KTOO News Update

In this newscast: Candidates for Alaska's US Senate race took part in a question and answer session at Southeast Conference; Alaska Public Media's Kavitha George explains the privacy clause of the Alaska Constitution, and what could happen to abortion rights if a Constitutional Convention takes place; A significant fall storm approaches Western Alaska tonight

In this newscast: Mary Peltola finishes her first full day as a member of Congress with a seat on the House Natural Resources Committee; A monster storm is forecast to bring flooding and damaging winds to a huge swath of western Alaska; Local and state transportation officials will share potential locations for a a second crossing between Douglas and the rest of Juneau on Saturday; A daughter  shares memories of longtime Juneau domestic violence worker Joanne Hansen, who died earlier this month

In this newscast: Another Juneau COVID death was reported; A tour of Juneau's new Ballot Processing Center; Angoon hired a married couple as VPSOs; A Canadian company working to develop a rare earth mineral complex in Southeast Alaska has pushed back its target opening date

In this newscast: Lance Mackey's childhood friend in Petersburg remembers an adventure; Sitka's voting machines were tested publicly this month; A UAF professor is asking the public for wild blueberries

In this newscast: This year’s Alaska permanent Fund Dividend payout is $3,284; The new, improved COVID-19 booster is available in Juneau; The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will no longer allow transgender students to use communal bathrooms; The USDA changed the way it’s making $12 million in federal grants available to Alaska communities; Representative-elect Mary Peltola…

In this newscast: An advisory board works on its long- and short-term plans for the Alaska Marine Highway System; Weekly COVID-19 case counts in Juneau dip; Vic Kohring, a former state lawmaker and central figure in an Alaska political corruption scandal, dies in a car crash; U.S. Rep.-elect Mary Peltola discusses what's ahead for her as she assumes the seat in Congress held for decades by Don Young

In this newscast: Sitka is considering action to limit its growth of short-term rentals; Two of the Sealaska Heritage Institute's Totem Pole Trail poles in Juneau will be from Ketchikan artists

In this newscast: People in the Yukon-Kuskowim Delta region react to Congresswoman-elect Mary Peltola’s victory; Political analysts weigh in on Peltola’s victory and what it means for the November election; Juneau’s hospice provider appeals to the city for financial help.

In the newscast: Biologists says fish genetics are going to help them better bycatch issues; Online commenters say Homer-based company Salmon Sisters’ line of apparel is “cultural appropriation”; A Sukteeneidi honor pole will be raised in Craig in mid-September.

In this newscast: Mary Peltola will be the first Alaska Native in Congress; a wet weekend ahead for Juneau; Alaska's first Black colonel to lead Troopers; meet some of the carvers of SHI's totem pole trail