About this episode
This episode covers recent crime news, a missing person's case, and legislative updates in Juneau.
In this newscast: The Juneau Police Department has arrested a man suspected of assaulting three people over the weekend in the Mendenhall Valley; Kaelyn Schneider has a lot of questions about the police investigation into her mother’s disappearance. Tracy Day, a Lingít woman from Juneau, went missing in 2019 and police say they have no suspects; A bill aimed at stabilizing school district budgeting process made its way out of the House Finance Committee Tuesday; A Juneau lawmaker’s bill to increase state funding for free legal aid to vulnerable Alaskans is headed to the governor
Topics covered
- crime
- missing persons
- legislation
- local news
- police investigation
Keywords
- Juneau Police Department
- assault
- missing person
- legislation
- school funding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Juneau Police Department, House Finance Committee, Alaska, state
Places: Mendenhall Valley, Juneau
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