LaFrance chooses next Anchorage municipal manager and chief of staff

And: Former Homeland Security officer in Anchorage sentenced to 7 years for sexual assault ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, June 11. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance is appointing Becky Windt Pearson, a former municipal attorney, and Katie Scovic, her campaign manager, to [top leadership roles]( in her administration. - A former federal Homeland Security law enforcement officer in Alaska was [sentenced to seven years in prison]( for sexual assault and harassment involving a number of women he encountered at work. - Backers of a measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system [scored a partial win]( when a judge ruled that state elections officials did not violate the law when they let the sponsors correct errors in petition booklets that had already been turned in. In 1936, shortly after the Matanuska Colony settlers had arrived in the area, a popular young teacher was found dead from a gunshot wound in Palmer. The case was ruled suicide, although suspicion hung over her husband for many years. In his most recent column, historian David Reamer delves into [the enigmatic life and mysterious death]( of Matanuska Valley schoolteacher Zelda King. Anchorage weather It's overcast today with a high near 60 degrees, and rain showers are likely throughout the day. We'll see continued precipitation overnight and through Wednesday, but the forecast calls for partly sunny skies by the end of the week. Daytime temperatures will range from the low to high 60s this week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance chooses municipal manager and chief of staff →]( Becky Windt Pearson will serve as Anchorage municipal manager, and Katie Scovic will be LaFrance’s chief of staff. The announcement marks LaFrance’s first executive appointments since winning the mayoral runoff election last month against incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson. LaFrance will take office July 1. ADVERTISEMENT [Former Homeland Security officer in Anchorage sentenced to 7 years for sexual assault →]( Bert Christopher Heitstuman, 54, was accused of a series of sexual assaults dating back to 2011 while working at locations including the Anchorage Museum and the federal building. [Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system scores partial win in court →]( The judge's ruling covers just a portion of the case brought by three voters seeking to keep the repeal measure off the November ballot. The plaintiffs also are challenging the signature-collecting methods by the sponsors. [On the Kenai Peninsula, a singular school district serves fly-in villages, Russian Old Believers and road-system residents →]( With 42 schools spread across a sprawling region encompassing a diverse array of communities, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is one of the most unique school districts in the U.S., according to its superintendent. (via KDLL) [Plane with 6 aboard crashes in Lake Clark National Park, injuring 1 →]( A plane carrying six people crashed in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve on Monday, leaving one person injured seriously enough to require hospitalization, according to National Park Service officials. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Jury finds Hunter Biden guilty on all 3 charges in federal gun case →]( [Retailers are finally cutting prices. Will it last? →]( [Book review: A debut novel transports readers into the madness of Bristol Bay fishing →]( [The unique toll of stress and depression on women’s hearts →]( [Workplace: Our employees fell for an email cyberattack →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States