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Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

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2024/12/20

In this newscast: U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a lawsuit filed by the State of Alaska that sought ownership of the land beneath Mendenhall Lake and part of the river. It’s a defeat in the Dunleavy administration’s push to take control of federal lands in the state; After three previous failed attempts, a fourth application to put a cruise limit question before Sitka voters has passed the city’s initial legal review; Alaska has the highest rate of sexual assault in the country,

Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024

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2024/12/19

In this newscast: Alaska's three presidential electors cast their votes for Donald Trump yesterday at a ceremony in Anchorage; Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol won't need to pass through an airport-style security checkpoint; The City and Borough of Juneau's Utilities Division announced a proposal to increase residents' water and sewer raters by more than 50% over the next five years; Changes are coming for some of the refugees who call Alaska home; Fading financial support puts Juneau School

Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024

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2024/12/18

In this newscast: The shuttered Gross Alaska Theater building in downtown Juneau is poised to get new life -- as home to 22 new apartments; Mendenhall Valley homeowners are divided on the city's plan to hold back glacial outbursts; Tongass Voices: Dr. Paul Weiden on 20 years of cancer care in Southeast Alaska

Newscast – Monday, Dec. 16, 2024

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2024/12/17

In this newscast: Two bowhead whales were harvested in the same afternoon near St. Lawrence Island, A recent state report found that the Alaska Office of Children’s Services failed to offer enough support for a foster child with aggressive behaviors, Hospitals across the country are reeling from the collapse of a staffing agency for emergency…

Newscast – Friday, Dec. 13, 2024

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2024/12/14

In this newscast: The Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau wants to explore the land it leases on Admiralty Island for new mineral deposits that could be mined in the future. The plans come just a month after the U.S. Forest officially permitted an expansion project that will extend mine operations for up to 18 years; Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his proposal for the state budget on Thursday. It’s the first draft of a spending plan for the next fiscal year, which starts in July. Over the next several

Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

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2024/12/13

In this newscast: The head of the agency that manages the Alaska Permanent Fund is getting a raise. The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees approved a 10% pay increase for CEO Deven Mitchell on Tuesday, bringing his total salary to more than $420,000 a year; A massive sea lion will no longer be terrorizing people and pets in Petersburg’s South Harbor. It was killed this weekend --- but not by law enforcement. Instead, they collaborated with two Tlingit brothers who plan to use the

Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

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2024/12/12

In this newscast: The criminal case against a former Juneau chiropractor accursed of sexual assault is on track to go to trial in February; The 5 a.m. Alaska Airlines flight from Juneau to Seattle won't be an option this winter; For Tongass Voices, Dak júus Rob Yates teaches the language on teaching the Haida people, X̱aad Kíl.

Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

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2024/12/11

In this newscast: The loss of five lives aboard the Wind Walker earlier this month was the latest in a string of tragedies that has shaken the Sitka community this year. In a two-hour vigil at the University of Alaska Southeast boat ramp on Saturday, more than 80 Sitkans and visitors gathered to share stories of loss, sing hymns, and toss flowers into the channel; Election officials finished recounting the results of Ballot Measure 2 yesterday, and the outcome remains unchanged; Dak júus Rob Yates

Newscast – Monday, Dec. 09, 2024

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2024/12/10

In this newscast: The way tourism companies in Juneau can take advantage of city-owned trails and parks is getting an update.A new city analysis recommends changes that, if approved, would allow companies to operate on some popular trails they haven't been able to before — while others would stay off limits; As Kenai Peninsula school board members mull the best way to restrict student cellphone use, three schools offered reflections on the policies they’ve already implemented; Republicans in the

Newscast – Friday, Dec. 06, 2024

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2024/12/07

In this newscast: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski occupies a rare place among her 99 colleagues. She doesn’t necessarily stick to what party leaders would want her to do and her propensity to cross the aisle could stand between Trump and his agenda. Alaska Public Media Washington Correspondent Liz Ruskin reports on Murkowski’s spot in the dynamics of the Senate as it switches to Republican control; Just in the last five years the State of Alaska has declared nearly three dozen weather or climate related

Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

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2024/12/06

In this newscast: The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of the five fishermen lost in the boat sinking near Hoonah on Sunday; Alaska is turning down millions in federal funding earmarked to replace water infrastructure that contains lead -- because the state doesn't have any; Eaglecrest Ski Area has just enough snow to partially open to skiers on Saturday — its scheduled opening day. It marks the kick-off of the winter ski season in Juneau; Ketchikan's new city-sponsored Mobile Integrated

Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

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2024/12/05

In this newscast: Six Republicans in the state Senate have announced that they're planning to form a minority caucus, which would be enough to guarantee conservative seats on the legislative committees; A recount is underway in Juneau on the closely contested ballot measure that would have repealed Alaska's open primaries and ranked choice voting; There are expected to be a lot fewer people in Southeast Alaska by 2050, according to a recent report; Coast Guard Base Kodiak's child development center

Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024

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2024/12/04

In this newscast: Juneau residents and businesses can now submit proposals for how the city should spend marine passenger fees for next year; The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for five missing mariners after their fishing boat capsized near Point Couverden; Juneau continues to see heavy rains this week, after getting nearly a foot and a half of snow last week. That’s left road travel slippery and treacherous across town; Advocates for limiting cruise visitation have submitted a fourth

Newscast – Monday, Dec. 2, 2024

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2024/12/03

In this newscast: A seiner reportedly capsized in heavy weather near Hoonah early Sunday morning; Some new research is challenging the established scientific thinking about why an endangered population of killer whales in Puget Sound continues to be in jeopardy; Among the roughly 100 proposals on the Alaska Board of Fisheries agenda at its upcoming meeting are four focused on further restricting or closing the state-managed pollock trawl fishery on Prince William Sound; People living in Newtok have

Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024

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2024/11/28

In this newscast: Ketchikan's city manager is resigning; The bipartisan caucuses who will control the Alaska House and Senate have announced their committee chairs; Alaska's commercial harvests plummeted this year: pounds harvested were the lowest on record; People can now view a livestream feed of Cook Inlet beluga whales swimming in the Kenai River

Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024

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2024/11/27

In this newscast: There has been a lot of speculation that Gov. Mike Dunleavy might leave his job for a role in the Trump administration. Now he says he's staying; The Alaska Supreme Court will have a new chief justice early next year; In the remote Southeast Alaska village of Angoon, high school students are learning how to grow their own produce using hydroponic technology; Many Southeast Alaska residents rely on diesel heating oil like Toyostoves, to keep warm in the winter. But a new program

Newscast – Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

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2024/11/26

In this newscast: Snowfall is expected across Southeast Alaska this week, starting tonight, and Juneau may be hit the hardest; The state and the Alaska Republican Party are gearing up for a recount of Ballot Measure 2, the initiative to repeal Alaska's open primary and ranked choice voting; Dozens of bikers, figure skaters, and hockey players took to the ice at Juneau's Mendenhall Lake this weekend, but venturing out onto a frozen lake can be extremely dangerous; A ferry attempting to moor in the

Newscast — Friday, Nov. 22, 2024

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2024/11/23

In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s (ADF&G) preliminary 2024 Commercial Harvest and Exvessel Values report is here. The initial set of data shines a light on declining commercial salmon harvests in Alaska; It’s been a year since last year’s fatal landslide in Wrangell killed six residents. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki spoke with a couple of Wrangellites affected by the slide to see how they’ve coped and what their future plans are; Hundreds of Anchorage residents are flocking

Newscast — Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

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2024/11/22

In this newscast: A ballot measure that would repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska has narrowly failed. That’s according to final unofficial results the Division of Elections released last night; A plan to extend Juneau’s downtown waterfront walking path, also known as the seawalk, crossed a major hurdle earlier this week; Alaska’s transgender community is worried that a second Donald Trump presidency might threaten their access to gender-affirming care, or healthcare that allows people to

Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 20th, 2024

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2024/11/21

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is petitioning the state to increase the number of alcohol liscenses in town; The City and Borough of Juneau has introduced a plan to finance the installation of flood barriers to fight glacial outburst floods, but it could cost Valley homeowners nearly $8,000 each.

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