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• DEC seeks clean water projects for grant awards

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting water quality project proposals to protect or improve Alaska’s surface waters.

• Alaska DOT seeking input on long range transportation plan

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking the public to weigh in on long-range transportation plans with "Alaska Moves 2050," a long-range transportation and freight plan.

• Coast Guard Cutter Kimball encounters Russia and China military naval presence in Bering Sea

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered a People’s Republic of China Guided Missile Cruiser, Renhai CG 101, sailing approximately 75 nautical miles north of Kiska Island on September 19.

• Juneau School Superintendent says student enrollment steady

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Superintendent Bridget Weiss spoke to preliminary data on enrollment in Juneau schools while a guest Action Line.

• New Armored Vehicle for JPD anticipated to arrive in summer of 2023

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Armored Vehicle for Juneau Police could come next year, according to Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer.

• Public can weigh in on how Alaska should use millions of opioid settlement money

  (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska public has a chance through the end of September to weigh in on how the state should spend its share of a landmark settlement over pharmaceutical companies’ role in the nation’s opioid epidemic.

• Trail Mix urges voters to approve bonding question for Juneau trails and parks

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On this year's ballot for Juneau voters, proposition 2 asks whether to approve bonding to fund maintenance and improvements to Juneau trails and parks.

• Alaska judge keeps Oath Keepers lawmaker on November ballot

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge has ruled that a lawmaker affiliated with the Oath Keepers may stay on the general election ballot in November even though he’s likely ineligible to hold public office.

• Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds

  (AP) - Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.

• One dead in plane crash near Skwentna

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna was found dead Sunday after crashing into a lake.

• Lori Moylan, Public Policy Manager for Meta, talks social media safety

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday, Lori Moylan joined Dano on Capital Chat to talk about Internet safety for youth.

• Simply Three closes out Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Simply Three closed Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival Saturday evening.

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