Officials are urging residents to make plans for an extended closure.
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Sen. Sullivan supports Trump, downplays federal budget chaos, in speech to Alaska Legislature
Alaska’s junior U.S. senator spoke two days after Lisa Murkowski and had a different message for lawmakers.
Some fired federal workers have been reinstated in Juneau
Reinstatements have reached the National Park Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Forest Service in Juneau this week.
Newscast – Thursday, March 20, 2025
In this newscast: Fish processor Silver Bay Seafoods announced Tuesday it will take over all Alaskan facilities owned by competitor OBI Seafoods; Several federal employees in Juneau who were fired as part of President Trump’s federal staffing purge have been reinstated; Federal investigators released initial findings from a plane crash near Nome; A Canadian ski race persists amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Canadian governments.
Amid Trump’s tariffs and annexation talk, some Canadians see visiting Alaska as a ‘diplomatic mission’
About the same number of people registered for the Buckwheat International Ski Classic this year as last year. And nearly 70% were Canadian.
Silver Bay Seafoods announces buyout of OBI
Silver Bay plans to manage processing plants in Petersburg, Seward, Kodiak, Larsen Bay, Egegik, Wood River, Cordova and Naknek, as well as a warehouse in Washington.
Troopers find 2 missing dogs dead in Southeast Alaska crab pots
The deaths of French bulldogs Whiskey and Yoda remain under investigation, after troopers found their submerged remains Friday near Thorne Bay.
Alaska lawmakers reject Gov. Dunleavy’s order creating state agriculture department
Dunleavy’s proposal would have split the existing Division of Agriculture into a new cabinet-level department. Lawmakers rejected it 32-28.
Disability advocates rally in Juneau to push for better services
People with disabilities marched to the state Capitol Wednesday with care providers and advocates.
Newscast – Wednesday, March 19, 2025
In this newscast: Ketchikan’s school district superintendent is resigning at the end of the school year; People with disabilities, care providers and advocates marched to the state Capitol Wednesday to improve access to services; The remains of two French bulldogs that went missing on Prince of Wales Island over a month ago were found in a pair of crab pots last week; The University of Alaska Fairbanks as shuttered the office and taken down the website for an on-campus center that supported cultural programs and diversity related training; Lawmakers narrowly rejected an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy that would have created a state agriculture department.