8:30 a.m. Oct. 17, 2024 newscast:
1. National Weather Service says we’re in for more snow and then cooler temperatures this weekend into next week.
2. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has awarded a grant that will create 80 new jobs to improve climate change response in remote Alaska Native communities statewide.
3. Fairbanks state Senator Scott Kawasaki and challenger Leslie Hajdukovich explain their policy positions on important issues.
4. The UAF Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised its alert level for Mount Spurr, the 11,000-foot volcano on the west side of Cook Inlet.
