Forest has been going on even longer.
Juneau woman uses TikTok to raise awareness of her mom’s missing persons case
On Valentine’s Day in 2019, Kaelyn Schneider’s mom Tracy Day went missing in Juneau. And for a long time, Schneider felt like her mom’s story disappeared, too.
With little guidance, families of missing people in Juneau search on their own
There is no one organization that finds missing people in Juneau, and there aren’t many resources for family and friends.
Juneau’s Systemic Racism Review Committee flags legislation for the first time
The main concerns the committee had were about the lack of affordable housing in Juneau and a lack of public input on the legislation.
Tlingit and Haida will have tribal assembly online again
It’s the third time the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will hold the event online. It’s scheduled for April 20-22.
Recognized for public service, Juneau police chief reflects on career and changes in policing
Juneau’s Chief of Police Ed Mercer is the city’s first Alaska Native police chief. He’s been with the Juneau Police Department for more than 20 years and has been the chief since 2017.
Riverbend Elementary staff settle into their new teaching spaces
“The beauty of coming back together, no matter the space is that everyone wants to make it work,” Riverbend Elementary School teacher Lindsay Baranovic said.