Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly Mining Subcommittee met Thursday evening and requested a rewrite of the proposed mining ordinance.
City Manager Rorie Watt said on Action Line Friday that the panel agreed to ask City Attorney Amy Mead to provide a new version of the ordinance that's clearer and easier to understand, but with no change to the content.
He expects that the cleaned up ordinance will be back before the panel in two weeks.
Man with compound fracture rescued off fishing boat
St. Paul, Alaska (KINY) The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak medevaced the man from the fishing vessel Kari Marie about 201 miles north of here Monday.
Police ask public for help
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Juneau Police have been trying to find Aurora Corrinn Jakobsen-Tobel, 17.
Raptor Center rescues eagle
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) A US Coast Guard vessel spotted the injured bird at Statter Harbor.
Gov. Dunleavy proposes doing away with public assistance payouts
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has proposed doing away with Alaska's practice of providing payments so people don't lose food stamps and other benefits after Permanent Fund dividends arrive.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Senior U. S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is in the state capital for her annual address to the State Legislature Tuesday.
Lawmakers push back on proposed education cuts
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - State legislators pushed back Monday against Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy's proposed cuts to public education amid an ongoing budget deficit.
Gov. Dunleavy eyes repeal of alcohol, pot boards
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - State officials say Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy wants to repeal the boards tasked with regulating alcohol and marijuana in Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Juneau starting at midnight tonight.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 40-year-old man who stole or damaged $144,000 in marijuana at an Anchorage cultivation facility has been sentenced to two years in prison.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Fairbanks North Star Borough official says ads for a cannabinoid commonly called CBD were mistakenly posted on public buses.
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Federal officials say seven dead whales washed ashore on Kodiak Island in 2018.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The state has signed a $2.1 million contract with ALCAN Timber Inc. for a timber sale on state and federal forest land in southeast Alaska.
Winds are East at 8.1 MPH (7 KT). The pressure is 1007.1 mb and the humidity is 97%. The wind chill is 27. Last Updated on Feb 19 2019, 7:53 am AKST.
