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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Sept. 14
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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Paving the way: 10th Street reconstruction scheduled for completion by end of September
Work part of larger project that includes upgrades to water, sewer, sidewalks, other infrastructure.
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Alaska Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ attempt to remove candidate from U.S. House ballot
Eric Hafner on ballot with Democrat Mary Peltola, Republican Nick Begich and AIP’s John Wayne Howe.
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Anchorage judge rules that imprisoned Democrat will remain on Alaska’s U.S. House ballot
The decision will be appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
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An ‘invitation to remember’ on 9/11 for those who haven’t had a chance to ‘never forget’
More than 100 people attend Juneau anniversary ceremony where lessons for a new generation are shared.
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Joe Wanner, chief financial officer at Bartlett Regional Hospital, will be its new CEO
Unanimous board vote, effective Sept. 29, will make him first permanent CEO in more than a year.
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State report: Officers who shot Steven Kissack say he ran at officer who was holding an unloaded weapon
24-page letter from attorney general includes interviews, autopsy and other tests, and legal findings.
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Consolidated schools during first month of classes are great, awful or illegal, depending on who’s asked
Superintendent offers praise; teachers fret about class sizes; TMMS students forced to repeat classes.
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A lot of steps forward to help Cade Jobsis, 3, seek treatment for rare genetic disorder
Walkathon at Mendenhall Mall raises about $40K for Juneau youth with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
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Juneau Empire’s voter guide for Oct. 1 municipal election
Mayor, Assembly, school board, municipal bond and cruise ship items on ballots being mailed Thursday.
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State: Officers ‘legally justified in their use of deadly force’ in shooting of Steven Kissack
Bodycam footage from four JPD officers, plus a rooftop cellphone video, released to public.
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The bodycam of the first officer to approach Steven Kissack is 17 minutes long. Here’s what it shows.
A calm beginning, a sudden escalation and a friend trying to help is told “call my sister if…
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With Alaska outmigration continuing, community members contemplate responses
Two-day meeting at UAA gave attendees from different sectors a chance to brainstorm solutions.
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In internet-less Sitka, it’s both ‘mayhem’ and a ‘golden moment’
Surgeries on hold and businesses are cash-only, but more people are talking and sharing stories.
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Another large flood from Suicide Basin in October is possible, city leaders warn
Water building up again in ice dam could freeze, partially release or trigger another full release.
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Perseverance’s ‘Cold Case’ tops NYT’s list of ‘15 Shows to See on Stages Around the U.S. This Fall’
Award-winning play about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons showing in Juneau until Sept. 22.
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Governor vetoes bill that would have expanded Alaska women’s access to birth control medicine
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would have eased access to contraceptives.
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After Alaska’s primary election, here’s how the state’s legislative races are shaping up
Senate’s bipartisan coalition appears likely to continue, but control of the state House is a tossup.
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UPDATE: Bodycam footage of Steven Kissack shooting, results of state investigation scheduled for release Tuesday
Videos, originally scheduled for Friday release, delayed until JPD gets state report, police chief says.
Sports
Juneau defeats Bishop Union High School 17-6 as lots of players make lots of key plays
Huskies survive as the fittest in “caveman football” game during California road trip.