KTOO News Update

In this newscast: Wintry weather and omicron-related staff shortages lead Alaska Airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in and out of Seattle; Sealaska Heritage Institute gets a $2.9 million grant to help fund a totem pole trail along Juneau's waterfront; KTOO's Jennifer Pemberton recounts Juneau's most impactful stories of 2021; Coast Alaska's Jacob Resneck looks back at the fight over the Tongass National Forest's Roadless Rule; Kodiak Island sets a record for the warmest December temperature in the state; A space technology company says Unalaska is a finalist for its satellite launch facility

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The supply of at-home COVID-19 test kits being distributed for free in Juneau is running low; U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has temporarily appointed someone to be the U.S. attorney for Alaska; Coast Alaska's Jacob Resneck recounts the Alaska Marine Highway System's ups and downs this year; Two buildings' roofs collapse in Delta Junction after a winter storm; and The National Weather Service expects two winter storms to hit Southeast Alaska this week.

In this newscast: State ombudsman’s report is out on how Juneau's correctional center handled the COVID-19 pandemic; Eaglecrest Ski Area pays less than Alaska's minimum wage and is experiencing labor shortages; Investigators found human remains at the site of a house fire  near Delta Junction

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Crab shortages and inflation are hitting seafood restaurants across the country, it's forcing one Juneau restaurant to make tough decisions;

The state isn't renewing its contracts for COVID-19 testing at airports in Alaska;

Southeast Alaska's regional Tribal government will pilot its new broadband internet program; 

Investigators believe one person died in a fire that destroyed a home on Tuesday morning near Delta Junction

In this newscast: No damage reported after a moderate earthquake strikes in Lake Clark National Park; A nonprofit report shows that federal COVID money pumped up federal grants to Alaska in 2020 by nearly a third; A Delta junction man accused of threatening to kill Alaska's U.S. senators files paperwork to change his not guilty plea; Alaska's top epidemiologist discusses the state's status with the omicron variant;

The Alaska Police Standards Council elects a chair without a law enforcement background for the first time in decades; The Alaska Wildlife Alliance publishes a report on people and dogs accidentally caught in traps

In this newscast: Money from Congress' bipartisan infrastructure bill is flowing to Alaska airports; Alaska Commerce Commissioner Julie Anderson is retiring in January; Boosters of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act point to NANA's relationship with the Red Dog mine as a success story; An Alaska application is a finalist for federal grant money to boost marine farming and aquaculture; Juneau's deputy city manager gives advice on how to use home COVID-19 test kits being distributed; The National Weather Service issues a winter storm warning and forecasts up to 7 inches of snow.

In this newscast: Miss Alaska is now Miss America; Outdated hazard maps stall affordable housing project in Juneau; The capital is expanding in the Capital City

In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavey announces his budget proposal; Glaciers could open up salmon spawning habitat by the year 2100; Chickens are enjoying their first winter at the Zach Gordon Youth Center

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Alaska's Redistricting Board faces four lawsuits over its newly drawn legislative districts; Leaders for a ballot initiative seek state recognition of tribal sovereignty; Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he's seeking another $5 million grant to market Alaska to visitors; U.S. Rep. Don Young votes against holding former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt; Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson briefly ordered a halt in water fluoridation; A support group forms in Juneau for people who've experienced the loss of a pregnancy or infant; State officials report two new COVID-19 deaths

In this newscast: Juneau city officials are deciding how to spend the per-person tax the city collects from cruise passengers, and Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Alaskans reflect on its legacy.