Monday Dec. 30, 2024 newscast stories:
1. An Australia-based mining company with claims near Fairbanks is looking to capitalize on China’s ban on exporting three types of minerals to the United States.
2. The U.S. Department of Education is releasing nearly $17.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds for the state of Alaska after resolving a dispute over how the funds would be distributed.
3. Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol will not need to pass through an airport-style security checkpoint, now that a legislative committee has decided against beefing-up screening for access to the building.
4. Nick Begich III will be sworn in this week as Alaska’s U.S. House representative. But outgoing Congresswoman Mary Peltola says she's proud of what she accomplished over the past two years.
