Dec 04 2018

Parts of the walls at King Tech High School fell to the floor during the earthquake on Friday.

Focus shifts to child care needs in wake of earthquake

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | Business, Education, Family, Southcentral

With schools closed for the entire week in Anchorage, many families are looking for child care so they can get back to work.

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | December 4, 2018 12:10 pm

Nov 26 2018

Childcare workers interact with infants at Gold Creek Child Development Center in Juneau on May 11, 2018. State rules require certain square footage and staffing levels, which limit this center's infant care capacity to 10. New state rules being proposed may force that capacity down to 8.

New city committee tackles child care availability

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Family, Juneau, Local Government

Creating the committee was one of Mayor Beth Weldon’s first actions upon taking office last month. According to a report by the Southeast Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children, there are only enough licensed child care slots for one in five children under school age in Juneau.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | November 26, 2018 5:53 pm

Sep 21 2018

AEYC Board member Dave Newton registers a voter at an event in August. (Photo courtesy of AEYC)

Kids can cast their votes in Juneau mock mayoral election

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Community, Education, Family, Juneau, Local Government

Parents looking for a way to engage their children in Juneau’s local election can take advantage of a Kids Vote event this weekend and next.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | September 21, 2018 2:02 pm

Sep 13 2018

Gubernatorial candidates Mike Dunleavy, Bill Walker, and Mark Begich introduce themselves at a Juneau Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday, September 6, 2018, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)

Here’s where the candidates for governor stand on abortion

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Family, Health, Politics, State Government

Walker said he would veto legislation, Begich said he would do more and Dunleavy doesn’t expect change.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | September 13, 2018 8:38 pm

Sep 11 2018

Security questioned after grandma’s alleged assault during courthouse hearing

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Family, Juneau, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southeast, State Government

It took 11 minutes for a law enforcement officer to arrive after a courtroom incident in which a woman says she was punched out.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | September 11, 2018 9:46 pm

Aug 14 2018

Nikki Love of the Southeast Alaska chapter of the Association for the Education of Young Children was among scores of Juneau residents who turned out to a Juneau Assembly meeting on Aug. 13, 2018, to support "Best Starts," a subsidized child care initiative.

Best Starts initiative fails to make October ballot

By Jacob Resneck and Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Education, Family, Juneau, Local Government

The advisory ballot question would have asked voters if they’d support up to $2.8 million to expand child care availability in Juneau with higher property taxes.

By Jacob Resneck and Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 14, 2018 12:58 am

Aug 11 2018

Regina Ibrahim and her daughter, Nadja, take a selfie together during a recent visit at Western State Hospital (Photo courtesy Regina Ibrahim)

Washington sent brain injury patients to Oklahoma — then all but forgot about them

By Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network | Family, Health, Mental Health, Nation & World

Between 2014 and 2017, Washington’s Medicaid program sent 16 brain-injured patients to Oklahoma. In each case, the patient flew by air ambulance at a cost of $230,000 per flight.

By Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network | August 11, 2018 1:09 pm

Jul 30 2018

Zack Christensen helps his uncle Lars Christensen weed the strawberry patch at their house on South Nordic Drive, Petersburg. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)

Petersburg graduate with cerebral palsy ready for new challenges

By Angela Denning, KFSK-Petersburg | Education, Family, Health, Southeast

Zack Christensen is no stranger to manual labor: staying active is actually the doctor’s orders for his cerebral palsy. “Through my life, I’ve learned that I just got to keep proving people wrong, that I can do all these things that I want to do and go places,” he said.

By Angela Denning, KFSK-Petersburg | July 30, 2018 7:49 am

Jul 25 2018

Klukwan Community Library carries out initiative to preserve stories of tribal members

By Henry Leasia, KHNS-Haines | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Family, History, Southeast

A Klukwan Community Library initiative hopes to preserve the stories of tribal members. Chilkat Stories: Our Village, Our Lives aims to capture the experiences of Klukwan residents of all ages by creating audio recordings of their stories.

By Henry Leasia, KHNS-Haines | July 25, 2018 9:45 am

Jul 03 2018

On immigration, Sullivan calls for more facilities, better processing

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | 2 Alaska, Family, Federal Government, Nation & World

Sen. Dan Sullivan emphasized that the federal government is not currently set up to properly manage a flood of immigrants seeking asylum.

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | July 3, 2018 7:12 am

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