Newscast – Wednesday, April 16, 2025

In this newscast:

  • Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for reduced funding.
  • The University of Alaska Southeast is retaining services and federal funding for now as the Trump administration continues to threated and investigate universities.
  • Juneau’s city-run emergency warming center closed for the season this morning and some clients say they have nowhere else to go.
  • Arctic research has not been spared as President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk seek to slash what they see as unnecessary government spending.

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