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• Traffic light malfunction limits access to Egan Drive

  25-09-2016 06:05 via ktoo.org
  
  JPD vehicle. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)
  A traffic light on Egan Drive malfunctioned Saturday afternoon, closing one lane inbound and outbound.
  The problem was caused by a damaged wire. Jeremy Woodrow, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation, said it’s possible the wire was cut during construction work or it could have been shorted by rainwater.
  Woodrow said the Juneau Police Department arrived on scene to help manage traffic at about 4 p.m. Telise
  
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• Sitka group wants plastic bag fee

  25-09-2016 06:03 via ktoo.org
  
  A group is exploring a possible plastic and paper bag fee in Sitka.
  The Sitka Sentinel reports the first Bags for Change meeting brought in about a dozen people.
  Supporters say single-use grocery bags harm the environment.
  A fee could range from 10 to 25 cents on paper and plastic grocery store bags.
  The group is led by Mt. Edgecumbe High School teacher Christy Anderson and Michelle Putz of the Sitka Global Warming Group.
  Putz said they hope to get a fee passed by assembly members or through a c
  
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• Alaska council to vote on cat leash law

  25-09-2016 06:02 via ktoo.org
  
  Cats will need leashes just like dogs if a proposal before the Kenai council wins approval.
  Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and council member Tim Navarre have proposed a cat leash law after complaints from residents about roaming felines.
  The Peninsula Clarion reports that current city code does not include cats on its list of animals that need to be restrained.
  The proposed ordinance also cites complaints about the impact of a growing cat population on the Kenai Animal Shelter’s resources.
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• The Latest: Autopsy set for man in 42-hour standoff

  25-09-2016 06:01 via ktoo.org
  
  An autopsy will determine the cause of death for a 69-year-old man who was involved in a 42-hour standoff with Anchorage police.
  Police Chief Chris Tolley told reporters that the body of Robert Musser was found early Friday morning after heavy equipment was brought in to tear down parts of the Anchorage home.
  The standoff began Wednesday when tree trimmers reported Musser had fired at them. Police responded after obtaining a warrant for Musser’s arrest.
  Musser repeated yelled at officers t
  
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• House window shot in Auke Bay

  25-09-2016 05:53 via ktoo.org
  
  An arm badge for the Juneau Police Department on Lt. Kris Sell’s uniform, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  The window of a house was shot out in the Auke Bay area Saturday morning.
  The Juneau Police Department said in a press release one shot was fired in the 13000 block of Glacier Highway. Police and an Alaska State Trooper responded.
  Two people were inside the house during the shooting. They told police they didn’t hear the shot being fired.
  No one was injured, but polic
  
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• Your Cheat Sheet To The Issues That Could Come Up In The Presidential Debate

  25-09-2016 05:15 via ktoo.org
  
  Democrat Hillary Clinton, left, and Republican Donald Trump, right, will debate for the first time Monday night.
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  Lots of issues that affect Americans’ daily lives will likely come up at Monday night’s first presidential debate.
  Here’s a cheat sheet of what to know about a host of issues of significance, from taxes and jobs to the military and immigration:
  Taxes
  Donald Trump wants to cut income tax rates while capping deductions for the wealthy. He would als
  
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• Southeast Conference workshops the future of the ferry system

  25-09-2016 04:48 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska Marine Highway System’s fast ferry Fairweather. (Photo by Skip Gray/KTOO)
  Business and community leaders in Southeast Alaska are looking into how other ferry systems are operated around the world and a different way of managing Alaska’s ferries. The annual meeting of Southeast Conference in Petersburg in September focused on the first steps of a project to reform the state ferry system, find efficiencies and keep ferries running between coastal communities despite the sta
  
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• 5 Killed In Shooting At A Washington State Mall; Manhunt Underway

  25-09-2016 02:19 via ktoo.org
  
  Emergency personnel stand in front of an entrance to the Cascade Mall at the scene of a shooting where five people were killed on Friday in Burlington, Wash.
  Stephen Brashear/AP
  Police say 5 people were killed after a shooter opened fire inside a Macy’s at a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington on Friday evening.
  Authorities are searching for the suspected shooter, who they say left the scene at Cascade Mall before police arrived. He was last seen walking toward a nearby interstate high
  
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