Newscasts

Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024

In this newscast: Juneau School District leaders say an education funding increase approved by the Legislature this week would cut its budget deficit in half; Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Sitka have threatened to organize, following a recent rollback of their benefits; The Nude and Rude Revue’s burlesque troupe is on its first statewide tour since 2019

Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024

In this newscast: A blocked water line cut off running water to hundreds of Kotzebue residents earlier this month, and extra energy used to prevent water lines from freezing lead to the city running out of diesel fuel; Last week the Iditarod disqualified former champion Brent Sass from this year’s race following accusations that he sexually assaulted multiple women

Newscast – Monday, Feb. 26, 2024

In this newscast: More than 100 people gathered in downtown Juneau Saturday afternoon for a rally to urge city and state officials in Alaska to support a ceasefire in Gaza; Gov. Mike Dunleavy cast doubt on the future of a bill that would boost state education funding and implement other reforms on Monday; The Mat-Su School Board has decided to remove a romance novel from library circulation after complaints that it is inappropriate for children; A diesel fuel spill at a fuel storage facility in the coastal village of Kwigillingok now poses a threat to the Kwigillingok River which feeds into the Kuskokwim Bay

Newscast – Friday, Feb. 23, 2024

The Alaska House passed a wide-ranging, bipartisan education bill late Thursday night, federal education officials say Alaska owes millions in state funding to Juneau, Kenai and North Slope schools, city leaders say residents aren’t applying for grants to promote the construction of mother-in-law apartments and the Anchorage School District reversed course Tuesday night, opting to keep elementary art classes that were slated to be cut in order to balance the budget. 

Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024

In this newscast: Juneau lawmakers introduce bills that would double the amount of disaster aid Alaska can give homeowners; Juneau residents have until March 25 to give feedback on marine passenger fee project proposals; Dancers in Wrangell celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day with a televised performance

Newscast – Wednesday, February 21, 2024

In this newscast: The Juneau School Board could consolidate the town’s two high schools to help address the budget deficit for next year, but students rallied on Tuesday in opposition to the way they proposed to split up the students; Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an executive order that would bring big changes to a board that oversees Alaska’s ferry system

Newscast – Tuesday, February 20, 2024

In this newscast: A new study shows that some surveys of pollock abundance in the Gulf of Alaska may not account for the way that fish are responding to climate change; Sitkans shared feedback with SEARHC about the fall closure of its Medicare-certified home health department, after months of trying; The Alaska Federation of Natives have announced plans for Julie Kitka to step aside as president before this fall’s convention

Newscast – Monday, Feb. 19, 2024

In this newscast: The Juneau School District is facing a $9.7 million deficit for the next fiscal year. District leaders are considering closing schools to balance the budget; Nellie Moore was a broadcast journalist who left a big footprint in Alaska and beyond. She died this month at the age of 69

Newscast – Friday, Feb. 16, 2024

In this newscast: Today is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day; A new city proposal could look at whale stress levels, funded by cruise ship money; Attorneys for the only Native reservation in Alaska presented arguments this week in federal court in a lawsuit over fishing rights

Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024

In this newscast: State legislators remain divided on how much to increase state education funding; Fishermen oppose a bill that would allow electronic monitoring in state fisheries; Alaska’s U.S. senators support foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

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