Day: January 19, 2024

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Juneau School District has launched a special newsletter to keep the community informed of ongoing efforts to address the shortfall in the current FY24 budget…

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – On Friday, 40-year-old Johnny Brandon Lee Johnson was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter for the murder of 69-year-old Alan Wagers on Jan. 18,…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts.) By Sarah Nance, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) As an…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The CBJ Streets & Fleets Maintenance Division will perform snow removal operations in downtown Juneau from 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 through 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan….

Washington, D.C. (KINY) – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK), introduced legislation to settle Cape Fox’s remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has created a demonstration project, Alaska Meals to You (M2Y), to reduce food insecurity in Alaska. Earlier…

State lawmakers now turn their attention to legislation that proposes a permanent increase to education funding By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon The Alaska Legislature failed on Thursday to override Gov….

By: Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon A report detailing the framework for tribally run public schools will be sent to the legislators and the governor’s office. The intent is that it…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – December’s statewide job count was up by 6,000, or 2.0 percent, from December 2022. Most Alaska industries grew over the year. Health care added 1,300 jobs,…

Texarkana native Otis Williams is back in town. The Temptations will perform tonight at the Perot Theatre.