Newscasts

In this newscast: Juneau’s city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area will soon have a new general manager; State lawmakers are debating whether to controversial tax change in a bill aimed at easing the financial case for the Alaska LNG project; A red-tailed hawk named Warrior escaped from the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines on Friday; Fairbanks scientists are tracking a tiny parasite that lives in local swimming holes and triggers a rash that rivals the worst bug bites.

In this newscast: A black bear entered Juneau’s historic Alaskan Hotel on Sunday; Ship traffic is growing in the Arctic and scientists are looking at how that affects marine mammals; A California couple set out to play a game of croquet on the lawn of every state capitol, but Alaska’s doesn’t have a lawn; The Alaska state House’s ethics committee says Homer Republican Representative Sarah Vance likely violated state law by using publicly funded resources to criticize a local newspaper’s coverage

In this newscast: Two cruise ships in Southeast Alaska have reported norovirus outbreaks in recent weeks; Tlingit and Haida’s president spoke about addiction prevention during the grand opening of Juneau’s first casino; Cancer Connection now has its first executive director; Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline Wednesday to vote on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project

In this newscast: Juneau’s city clerk’s office certified a citizen ballot proposition late last week that seeks to raise the city’s cap on the local property tax rate; A draft environmental assessment looking at homeporting up to two Coast Guard icebreakers in Juneau is open for public comment; A glacial lake outburst flood on the Taku River south of Juneau crested early Wednesday morning; Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland came to Juneau last weekend as a stop on a tour of her new memoir “A Voice Like Mine”; School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year thanks to high oil prices; In June, the Sitka Sound Science Center’s marine debris cleanup program crew found a message in a bottle

In this newscast: Juneau residents will see a 5% hike in their water and sewer utility rates starting Wednesday. Service and program fees at many city parks and recreation facilities will also increase; Juneau’s city clerk’s office certified a citizen ballot proposition last week that seeks to raise the city’s cap on the local property tax rate, also known as the mill rate. The move would return the tax rate back to where it was before voters approved lowering it last fall; During the last weekend of LGBTQ+ Pride month, Juneau’s drag artists put together a sold-out show at a new venue in town. People there said the show is a celebration of community, love and resistance; The Alaska Supreme Court says Dan J. Sullivan must be included on the ballot for U.S. Senate seat. The court sent the case back to the Division of Elections to decide how the challenger’s name will appear; A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching  a new rural veterinary public health program next month [in July] to provide care for animals in dozens of villages across the state. 

In this newscast: A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work this weekend; Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed nearly half a million dollars from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska; A new nonprofit Jiu Jitsu studio opened this month; One Alaska couple shares their experience over a 50 year relationship for pride month