News of the North

(Alaska Beacon) - A record number of women will soon serve in state legislatures, breaking the previous cap of female lawmakers by at least 69 seats and bringing total representation to more than 32%, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Lands, Housing, and Economic Development committee received an update on the distribution of the city's $2 million-dollar affordable housing fund.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 11th annual holiday bazaar will be on Saturday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly discussed a revenue sharing deal with Goldbelt during their meeting this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2022 tourism survey for Juneau is out, the survey was conducted by McKinley Research.

Nimiuk, Alaska (KINY) - Early Thursday, Alaska State Troopers were notified of a stranded man.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Murkowski Thursday voted in favor of H.J.Res.100, a resolution to codify the "Tentative Agreement."

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, Rep. Peltola released the following statement on the final passage of the POWER Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Tom Cotton, both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), have introduced the Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Governor noted several flaws in the veto’s supporting documents.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region that is home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Grateful Dogs of Juneau's food drive for dog and cat food begins this Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Public Safety and Division of Fire and Life Safety would like to remind residents there are things they can do to help prevent fires.

(Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Division of Elections uneventfully certified the results of the state’s Nov. 8 general election on Wednesday, becoming the 26th state to finalize its election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Airlines became the first U.S. airline to launch an electronic bag tag program on Thursday, which enables guests to tag their luggage through the airline's mobile app before they even reach the airport.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Consensus Digital Media presents episode #11 of Made In America: American Innovators, featuring the island city of Sitka.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The State of Alaska continues to hold the federal government accountable for failing to clean up contaminated lands transferred to Alaska Natives as part of the 1971 Alaska Claims Settlement Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A revised Master Plan for the Montana Creek Recreation Area will be presented at a public meeting on Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital Transit is implementing winter route changes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first Nativity scene at the Juneau State Capitol is one of many scheduled to be erected at state capitol buildings across America this Christmas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - CBJ will accept public proposals for projects to be funded with 2022 Marine Passenger Fee proceeds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The capital city's annual holiday celebration for the arts is slated for Friday, December 2nd from 4-8pm in downtown Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Municipality Equality Index scorecard, HRC announced Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Ranger District has selected a 14’ ft Sitka Spruce to be the next Together Tree, resuming a project meant to highlight the important relationships among federal, state, tribal and local entities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced Christopher Lee Jordan Tuesday to serve a composite sentence of 20 years with eight years suspended for striking six vehicles while driving under the influence of drugs last fall.

(Alaska Beacon) - If a nationwide rail strike takes place this month, the Alaska Railroad will keep moving, but tieups in the Lower 48 could disrupt cargo that comes to Alaska from Seattle and Tacoma, officials said this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced Tuesday that it has signed a cooperative agreement with Alaska for more than $520,000 to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed landmark bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture next week on the activism of Native leaders during the United States occupation of the ancient homeland of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian of Southeast Alaska.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to give Native Americans a stronger voice in federal affairs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators say the government should issue regulations to improve the safety of air tours in part of Alaska where seven sightseeing planes have crashed since 2007, killing 31 people.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As part of an investigation into the trafficking of drugs in the Kodiak area, a resident was arrested Tuesday for alleged drug charges after a package containing drugs was intercepted by authorities.

(Alaska Beacon) - On Monday, the cryptocurrency bank BlockFi filed for bankruptcy, the announcement coming less than three weeks after the financial implosion of FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., paid a $345,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations at two of its facilities in Naknek.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A vessel ran aground Sunday leaving one having to be rescued from an island, and another that went overboard and is unaccounted for after search efforts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday Congressional lawmakers from Oklahoma, Ohio, Kansas, and Alaska introduced a resolution to recognize the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Wasilla man with kidnapping and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This week, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston sentenced 31-year-old Rigoberto Guillermo Walker to serve 40 years in prison for the attempted murder of a 74-year-old woman in 2019.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Police report that a vessel capsized near Three Entrance Bay Sunday morning and left two men injured and one woman dead.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On November 13, 2022, the Alaska Office of Elder Fraud & Assistance won a $1.47M judgment against Defendants James Vernon and Carla Sigler, formerly of Yakutat, now living in Bosque County, Texas, for the financial exploitation of Yakutat resident Neva Ogle.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue responded to a fire Saturday evening.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday, the City Museum will host an opening reception for fiber artist Mary McEwen’s new exhibition titled, "Hit & Miss: Adventures in Textile Reuse."

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaskans for Better Elections congratulates the Alaska Senate Bipartisan Coalition on their organization on Friday.

(Alaska Beacon) - Colorectal cancer, which hits Alaska Natives harder than any other demographic group in the world, is often thought of as a disease of older people.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Public Market was back in full swing this year at Centennial Hall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard assisted Alaska State Troopers in locating and rescuing a missing hunter near Klawock.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - An Alaska State Trooper with the Criminal Suppression Unit in Fairbanks was conducting an active patrol on Thanksgiving when he observed a stolen vehicle that had been reported to Fairbanks Police Department.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After almost 40 years of serving the community, Helping Hands Foodbank closed their doors Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Friday night was the tree lighting ceremony followed by hot chocolate and cookies.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska state Senate will have a coalition of Democrats and Republicans serving as a majority caucus next January.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thanksgiving evening, 34-year-old Anthony Michael Migliacco was arrested for murder in the 1st degree.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit & Haida is holding an Indigenous Holiday Market through the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Every year, shoppers and vendors wait in anticipation for Public Market to open its doors.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won reelection, becoming the first governor in the state to win back-to-back terms since 1998.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state’s U.S. House seat.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has been elected to a full term in the House.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has again withstood challenges from a conservative faction within her party to win reelection.

(Alaska Beacon) - Republicans hold 21 of the 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives after the first full run of Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system, but their ability to form a governing majority isn’t certain.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska legislative reception is returning next year after a break due to the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During its meeting this week, the Juneau assembly approved improvement funding for Aurora harbor.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - F.O.G stands for fat, oil, and grease buildup, and CBJ would like to remind the community of proper disposal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit & Haida (T&H) was awarded nearly $2 million from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to regionally expand the Tribe's greenhouse program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Ranked Choice Vote Count from the Alaska Division of Elections headquarters in Juneau results were released Wednesday evening.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Peter Metcalfe joined Dano on Capital Chat to talk about the 40th annual Public Market that begins Friday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Salvation Army is holding a community Thanksgiving feast Thursday.

(Alaska Beacon) - The State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough have sued the federal government to remove ringed seals’ Endangered Species Act protections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Are you one of the millions of shoppers who prefer going online rather than standing in line to buy holiday gifts? The Postal Service has what you need to know to get your package where it needs to go.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Fire Marshal’s Office and the U.S. Fire Administration urges everyone to stay safe this holiday season and remember to use caution while cooking your holiday meal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development announced the release of the 2022-2027 Alaska Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy final report.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A biannual study conducted in all 50 states by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services shows a substantial reduction in Workers' Compensation costs in Alaska.

Alameda, Calif. (KINY) — The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to Alameda, Wednesday, following a 97-day, multi-mission deployment to the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Firefighters in Alaska got an unusual request for assistance last weekend from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, but it wasn’t your mundane cat-stuck-in-a-tree situation.

Kenai, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday, a Kenai grand jury indicted Kevin Lee Park for the murder of Stephanie Henson five days ago.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 26th annual Caring is Sharing food drive was held over the weekend in Juneau, with volunteers raising 32,500 pounds during the food drive.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills, the international lifestyle brand headquartered in Portland, Oregon, announced this month that they are accepting submissions for The Tribal College Blanket Design Contest.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska leveraged $688.4 million in federal highway and bridge formula funds in FY 2022 to help jumpstart 248 new improvement projects in communities across the state during the first year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a review of U.S. Treasury Department data through September 30 shows.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Dance Theatre will be presenting The Nutcracker on December 2, 3, & 4, at the Juneau Douglas High School Auditorium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Defendants brutally beat victim to near death and put him in a metal dog kennel which they loaded into a person’s truck at gunpoint.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Superior Court Judge Stephen Wallace sentenced 60-year-old Evan P. Nicolai to five years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of conservative-leaning states is trying to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.

(Alaska Beacon) - A new lawsuit pits three regional corporations against three others, in a case that could jeopardize a pact that’s guided the distribution of more than $2.5 billion

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Parks has two new public use cabins in the Kodiak area, one near Long Lake at Woody Island State Recreation Site and another near Lake Rose Tead at Pasagshak River State Recreation Site.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The United States Department of Interior on Thursday announced that it has approved the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s fee-to-trust application to place one of its land parcels into federal trust status.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Last week U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Maria Cantwell, Dan Sullivan, and Patty Murray sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Raimondo urging her to rapidly declare a federal fishery disaster.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Nov. 17, the Fairbanks grand jury indicted seven fathers for separately failing to pay their child support following Department of Revenue investigations.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 673rd Communications Squadron (CS) Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Expeditionary Communications team forward-deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, with the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to Łask Air Base, Poland in early August.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State troopers report that six aboard a Cessna plane are safe after a crash south of Bethel Sunday afternoon.

(Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a 46-year-old law limiting financial awards in medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutionally biased against Alaskans with medical insurance.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats’ stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections.

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — From South Dakota and Oklahoma to Alaska and Alberta, Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada are leading efforts to restore bison across North America more than a century after European settlers drove the species near extinction.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Rorie Watt joined Dano on Action Line Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - International Arctic Research Center scientists teamed up with the Juneau Composers Consortium and Con Brio Chamber Series for Climate Soundscapes, a unique program of new works by Juneau-based composers.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) announced the 1st place winners of the Alaska Symphony of Seafood, and two special awards for the Seattle People’s Choice and the Bristol Bay Choice, during Pacific Marine Expo.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Trail Mix Inc. brought their auction back to being in person with dinner Saturday night.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard the vessel Atlantic Lily in the Port of Anchorage, Friday night.

Kake, Alaska (KINY) - Frank Hughes, and Lincoln Bean Sr., both members of the organized village of Kake's Council, are part of a repatriation of Kake artifacts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Saturday was the annual turkey shoot at the Juneau Gun Range.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - At a graduation ceremony on Friday, 43 new law enforcement officers received their badges.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Dec. 2nd, the City Museum will host an opening reception for fiber artist Mary McEwen’s new exhibition.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Registration for Parks & Recreation’s Start Smart Basketball opens Monday, November 21.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Fairbanks, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association, is seeking nominations for two awards.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The three incumbents have the biggest leads, even with ranked choice sorting still to come.

Snohomish, Washington (AP) — Investigators say four people are dead after a fiery plane crash Friday northeast of Seattle.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has dismissed as “procedurally flawed” a lawsuit challenging the eligibility of an Alaska legislative candidate to hold the seat.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Denali Elementary School in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has been named National ESEA Distinguished School by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - UAS announces that Professor X’unei Lance Twitchell has been nominated for an Emmy award for his work on Molly of Denali.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Up Close and Underfoot opens Friday, Dec. 2nd at the Alaska State Museum.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a black bear in Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A coalition of 22 states, including Alaska, formally called on the Biden Administration Thursday to withdraw its vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and all related guidance.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, Peltola was notified that an additional $135.9 million in federal broadband grants is heading to Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S Senator Dan Sullivan criticized the Senate for failing to cap exorbitant Camp Lejeune lawyer fees in the PACT Act.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Blue Man Group returns to Anchorage for a limited engagement on their new North American tour.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-based climate-orientated groups participated in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) global climate event through a local rally Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) — A new state labor department report says Alaska had about 6,100 more jobs last month than in October 2021 but that most industries had not regained pre-pandemic job levels.

Seward, Alaska (KINY) - The Council on Occupational Education (COE) recognized AVTEC for the completion of 25 years of accredited status at the COE annual meeting.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - DEED is issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) for State Tribal Education Compacting Demonstration Tribal Partners grants.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Woosh ji.een Drive helps tribal citizens as well as the entire community of Juneau.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough filed a complaint Wednesday against the National Marine Fisheries Service to have Arctic ringed seals removed from the Endangered Species List.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - More than six hundred photos taken this year on Alaska’s National Forests – the Chugach and the Tongass – are available for public use following a four-month annual employee photo contest.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages has crossed a major Senate hurdle, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski issued a statement in support of the Respect for Marriage Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This year holiday dinners will be more expensive than ever due to inflation continuing to prop up the price.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Auke Bay Integrated Science Building (ABISB) aims to create a new home for teaching and research associated with UAS’ distinctive marine-oriented environmental and interdisciplinary science programs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State troopers said they have found no clues so far in locating a pair of Selawik residents, who have been reported overdue since Sunday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The bike and pedestrian path near Juneau's Salmon Creek intersection will be closed for repair work on Nov. 17th and Nov. 18th from 4 am to 8 pm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) -The CBJ wastewater treatment facility at Auke Bay has recently been inundated with a version of a disposable industrial mop head.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Peltola works to ensure federal assistance for vulnerable populations is available.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Yaska was given a composite sentence of 75 years with 25 years suspended and 50 years to serve for murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Debbie Driscoll, AELP's Vice President and Director of Consumer Affairs, explained what caused a city-wide power outage in Juneau earlier today.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-based climate-orientated groups are to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) global climate event at a local rally Thursday.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska voters have rejected calling a state constitutional convention.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. banking regulator at the Federal Reserve is urging Congress to pass legislation that would impose regulation on crypto currencies.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Southeast is hosting two exhibits related to the Vietnam war: “Waging Peace in Vietnam: US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War” and “My Lai: A Massacre Took 504 Souls and Shook the World.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood gathered in Grand Camp this fall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) National Hiking Day is on Thursday, and the US Forest Service said it is a great day to get outside and explore more of Alaska’s National Forests.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation has announced the entries in the 2023 Alaska Symphony of Seafood.

(Alaska Beacon) - Khari Wade, 51, died on Nov. 11 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, becoming the 17th person to die in the state’s prison system this year, according to an Alaska Department of Corrections press release on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Attorney General Treg Taylor announced Tuesday that Alaska, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District Board of Education will be holding a Super Site Council meeting on Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Thunder Mountain High School library.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) sent a new letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reiterating their strong support for the Ambler Access Project (Ambler Road), according to a press release from Sen. Murkowski's office.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy returned to its Seattle homeport Friday following a 17,000-mile, 124-day deployment in the high Arctic latitudes that included a transit to the North Pole.

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — An advisory board for the Homer Public Library is expected to consider whether more than 40 books for children and juveniles with LGBTQ+ themes should be removed or moved to the adult section of the library.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Governor Mike Dunleavy announced today that Tyson Gallagher will serve as his Chief of Staff.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - To me, November will forever be the month of the late Rev. Dr. Walter A. Soboleff. I had the pleasure to sit with him on his 101st birthday on Nov. 14, 2010 in his living room. It was nice to hear, in his own words, his history and not read it in others’ accounts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has published preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2022 Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishery.

(Alaska Beacon) - Bycatch, the incidental catch of untargeted species in commercial fisheries, is not just about salmon, crab and other fish. Seabirds are also caught and killed unintentionally in fishing gear.

I first met Ethel Lund when she was 84 years young. I had heard so much about her and thought she would be a wonderful interview. She invited me into her Douglas home and I was expecting a lesson in the Tlingit language or Native land rights or health care reform or how to do a cartwheel on an old gymnasium floor.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A memorial Sunday honored the World War 2 era light cruiser, the USS Juneau.

November 14, 2022 (Anchorage) – Governor Mike Dunleavy named Heidi Hedberg as acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health today. Hedberg replaces outgoing Commissioner Adam Crum, who has been named the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue earlier today.

November 14, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy has appointed Adam Crum to be the new commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue. Crum takes over the department after serving as commissioner at the Alaska Department of Health.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Mendenhall Valley Library is showing the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit until December 20th.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the FY24 operating and capital budgets during its November 10-11 meeting.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thursday was a launch of an environmental satellite aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Gun Club is bringing back their annual Thanksgiving turkey shoot.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Saturday was the Mendenhall Mall's annual family turkey trot.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit and Haida held their annual Thanksgiving dinner drive-thru for Tribal enrolled members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Friday afternoon, Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Association held a ceremony and luncheon in honor of Veterans Day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Community members in Juneau gathered at Centennial Hall Friday to recognize Veterans Day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday one of the hardest athletic events around the world will begin on the shores of Auke Lake in Juneau with a cannon blast that will signify the first official full IRONMAN race in Alaska.

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.