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Juneau · JuneauHeadlines from Alaska newspapers in the late 1940s covering the trials of Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore. (Library of Congress/KTOO) When Mary Lou Spartz was a senior at Juneau High School in 1948, she says she could hear the sounds of construction at the federal jail a block away from her classroom on 5th and Main Street. “We didn’t talk about it,” Spartz said. “But you’d sit in class and you’d hear the pounding on that building, and you cou…See the Story
Alaska hasn’t executed anyone in over 70 years. The stories of the last two men hanged in Juneau may explain why.
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Juneau · JuneauSen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, speaks with Rep. DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer, ahead of the final meeting of the budget conference committee on May 14, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check. Alaskans would receive approximately $1,655 this fall if approved by the House and Senate in a final up-or-down vote expected Wedn…See the Story
Alaska lawmakers settle on roughly $1,650 Permanent Fund dividend, energy relief amount
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Juneau · JuneauA fire engulfs a boat at the Douglas Harbor on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Capital City Fire/Rescue) A fire that spread to three boats at the Douglas Harbor Monday evening displaced one liveaboard resident and caused more than half a million dollars in damages. Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Dan Jager said the cause of the fire is still being investigated. “The main boat that was on fire first is completely destroyed. There’s some of the …See the Story
Multi-boat fire at Douglas Harbor displaces resident, causing $500K in damages
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Juneau · JuneauDemonstrators listen as Willard Jackson shares a story and song at a May 5 protest. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) Several dozen people gathered in the rain last week across the street from a coned-off Ketchikan property. They held signs saying “No Fake Totem Poles” and “Protect Indigenous Artists.” They faced a small construction vehicle sitting atop a pile of rubble spilling onto two carved, wooden poles. Leaders from a number of Native groups turned …See the Story
Ketchikan residents protest imitation totem poles carved by convicted murderer
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Juneau · JuneauFishing boats line the docks in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor on Oct. 2, 2022. Fish-harvesting employment has been declining since 2015, with multiple factors at play, according to an Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development analysis. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) A special legislative panel is to make recommendations about state policies to rescue Alaska’s seafood industry, a major pillar of the economy that is mired in crisis, u…See the Story
Alaska lawmakers approve task force to consider responses to seafood industry ‘implosion’
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Juneau · JuneauRebecca Hsieh from ReccaShay Studios sits in her corner of the Heads in the Clouds Collective studio in March 2024. This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. It’s been over a year since Rebecca Hsieh moved into her new studio space downtown. Since then, she and three other artists have formed Heads in the Clouds Collective, a growing community space for anyone in Jun…See the Story
Tongass Voices: Rebecca Hsieh on intertwining community and art with Head in the Clouds Collective
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Juneau · JuneauRep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, speaks during a House Education Committee meeting on May 3, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska lawmakers passed a bill last week that adds several Indigenous languages to Alaska’s official list of languages. A version of the bill, sponsored by Juneau Rep. Andi Story, was approved by the Senate and then OK’d by the House last week. It was originally passed in the House last year. Now it heads to the governor.…See the Story
Bill adding more Indigenous languages to Alaska’s official list heads to governor
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Juneau · JuneauKing salmon landed in the commercial troll fishery in the summer of 2019. (Photo courtesy of Matt Lichtenstein) Should Southeast Alaska have a hatchery-only king salmon sports fishery? Researchers recently tried to answer that question as a possible solution to a declining number of wild kings. Chinook or king salmon are the largest and most valuable salmon species. They’re sought-after by sport, commercial, and subsistence fishermen alike. But …See the Story
Southeast Alaska not ready for a hatchery-only king fishery, study finds
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