Newscasts

Newscast – Wednesday, September 16, 2020

In this newscast: Enrollment is down at the University of Alaska Southeast but not as much as university officials were expecting; This summer is shaping up to be one of the worst ever in recent memory for bears in Juneau; The U.S. Forest Service wants a do-over for an old growth timber sale that was halted by a federal court; Residents in Ketchikan woke up to hazy skies as a result of smoke from wildfires burning in the Lower 48.

Newscast – Tuesday, September 15, 2020

In this newscast: Six years after his death, Tlingit photographer Cyril George’s family donated a vast photo collection with the goal of making them available to the public; The debate over a permanent home for Juneau’s cold weather shelter was put to rest last night when the Assembly rejected all of the proposals for new locations; It looks like there’s a growing cottage industry for private tutoring in Juneau. One woman shared some insights about her new tutoring gig.

Newscast – Monday, September 14, 2020

In this newscast: Bars in Juneau closed for indoor service on Saturday following a spike in residents testing positive for COVID-19; Petersburg Borough assembly is considering writing an opinion on a draft senate bill that would give federal land to five Southeast communities; Over the weekend, teams scoured the scorched earth at the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport to recover what’s left Astra’s 3.1 rocket; Anchorage will receive federal support to aid in the suppression of the coronavirus outbreak among its homeless population.

Newscast – Friday, September 11, 2020

In this newscast: Juneau public health officials reported Friday that another four people linked to bar activity tested positive for COVID-19; The first tenants began moving into the new wing of Juneau’s Housing First facility this week; The Southeast Alaska community of Angoon has extended its emergency travel order until further notice; A muskox was recently spotted in the Bristol Bay village of Manokotak.

Newscast – Thursday, September 10, 2020

In this newscast: Juneau is holding a pop-up testing event this weekend at Centennial Hall for people who have visited bars recently; As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the Northwest Arctic Borough, local stakeholders remain concerned over a steady rise in positive cases; Vision Maker Media’s First Indigenous Online Film Festival is showcasing three films focused on stories about Alaska Native and First Nations history; The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Wednesday that it plans to study the environmental impacts of a potential lease sale in the Cook Inlet.

Newscast – Wednesday, September 9, 2020

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau is trying to decide where to put its cold weather shelter, but the people staying there have been mostly absent from the conversation; There are a lot of downsides to the kind of heavy, prolonged rainfall in Southeast Alaska this summer but it did have some silver linings; Juneau emergency management officials say they’re considering escalating the community’s risk status following a new cluster of COVID-19 cases.

Newscast – Tuesday, September 8, 2020

In this newscast: Juneau’s emergency management officials say they may raise the community’s risk status due to case spread, all the rain in Southeast this year was good for hydroelectric power, school administrators aren’t sure yet how lower enrollment at Alaska’s schools will impact state funding and a logging project involving old growth forest in Southeast has drawn criticism from environmentalists and the timber industry. 

Newscast – Monday, September 7, 2020

In this newscast: There’s a torrent of viral misinformation undermining the COVID-19 pandemic response; Winter is coming and competition over a popular trail in Juneau has pit winter sports enthusiasts against each other; Alaska has reached a settlement with an advocacy group in a dispute over involuntary commitments of people suffering mental health crises; Jack Little figures a $500 tip can give some waiters a boost during tough times; Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he currently does not need to fill the state House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Gary Knopp.

Newscast – Friday, September 4, 2020

In this newscast: The declining price of oil and the COVID-19 pandemic has some oyster farmers worried about the future; Capital City Fire and Rescue recently refurbished one of its ambulances and the ambulance serves a second purpose as a piece of public art; Alaska’s Supreme Court has blocked the state’s plan to borrow money to pay off hundreds of millions in debt to oil and gas companies; A federal judge has denied a request seeking to have Alaska election officials send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in the state; The U.S. Forest Service has issued a deadline to the operator of an Alaska island boat shop to tear down the historic complex and leave but the owner says the agency’s demands are unrealistic.

Newscast – Thursday, September 3, 2020

In this newscast: A group that wants to save a neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown sued this week; Alaska’s job losses weren’t as steep as the national average but the state’s recovery is lagging behind nearly every other state; For many Alaska communities, the early end of the 2020 census means committees have to work harder to count everyone; Some University of Alaska students have called for the resignation of the student regent following a lengthy email; Juneau’s belated Pride celebration wasn’t complete with its annual Glitz drag show which was held outdoors for the first time.

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