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Juneau School Board learns more about 12 kids who ingested floor sealant, instead of milk
The food service subcontractor says it has a policy to "sample before serving" food and drinks, but that wasn't followed on Tuesday. → Read More
Alaska primary election results show 7 Republican incumbents have been defeated
Alaska primary election results show that seven Republican incumbents have been defeated by their challengers. → Read More
Juneau Assembly creates systemic racism review board
The Juneau Assembly approved the creation of a systemic racism review board on Monday. → Read More
Juneau faces child care challenges as school years starts on Monday
Juneau schools will reopen to online-only classes on Monday but some parents will face challenges with child care. → Read More
Governor proposes expanding COVID small business grants eligibility guidelines
The proposed changes would allow more Alaska small businesses to get state coronavirus grants → Read More
Primary preview: Some Alaska Republican incumbents face tough primary challengers
Some Alaska Republican incumbents will face tough fights on Tuesday for the GOP primary election. → Read More
Alaska GOP names 3 candidates to replace late Rep. Gary Knopp
Three applicants have been nominated to replace Rep. Gary Knopp after he died in a plane crash on July 31. It's unclear if a replacement will be named before the Nov. 3 election. → Read More
Meet Alaska’s candidates for the U.S. Senate ahead of the Aug. 18 primaries
Meet the Alaskan candidates running for U.S. Senate ahead of the Aug. 18 primaries. → Read More
19 workers test positive for COVID-19 at Juneau’s Kensington Mine
The City and Borough of Juneau reported on Wednesday that 19 workers at Kensington Mine have tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More
Alaska primary election day is fast approaching but results could take a while
Alaskans are voting in three ways for the Aug. 18 primaries: absentee voting, early in-person voting or voting in-person on election day. The process of counting absentee ballots and the amount of people voting by mail means results may not be known for a while. → Read More
After almost 5 months of waiting, extra pandemic unemployment payments for parents are coming
The Alaska Department of Labor says that extra per dependent unemployment payments for parents will start being disbursed on Monday. → Read More
UA Board of Regents backtracks from controversial UAS, UAF merger plan
The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted to backtrack from a controversial plan that could have seen the University of Alaska Southeast merge with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. → Read More
Juneau School District set to reopen with online-only classes on Aug. 24
Juneau School District is set reopen for the fall semester with online-only classes. → Read More
The governor wants local governments to make COVID-19 mandate decisions, many need more help
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has said that local governments should decide whether to implement tighter COVID restrictions as cases continue to be recorded across Alaska. But some say they aren't able to. → Read More
Alaska’s contact tracing system ‘strained statewide’ with a surge of COVID-19 cases
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s contact tracing system is under stress after a surge of COVID-19 cases across the state. “Our workers have been strained statewide,” said Tari O’Connor, a deputy health director of the Division of Public Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says contact tracing is an important way to slow the spread of an infectious virus. When someone… → Read More
Anchorage hospitals could be overwhelmed in 8 weeks if COVID cases rise unchecked, epidemiologist says
Anchorage hospitals could be overwhelmed in eight weeks if COVID-19 cases continue rising at their current trajectory, according to “conservative” estimates by University of Alaska Anchorage epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Hennessy. → Read More
Many Alaska small businesses on shaky footing despite coronavirus funding help
Across Alaska, many small business owners are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic despite loans and grants that are meant to assist them. → Read More
Coronavirus economic relief provisions are set to end June 30, but impacts are hard to measure
Provisions implemented to help Alaskans struggling with the economic impacts of COVID-19 are slated to sunset on June 30. What impacts that will have are hard to measure. → Read More
Candidate for Alaska House appeared in blackface at a 2012 Halloween party
A candidate for the Alaska House appeared in blackface at a 2012 Tok Halloween party. Another 2020 House candidate came to the party and now says she was 'ashamed' she was there. → Read More
Hundreds peacefully protest in Palmer for Black Lives Matter after fears of clashes
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Palmer on Saturday, peacefully protesting against police brutality. → Read More