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TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Games keep producing some of the fastest moments the world has ever seen on the track.

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed.

Juneau, Alaska - Just one meet remains in the Glacier Swim Club summer season, the Western Zone Age Group Championships in Lewisville, Texas which began today and runs through Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Aukeman Triathlon is set to splash off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with the 750-meter swim on Auke Lake, transitioning to a 19K bike ride to the glacier and back, and finishing with an out-and-back 5K run from the University of Alaska Southeast campus to complete the sprint distance course.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games said Tuesday that they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic government that has relentlessly stifled any criticism.

Juneau Senator Jesse Kiehl talked about the work he's doing for the Alaska State Legislature's Fiscal Policy Working Group, during a Juneau chamber of commerce luncheon on Thursday. Kiehl talked about his proposals including a possible 4.5% income tax.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Blood Bank of Alaska says they are in critical need of O negative blood donations. Hospitals have seen a rise in trauma patients, and O negative blood is used for emergency treatment. Unlike other blood types, O negative can be used for anyone.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Juneau on Thursday. All are residents.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an emergency alert from a sightseeing plane in the area around southeast Alaska’s Misty Fjords National Monument.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state health department says a “highly sophisticated group” known for cyberattacks against governmental and other entities is believed to be behind the attack this spring that targeted the department.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act.

Juneau Alaska (KINY) - The State Department of Health and Social Services announced Wednesday that they have completed the first step of a three-step process used to respond to the cyberattack first discovered in May.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A group of property owners in Juneau sent a letter to the city's assessors office asking them to explain the methodology used to develop what they deem a dramatic one-year increase in over 700 land values.

WAUKON, Iowa (AP) — An Alaska man suffered only minor injuries when the helicopter he was flying over a northeastern Iowa cornfield hit a power line and crashed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - University of Alaska Southeast is changing its COVID precautions this fall to include more face to face services as well as making administrative services that were formally available only online, now available in-person, on-campus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Even without large cruise ships every day, Juneau is still seeing a good turnout of visitors this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Nine new cases of COVID-19--five residents and four non-residents--were reported in Juneau Wednesday. Two of the four non-resident cases are tourists. There are currently 69 active cases of COVID-19 in the community.