News of the North

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies continue to find ways to impress the football world on high school Saturdays as they overcame another powerful rival on the road in a 27-14 display of pigskin dominance over the Bartlett Golden Bears in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Three committees of the Juneau Assembly are scheduled to meet Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé tennis team, a combination of Thunder Mountain and JDHS players, is hosting a tournament this weekend at the Alaska Club Juneau Valley location.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Today, the third Friday of September, is Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Board President Elizabeth Siddon was on Action Line Friday to talk about her reelection campaign.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Assembly District 2 Incumbent Michelle Bonnet Hale is seeking re-election. She explained on Action Line why she wants to continue to serve.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau assembly voted in favor of repealing a legally unenforceable ordinance regarding coastal protection regulations, which heavily relied on a repealed state law called the Alaska Costal Management Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's top health experts spoke Thursday about the efforts the community of Juneau has put towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's state epidemiologist says Alaska is experiencing "one of the sharpest surges” in COVID-19 in the country.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Redistricting Board has approved two draft maps for new House and Senate districts in Juneau and the Mendenhall Valley, however, Juneau Representative Andi Story, who resides in Auke Bay, would no longer be able to serve as the representative for her current district in the proposal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Authorities say, Miguel Baez Guevara, a U.S. citizen living in Mexico who claimed ties to the Sinaloa cartel faces a 17-count indictment related to a drug trafficking operation between Mexico and Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The cyberattack against the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services earlier in the year may have compromised some Alaskan's personal and health information to the attackers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke on the new infrastruture bill during the Southeast Conference's annual meeting in Haines. During discussions around the bill in D.C . and the country, Murkowski says she included a provision that is Alaska specific, a provision for essential ferry systems.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY)- 61 new positive COVID-19 cases in Juneau were reported by the Alaska department of health and social services Wednesday, Sep. 15. 58 of those cases were residents and 3 were nonresidents. The DHSS says two of the non-resident cases were related to tourism while the third is under investigation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Board candidates continue to be interviewed on special editions of Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Assembly District Two candidate Kelly Fishler talked about her candidacy while a guest on Action Line and spoke of her decision to throw her hat into the ring.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man who describes himself as a proud black, gay Alaskan and a husband of a U. S. immigrant is seeking a seat on the Juneau Assembly.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Another candidate was featured on a special edition of Action Line Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 14 new individuals in Juneau were identified with COVID-19 Tuesday, the state reported one death in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Senate has approved a $1,100 permanent fund dividend Tuesday on the final day of the third special legislative session, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced he has no intention to veto what he called a "partial PFD."

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's largest hospital is implementing crisis standards of care, or prioritizing resources and treatments to those patients who have the potential to benefit the most.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Paul Kelly is looking to serve on the Assembly after serving three years on the Juneau School Board.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Board Candidate Tom Buzard said on Acton Line that if elected he wants to be involved in any committee that works on industrial arts and trades and skills.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House canceled its floor session for the last day of the special session, leaving the Senate with what amounted to a take-it-or-leave-it decision on the roughly $1,100 the House passed last month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The $700,000 proposal to fund the remodeling of the CBJ owned than warehouse into an elections ballot processing center, as well as acquiring the equiptment, passed the body unanimously.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 40 new individuals in Juneau were identified with COVID-19 over the weekend and Monday with 37 residents and 3 nonresidents.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau representative Sara Hannan has formally apologized for remarks she made pointing to the use of Nazi hypothermia experiments by an Alaskan doctor during a House floor session.

(AP) - A task force of outside experts has found no evidence of political interference in the 2020 census numbers used for divvying up congressional seats among the U.S. states.

(AP) - Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American culture and history.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A bill that would set a dividend for residents this year sat another day in a key Senate committee on Monday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of Afghan refugees will be resettled in Alaska over the next six months.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies had their most balanced football game of the season on Saturday and coach Rich Sjoroos said it was caused by the Service Cougars coaching staff's own great game plan.

Juneau, Alaska (JPD) - Over the next couple of months, the Juneau Police Department will once again be participating in a National campaign called The Cure Starts Now, to raise money for pediatric brain cancer research.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The candidates for Juneau School Board will be featured over the next few days on special editions of Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Assembly District One candidate Barbara Blake explained while a guest on Action Line why she decided to seek a seat on the local governing body.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An SOS was sent to troopers via satellite communication Saturday Evening that a man was shot near the census area of Chicken, a community in interior Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Troopers in Fairbanks received a report Sunday Afternoon of a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on the Steese Highway, the crash resulted in the death of the motorcyclist.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers are under pressure to agree on a dividend payout to residents this year, with the special session set to expire Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State House debated the bill that was introduced to help address staffing concerns at medical facilities following the house health committee vote to revert it to as it was originally written from the governor, but sent the measure to another committee.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska House received the bill over the weekend that Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced to help address staffing concerns at medical facilities, and after the senate added vaccine related provisions, a committee in the state house moved to reverse those changes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé girls cross-country team topped 18 schools to win the George Plumley Invite at Palmer on Saturday with sophomore Rayna Tuckwood leading the Crimson Bears runners by placing seventh in 20 minutes 1.41 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Sydney Strong totaled 22 kills and 45 digs, junior Mallory Welling 16 kills, and junior Talita Toutaiolepo 43 passing attempts as the Falcons swept the Ketchikan Kings on the road by match scores of 3-0 Friday and 3-1 Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An ordinance up for action at Monday evening's regular Assembly meeting appropriates $700,000 to fund a ballot processing center to support the CBJ's decision to conduct by mail elections.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate has passed legislation intended to help address staffing concerns at medical facilities.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said President Joe Biden’s effort to require millions of U.S. workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is “ill conceived, divisive, and un-American.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska’s top-ranked high school football team hung another mauling on their victory wall Saturday as the Juneau Huskies used every position but a taxidermist in a 49-12 win over the Service Cougars, scoring on offense and defense.

The Glacier Valley Rotary Club's ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of 911 began with Alyssa Fischer singing our national anthem.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The featured article in the September edition of Alaska Economic Trends deals with the state's rental market. The survey is a collaborative effort between the department's Research and Analysis Unit and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state lawmaker has requested to be absent from the state Senate until mid-January, citing the challenges of traveling to Juneau after she was suspended from flying on Alaska Airlines earlier this year.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The board tasked with rewriting Alaska’s legislative boundaries based on the latest census have adopted two draft maps for comment.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies, the top ranked team in the state of Alaska, will play at 2 p.m. Saturday in Anchorage against the Service Cougars and 107.9 The Hawk will be broadcasting the game live.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain Falcons volleyball senior outside hitter Sydney Strong was chosen by MaxPreps, an online high school sports website, as their Alaska Volleyball Player of the Week for her performance on the court from Aug. 30 - Sept. 5.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire at the 2000 block of Kevin Court in the Mendenhall Valley Wednesday afternoon after a fire started in a plastic garbage can in the garage of a residence.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A groundbreaking ceremony for the River View Senior Living center kicked-off Wednesday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During the Juneau Chamber of Commerce's weekly luncheon Thursday, Juneau Board of Education candidates were asked about recovering and rebounding students going forward, following online learning last year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Candidates spoke about their motivations to run during the Juneau League of Women Voter's candidate forum which had moderators from KTOO and the Juneau Empire.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy held a press conference Thursday to respond to recent federal moves to reevaluate plans on opening additional acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing, The EPA restarting a process that could restrict mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, as well as the roadless rule decision.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will seek to restart a process that could restrict mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, which is renowned for its salmon runs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Representative Andi Story sees a need for a fourth special legislative session when the current session ends on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A video depicting five individuals being escorted off an Alaska Airlines flight made rounds on social media this week, Alaska State Troopers report that the five were not following a flight attendant's instructions on mask wearing, as well as using foul language mid-flight.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has named Ryan Anderson as the new state transportation department commissioner as his pick to lead the department following his predecessor John MacKinnon's retirement Friday.

COPPER CENTER, Alaska (AP) — Park officials in Alaska say a 39-year-old hunter was attacked by a grizzly bear Wednesday in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is expected to reevaluate a Trump-era environmental review that provided a basis for plans to open an additional roughly 6.8 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Interior Department has postponed Secretary Deb Haaland’s planned visit to Alaska until later this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The end of the third special legislative session is fast approaching. The 30th and final day is Tuesday with plenty left to do including approval of this year's Permanent Fund Dividend.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska have requested help from more than 470 out-of-state medical personnel in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau school district superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss talked about how the schools are handling in person learning during the pandemic during the City and Borough of Juneau's Covid-19 Community Update on Tuesday.

KODIAK, Alaska (USGC) - The Coast Guard rescued an overdue boater Monday from Naked Island near Juneau, Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Education released results from the 2021 Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools, or PEAKS assessment Tuesday, the department cautions comparing the data to previous years.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department was notified of an accidental drowning death on Eagle River Sunday Afternoon

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Housing Finance Corporation will begin accepting applications for a new rental relief program Tuesday, September 13th, through October.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies did what many were thinking was improbable, at least early in the season, defeating powerhouse and then unbeaten East Anchorage. Now coach Rich Sjoroos has the team believing what he and his coaching staff have known for years, that it is not the size of the dog but, rather, the size of the fight in that very same dog and on any given Saturday there are a lot of dogs across the Cook Inlet Conference.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 80 new individuals in Juneau were identified with COVID-19 over the weekend, and 2,148 new people statewide were identified with the illness.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Following late August's search efforts for an aircraft sending out an emergency locator signal near the Northwest city of St. Mary's, searchers said that the source of the emergency signal could not be determined and discontinued the search.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Officials say the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the pace of residents moving from Newtok, an Alaska community threatened by erosion, to another village.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a boy died after falling off a pickup truck and being run over.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The annual meeting of the Southeast Conference will be held in Haines from September 14 to the 16.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ryan Anderson replaced former Department of Transportation Commissioner John Mackinnon, who retired Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - According to a new article by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, NOAA is starting a new collaborative project to advance knowledge of Alaska deep-sea sponges and coral ecosystems.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new project lead by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, professor of geophysics Carl Tape, will unite seismic analysis and modeling with supercomputing power.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police responded to a pair of vehicles that were in chase Saturday evening, both vehicles were repeatedly colliding with each other during the chase, however, when the chase ended, a witness pulled out a handgun to prevent further collisions between the cars.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s high school football team grounded top-ranked East Anchorage on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field, with the Huskies staking a 39-28 claim on the Thunderbirds No. 1 Alaska ranking.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Unable to travel to the state basketball tournament over COVID-19 concerns, the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears are hustling to play at a tournament in California as a club team this weekend. 

The Mt. Edgecumbe High School Braves topped the Sitka Wolves in the final game of their best two-out-of-three Region V 3A basketball tournament series championship.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Mt. Edgecumbe High School Lady Braves beat the Sitka Lady Wolves with a last-second shot on Wednesday night inside the B.J. McGillis Field House.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The 2021 Region V Virtual Cheer Champions were announced on Tuesday.

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.