Mask artwork stolen from Juneau arts center

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a piece of artwork was reported stolen from the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.

The Juneau Empire reports that center officials had called police Monday after finding that an alder mask of a mountain goat was missing. The piece by Juneau artist Sheila Dyer had been part of a monthly exhibit from the University of Alaska Southeast.

Executive director of the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Nancy DeCherney says the center's surveillance cameras hadn't captured the theft due to an issue with memory cards. She says the cameras are now functio...