Newscast – Monday, Aug. 17, 2026

In this newscast: Juneau’s Egan and Vanderbilt intersection is back open after months of construction; The Juneau School Board approved a new lease for after-school childcare at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School last Thursday; With Alaska’s primary election on Tuesday, money is pouring into Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, and not just for the two candidates running multi-million-dollar campaigns. Pop-up political groups have also spent more than $2 million to support fringe candidates and political unknowns, some who’ve never lived in the state; A landslide last week blocked off the only route between Skagway and Whitehorse, Yukon. No one was injured but the road is now partially closed.