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The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.... more
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.
July 02, 2022Newscast — Friday, July 1, 2022In this newscast: Juneau’s 4th of July fireworks will go off despite supply chain issues; Filipino dance groups are making a comeback in Juneau; Juneau School District’s Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss a third-party investigation into what’s being called the “floor-sealant incident.”...more11minPlay
July 01, 2022Newscast – Thursday, June 30, 2022In this newscast: Fire management agencies raise Alaska's wildfire-fighting preparedness level to its highest tier; Anchorage authorities shut down the makeshift homeless shelter in the Sullivan Arena after two years; Opponents of mandatory real estate sales price disclosures in Juneau turn in more than 500 more signatures for their repeal effort; State authorities report 172 cases of COVID-19 in Juneau last week; The cruise ship that hit an iceberg in Alaska arrives in Seattle for repairs; Friends and colleagues remember Juneau's Dennis Egan; The National Weather Service issues a flood warning for the Taku River area; City officials ask Mendenhall Valley residents to conserve water because of sustained dry weather affecting water storage...more13minPlay
June 30, 2022Newscast – Wednesday, June 29, 2022In this newscast: Health authorities share what the science says about the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for young children; The State Division of Elections addresses why so many ballots were rejected in the recent special primary election; Former President Donald Trump plans to come to Alaska and hold a rally for Republican candidates on July 9; Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host a new Arctic security studies center run by the Department of Defense...more11minPlay
June 29, 2022Newscast – Tuesday, June 28, 2022In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes out $780 million from the state budget bill and signs it; A 13-year-old girl is hospitalized after a being hit by a car in downtown Juneau; Former Juneau mayor and state senator Dennis Egan dies at age 75; Juneau residents rally against the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade; The cruise ship that hit an iceberg in Alaska is skipping port calls and returning to Seattle; The state Supreme Court says Republican Tara Sweeney won't be on the August special election ballot for U.S. House; Ketchikan's local Republican Party chapter censures Congressional candidate Sarah Palin over her reversal as governor on the so-called "bridge to nowhere"; A float plane with seven people crashes in Lake Iliamna...more12minPlay
June 28, 2022Newscast — Monday, June 27 ,2022In this newscast: A Norwegian Cruise Line ship stopped in Juneau after it hit an iceberg on Saturday; Access to safe and legal abortions in Alaska is likely to remain, but the Supreme Court ruling last week could open the door to restrict that access; July is National Minority Mental Health Month and Alaskans weigh…...more11minPlay
June 25, 2022Newscast — Friday, June 24, 2022In this newscast: Juneau residents react to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade the right to abortion; Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among 15 Republicans who voted to pass a bipartisan gun safety bill; Four more teams crossed the Race to Alaska finish line in Ketchikan; Politics reporter James Brooks weighs in on…...more10minPlay
June 24, 2022Newscast — Thursday, June 23, 2022In this newscast: Nation Weather Service forecaster Rick Fritsch says next week’s high temperatures could challenge a century-old record in Juneau; A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor has been named to a NASA science team for a mission to Venus; Margined white butterflies are out sipping mud at the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau; The Anchorage…...more10minPlay
June 23, 2022Newscast — Wednesday, June 22, 2022In this newscast: University of Alaska Southeast will offer a free option for Alaska Native language courses this fall; Southeast Alaska’s ferry link to northern British Columbia resumed on Monday after nearly three years out of service; One of the first Alaska grants from the historic $1.2 trillion dollar federal infrastructure bill is going to…...more11minPlay
June 22, 2022Newscast — Tuesday, June 21, 2022In this newscast: Young kids in Juneau could get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week; The Zach Gordon Youth Center hosted its third Youth Pride Party to celebrate queer kids; The North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended further study after hours of testimony urging action to curb chinook and chum salmon bycatch…...more11minPlay
June 18, 2022Newscast – Friday, June 17, 2022In this newscast: The Juneau School District shares more about how floor sealant was served to students instead of milk; Candidates who did poorly in the congressional special primary election are weighing if they'll still run in the regular election; Voters in Southeast Alaska favored independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola; Capstone Clinic is closing its public testing sites at the end of the month; Firefighting crews are standing by to respond to more Interior wildfires with lightning in the forecast; Higher fuel prices are driving up barge prices and retail prices across Southeast Alaska; The Juneau Black Awareness Association celebrates Juneteenth on Sunday....more12minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.