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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An evacuation order has been issued for people living in about 45 homes in subdivisions near a community in Interior Alaska after winds pushed the Clear Fire closer to them.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man in Fairbanks who attempted to steal an item from a local power tool store was stopped Friday by store workers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 13-year-old on a bicycle in Juneau was struck by a car Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During Selaska corporation's annual meeting Saturday, a majority of shareholders voted in favor of a resolution seeking to remove the 1/4 Alaska Native blood quantum for descendent class shares.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - The City of Hoonah will have its annual fireworks display at City Park on the night of July 3.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hundreds of pro-choice advocates turned out Saturday afternoon to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court this past week.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Arts and Humanities Council hosted their first of the year summer market.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The life of former Juneau Police Chief Mike Gelston will be remembered during a celebration scheduled for Sunday, June 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Raven Shelter at Auke Rec.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition will hold a reproductive justice rally in Juneau on Saturday, June 25.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Akis Gialopsos acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a statement after Friday's decision by the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has made arrests after an alleged shoplifting incident turned into something more serious.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A judge has ruled that Alaska elections officials do not need to put the fifth-place finisher in this month’s U.S. House special primary on the upcoming special election ballot in place of a candidate who withdrew.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has appointed Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assessor’s Office will soon start canvassing properties in the borough.

Rome (AP) - The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ July 24-30 visit to Canada.

Washington, DC (AP) - The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute has digitized and posted online video of Celebration 1990.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Brian Weed of Juneau's Hidden History revealed information on Friday's Capital Chat about a Netflix show he has produced.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board of Education voted 6-1 this week to uphold the district administration's determination concerning instructional materials about traditional tribal values.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute's Board of Trustees has named Dakhká Khwáan Dancers, or People of the Inland, as the lead dance group for Celebration 2024.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Investment data firm Pepper has announced that former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell will be brought on as a senior advisor to the company's CEO.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two were arrested Wednesday afternoon after troopers located several cars reported as stolen on a property in Wasilla

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A lawsuit is challenging a state election agency’s decision that the fifth-place finisher in a special primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat could not replace a candidate who abruptly dropped out.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Blue Lake Road, Sawmill Creek Campground, and Beaver Lake trail will be closed during helicopter operations on June 28 and 29.

Seattle (KINY) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1,218,140 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act funding to federally recognized tribes in Alaska to reduce harmful emissions from stationary diesel generators.

Washington, DC (AP) - Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has described as responsible and “targeted” a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing gun violence in this country.

Washington, DC (AP) - The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.

Washington, DC (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A rockslide onto a dock in Skagway has seen a large cruiseship skip a Thursday port call.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Four emergency responders in Juneau received coins last week signifying a successful CPR rescue in response to a patient going into cardiac arrest, and Fire Chief Rich Etheridge said the coin is part of an effort to increase CPR save rates in the capital city.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Port Director Carl Uchityl reported cruise traffic numbers so far for the cruise season while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As part of a program between the Alaska Small Business Development Center and UAF, Inventors in Alaska could be awarded up to $10,000 to help them with the beginning stages of commercializing their technology.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Temperatures will soar starting late this weekend into the middle of next week across the northern and central inner channels.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - United academics, American Association of University Professors, American Federation of Teachers Local 4996 rallied at the state capitol Wednesday afternoon to advocate for the approval of a fair contract.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The tap water for the City and Borough of Sitka has been recognized nationally after taking 2nd place at the American Water Works Association taste test competition.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the federal government has a responsibility to Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages and Native Hawaiian communities to fully support education, language and cultural practices that prior boarding school policies sought to destroy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A ribbon-cutting for the new Rotary Park pavilion in Juneau happened on Wednesday evening in the Valley.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Attorney General Treg Taylor announced that Alaska has recently joined 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against a pharmaceutical company.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Division of Elections has determined that Republican state Rep. David Eastman is eligible to run for reelection.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two waterfront parcels, totaling 33 acres located in the Chuck River and Kootznoowoo Wilderness areas in Alaska’s Inside Passage, have been purchased by The Wilderness Land Trust, with the support of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Raptor Center is not currently taking any birds in due to concerns over the Avian Flu.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The campaign manager for Republican Tara Sweeney says the campaign does not plan to sue over a finding released by Alaska elections officials.

Seattle (AP) - A union has reached a deal with Alaska Airlines for a two-year contract extension that provides substantial raises for 5,300 gate agents, stores personnel and office staff, as well as for ramp workers who load cargo.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Tribal Council of Ketchikan Indian Community has announced the purchase of the Orton Ranch property at Naha Bay, just north of Ketchikan.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KTKN) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy appeared on Ketchikan Radio Center's Business Matters Monday while visiting Alaska's First City this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In an interview with News of the North, Alaska Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai spoke to what voters can expect when it comes to ballots for the Congressional special and general elections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A professor and researchers at UAF have joined a mission to photograph and map the surface of Venus from space.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A ribbon-cutting for the new Rotary Park pavilion in Juneau is set for this afternoon.

(AP) - The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Supreme Court has ruled that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a cruise ship at Dixon Entrance early Tuesday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska elections official says the fifth-place finisher in the special primary for the state’s U.S. House seat will not advance to an August special election following the withdrawal of independent Al Gross, who was in third place.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The M/V Matanuska returned to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, in the late evening of Monday, June 20, ending a nearly three-year service interruption due to new border requirements and the ongoing pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Troopers will begin using a new statewide alerting platform beginning July 1, 2022, to alert Alaskans to timely information regarding Alaska State Troopers operations in their area.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Temperatures are set to soar this weekend from the 70s into the 80s for much of Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A conditional use permit request to convert the Assembly Building on Fourth Street in downtown to an apartment building will be heard by the CBJ Planning Commission next week.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - A request for an ordinance to repeal the Ketchikan Gateway Borough's non-areawide library powers by John Harrington, a former member of the KGB Assembly, saw no action on Monday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Wasilla man who troopers said attempted to steal a trailer was arrested Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man was arrested Saturday after he was found naked on the Seward highway and being unruly when troopers made contact with him.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Shareholders of the regional native corporation Sealaska are voting on an amendment in their election this year that brings into question the blood quantum requirement to be a descendent shareholder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Wearing cultural regalia at Juneau graduations is now protected by district policy.

Anchorage, Alaska (KTUU) - Al Gross has announced that he will withdraw from both the special general election and regular election for Congress on Monday.

Kenai, Alaska (KINY) - A Kenai jury found 62-year-old Vernon Bennett guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and attempted sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.

Arctic Circle, Alaska (AP) - A wildfire burning near the Arctic Circle turnout popular with tourists on Alaska’s Dalton Highway has prompted the evacuation of a nearby campground.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The longest day of the year is upon us as the summer solstice marks the beginning of the season.

Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) - Authorities say there was an “officer involved shooting” in downtown Fairbanks but they have released little information so far.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Former State Sen. John Coghill has announced the decision to end his U.S. Congressional campaign for both the interim special election, and regular general election, for the seat vacated by the passing of Rep. Don Young.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The leaders of a southeast Alaska borough plan to hear a proposal that would cut library funding over the library’s story time event hosted by a drag queen.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will take up an ordinance Monday that would approve an increase of $2,381,903 for total spending authority for the Fiscal Year 2022 school budget.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska has been ranked by WalletHub in terms of its overall patriotism ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has commemorated the 45th anniversary of turning on Pump House No. 1 on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Labor has released job figures for May of 2022 and said that jobs are up this May over May of last year, but many sectors show a decrease compared to pre-pandemic figures.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard rescued a man aboard a fishing vessel last week after the crew reported that a person had lost consciousness.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man that was injured while aboard a fishing vessel on Thursday was rescued by the Coast Guard.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Sunday, June 19, 2022 Juneau's Black Awareness Association held their first Juneteenth celebration in almost four years.

Houston, Alaska (KINY) - On Thursday, June 16th, Alaska State Troopers assisted firefighters in the Mat-Su Valley with an emergency response.

The celebration will be held for Gelston on June 26

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau's Household Hazardous Waste facility has changes coming this summer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A plaque to honor Doctor George Brown went up Saturday at Twin Lakes Project Playground.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) — The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19 are the return of Juneau's Gold Rush days, featuring mining and logging contests.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Several parents of the children who were served floor sealant instead of milk testified before the school board, and say they were notified of the incident early Tuesday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Democrat Mary Peltola is joining three other candidates in advancing to the August special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NANA Management Services, the food service provider to the Juneau School District's RALLY program, released a statement regarding the floor sealant issue at a local elementary school.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Fourth of July parade is scheduled in Juneau, but getting fireworks may be an issue.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers have arrested a man for an alleged assault aboard a fishing vessel this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska US Senator Lisa Murkowski has voted in favor of a bill that seeks to expand healthcare benefits to Veterans impacted by toxic exposure, like Agent Orange.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday against an ordinance that aimed to cancel Drag Queen Story Hour at the Ketchikan Public Library.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Native corporation Sealaska has said that the Shareholder Participation Committee, when it met the week of June 6 in Juneau, overwhelmingly approved a resolution in support of the removal of blood quantum from their eligibility requirements.

(AP) - U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School District Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss spoke to News of the North about the district’s update to an incident on Tuesday at Glacier Valley Elementary School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - According to Juneau Representative Sara Hannan, the state's budget for the next fiscal year has been transmitted to Governor Dunleavy this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that the 2022 4th of July Parade: “Destination Prosperity--Presented by Royal Caribbean” has named its Grand Marshall for this year’s parade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City & Borough of Juneau has received another shipment of federally funded COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests, which are available to the public at no cost.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Christopher Constant plans to withdraw as a candidate for the August primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District has issued an update on the serving of floor sealant to students this week.

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) - The 2022 Douglas Flag Day winners were announced this week by the Douglas Fourth of July Committee.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two communities and one organization in Southeast have received Wood Innovations and Community Wood Energy grant awards.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Smoke is still lurking across Southeast Alaska thanks to wildfires up north.

Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced three appointees to the Alaska Superior Court.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - One of Alaska’s largest private COVID-19 testing providers plans to close its public testing sites in the state by the end of June.

Yakutat, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday morning, crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Liberty successfully towed a disabled vessel that was located 80 nautical miles west of Yakutat.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan Gateway Borough staff are continuing to work on a wide-ranging approach to ease housing issues.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - This past weekend, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski hosted retired Marine Corps four-star General and former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis as her guest of honor at the Fairbanks Military Appreciation Banquet.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Saxby sentenced 40-year-old Lloyd Allen Jenkins was sentenced to 35 years of active incarceration for the 2017 rape and assault of his girlfriend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska US Senator Lisa is joining Democrat senators Maggie Hassan and Ben Ray Luján in introducing the "Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The budget for the next fiscal year in the City and Borough of Juneau is complete.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich, Democrat Mary Peltola, and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Wasilla resident was arrested Wednesday after breaking into a house, stealing guns, other belongings, and a truck.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State troopers released details Wednesday regarding the arrest of a Wasilla man.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With athletes coming to Juneau for Ironman in August, the Juneau police department will have an increased presence to provide traffic control.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan testified before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday regarding the challenges posed by large asset managers that wield the enormous voting power of millions of passive index fund investors to control “virtually every large U.S. corporation.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 20-year-old was sentenced to 99 years for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in the village of Quinhagak in 2020.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly made appointments to the Bartlett Regional Hospital Board and Airport Board during a special meeting Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Low-interest rates, tight inventory, and rising home sales prices in 2020 and 2021, further tightened the Alaska housing market.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska’s will hold an in-person and virtual annual meeting of shareholders at Centennial Hall in Juneau and streaming live on MySealaska.com on Saturday, June 25.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau-based organization that aims to help young people "find their passion" has received a $10,000 grant as part of a program through State Farm insurance.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka voters may asked to approve a change in the taxing and tax disbursement structure of marijuana sales in the borough.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This October, Juneau voters will elect three Assembly members and two school board members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School District Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss has spoken with many of the parents whose children were involved in a mix-up Tuesday, where they were served floor sealant instead of milk.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School Board has moved to rename Riverbend Elementary to Kax̱digoowú Héen, translated as “Going Back to Clear Water," a Tlingit name gifted to the school.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A small airplane that had run out of fuel made an emergency landing Monday evening in a commercial area neighboring downtown Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An official with the Juneau School District has confirmed that students were served a chemical rather than milk at Glacier Valley Elementary School on Tuesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced the appointment of Gabrielle "Ellie" Rubenstein to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Coeur Alaska has announced that Stephen Ball has been officially appointed as the company’s general manager.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has accepted Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige’s resignation.

Seward, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska SeaLife Center admitted two newborn harbor seal pups to the Wildlife Response Program on June 2.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Tlingit & Haida is looking to provide a welcoming environment to the participants in the Reentry and Recovery program.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center in Ketchikan has announced the opening reception of the Summer Art Exhibition on July 1, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring Painter Gabriele Beyer’s show "Inside the Inside Passage."

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Citizens interested in learning about running for local office are invited to attend a candidate open house hosted by the City and Borough of Sitka and Sitka School District.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage grand jury has returned an indictment charging 40-year-old Caleb Elias Irwin with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter for the stabbing that killed 27-year-old Briar Dickson on June 3.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School Board meets tonight at 6pm to take up several action items.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the first salmon donation of 2022 on June 10, 2022, for communities adversely impacted by poor salmon returns to the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Elks Lodge No. 420 is going to hold a Flag Day ceremony at their Lodge on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau assembly plans to get more information on the number of short-term rental listings there actually are in the capital city.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Candidate for Lt. Gov, Jessica Cook, spoke to her campagin in the Gara/Cook ticket while a guest on Action Line.

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say four participants in an annual marine race from Washington state to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday when some of the contestants’ sailboats capsized.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau approved the next budget for the city, as well as an unchanged mill rate and funding for a new city hall on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Challenges have been made to Alaska Republican state Rep. David Eastman’s reelection bid over his affiliation with the far-right Oath Keepers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - A resolution before the Ketchikan City Council this week could see the donation of a property for building a homeless shelter.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan City Council will take up an ordinance this week to remove a drag queen story hour event from the Ketchikan Public Library schedule.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will take up a resolution encouraging the prompt and full closure and cleanup of the Tulsequah Chief Mine.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly will take up an ordinance Monday authorizing the City Manager to lease office space at the Juneau Police Department headquarters to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One was declared deceased at the scene and three others were injured in a car crash near Willow Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly chased another resident through Tanacross while shooting at him.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - NCAI's 2022 Mid-Year Conference & Marketplace is taking place in Anchorage, and for the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic, the meeting is in-person.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska elections officials have released initial vote counts in the special primary for the state's only U.S. House seat.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kits were assembled in Juneau Thursday as part of a new state program that will provide emergency opioid response resources to working Alaskans.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Conducted by Troy Quinn, Juneau Symphony's 'Night at the Oscars' opening night was Saturday, June 11th at 8 pm and they also had a showing at 3 pm Sunday, June 12th.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Celebration's Grand Exit occurred Saturday, June 11th, 5 pm-7:30 pm at Centennial Hall.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A large fire burning in the tundra of southwest Alaska continues to move toward an Alaska Native village, but fire managers say it is moving at a slower rate.

Juneau, Alaska (MRAK) - With 48,736 of 67,650 ballots counted Saturday night in the special primary election that determines which four candidates will compete for the temporary congressional seat for Alaska, it looks like Sarah Palin is far in the lead.

Washington, DC (KINY) - There is over $2 billion allotted for bridge projects.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City & Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department invites the community to come to Project Playground on Saturday, June 18, 2022, starting at 1:00 PM, for the dedication and installation of a commemorative plaque to honor the life and memory of Doctor George Brown.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that barred state elections officials from certifying the results of Saturday’s special U.S House primary amid concerns about ballot accessibility for voters with visual impairments.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has ruled that Alaska elections officials cannot certify the results of the by-mail special primary for U.S. House until visually impaired voters are given a “full and fair opportunity” to participate in the election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In an awards ceremony Thursday, members of the Juneau Police department and civilians were awarded for their extraordinary acts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has been seeing an increase in community members reporting being the victim of gift card scams and elder fraud.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A state court judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit alleging that Alaska’s by-mail special primary for U.S. House discriminates against voters with visual impairments.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Recently passed education legislation could put Juneau a step closer to universal Pre-Kindergarten.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau grand jury has indicted a man on three counts of sexual assault.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Troopers have launched a new crime reporting system that will allow Alaskans to submit information about certain crimes securely online.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On June 8, the Sitka Juvenile Probation Officer took two juvenile males into custody in regard to the arson in Crescent Harbor on May 20.

Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan have introduced the Don Young Arctic Warrior Act.

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - An Anchorage Superior Court judge is considering when and if it is legal for a state legislator to ban a constituent from the lawmaker’s legislative Facebook page.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — High winds have pushed a wildfire to within miles of a village in western Alaska.

NEW YORK (AP) — White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Federal Food and Drug Administration announced a new ad campaign Wednesday dubbed "Next Legends," with the goal to educate native youth about the harms of e-cigarettes and vapes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau symphony will be hosting a movie-themed music event this weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute has announced the winners of its traditional food contests, held as part of Celebration 2022.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau's Arias Hoyle made a triumphant return to the stage on Thursday as part of the Rock Auk'w series at the Crystal Saloon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On May 27, the Juneau Police Department received a report, alleging that 62-year-old Juneau resident, Dermott Albert Howard, had sexually abused a minor within the past two years.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thirteen artists have taken top prizes and one honorable mention at Sealaska Heritage Institute’s eleventh biennial Juried Art Show and Competition.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska state education commissioner Michael Johnson is stepping down from the role he has held for six years on June 30.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska House Majority Leader Chris Tuck says he will not seek reelection this year.

Washington, DC (AP) - The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new arts campus opened its doors to Juneau Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Candidate for Lt. Governor, Heidi Drygas, spoke about her candidacy in the Walker/Drygas ticket while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An inmate lodged at the Wildwood Pretrial Facility in Kenai bit an officer Wednesday after being found in possession of drugs.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit alleges Alaska’s special primary for U.S. House deprives voters who are visually impaired of the ability to cast ballots privately and independently.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Celebration 2022's Grand Entrance kicked off Wednesday night as dance groups from all over Southeast Alaska and the Interior converged on Centennial Hall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau police have arrested two men on suspicion for trying to import drugs from Washington.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska Native tribe has nominated for consideration as a national marine sanctuary an area around the Pribilof Islands that supports Stellar sea lions, northern fur seals and other marine life.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Planning Commission will meet June 14 at 7 p.m.

Pensacola, Fla. (KINY) - Ensign Aidan Raffaele, a native of Sitka, Alaska, is serving the U.S. Navy at Naval Aviation Schools Command.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Wrangell may need to add disinfectant to sewage treatment.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Coast Guard Base Ketchikan personnel are scheduled to conduct a change-of-command ceremony Friday.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - The Hoonah City Council met as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Canoes landed at Auke Rec Tuesday afternoon following their week-long journey to Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Superior Court Judge Daniel Schally on Tuesday sentenced 48-year-old George Skeek to 24 years in jail with 12 years suspended and 12 years to serve for a conviction of one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree following a jury trial in June 2021.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Wasilla man was arrested early Tuesday morning after authorities found him in a vehicle that was reported stolen the previous day, and with drugs within the truck.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters are working to contain wildfires that started west of Talkeetna, including one that was near nine structures.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Coast Guard responders medevaced two people from shore after their plane crashed in the water near Douglas Island today.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon resident Frank Jim and his daughter Lovey were in the airplane that was first to arrive on the scene on Tuesday at Middle Point, where a small plane went into the water on the backside of Douglas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A search and rescue operation was undertaken just before 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middle Point, for a small plane that went into the water on the backside of Douglas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As the Alaska Department of Law considers the legality of using public funds for private education costs, Attorney General Treg Taylor recused himself from all matters involving correspondence school allotments on May 21.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau police have arrested a local woman in connection with a DUI on Monday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to import drugs from Arizona.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Commission will consider changes in zoning codes this month.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The majority of the members of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted to override Mayor Rodney Dial's veto of funding for a Pride organization on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (ANN) - The Alaska State Troopers have opened an investigation into the death of a Wasilla woman found near her Big Lake cabin.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Waste Management provided made their quarterly update to the Juneau Assembly during the Public Works and Facilities Committee meeting Monday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is working on a plan to build a new city hall in downtown.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Newly announced funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure bill aims to distribute $970 million in funding towards Tribal communities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The city is responding to an increasing level of concern about the availability and affordability of housing in Juneau.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - A Ketchikan woman will travel to Alabama this month to take part in a distinguished competition.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Legislator and State Commissioner, Nancy Dahlstrom, spoke to her candidacy on the Dunleavy/Dahlstrom ticket while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new beginner disc golf course at the Treadwell trail is in the works in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man experiencing symptoms of heart problems was medevaced off the cruise ship Eurodam Sunday night.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Army soldiers in Alaska were issued new unit patches Monday as the service activated the long-dormant 11th Airborne Division, part of a sweeping reorganization aimed at prioritizing operations in the Arctic Region.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — The average home sale price in Alaska rose 8.9% last year, driven by high demand and low inventory, according to a state report.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska state public health emergency order related to COVID-19 will be rescinded in July.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Washington woman has been arrested in Juneau on suspicion of trying to bring drugs into Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Wednesday, June 8, the Sealaska Heritage Institute will be hosting the Grand Entrance Parade for Celebration 2022.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - In order to provide increased opportunity for youth anglers during the annual Swan Lake Junior Trout Derby, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has temporarily loosened trout regulations for Swan Lake.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Rock Áak’w Indigenous Music Festival is returning to Juneau this week at the Crystal Saloon.

Colleville-sur-Mer, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Committee of the Whole meeting is set for Monday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man with a warrant on the original charge of robbery and assault attempted to elude authorities twice after troopers conducted a traffic stop near Homer

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Ketchikan man died as a result of his injuries in a crash with a van Saturday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Quilt show was hosted at Centennial Hall over the weekend of June 4th and 6th, 2022.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Cancer survivors and people with loved cancer survivors walked from Marine Park to Bill Overstreet Park in a celebration of life.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

The recent avalanche and landslide activity in the Basin Road and Perseverance Trailhead area is shown in these photos from KINY.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.

The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.

The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide.   My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.

Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.

Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area.  He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.”    Then he lowered it well below his waist.    “And this is all the rest,” he said. 

Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning  COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.

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.