Officers who fatally shot Juneau homeless man cleared of wrongdoing

And: Alaska Supreme Court to rule on whether incarcerated candidate can appear on U.S. House ballot ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, Sept. 12. In today's newsletter: - Officers were legally justified in shooting and killing a Juneau homeless man in July after he rushed toward them while holding an 8-inch knife, state prosecutors said in [a review released this week](. - Two Alaska State Troopers [appeared for the first time in court]( this week on criminal charges accusing them of using excessive force during an arrest on the Kenai Peninsula that involved the wrong man. - The Alaska Supreme Court [is set to rule]( on whether a jailed man from New Jersey can appear as a candidate on Alaska’s U.S. House ballot. Before the first frost — which will be here sooner than we might like to think — [there are still tasks and deals out there]( for the shrewd gardener. Alaska gardening guru Jeff Lowenfels says protecting and labeling your plants now will make the spring season easier, and there are plenty of sales to check out as garden stores wind down. Anchorage weather The rain continues today in Anchorage, with cloudy skies and a high near 56 degrees. Rain is likely to continue overnight and into Friday, though we should see partly clear skies by Friday night. Daytime temperatures will continue to hover in the high 50s for the rest of this week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [State clears officers in fatal shooting of knife-wielding homeless man in Juneau →]( The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions released [its investigation]( into the shooting of 35-year-old [Steve Kissack](. A Juneau police officer and an Alaska Wildlife Trooper shot Kissack three times after “less lethal” bean bag rounds failed to stop him, prosecutors said. ADVERTISEMENT [Kenai Peninsula troopers criminally charged in arrest of wrong man make first court appearance →]( The case represents a rare example of on-duty Alaska law enforcement officers facing criminal prosecution. [Alaska Supreme Court to rule on whether incarcerated candidate can appear on U.S. House ballot →]( A judge had earlier denied the Alaska Democratic Party's request to have the man's name removed from state ballots, reasoning that including it on the ballot was not likely to change election results and that removing it at this stage would risk the integrity of the election. [Witness reports hearing plane engine ‘call for power’ before crashing south of McGrath, NTSB report says →]( [Another preliminary report issued this week detailed more information about Saturday’s helicopter crash at the Naknek River near King Salmon.]( [SPONSORED: New high-speed internet is revolutionizing rural Alaska →]( Presented by NCTA – The Internet & Television Association: GCI’s work in King Cove and other remote areas is at the heart of a new documentary set against the backdrop of an unprecedented federal broadband investment. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [2 women in their 40s were the pedestrians killed in separate East Anchorage collisions →]( [Alaska Air raises profit outlook on demand, lower fuel costs →]( [Feds will increase security for Jan. 6 in effort to prevent another Capitol attack →]( [Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth →]( [America’s most secret spy agency now has a podcast →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States