A new episode of the kids’ show “Molly of Denali” centers around a character named Vera Malakas, who is Filibascan, a combination of Filipino and Athabascan. Those who worked on the show say that representation of Filipino Alaskans will allow more kids to see themselves and their lives on TV.
Yvonne Krumrey
Justice & Culture Reporter, KTOO
"Through my reporting and series Tongass Voices and Lingít Word of the Week, I tell stories about people who have shaped — and continue to shape — the landscape of this place we live."
Newscast – Wednesday, March 16, 2022
In this newscast: There multiple avalanches above the Flume trail this week; Congress’s omnibus package will fund a water pipe on Wrangell Island; A bill to improve the Village Public Safety Officer program is in the Alaska House; The omnibus package will also reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
$2.5M from Congress a ‘game changer’ for planned Mendenhall Valley social services hub
The center will serve community members with programs ranging from youth mentoring to aging support to tribal citizen resources.
Newscast – Tuesday, March 15, 2022
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly made a change to the city’s Long Range Waterfront Plan, allowing for another cruise ship dock; Storytime at Mendenhall Valley Public Library is back; The Malaspina ferry ship could be turned into a museum; Alaska’s state government expects to raise more than $3.5 billion more this and next year than projected in December; A Fairbanks jury has indicted the man who is accused of a fatal shooting at a Safeway
Newscast – Monday, March 14, 2022
In this newscast: Cruise ship passenger taxes could help fund an integrated convention center and performing arts venue; There’s still a vacancy on the Alaska Board of Fisheries, which complicates its currently meeting; The omnibus bill Congress passed last week renews the Violence Against Women Act; Officials are still trying to determine the source of a natural gas leak on the North Slope
Juneau school board says Alaska House bills could rectify years of underfunding
The bills would partially make up for long-standing issues with Alaska’s Base Student Allocation. That’s the per-student state funding that goes to schools.