Newscasts

In this newscast: Eaglecrest Ski Area officials raised wages for employees after a strong opening and public pressure; The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is hitting staff at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital harder than the Delta variant did; Whale watching guides in Juneau start a catalog of regional humpback whales.

In this newscast: Riverbend Elementary School closed indefinitely after flood; A new COVID-19 tracking app comes online in Alaska; Alaska lawmakers might get per diems after all; A Fairbanks storytelling program makes it to NPR

In this newscast: Effective medical treatments for the omicron variant of COVID-19 are in short supply in Alaska; Juneau high school basketball and hockey players don’t need to wear masks while playing a game, with some caveats; Gov. Mike Dunleavey declared a disaster for Yakutat, Juneau, Haines and Skagway

In this newscast: City leaders extended Juneau’s emergency COVID-19 rules; The Missile Defense Complex at Fort Greely was evacuated last week but it’s not clear why; A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was part of a cluster in the Aleutian Islands that may be followed by a larger one; Anchorage’s outgoing police chief will lead Providence Hospital’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts; Authorities are searching for a snowmobile driver who veered into a highly touted sled dog team and injured two dogs

In this newscast: Juneau officials say the roofs of at least two building in Juneau have failed; no one has been injured; One Juneau artist fought through the isolation of COVID-19 to create something beautiful; Riverbend Elementary school is extensively flooded after a pipe burst; It has been a frustrating winter for ferry service in Southeast Alaska; A Ft. Wainwright-based soldier was recently found dead at his home 

In this newscast: Icy, hazardous conditions disrupt life all over Juneau; Another top-level Bartlett Reginal Hospital employee resigns; Juneau’s omicron wave of COVID-19 continues; The new COVID-19 variant is changing how the state gauges risk; Pre-filed bills aim to limit political campaign donations, limit legislators’ pay and change who runs the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.; Alaska’s longest serving magistrate loses his job over writing partisan letters to the editor; Marine mammal biologists share lessons from their experience trying to nurse sick beluga whales back to health