In this newscast: The Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked-choice voting law; Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is trying to find middle ground for a voting rights bill; The Juneau Assembly is considering removing a hurdle for Norwegian Cruise Line’s plan for a new dock; Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute released a new report
Lyndsey Brollini
Local News Reporter
I bring voices to my stories that have been historically underserved and underrepresented in news. I look at stories through a solutions-focused lens with a goal to benefit the community of Juneau and the state of Alaska.
Snow, ice are making it hard for some Juneau residents with mobility issues to get around
The City and Borough of Juneau doesn’t currently have a budget to plow and remove snow at the same time. So to clear the roads, the snow is sometimes piled onto the sidewalks, or onto people’s driveways.
Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
In this newscast: Effective medical treatments for the omicron variant of COVID-19 are in short supply in Alaska; Juneau high school basketball and hockey players don’t need to wear masks while playing a game, with some caveats; Gov. Mike Dunleavey declared a disaster for Yakutat, Juneau, Haines and Skagway
Juneau’s Riverbend Elementary School is closed through at least Wednesday due to a burst pipe
The flooding is caused by a pipe that burst over the weekend.
Juneau fuel companies say weather is delaying heating oil deliveries
Some things that can help speed up fuel deliveries are plowing and sanding driveways, clearing a path to the tank, clearing snow or ice above the tank and loosening the fill pipe with a pipe wrench.
High winds cause overnight power outage in Juneau
High avalanche danger prevented Alaska Electric Light & Power from going to the site of the outage right after it happened Sunday evening.
Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flights in Seattle canceled, delayed by snow
So far, no flights to or from Juneau have been canceled.
Juneau restaurant hit by Bristol Bay king crab season closure, skyrocketing prices
“We’re double in our pricing, which is a shock to people who have been longtime customers, you know, but it is what it is. We’re all just trying to survive,” said Tracy LaBarge, owner of Tracy’s King Crab Shack.
Alaska Native leaders say tribal recognition is long overdue
The initiative wouldn’t give tribes any new powers because they are inherently sovereign. Instead, the initiative aims to have the state acknowledge that sovereignty.
At AFN convention, families of people who died from cancer urge early screenings
A report released earlier this year found that one in five Alaska Native people dies from cancer.