News of the North

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska elections will be held for the first time this year under a voter-backed system that scraps party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau assembly committee of the whole discussed changes to Juneau's long-range waterfront plan during their meeting Monday evening.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined this month as Americans became slightly less optimistic about their near-term financial prospects amid persistent inflation and the highly-contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus.

(AP) - Pfizer and BioNTech have begun studying a COVID-19 vaccine tweaked to match to the omicron variant in healthy adults.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly Public Works and Facilities Committee was updated on the four alternatives for a new City Hall during its meeting over the Noon hour Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - News of the North and the CBJ Clerk's Office experienced great frustration in contacting the postal service to determine why hundreds of ballots from the local election last October were not postmarked.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska continued to gain jobs in December as it continues to rebound from the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The state's annual vital statistics report for 2020 has been released by the Alaska Division of Public Health.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two masked men made off with an ATM machine in the Mat-Su community of Butte early Monday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Multiple prostitution patron stings were conducted earlier this month in Fairbanks and Anchorage resulting in charges against 22 men who attempted to solicit sex.

(AP) - College hockey in Alaska comes with an education in patience, positive attitudes, and efficient packing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A subsidiary of the Native Corporation Goldbelt has been awarded a contract from the Department of Defense to purchase COVID self-testing kits in Support of the White House's effort to send out 500 million tests.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There was an areawide power outage early Saturday morning that lasted for about an hour.

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has delayed trial for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation claims against The New York Time after she tested positive for the coronavirus three times.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One was arrested after Juneau police investigated reports of residents being shot at with a BB gun Saturday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly Committee of the Whole meets Monday evening and will take up a variety of matters including a change to the waterfront plan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. taxpayers, brace yourselves because tax filing season starts Monday and you can expect the task to be more cumbersome than usual this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau's electric Capital Transit bus had a bit of trouble late last year and is facing more difficulty with the cold weather and the city and borough is working to address that difficulty.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Rainfall in Juneau set a record for the date Friday and nearly set an all-time record for any day since records have been kept.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thane Road is closed at the avalanche gates.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau may have eclipsed the worst part of the atmospheric river as of Friday afternoon, but more is on the way.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is set to give his fourth State of the State address on Tuesday.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The trial has begun in a consolidated case that challenges Alaska’s newly redrawn political boundaries.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Crafting a budget for the next fiscal year is underway at Juneau city hall.

NEW YORK (AP) — Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A WalletHub survey released today found that Alaska ranks first in Job resignation rates in the last 12 months.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Education provided an update to lawmakers on their top priorities, and outlined how they hope to reach the goals despite the ongoing pandemic.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck southern Alaska.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. judge has sided with an attorney who alleged she was wrongly fired by the state of Alaska over political opinions expressed on a personal blog.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau reports it has received 26,000 COVID-19 self tests that are ready for pickup.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he doesn’t see his acceptance of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement as hurting his relationship with the state’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Lisa Murkowski.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau has seen a rise in COVID cases, with 511 new cases since January 14th.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A free COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine and booster clinic for children 12 years of age and up is scheduled Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has called on the U.S. Department of State to take a tougher approach toward preventing the deadly drug fentanyl from illegally entering the United States.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon on two Alaska State Trooper warrants.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A highly intoxicated Soldtona man was arrested early Thursday morning after he fired a gun inside a residence.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A vehicle collided with a dog team on the Parks Highway near Willow Wednesday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council will be holding a virtual rally Thursday at 4pm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $4 Million to two Juneau organizations aimed remediating dozens of lower income family homes in Juneau and Southeast Alaska.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in three months as the fast-spreading omicron variant disrupted the job market.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The trial of a Maine man who is charged in the death of a woman at an Alaska university in the 1990s is underway after numerous delays.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argue is vital for protecting democracy has collapsed.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld as valid a voter-approved election system that would end party primaries in the state and institute ranked-choice voting in general elections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has signed contracts with vendors to support the winter ferry schedule in Southeast Alaska with catamaran service.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One person was shot to death and another injured in Fairbanks Tuesday evening. Police are searching for the assailant.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Goldbelt Transportation, LLC reports it has signed a contract with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to support the winter ferry schedule in Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As part of Juneau police's efforts to recruit officers, they recently swore in two new officers and are working to bring back the department's cadet program.

The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $4 Million to two Juneau organizations aimed at remediating dozens of lower-income family homes in Juneau and Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers have arrested a Fairbanks man in connection with a trailer fire in North Pole that was reported just before noon last Friday, January 14.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state transportation department has signed contracts with vendors to run catamarans to southeast Alaska communities affected by a lack of ferry service though some community leaders question if those options will meet resident needs for freight and groceries.

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Police are investigating vandalism at a Russian cemetery in Alaska. About 20 headstones were knocked over or damaged, and Russian Orthodox crosses were broken and left the ground at Russian Cemetery in Sitka.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A top U. S. Department of Agriculture official weighs in on the department's one-half million investment to help build a mariculture processing facility on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, all Americans can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A phone app that alerts users if they may have been exposed to COVID-19 without sharing any personal information was released in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Douglas High School students involved in robotics won awards at the southeast regional robotics tournament over the weekend at Thunder Mountain High School and will be going on to state next month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Economic Development Council is working with the Juneau Commission on Aging as they establish a regional Southeast Eldercare Coalition.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There's lots of exciting weather headed our way. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Wednesday which calls for 3 to 6 inches of new snow. And then an atmospheric river is possible which involves 4 to 5 inches of rain beginning Thursday night and continuing into Sunday with the heaviest amounts coming Friday and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday to the challenge of Alaska's ranked choice voting election system scheduled to take effect in this year's balloting.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Four Anchorage residents have been sentenced for bribery and scheming to defraud the Veterans Administration and the Small Business Administration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A doctor in Wasilla has been sentenced in Anchorage U. S. District Court to 34 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and fined $25,000 for illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances to patients in his medical practice at the Camelot Family Health Clinic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Sitka man is accused of illegal fishing by Alaska Wildlife Troopers.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced another round of tribal housing grants.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A commission tasked with reviewing legislative pay has voted to raise the annual salary for Alaska lawmakers but to restrict the daily allowance that lawmakers can receive.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The chair of the board of directors, attended a legislative hearing to Answer questions regarding the termination of Angela Rodell as the fund's CEO.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During the Legislative council meeting Monday, members voted against making masking optional in a 3 to 10 vote.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy spoke to his priorities and proposed legislation for this year's session during a news conference Monday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on as they seek to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Despite sitting almost on top of the volcano that erupted so violently, the Pacific nation of Tonga appears to have avoided the widespread devastation that many initially feared.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage caused by a huge undersea volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers — people who have earned the community’s trust — in a two-phase public outreach effort by nonprofit organizations IllumiNative, the Urban Indian Health Institute, and 13 Native groups in states including Alaska, Minnesota, and California.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has receded but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga is preventing surveillance flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of damage.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new election system, narrowly passed by voters in 2020, is set to be used in Alaska races this year.

ISLAMORADA, FLA. (WSVN and KINY) - A tourist from Juneau died after a diving incident that took place in Islamorada, Florida.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP and KINY) — The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has begun to recede, while the extent of damage to Tonga remains unclear.

Tsunami advisory in effect for Alaska and the US west coast as waves hit Tonga following volcanic eruption.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The marine vessels Kennicott and Hubbard collided Friday morning, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has selected a new commissioner for the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A land exchange between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority has been signed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Ketchikan man who had six active outstanding warrants for his arrest was found by law enforcement officers early Saturday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Many eyes will be on the legislative hearing Monday regarding the sudden and abrupt termination of Angela Rodell as CEO of the Alaska permanent fund.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A moderate earthquake was reported in Southeast Alaska Friday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two Southeast Alaska students will serve as delegates representing the state during the 60th annual U. S. Senate Youth Program scheduled to be held virtually from March 6 to the 9.

(AP) - Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Supporters of a proposed initiative that seeks to formalize government-to-government relationships between the state and federally recognized tribes in Alaska have submitted signatures aimed at getting the measure on this year’s ballot.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Following the Supreme Court stopping a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job, Alaska's senate delegation and governor have responded to the move.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.1% in December, the first decline since September, with weakness in factory output showing that manufacturers are still struggling with snarled supply chains.

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans, beset by product shortages, rising prices and the arrival of omicron, sharply cut their spending in December after a burst of early spending in the fall that helped bolster the holiday season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 4.6 magnitude quake was reported Friday morning by the Alaska Earthquake Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Riverbend Elementary will not open Friday and we're not talking about opening days from now, but weeks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a Disaster Declaration for the January 11 Southeast Alaska Storm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Conference will oversee the use of a half-million dollars from U. S. Department of Agriculture to create a blueprint for a mariculture processing facility on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Representative Andi Story will be monitoring the outcome of Monday's Legislative Budget and Audit committee hearing on the termination of Angela Rodell as CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Over 300 Alaska businesses have received Federal relief funding from the state.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Park Service is proposing a roughly 400-foot steel bridge along a section of road that runs through Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit and Haida has announced the launch of a new educational YouTube children’s series called "Gumboots Go!"

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Following the storm systems over the weekend, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a Disaster Declaration for the January 11, 2022 Southeast Alaska Storm, activating emergency response options and the state’s Public Assistance disaster recovery program

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A far-right social media personality who calls himself “Baked Alaska" was sentenced to 30 days in jail for misdemeanor convictions arising from an encounter in which authorities say he shot pepper spray at an employee at an Arizona bar.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An inmate who allegedly tried to bring controlled substances into the Wildwood Pretrial Facility was busted by state correctional officers.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this past week, reaching their highest level since March 2020, just as the coronavirus pandemic was breaking in the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It's back to school Thursday for most Juneau School District students.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Joint Assembly School Board Facility Planning Committee meets Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U. S. Department of Agriculture plans to award $500,000 to the Southeast Conference to create a blueprint for a mariculture processing facility on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers arrested a Fairbanks man Tuesday who has been accused of uploading multiple videos to social media in early January that threatened the lives of law enforcement officers and a judge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Ketchikan man was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant for failing to file 80 hours of community work service as ordered in lieu of jail time.

WASHBURN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a snowmobile driver who veered into a highly touted sled dog team in northern Wisconsin and injured two of the dogs, including one that ran the Iditarod last year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With lawmakers due to convene on Tuesday for the next regular legislative session, what will shape the session?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Enrollment at Juneau schools is below what the district had projected, meaning less funding will be available to spend.

It takes several different pieces coming together to help create something great – and it’s no different when it comes to life in Juneau.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The former head of the Alaska Permanent Fund claims her firing was “political retribution” by board members appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices paid by U.S. consumer jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America’s households.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the third day in a row Juneau school children will not return to classes following the holiday break. Schools will be closed again Wednesday, according to School District Chief of Staff Kristen Bartlett.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - No one was inside the two buildings that had collapsed in Juneau Tuesday, according to Capital City Fire and Rescue.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska National Guard troops will deploy to Yakutat to assist in the removal of snow in the Southeast community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska United States Senator Lisa Murkowski sought and gained assurances from the Centers for Disease Control during Tuesday's hearing of the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee that cruise ship restrictions will be lifted by the agency.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau District Attorney Angie Kemp has been named director of the State Department of Law's Criminal Division.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police have released additional details into the arrest of 72 year old Walter Joseph Bennett, Senior, on sexual abuse of minor charges.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 28-year-old woman was arrested by Juneau Police Monday afternoon on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear for a pre-trial conference.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State of Alaska has asked a U. S. District Court judge to allow it to intervene in a lawsuit by environmental groups that seeks to significantly limit oil and gas activities in the Beaufort Sea region.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An article in the January edition of Alaska Economic Trends, prepared by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, forecasts jobs in 2022.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An swarm of earthquakes has been recorded off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, including the largest with a magnitude of 6.8 followed by aftershocks.

PHOENIX (AP) — Native American communities have seen more robust news coverage in recent years, in part because of an increase in Indigenous affairs reporting positions at U.S. newsrooms and support from foundations.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Fred Meyers is re-opening today at 9 a.m. following Monday's closure due to concerns about considerable snow on the roof.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Colorado man was arrested over the weekend on weapons and impairment charges after state troopers were tipped off from a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately, or REDDI, report.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly approved an ordinance adjusting COVID mitigation measures in the borough during their regular meeting last night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that high inflation has emerged as a serious threat to the Federal Reserve’s goal of helping put more Americans back to work and that the Fed will raise rates more than it now plans if needed to stem surging prices.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Schools will be closed again Tuesday in the wake of the winter storm over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School Board will conduct its regular meeting as scheduled Tuesday evening but in a different fashion, according to Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has approved a power sales agreement for Holland America to purchase available shore power from Juneau's electric utility beginning with the 2022 season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Allegations that state correctional officers used excessive force on three inmates at the Anchorage Correctional Complex have been investigated by the Alaska Ombudsman.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital city fire and rescue responded close to 5000 calls in total last year.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The longest serving magistrate in Alaska is no longer on the bench after writing letters to the editor critical of the Republican party.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police department has a crime of the week to report, they are seeking information on a case from December 1st.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Following Sunday's road closure due to avalanche hazards, the road reopened Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State of Alaska Executive Branch Offices in Juneau, the landfill, and a store are closed this morning due to inclement weather conditions.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Citing hazardous weather conditions in Juneau, the Juneau School District has announced that all schools and offices will be closed Monday.

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past three weeks to $3.39 per gallon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Transportation closed the Thane road Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska KINY) - The Juneau Assembly will be asked to appropriate $2 Million from the general fund during Monday evening's regular meeting for the Capital Civic Center capital improvement project.

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — The trial of a Maine man who has been charged in the murder and sexual assault of a woman in Alaska nearly three decades ago is set to begin.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An outstanding Alaska State Trooper warrant led to Juneau Police arresting 60 year old Samuel Johnson III and taking him to jail.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The National Weather Service has increased its alert for the big snow headed this way.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This week, State health leaders are seeing a dramatic rise in covid cases across the state, and say that testing data indicates that it is the COVID variant omicron.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — It’s not just people who are a bit irritated by the deep snow this winter in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to a limited supply of monoclonal antibody therapeutics nationwide and Juneau’s rapidly increasing COVID-19 case count, Bartlett Regional Hospital is implementing strict criteria for therapy administration.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage has spent nearly $9,000 on new anti-panhandling signs, but the law the signs refer to was found unconstitutional nearly a decade ago.

(AP) - Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a worrisome trend in youngsters too young to be vaccinated.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4.5 billion in funds to help low-income Americans cover heating costs during a second pandemic winter, with cold-weather states receiving the largest share.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There was a bad traffic accident on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska Wednesday morning, but both drivers escaped with reportedly minor injuries.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Despite the nasty weather and the omicron variant it appears all systems are go for a return to school in Juneau following the holiday break.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for sex trafficking minors, child pornography and illegal possession of a firearm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Fairbanks man accused of assaulting a woman recently committed suicide while Alaska State Troopers were in pursuit of him.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An item tentatively set for public hearing and action on Monday night's regular Assembly meeting agenda will apparently be pulled.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Do not under any circumstances store your snow shovels and snow blowers for the winter.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's population has increased from April 2020 to July 2021, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed in Wasilla Tuesday evening, according to a dispatch from Alaska State Troopers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9% — a pandemic low — even as employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, evidence that they are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans still reluctant to return to the workforce.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that departures will be reduced by about 10% this month, citing omicron-related challenges.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With many questions being sent to Juneau city hall regarding pay at Eaglecrest, officials were briefed on the matter during the assembly finance meeting last night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels, suggesting that the job market remains strong.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Growth in the U.S. service industry, where most Americans work, pulled back in December after expanding at a record pace the previous two months.

(AP) - Linda Poolaw loves telling stories. At 79, the Grand Chief of the Delaware Grand Council of North America has a few.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 attack, Congress is more deeply divided than ever, and it shows in how lawmakers are choosing to mark the day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Family Birth Center reports its first baby of the new year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There was a bad traffic accident on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska Wednesday morning, but both drivers escaped with reportedly minor injuries.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A lawsuit filed by students over the State of Alaska's Higher Education Investment Fund has netted the attention of Governor Mike Dunleavy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau is experiencing a rise in COVID cases with the community averaging about 38 new cases a day over the long weekend, setting a new 7-day case rate record over the course of the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan police report that they have arrested another individual in connection to the drug bust involving two women and $200,000 dollars worth of drugs.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say they have found the mother of a baby found abandoned in a cardboard box in frigid conditions in Fairbanks last week.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A southwest Alaska school in danger of being lost to erosion is at the top of the state’s list for the construction of a new school building.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be conducting a test of the statewide Amber Alert System Wednesday at 10:20 am.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly Finance Committee takes up several matters during its meeting Wednesday, including funding that will be available for large capital projects like a new City Hall or the Capital City Center.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 attack, the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says he is working to resolve “critical deficiencies” despite major staffing shortages and thousands of new threats to members of Congress.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers investigated two crimes in the Southeast Alaska community of Gustavus Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police arrested a man late Tuesday morning on 12 outstanding warrants.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska said Tuesday they are still attempting to identify a newborn that was found abandoned in a cardboard box on a street corner in Fairbanks in frigid conditions on New Year’s Eve.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A commission tasked with making recommendations for state legislative pay has advanced a proposal to raise the annual salary for Alaska lawmakers from $50,400 to $64,000 and place limits on the daily allowance lawmakers receive.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It comes as no surprise that the National Weather Service says Juneau and Southeast experienced a snowy and cold December.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Fairbanks man was jailed on drug charges after he tried to elude Alaska State Troopers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue is seeking citizen assistance with its mission to protect and serve the community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue responded to the Mendenhall Glacier late Tuesday morning on a report that a man fell through the lake ice.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rural Alaska man who threatened to kill Alaska’s two U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voice messages left at their offices in Washington has pleaded guilty to making the threats in exchange for having other charges dropped.

The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide.   My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.

Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.

Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area.  He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.”    Then he lowered it well below his waist.    “And this is all the rest,” he said. 

Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.

The aroma of lupine lingered in the air at my mother’s deathbed. It was the day of my last conversation with Patricia Anne (Cox) Stolpe.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning  COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.