Newscasts

In this newscast: Gov. Dunleavy changes the location of his special session call from Wasilla to Juneau, the ACLU sues the governor over his politically motivated veto of court system money, the House Finance Committee takes testimony in Wasilla on the PFD and state operations funding bill, the Glory Hall cuts its breakfast and lunch hours to cope with state funding losses, the University of Alaska’s credit rating tumbles amid unprecedented funding cuts, the village of Igiugig gets ready to switch off diesel to a new, in-river power generation system.

In this newscast: A group of Alaskans begins organizing a recall campaign targeting Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Hours of split testimony in the House Finance Committee leans in support of a bill to moderate Dunleavy’s budget cuts, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen takes questions on Talk of Alaska, the Alaska Legislature sues Gov. Dunleavy over school funding, the the Alaska State Council on the Arts shutters, and the National Weather Service reports Suicide Basin is draining into Mendenhall Lake and to that flooding is possible. 

In this newscast: The University of Alaska Board of Regents delays its vote to declare a financial exigency, the Juneau School District looks at the state budget’s effects on its finances, Unalakleet braces for bigger energy bills after a state fund goes dry, and the creatives behind “Molly for Denali” explain some of the work that went into keeping the Alaska Native cultural representations authentic. 

In this newscast: City officials lift its air emergency, NOAA Fisheries wraps its investigation into a cruise ship’s near miss of a pod of whales caught on video, scientists monitor glacial dam release data affecting the Mendenhall Valley, Alaska’s heat wave is literally killing salmon in the lower Kuskokwim, the deadline passes for state lawmakers to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes, and law enforcement in Vermont discover cannabis plants in the state Capitol’s flowerbeds. 

In this newscast: State lawmakers in Juneau ramp up their rhetoric against the governor and dissident lawmakers meeting in Wasilla, UAS Chancellor Rick Caulfield walks through the budget veto impacts on his branch of the university, UAA students and faculty brace for 700 layoffs and the elimination of a third of the school’s academic programs, and the city and rainbow enthusiasts in Juneau work out a way to legally paint a colorful crosswalk. 

In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature fails to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes, Juneau artists protest funding cuts to the Alaska State Council on the Arts, another line item veto eliminates funding for Local Emergency Planners across the state, two state agencies issued burn bans across large portions of the state Tuesday. 

In this newscast: Constituents confront state lawmakers aligned with Gov. Dunleavy in Wasilla, the legislative stalemate continues in Juneau, a tribal rights attorney and a former public safety commissioner discuss what U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s law enforcement emergency means for Alaska, and the summer’s first commercial salmon trolling fishery in Southeast Alaska wraps up. 

In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature’s second special starts up split between Juneau and Wasilla, About 50 protesters take to the highway near Wasilla for full permanent fund dividends while about 750 turnout in Juneau calling for budget veto overrides, Juneau city officials declare an emergency due to unhealthy air, researchers study DNA in indigenous Hoonah residents and descendants for possible genetic impacts of historical traumas, a small plane crashes near the Seldovia airport with no injuries, and researchers confirm a newborn orca calf that’s part of an endangered pod is female. 

In this newscast: Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes include a $250,000 cut in funding for Alaska’s Civil Air Patrol, community campuses will also take a hit from funding cuts to the University of Alaska system, a “Men’s Gathering” in Juneau brought together men from across the state hoping to address violence. 

In this newscast: The EPA criticizes the Army Corps of Engineers’ draft report on the Pebble Mine, Independent Al Gross files to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, fire crews make progress containing the Shovel Creek wildfire near Fairbanks, an investigation is underway after a Sand Point woman dies in corrections custody, a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblyman suggests doing away with invocations to do away with the invocation controversy, Juneau’s Fourth of July fireworks show is still on despite the state fire marshal’s fireworks ban, and St. Paul islanders celebrate the death of a rogue rat that could have devastated local seabird populations.