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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Saturday in the early morning, Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop for moving violations and the investigation revealed the operator of the vehicle as Lindsay Kavanaugh, who then refused the State's breath test following her arrest.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The annual bicycle and sidewalk chalk decorating event was from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Saturday, July 2nd to prepare for the parade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A truck struck a guard rail on the 1700 Block of Glacier Avenue at 6:57 pm Friday evening leading to the driver's additional charges and arrest.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Fourth of July Committee talked on Capital Chat about the holiday festivities they have planned.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue does training year-round throughout the community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescued four mariners after their boat capsized in Glacier Bay National Park, Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department is attempting to locate 23-year-old Benjamin Devin Parson regarding an outstanding $50,000 warrant.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to limited staffing with the airport concessionaire, food and beverage services at Juneau International Airport will be significantly reduced for the next several days.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alec Mesdag has been named assistant general manager of Alaska Electric Light and Power Company.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The National Weather Service in Juneau has canceled a flood warning for the Taku River.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has released fireworks-use guidelines for the Fourth of July.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed into law legislation to align the State Insurance Catastrophe Reserve Account with the state’s need by cutting excess insurance.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department anticipates a lot of people will be participating in the holiday festivities.

Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP) - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American land is upending decades of law in support of tribal sovereignty.

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) - A multi-vehicle accident on Thursday sent one person to the hospital to be checked out, and totaled two vehicles.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Docks and Harbors Board took up a series of updated regulations on ordinance changes presented by the Harbormaster on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending by two months the public comment period on its proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.

Junea, Alaska (KINY) - According to the City and Borough of Juneau, if the weather holds, fireworks on the night July 3 are a go this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau 4th of July committee has announced that they will be honoring the late state Sen. Dennis Egan by adding him as a Grand Marshal in the 2022 parade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This fire season, FEMA is urging caution with any Fourth of July celebrations that include fireworks, campfires, or grilling and is encouraging residents to be mindful of rising temperatures heading into the summer season.

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) - Festivities in Douglas have been announced for this holiday weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With an expedited implementation process of less than four weeks, Silver Bay Seafoods went live with NorthScope ERP software at all five of its Alaska plants and is beginning implementation of its California-based squid plant.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Holland America Line said that, with pent up demand and the 4th of July travel rush approaching, they are reporting a surge in interest for Alaska, and are experiencing the highest booking levels for Alaska cruising during the month of June since before the COVID pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. last month opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska State Fire Marshal’s Office is suspending the use of fireworks across large portions of the state, citing fire dangers.

Seattle (AP) - A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Southeast Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A bat found in Douglas, out in the daytime and acting abnormally, has tested positive for rabies.

Kake, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Marine Highway System has contracted Goldbelt’s catamaran to bring people in for the weekend of the Kake Dog Salmon Festival.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Troopers will maintain increased, high-visibility patrols on Alaska’s highways this Fourth of July holiday weekend to prevent fatal and serious-injury crashes through robust DUI enforcement.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A flood warning has been issued for the Taku River by the National Weather Service.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man was sentenced in federal court to a mandatory 10 years in prison by U.S. Chief District Judge Sharon L. Gleason for distributing methamphetamine in the Anchorage area.

Soldotna, Alaska (KSRM) - Kenai Rep. Ron Gillham is calling for the Soldotna City Manager Stephanie Queen's job.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Dozens of people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage will now camp at a city-owned site as a major local shelter closes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There will be a road closure on Mendenhall Loop Road in July as crews work on a repaving project.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau man has been arrested on charges of child pornography.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - According to data collected by the Juneau Economic Development Council, there has been a sharp increase in the last year of AirBnB and VRBO type listings in the capital city.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital Transit has been seeing an uptick in tourist ridership, and in response, the city is in the process of developing a transport system that would aim to serve visitors in Juneau.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has appointed Kim Kovol as acting commissioner of the new Alaska Department of Family and Community Services.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sustained dry weather has caused higher demands on the City and Borough of Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley water storage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District Board of Education approved a statement at a special meeting on June 28 regarding a floor sealant-milk mix-up at Sit Eetí Shaanáx - Glacier Valley Elementary School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck early Wednesday morning off the west shore of Douglas Island.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Former President Donald Trump has announced a visit to Anchorage to endorse candidates Sarah Palin, Kelly Tshibaka and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to assist with the medical bills of a girl critically injured in a collision last weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Chamber of Commerce has announced their opposition to holding a constitutional convention, a ballot question that will be put to voters later in the year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Planning Commission authorized a conditional use permit for a marijuana retail operation in Douglas on Tuesday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senate Democrats wrote to Gov. Mike Dunleavy Tuesday requesting that this year's $3,200 Permanent Fund Dividend and energy relief check be issued immediately to help Alaskans with high energy costs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute has hired Fairbanks musicians Marc Brown & The Blues Crew to play at its newly-opened arts campus at Heritage Square in Juneau for the Fourth of July holiday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Attorney General Treg Taylor filed a lawsuit against seven corporations and eight individuals who operated a fraudulent timeshare exit scheme that defrauded elderly Alaskan consumers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned a 31-count indictment charging two Fairbanks men with conspiracy, bank and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - From the waters of Bristol Bay, a Regional Seafood Development Association in the area expects the harvest of sockeye salmon will break records.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A motorcycle rider involved in an accident Wednesday was injured and later died as a result of his injuries.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit request to convert the Assembly Building on Fourth Street in downtown to an apartment building.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy have sent condolences to the family and loved ones of former Juneau Mayor and Alaska State Senator Dennis Egan, who passed away Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed more than $700 million from the budget, mostly from the capital budget.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed the FY23 state operating and capital budgets into law.

Bethel, Alaska (KINY) - An Alaskan man has been sentenced to more than a century behind bars for murder and attempted sexual assault.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska National Guard has released details about the C-17 that was seen operating in the vicinity of Juneau area Monday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska has lost a giant. Former Alaska State Senator and KINY radio host Dennis Egan has passed away.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly met Monday to discuss a number of issues, including the 1% sales tax list from members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During a recent Capital Chat program, CBJ Tourism Director Alexandra Pierce spoke about Tourism Best Management Practices, and how it is listening to Juneau about issues surrounding the return of visitors to the Capital City.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Mayor Beth Weldon spoke on Action Line regarding the initiative that seeks to remove mandatory property sale disclosures and pointed out that when the assembly acted on the matter, there was little public participation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Coast Guard inspectors returned to Anchorage Friday after a two-week deployment to Bristol Bay, conducting missions in support of the region's commercial fishing season which opened June 22.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau jury found 43-year-old Fenton L. Jacobs guilty of murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the third degree, and harassment in the first degree.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s broadband department, Tidal Network, has announced it will be working with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to bring internet access to underserved residents in Sitka.

Boise, Idaho (AP) - A regional Planned Parenthood organization is suing Idaho over its trigger-law abortion ban, saying it violates the state Constitution.

Washington, DC (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that a high school football coach who knelt and prayed on the field after games was protected by the Constitution, a decision that opponents said would open the door to “much more coercive prayer” in public schools.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Air Force is not yet commenting on the flight of a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III over Juneau on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This fall, the University of Alaska Southeast will be offering free Alaska Native language classes with no tuition or fees.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) — Twenty-two candidates are running in the August regular primary for Alaska's U.S. House seat, with nine dropping out by a recent withdrawal deadline.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With temperatures exceptionally high this week, Tlingit and Haida has opened a cooling center at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Public Works and Facilities Committee will discuss an agreement with Sealaska Heritage Institute to place totem poles in downtown on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Douglas 4th of July Committee has announced that Joe Tompkins, an award-winning USA Paralympic Skier, will be the Grand Marshal of the 2022 Douglas parade.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police Department Chief Ed Mercer was named "Chief of the Year" on Saturday during the Alaska Law Enforcement Training Center graduation ceremony in Sitka,

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the renewal of NANA management service's contract for the next school year pending, Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss says they are running up against deadlines.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two structures in southeast Alaska are now considered historical civil engineering landmarks on a national level.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A national report card on infrastructure has been released, and Alaska got a C grade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will hold two significant meetings Monday night starting at 6 p.m.

(AP) - U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match the latest changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An Alaska teen was indicted last week on charges in the alleged murder of their father.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage grand jury last week returned an indictment for 36-year-old Cyrus Taylor with a slew of attempted murder and assault charges stemming from an incident earlier in the month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Seven people aboard a plane Saturday were transported to medical services for minor injuries after an afternoon crash.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A helicopter crash on Sunday was fatal when a 1960 Huey helicopter crashed during landing, killing the pilot on board.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Norwegian Sun cruise ship made contact with a small iceberg due to dense fog during its voyage in Alaska.

Mountain Home, Idaho (AP) - An Air Force ROTC cadet from Alaska died in an accident involving a Humvee during a training exercise in Idaho, Mountain Home Air Force Base said Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Seaplanes reports that a Cessna floatplane had an accident during take-off late Sunday afternoon.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An evacuation order has been issued for people living in about 45 homes in subdivisions near a community in Interior Alaska after winds pushed the Clear Fire closer to them.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man in Fairbanks who attempted to steal an item from a local power tool store was stopped Friday by store workers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 13-year-old on a bicycle in Juneau was struck by a car Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During Sealaska corporation's annual meeting Saturday, a majority of shareholders voted in favor of a resolution seeking to remove the 1/4 Alaska Native blood quantum for descendant class shares.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - The City of Hoonah will have its annual fireworks display at City Park on the night of July 3.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hundreds of pro-choice advocates turned out Saturday afternoon to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court this past week.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Arts and Humanities Council hosted their first of the year summer market.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The life of former Juneau Police Chief Mike Gelston will be remembered during a celebration scheduled for Sunday, June 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Raven Shelter at Auke Rec.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition will hold a reproductive justice rally in Juneau on Saturday, June 25.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Akis Gialopsos acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a statement after Friday's decision by the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has made arrests after an alleged shoplifting incident turned into something more serious.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A judge has ruled that Alaska elections officials do not need to put the fifth-place finisher in this month’s U.S. House special primary on the upcoming special election ballot in place of a candidate who withdrew.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has appointed Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assessor’s Office will soon start canvassing properties in the borough.

Rome (AP) - The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ July 24-30 visit to Canada.

Washington, DC (AP) - The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute has digitized and posted online video of Celebration 1990.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Brian Weed of Juneau's Hidden History revealed information on Friday's Capital Chat about a Netflix show he has produced.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board of Education voted 6-1 this week to uphold the district administration's determination concerning instructional materials about traditional tribal values.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute's Board of Trustees has named Dakhká Khwáan Dancers, or People of the Inland, as the lead dance group for Celebration 2024.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Investment data firm Pepper has announced that former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell will be brought on as a senior advisor to the company's CEO.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two were arrested Wednesday afternoon after troopers located several cars reported as stolen on a property in Wasilla

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A lawsuit is challenging a state election agency’s decision that the fifth-place finisher in a special primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat could not replace a candidate who abruptly dropped out.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Blue Lake Road, Sawmill Creek Campground, and Beaver Lake trail will be closed during helicopter operations on June 28 and 29.

Seattle (KINY) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1,218,140 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act funding to federally recognized tribes in Alaska to reduce harmful emissions from stationary diesel generators.

Washington, DC (AP) - Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has described as responsible and “targeted” a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing gun violence in this country.

Washington, DC (AP) - The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.

Washington, DC (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A rockslide onto a dock in Skagway has seen a large cruiseship skip a Thursday port call.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Four emergency responders in Juneau received coins last week signifying a successful CPR rescue in response to a patient going into cardiac arrest, and Fire Chief Rich Etheridge said the coin is part of an effort to increase CPR save rates in the capital city.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Port Director Carl Uchityl reported cruise traffic numbers so far for the cruise season while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As part of a program between the Alaska Small Business Development Center and UAF, Inventors in Alaska could be awarded up to $10,000 to help them with the beginning stages of commercializing their technology.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Temperatures will soar starting late this weekend into the middle of next week across the northern and central inner channels.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - United academics, American Association of University Professors, American Federation of Teachers Local 4996 rallied at the state capitol Wednesday afternoon to advocate for the approval of a fair contract.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The tap water for the City and Borough of Sitka has been recognized nationally after taking 2nd place at the American Water Works Association taste test competition.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the federal government has a responsibility to Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages and Native Hawaiian communities to fully support education, language and cultural practices that prior boarding school policies sought to destroy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A ribbon-cutting for the new Rotary Park pavilion in Juneau happened on Wednesday evening in the Valley.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Attorney General Treg Taylor announced that Alaska has recently joined 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against a pharmaceutical company.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Division of Elections has determined that Republican state Rep. David Eastman is eligible to run for reelection.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two waterfront parcels, totaling 33 acres located in the Chuck River and Kootznoowoo Wilderness areas in Alaska’s Inside Passage, have been purchased by The Wilderness Land Trust, with the support of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Raptor Center is not currently taking any birds in due to concerns over the Avian Flu.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The campaign manager for Republican Tara Sweeney says the campaign does not plan to sue over a finding released by Alaska elections officials.

Seattle (AP) - A union has reached a deal with Alaska Airlines for a two-year contract extension that provides substantial raises for 5,300 gate agents, stores personnel and office staff, as well as for ramp workers who load cargo.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Tribal Council of Ketchikan Indian Community has announced the purchase of the Orton Ranch property at Naha Bay, just north of Ketchikan.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KTKN) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy appeared on Ketchikan Radio Center's Business Matters Monday while visiting Alaska's First City this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In an interview with News of the North, Alaska Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai spoke to what voters can expect when it comes to ballots for the Congressional special and general elections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A professor and researchers at UAF have joined a mission to photograph and map the surface of Venus from space.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A ribbon-cutting for the new Rotary Park pavilion in Juneau is set for this afternoon.

(AP) - The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Supreme Court has ruled that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a cruise ship at Dixon Entrance early Tuesday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska elections official says the fifth-place finisher in the special primary for the state’s U.S. House seat will not advance to an August special election following the withdrawal of independent Al Gross, who was in third place.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The M/V Matanuska returned to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, in the late evening of Monday, June 20, ending a nearly three-year service interruption due to new border requirements and the ongoing pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Troopers will begin using a new statewide alerting platform beginning July 1, 2022, to alert Alaskans to timely information regarding Alaska State Troopers operations in their area.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Temperatures are set to soar this weekend from the 70s into the 80s for much of Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A conditional use permit request to convert the Assembly Building on Fourth Street in downtown to an apartment building will be heard by the CBJ Planning Commission next week.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - A request for an ordinance to repeal the Ketchikan Gateway Borough's non-areawide library powers by John Harrington, a former member of the KGB Assembly, saw no action on Monday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Wasilla man who troopers said attempted to steal a trailer was arrested Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man was arrested Saturday after he was found naked on the Seward highway and being unruly when troopers made contact with him.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Shareholders of the regional native corporation Sealaska are voting on an amendment in their election this year that brings into question the blood quantum requirement to be a descendent shareholder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Wearing cultural regalia at Juneau graduations is now protected by district policy.

Anchorage, Alaska (KTUU) - Al Gross has announced that he will withdraw from both the special general election and regular election for Congress on Monday.

Kenai, Alaska (KINY) - A Kenai jury found 62-year-old Vernon Bennett guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and attempted sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.

Arctic Circle, Alaska (AP) - A wildfire burning near the Arctic Circle turnout popular with tourists on Alaska’s Dalton Highway has prompted the evacuation of a nearby campground.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The longest day of the year is upon us as the summer solstice marks the beginning of the season.

Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) - Authorities say there was an “officer involved shooting” in downtown Fairbanks but they have released little information so far.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Former State Sen. John Coghill has announced the decision to end his U.S. Congressional campaign for both the interim special election, and regular general election, for the seat vacated by the passing of Rep. Don Young.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The leaders of a southeast Alaska borough plan to hear a proposal that would cut library funding over the library’s story time event hosted by a drag queen.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will take up an ordinance Monday that would approve an increase of $2,381,903 for total spending authority for the Fiscal Year 2022 school budget.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska has been ranked by WalletHub in terms of its overall patriotism ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has commemorated the 45th anniversary of turning on Pump House No. 1 on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Labor has released job figures for May of 2022 and said that jobs are up this May over May of last year, but many sectors show a decrease compared to pre-pandemic figures.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard rescued a man aboard a fishing vessel last week after the crew reported that a person had lost consciousness.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man that was injured while aboard a fishing vessel on Thursday was rescued by the Coast Guard.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday, June 19, 2022 Juneau's Black Awareness Association held their first Juneteenth celebration in almost four years.

Houston, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, June 16th, Alaska State Troopers assisted firefighters in the Mat-Su Valley with an emergency response.

The celebration will be held for Gelston on June 26

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau's Household Hazardous Waste facility has changes coming this summer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A plaque to honor Doctor George Brown went up Saturday at Twin Lakes Project Playground.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) — The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19 are the return of Juneau's Gold Rush days, featuring mining and logging contests.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Several parents of the children who were served floor sealant instead of milk testified before the school board, and say they were notified of the incident early Tuesday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Democrat Mary Peltola is joining three other candidates in advancing to the August special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NANA Management Services, the food service provider to the Juneau School District's RALLY program, released a statement regarding the floor sealant issue at a local elementary school.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Fourth of July parade is scheduled in Juneau, but getting fireworks may be an issue.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers have arrested a man for an alleged assault aboard a fishing vessel this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska US Senator Lisa Murkowski has voted in favor of a bill that seeks to expand healthcare benefits to Veterans impacted by toxic exposure, like Agent Orange.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday against an ordinance that aimed to cancel Drag Queen Story Hour at the Ketchikan Public Library.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Native corporation Sealaska has said that the Shareholder Participation Committee, when it met the week of June 6 in Juneau, overwhelmingly approved a resolution in support of the removal of blood quantum from their eligibility requirements.

(AP) - U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School District Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss spoke to News of the North about the district’s update to an incident on Tuesday at Glacier Valley Elementary School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - According to Juneau Representative Sara Hannan, the state's budget for the next fiscal year has been transmitted to Governor Dunleavy this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that the 2022 4th of July Parade: “Destination Prosperity--Presented by Royal Caribbean” has named its Grand Marshall for this year’s parade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City & Borough of Juneau has received another shipment of federally funded COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests, which are available to the public at no cost.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Christopher Constant plans to withdraw as a candidate for the August primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District has issued an update on the serving of floor sealant to students this week.

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) - The 2022 Douglas Flag Day winners were announced this week by the Douglas Fourth of July Committee.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two communities and one organization in Southeast have received Wood Innovations and Community Wood Energy grant awards.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Smoke is still lurking across Southeast Alaska thanks to wildfires up north.

Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced three appointees to the Alaska Superior Court.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - One of Alaska’s largest private COVID-19 testing providers plans to close its public testing sites in the state by the end of June.

Yakutat, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday morning, crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Liberty successfully towed a disabled vessel that was located 80 nautical miles west of Yakutat.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan Gateway Borough staff are continuing to work on a wide-ranging approach to ease housing issues.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - This past weekend, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski hosted retired Marine Corps four-star General and former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis as her guest of honor at the Fairbanks Military Appreciation Banquet.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Saxby sentenced 40-year-old Lloyd Allen Jenkins was sentenced to 35 years of active incarceration for the 2017 rape and assault of his girlfriend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska US Senator Lisa is joining Democrat senators Maggie Hassan and Ben Ray Luján in introducing the "Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The budget for the next fiscal year in the City and Borough of Juneau is complete.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich, Democrat Mary Peltola, and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Wasilla resident was arrested Wednesday after breaking into a house, stealing guns, other belongings, and a truck.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State troopers released details Wednesday regarding the arrest of a Wasilla man.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With athletes coming to Juneau for Ironman in August, the Juneau police department will have an increased presence to provide traffic control.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan testified before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday regarding the challenges posed by large asset managers that wield the enormous voting power of millions of passive index fund investors to control “virtually every large U.S. corporation.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 20-year-old was sentenced to 99 years for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in the village of Quinhagak in 2020.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly made appointments to the Bartlett Regional Hospital Board and Airport Board during a special meeting Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Low-interest rates, tight inventory, and rising home sales prices in 2020 and 2021, further tightened the Alaska housing market.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska’s will hold an in-person and virtual annual meeting of shareholders at Centennial Hall in Juneau and streaming live on MySealaska.com on Saturday, June 25.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau-based organization that aims to help young people "find their passion" has received a $10,000 grant as part of a program through State Farm insurance.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka voters may asked to approve a change in the taxing and tax disbursement structure of marijuana sales in the borough.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This October, Juneau voters will elect three Assembly members and two school board members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School District Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss has spoken with many of the parents whose children were involved in a mix-up Tuesday, where they were served floor sealant instead of milk.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School Board has moved to rename Riverbend Elementary to Kax̱digoowú Héen, translated as “Going Back to Clear Water," a Tlingit name gifted to the school.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A small airplane that had run out of fuel made an emergency landing Monday evening in a commercial area neighboring downtown Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An official with the Juneau School District has confirmed that students were served a chemical rather than milk at Glacier Valley Elementary School on Tuesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced the appointment of Gabrielle "Ellie" Rubenstein to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Coeur Alaska has announced that Stephen Ball has been officially appointed as the company’s general manager.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has accepted Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige’s resignation.

Seward, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska SeaLife Center admitted two newborn harbor seal pups to the Wildlife Response Program on June 2.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit & Haida is looking to provide a welcoming environment to the participants in the Reentry and Recovery program.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center in Ketchikan has announced the opening reception of the Summer Art Exhibition on July 1, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring Painter Gabriele Beyer’s show "Inside the Inside Passage."

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Citizens interested in learning about running for local office are invited to attend a candidate open house hosted by the City and Borough of Sitka and Sitka School District.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage grand jury has returned an indictment charging 40-year-old Caleb Elias Irwin with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter for the stabbing that killed 27-year-old Briar Dickson on June 3.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School Board meets tonight at 6pm to take up several action items.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the first salmon donation of 2022 on June 10, 2022, for communities adversely impacted by poor salmon returns to the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Elks Lodge No. 420 is going to hold a Flag Day ceremony at their Lodge on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau assembly plans to get more information on the number of short-term rental listings there actually are in the capital city.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Candidate for Lt. Gov, Jessica Cook, spoke to her campagin in the Gara/Cook ticket while a guest on Action Line.

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say four participants in an annual marine race from Washington state to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday when some of the contestants’ sailboats capsized.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau approved the next budget for the city, as well as an unchanged mill rate and funding for a new city hall on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Challenges have been made to Alaska Republican state Rep. David Eastman’s reelection bid over his affiliation with the far-right Oath Keepers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - A resolution before the Ketchikan City Council this week could see the donation of a property for building a homeless shelter.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan City Council will take up an ordinance this week to remove a drag queen story hour event from the Ketchikan Public Library schedule.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will take up a resolution encouraging the prompt and full closure and cleanup of the Tulsequah Chief Mine.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will take up an ordinance Monday authorizing the City Manager to lease office space at the Juneau Police Department headquarters to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One was declared deceased at the scene and three others were injured in a car crash near Willow Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly chased another resident through Tanacross while shooting at him.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NCAI's 2022 Mid-Year Conference & Marketplace is taking place in Anchorage, and for the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic, the meeting is in-person.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska elections officials have released initial vote counts in the special primary for the state's only U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kits were assembled in Juneau Thursday as part of a new state program that will provide emergency opioid response resources to working Alaskans.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Conducted by Troy Quinn, Juneau Symphony's 'Night at the Oscars' opening night was Saturday, June 11th at 8 pm and they also had a showing at 3 pm Sunday, June 12th.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Celebration's Grand Exit occurred Saturday, June 11th, 5 pm-7:30 pm at Centennial Hall.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A large fire burning in the tundra of southwest Alaska continues to move toward an Alaska Native village, but fire managers say it is moving at a slower rate.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

The recent avalanche and landslide activity in the Basin Road and Perseverance Trailhead area is shown in these photos from KINY.

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.

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.

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.

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.