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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Based on early evidence, the World Health Organization says the global risk from the omicron variant of the coronavirus is “very high," and in Alaska, the situation is being monitored by the Department of Health.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports seven new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for November 30.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska could receive more than $1 billion from the recently passed federal infrastructure package to improve the state's high-speed broadband networks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - To me, November will forever be the month of the late Rev. Dr. Walter A. Soboleff. I had the pleasure to sit with him on his 101st birthday on Nov. 14, 2010 in his living room. It was nice to hear, in his own words, his history and not read it in others’ accounts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After a structural support cable broke early Friday morning, Docks & Harbors is working on repairs

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 35 new resident cases of COVID were reported in Juneau between November 25 thru November 29.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Today is Giving Tuesday, a day many nonprofit organizations place special highlight on with fundraisers or campaigns.

Chugach, Alaska (KINY) - An overdue skier in the Chugach state park was rescued by authorities Monday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Multiple locations were suggested for a new city hall in Juneau, with the lead suggestion being the Walmart building in the lemon creek area.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A conservative freshman state legislator has announced plans to run for governor in Alaska, joining a field that includes Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a former governor and a former state lawmaker.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police said that Lacey Godkin was killed in a single-vehicle traffic accident on Egan Drive near McDonald's at around three Saturday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Tourism Survey conducted by McKinley Research is out.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The First Things First Alaska Foundation claims the Biden Administration's initiative to retreat from the Alaska Specific Roadless Rule and re-impose the rule on the Tongass National Forest is illegal as it stands now.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State Representative Christopher Kurka, a Republican from Wasilla, will run for Governor of Alaska in next year's election.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Dunleavy's 14-member Task Force on Broadband released a report with recommendations, the vision of the report focuses on the state facilitating access to the benefits of broadband internet.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums announced that 114 Alaska cultural organizations will receive $2.2 million in funding.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Three topics are up for discussion at Monday evening's Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting, according to Mayor Beth Weldon while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Fairbanks Police Department detective has been charged with assault.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Forecast Office Friday night canceled the winter weather advisory that was originally in effect until six Saturday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has spelled out its Christmas Tree cutting policy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports that 15 Juneau residents were reported stricken by COVID-19 Wednesday and Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating an oil spill at the Sitka Sound Science Center.

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

Cordova, Alaska (KINY) - State troopers report that a structure fire in Cordova on Saturday dealt a company over $4 million worth of damage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The market will be held at the centennial hall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new music director will be coming in for the Juneau Symphony.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Transportation department announced nearly $1 billion in American infrastructure funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, discretionary grants program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's US senate delegation has introduced updated legislation that would allow five southeast communities to form urban native corporations.

Sand Point, Alaska (KINY) - Three were rescued Wednesday near Sand Point in the Aleutians.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Two credit agencies announced this week that Anchorage has received a downgrade in bond ratings.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The world is confronting a new coronavirus variant, and officials have named it “omicron."

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Finance Department said they posted an inaccurate list of delinquent property taxes.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One person has died and another injured in a house fire on the Kenai Peninsula.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A federal grant will allow an extensive trail system to connect all four communities on Alaska’s Nelson Island, just off Alaska’s western coast.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The snow is forecast to start up again Thanksgiving night which has spurred the Juneau Forecast Office to issue a winter weather advisory.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, to San Francisco made an emergency landing Wednesday after the right engine experienced a mechanical problem.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Nineteen Juneau residents were identified with COVID-19 by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Wednesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday, and a statement from his office said he was “recovering and doing well.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Docks and Harbors Department now has a harbor security officer on the job to help combat crime in Juneau's harbors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Docks and Harbors Board of Directors Chair Don Etheridge is not pleased with the Assembly's decision to delay purchase of the Fisheries Terminal Area from the University of Alaska Southeast.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending rebound in October, rising by a solid 1.3%, but inflation was up as well, rising over the past year at the fastest pace in more than three decades.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau International Airport has some reminders as more people travel during the holiday season, including mask-wearing, check-in time, and more.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - An Anchorage man is charged by information on two counts of wildlife trafficking misdemeanors.

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials say a popular Kenai Peninsula recreation spot near Cooper Landing will be closed for nearly a year to partially rebuild a road and reinforce parts of the hillside along the Kenai River.

Kenai, Alaska (KINY) - An 82-year-old Kenai resident was pronounced deceased at the Central Peninsula Hospital after his car slid on the Sterling highway.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - With airline travel is taking off for the holiday season, the airport says the travel means crowds of people in the airport and on planes and provided some tips to avoid frustration.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Tribe of Alaska announced the results of their council elections and provided remarks to an outgoing council member.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, CBS is reminding residents that Friday and Saturday will be sales tax-free days.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Six resident cases of COVID-19 were reported in Juneau by the state Tuesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska correctional officer has pleaded guilty to charges she helped smuggle drugs and cell phones that had been dropped into her home's yard to a prison inmate convicted of two counts of murder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alexandra Pierce has been selected to serve as Juneau's Tourism Manager.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Motorists traveling outbound on Egan Drive early Tuesday afternoon encountered a vehicle traveling inbound in the outbound lanes.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - A Fairbanks man was sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for stalking and attempting to arrange a contract killing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska’s Extended Benefits payable period will expire next month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With President Joe Biden signing the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act into law, the Alaska department of transportation is soliciting public input on the spending of the funds.

Kodiak, Alaska (KINY) - A launch of a test rocket in Kodiak was successful over the weekend.

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - The City of Klawock has been working on a grant to provide a temporary mortuary for community members on Prince of Wales Island.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of West Point graduates have demanded state Rep. David Eastman resign from office over his ties to a right-wing extremist group, saying his affiliation has betrayed the values of the U.S. Military Academy he attended.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The process for distributing $800,000 of the Two Million dollar Norwegian Cruise Line donation to Juneau businesses is close.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Forecast Office has issued a winter weather advisory starting a midnight Wednesday and continuing until Noon that day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The heavy snow over the weekend trapped three hikers in the area of Cowee Creek Meadows Cabin in the Juneau area.

PHOENIX (AP) — Far-right social media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been charged with misdemeanors over allegedly damaging a Hanukkah display in December 2020 outside the Arizona Capitol.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eleven Juneau residents were identified with COVID 19 between Saturday and Monday, according to the State Department of Health and Social Services.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first version of the school construction and maintenance priority list for Alaskan schools was released last week.

HONOLULU (AP) — A formerly homeless man who ended up in a mental institution for more than two years because of mistaken identity is suing the state of Hawaii and various Honolulu police officers, public defenders and doctors.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rural Alaska man charged with threatening the lives of Alaska’s two U.S. senators has pleaded not guilty.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Docks & Harbors Department is seeking public comment on its Draft Juneau Cruise Ship Dock Electrification Study.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - In a graduation ceremony in Sitka, 25 new law enforcement officers received their badges Friday.

Sterling, Alaska (KINY) - Two are dead after a motor vehicle crash Saturday on Sterling Highway.

North Pole, Alaska (KINY) - An elementary school in North Pole was put into lockdown Friday during an arrest of a man with multiple warrants.

Tanana, Alaska (KINY) - State Troopers recovered remains from a house fire in Tanana Thrusday evening.

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — Add Christmas trees to the list of items facing shortages and higher prices this year.

Juneau, Alaksa (KINY) - Alaska Congressman Don Young spoke on an act he introduced that would reauthorize the 1975 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act, which would provide for flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau's former Deputy City Manager, Mila Cosgrove, was awarded the Alaska Municipal League's employee of the year award.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Record Air Cargo volumes continue to come through the Ted Stevens airport in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The man Juneau police has been seeking assistance in locating has been arrested.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Senior U. S. Senator Lisa Murkowski does not think much of the Build Back Better legislation approved by the House and sent to the Senate.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's Congressional delegation has issued a joint release criticizing the Biden Administration move to rescind the Trump Administration's Alaska Specific Roadless Rule and to reinstate the law for the Tongass National Forest.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Several matters are up for action at Monday evening's regular meeting of the Assembly.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal magistrate has ordered the continued detention of a man who has been accused of leaving threatening messages against Alaska’s U.S. senators.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state labor department reports job numbers in Alaska were up last month compared to October 2020 but still below pre-pandemic levels for most industries.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has largely upheld a North Dakota law aimed at regulating companies that are hired to hold down prescription costs for insurers and employers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 36 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Juneau community today by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Thirty of the cases are from November 9-16 and were not previously reported by the state due to a DHSS technical issue. 34 residents and two non-residents.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - City and Borough of Juneau Manager Rorie Watt attended the Alaska Municipal League Annual Conference in Anchorage this week along with several members of Juneau's Assembly.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two new residents in the Juneau community have identified with COVID-19 Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, are using artificial intelligence to help analyze more than 14 years worth of acoustic data collected from over 20 sites around the western and northern Alaskan coast.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 19-year-old Fairbanks woman has been arrested Wednesday after leading Alaska State troopers on a car chase, leaving one trooper vehicle damaged.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A vehicle pursuit on Glenn Highway Wednesday resulted in Anchorage Police and State Troopers having to use Immobilization Devices and a pit maneuver to stop the car.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The federal government say it’s beginning the process of repealing a Trump-era rule that permitted road-building and logging harvesting in an enormous southeast Alaska rainforest.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State health officials are expressing cautious optimism about lower COVID-19 case numbers in Alaska following an extended surge in cases that strained hospital capacity.

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — City officials in Homer are considering accepting funds for additional little libraries around the community.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A third member of Anchorage’s governing body could face a recall election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Representative Andi Story was asked about her new district drawn by the Alaska Redistricting Board while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Trail mix has been working on a number of trails in the Juneau area as of late.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Bartlett regional hospital had received short-term contract nurses from the state earlier in the year as part of the state's effort to provide relief to hospitals that are reaching or at capacity.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - President Joe Biden has ordered several Cabinet departments to work together to combat human trafficking and crime on Native American lands, where violent crime rates are more than double the national average.

NEW YORK (AP) — An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Members of the Biden administration have launched a planned series of events aimed at exploring the Arctic’s potential to act as a “living laboratory of clean energy innovation.”

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is extending through May a timeline to decide how or whether to proceed with proposed restrictions on mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A technical issue in the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services receiving lab results from Bartlett Regional Hospital, has led to unreported COVID-19 cases, according to Juneau Public Health. While case numbers have been declining in recent weeks, about 30 unreported cases occurred between November 9 and November 16.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An unusual alert was issued by volcano scientists Wednesday, warning that an ash cloud was headed toward Alaska’s Kodiak Island.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau resident 29 year old Clifford John K. White remains the subject of a missing person report.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This week, Alaska Congressman Don Young, Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, was one of 4 republican representatives who introduced the States Reform Act.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has four new officers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A woman died in a house fire in Big Lake near Mat-su Monday.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fast-growing area north of Anchorage known as a hotbed of conservatism gained the most population since the 2010 Census.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Kotzebue man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for cyberstalking a state attorney and a local village tribe's executive director.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal mediator is expected to help resolve differences over key terms of contracts for Anchorage teachers after the union and the state’s largest school district declared an impasse.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Energy companies have offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico in the first government lease sale under President Joe Biden.

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.

The aroma of lupine lingered in the air at my mother’s deathbed. It was the day of my last conversation with Patricia Anne (Cox) Stolpe.

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.