KTOO News Update

In this newscast: This summer, the national branch of the Presbyterian Church issued a formal apology and made a commitment to pay $1 million in reparations for closing a church in Juneau in the 1960s; Community members of Whale Pass on Prince of Wales Island are fighting against the state’s plan to clear-cut nearly 300 acres of old-growth timber

In this newscast: Gastineau Avenue has reopened to traffic after crews removed debris from the landslide; Friday is Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools in the US and Canada, and there are events in Juneau to honor it; Learners of Kodiak Alutiiq are passing along a distinct culture and worldview to the next generations; This morning, President Biden made more disaster aid available to Alaska in response to the Western Alaska storm damage

In this newscast: A look at Propositions 2 and 3 on the Juneau ballot; A conversation with a New York Times reporter who investigated the loss of COVID data in Alaska; The state health department sent out its last COVID-19 data summary today; Peltola will be the keynote speaker at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference next month

In this newscast: A landslide in downtown Juneau took out homes, trees, and powerlines; About a dozen people were evacuated to a shelter on Monday after the landslide; A former Alaska State Trooper has been named as the state's new lead on solving  missing and murdered Indigenous cases; In the Bering Strait region, children in households without running water are much more likely to get ear infections, says a new study; Today is Jeremy Hsieh's last day at KTOO: a look back

In this newscast: Archeologists found a 10,000 year old fish weir on the coast of Prince of Wales Island; An explainer on Proposition 1 on Juneau's ballot this election; A Coast Guard crew encountered Chinese and Russian naval vessels in the Bering Sea; President Joe Biden approved Gov. Dunleavy's request for a federal disaster declaration; Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has announced his fourth pick for director of the city's libraries

In this newscast: Police are investigating the killing of a 55-year-old Juneau woman found on a popular trail; Voters weigh competing expectations of the effects of Juneau's mandatory real estate sales price disclosure rule; The Bureau of Land Management begins the scoping period for a supplemental environmental review of the proposed Ambler Road; A state judge says Rep. David Eastman may be ineligible to hold public office because of his association with the Oath Keepers; Another atmospheric river event is going to drench Southeast Alaska

In this newscast: The latest assessments from the aftermath of the storm that battered western Alaska; Congresswoman Mary Peltola picks up the her predecessor's push to renew the nation's primary federal fishing law; State health officials encourage Alaskans to get updated COVID boosters and flu shots; The National Weather Service forecasts another atmospheric river event coming to Southeast Alaska

In this newscast: Alaska continues to lead the nation in its homicide rate for women killed by men; Former attorney general Ed Sniffen is indicted for sexual abuse of a minor; State forestry officials consider a new timber sale on Prince of Wales Island; Officials says residents of more than a dozen coastal communities recovering from the weekend's storm should boil their drinking water; Residents of Shaktoolik say life is gradually returning to normal after the storm; The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia won't be back in service this winter; Ketchikan High School gets chosen as the only high school in Alaska with rights to perform the Broadway version of the Disney musical "Frozen"

In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy requests a federal disaster declaration for the storm that hit western Alaska; Nome works on cleaning up its infrastructure after the storm; The Alaska Constitutional Convention's last living delegate explains why he opposes a new constitutional convention; Juneau planning officials plan to host a informational meeting about the city's affordable housing fund; State health official relax expand eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine to anyone who believes they are at increased risk for infection

In this newscast: State transportation officials have taken a small step toward building a new ferry terminal at the end of Juneau's road; Golovin residents are in cleanup mode after the flood waters have receded; A look to what reputable organizations to donate to for relief efforts; Juneau Hydropower is working with Japan's J-Power on the Sweetheart Lake project