Mix 106 - Juneau

News

• DHSS adds 116 cases of COVID-19 statewide

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has announced 116 new people identified with COVID-19.

• Trump to issue US, Canada cross-border rail permit

  Washington, DC (KINY) - President Donald Trump has stated he will issue a permit for an Alaska to Alberta Cross-Border Rail line between the U.S. and Canada.

• Justice Bolger says some jury trials to resume in November

  Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Misdemeanor jury trials in Alaska will resume in November after the pandemic forced an eight-month hiatus, the state's top court said.

• Juneau EV Road Rally to hit the streets on Saturday

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to COVID-19 safety this year, Juneau will host a safe, in-your-vehicle, Juneau EV Road Rally on Saturday, Sept. 26.

• Judge removes Trump public lands boss for serving unlawfully

  Washington, DC (AP) - The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management has been serving unlawfully, a federal judge ruled on Friday, Sept. 25.

• Delegation upset over Alaska Native Corporation court ruling

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young commented on a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals determining Alaska Native Corporations are ineligible for tribal assistance under the CARES Act.