Another roof partially collapses in Anchorage

And: Kotzebue police say they won’t reopen case of woman found dead on mayor’s property ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, January 30. In today's newsletter: - No one was harmed when the roof of an Anchorage building [partially collapsed this morning](. Heavy snow has caused at least four roofs to buckle in Anchorage this winter. - The Kotzebue Police Department says [it will not reopen its investigation]( into a woman’s death on the property of a former Northwest Arctic Borough mayor. - In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month [issued 12 executive orders]( abolishing state boards and granting new powers to the heads of state departments. The 1940s through the 1960s were a boom period in American military cold-weather testing, much of it centered in the country’s northernmost territory. In [this week's column]( historian David Reamer explains how the U.S. military tested its mettle and machinery in Alaska, from mundane surveys to a disgraceful medical study. Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with periods of snow likely, and a high near 3 degrees. We'll see a stretch of mostly sunny skies beginning Wednesday, though the daily high temperatures will drop below zero through the end of the week as Southcentral Alaska's cold snap continues. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Everyone safe in partial roof collapse in building off Raspberry Road in Anchorage, officials say →]( [The Anchorage Fire Department said the cause of the collapse is under investigation. But it reiterated the importance of clearing snow from roofs, following a spate of roof collapses this winter and last.]( More than 8 feet of snow has [fallen]( on the city, including 17 inches in recent days. ADVERTISEMENT [Police say they won’t reopen case of Kotzebue woman found dead on mayor’s property →]( In an open letter, the Kotzebue police chief said state investigators reviewed the case of Jennifer Kirk’s 2018 death and found no new leads. But parts of the letter contradict previous police statements. [Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades, drawing some skepticism →]( While some of the orders have been praised, others haven’t received a positive reception, and the industries affected by the orders are asking that they be revoked or reversed. (via Alaska Beacon) • See also: [Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address was postponed to tonight]( [Anchorage’s Clair DeGeorge is living the dream in new Professional Women’s Hockey League →]( Being part of the league gives DeGeorge an opportunity to be the kind of role model she didn’t have growing up — a woman playing at the game’s highest level, to inspire a future generation of Alaska girls hockey players. [Alaska Airlines 737 Max blowout raises new questions about FAA’s oversight of Boeing →]( [The agency signed off on the safety of the Alaska Airlines jet that lost a part of the wall mid-flight this month.]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Man dies after being struck by SUV on C Street in Midtown Anchorage →]( [Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands →]( [Deep-sea exploration company thinks it has found Amelia Earhart’s plane on the seafloor →]( [Why experts agree you shouldn’t feel bad about your ‘laundry chair’ →]( [Book review: In ‘Squirrelland,’ an unsung avatar for the way the wilderness works →]( 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