Alaska's minimum wage gets a boost starting this year

Plus: Video of Anchorage garbage truck driver chasing moose sparks outrage ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, January 3. In today's newsletter: - [Alaska’s minimum wage rose]( to $11.73 per hour as of Jan. 1, following a voter-approved ballot measure in 2014 to make annual adjustments based on inflation. - Wildlife officials are investigating a potential wildlife harassment incident after a video surfaced on social media over the holiday weekend showing [a garbage truck chasing a moose]( down an Anchorage neighborhood street. - After more than 20 years, an [Iñupiaq immersion program has returned]( to Utqiaġvik to serve its youngest students. Soon, other youths across the North Slope might get a chance to work on their fluency too. Has the moon seemed exceptionally noticeable this winter? There’s a reason for that: This winter, we're passing through a period when the moon is at one extreme in its precession cycle. The full moon is now higher in the sky than it will be at any other time during the next 18.6 years. [Read on]( to learn more about the science behind this winter’s super moons in Alaska. Anchorage weather It's overcast today with a slight chance of snow and a high near 29 degrees. Snow will become likely overnight, and varying chances of precipitation will linger through the end of the week. Daytime temperatures will hover in the high 20s and low 30s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska’s minimum wage rises to $11.73 as a ballot measure seeks further increases →]( A proposed ballot measure would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour over three years and provide workers with paid sick days. Business groups are taking notice. ADVERTISEMENT [Iñupiaq immersion program’s revival in Utqiagvik sparks plans for growth →]( The North Slope Borough School District restarted the Iñupiaq immersion program Uqautiluŋa Iñupiatun, which means “Speak Iñupiaq To Me.” The pilot program started for preschool students at Fred Ipalook Elementary School, but the district plans to expand it to more ages and add a grade level each year. Officials investigating after v[ideo of Anchorage garbage truck driver chasing moose sparks outrage →]( The waste-hauling company that owns the truck launched an internal investigation after it received the video of the encounter, and has fired the employee. [Woman injured in shooting at Anchorage’s Point Woronzof →]( A 27-year-old Anchorage man is facing charges of attempted murder and assault after police say he shot a woman in the Point Woronzof parking lot over the weekend, leaving her with serious injuries. [Washington man sentenced to house arrest for unruly behavior on Alaska Airlines flight →]( A Washington state man was sentenced last week to spend a year in home confinement for threatening passengers and groping a woman during an Anchorage-bound Alaska Airlines flight last spring. [How DNA and an obituary helped ID a victim of the Green River killer →]( For Lori Anne Razpotnik's mother in Alaska, finally knowing what happened has helped answer long-burning questions. (via Seattle Times) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Western Alaska man charged with murder in father’s shooting death →]( [Trump asks Supreme Court to keep his name on Colorado's primary ballot →]( [The best nonalcoholic gins, rums, whiskeys, tequilas and bitters to try during Dry January →]( [Republican loyalty to Trump, rioters climbs in 3 years after Jan. 6 attack →]( [Investigators focus on air traffic communication after fatal Tokyo runway crash →]( [The Rewind: Rosie Brennan finishes top-five in Tour race, UAA skiers crack top 10 at U.S. Nationals →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States