In this newscast: Juneau Assembly is deciding whether or not to buy a used gondola system for Eaglecrest Ski Area; KTOO’s Lyndsey Brollini talks with activist Wanda Culp about the Tongass Roadless Rule
Yvonne Krumrey
Local News Reporter, KTOO
How Moderna’s HIV vaccine could impact Alaska
KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey sat down with Robin Lutz, the executive director of Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, to talk about what the prospect of a vaccine means in Alaska.
Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022
In this newscast: Thirty people gathered to hold a vigil for Tracy Day, Alaska Native Juneau woman who has been missing for three years; If passed, the Violence Against Women Act would expand tribal court jurisdiction to hold trails for anyone who commits domestic or sexual violence; Former Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Craig Stowers died last week
Newscast – Monday, Feb. 14, 2022
In this newscast: On the debut Czech women’s hockey team is a woman with strong ties to Hoonah; Alaskan AIDs Assistance Association Executive Director Robin Lutz discusses Moderna’s possible mRNA vaccine
Newscast – Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
In this newscast: A Juneau woman uses TikTok to draw attention to her mother Tracy Day’s missing persons case; Former state legislator Martin B. Moore Sr. died from COVID-19 last week; The state reports another 72 new COVID cases since Wednesday; A surge in gun and ammunition sales will fund conservation programs
Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
In this newscast: Fairbanks cold case murder trial wraps up with guilty verdicts; Ketchikan’s school district is investigating racism allegations after an incident at a basketball game against Metlakatla school; An ombudsman report shows failures in Alaska’s only psychiatric hospital in 2020; Exit Glacier continues to shrink at a rapid rate
Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022
In this newscast: Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Winfree gave the annual State of the Judiciary; Alaska Congressman Don Young speaks in support of Postal Service bill, which just passed the U.S. House; Two Alaska Native Corporations have partnered and are getting into the tourism industry; Alaskan skiers compete in Olympics women’s events; An Anchorage judge will determine future of Alaskan scholarship funds
Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022
In this newscast: With little guidance, families of missing people in Juneau search on their own; Second graders meet Beth Weldon at City Hall; Monday’s Juneau Assembly meeting reached some decisions
Newscast – Monday, Feb. 7, 2022
In this newscast: Alaska’s congressional delegation addressed state lawmakers to say that the federal infrastructure law benefited Alaska; Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Alaska Congressman Don Young asserted that the attack on the Capitol was wrong; Online fantasy league allows for Fantasy Mushing; NOAA is sending four vessels into the Gulf of Alaska to study the impacts of climate change on salmon
Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022
In this newscast: The State of Alaska is on the hook for nearly half a million dollars to settle with two doctors Gov. Mike Dunleavy fired, Rep. Ron Gillham, R-Soldotna, is back in Juneau after he was hospitalized for a heart attack last week, A man tracks down the history of a Tlingit totem pole…