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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.
May 03, 2022Newscast — Monday, May 2, 2022In this newscast: Resurrection Lutheran Church renews permit to house Juneau's cold weather shelter; Kodiak has had the most paralytic shellfish poisoning in the state in recent decades; An attack ad against Santa Claus; A military training exercise wants to expand...more11minPlay
April 30, 2022Newscast — Friday, April 29, 2022In this newscast: A Juneau mental health organization is helping people formerly involved in the justice system get housing; Juneau’s COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center is closing down at the end of April—here’s how you can access services; Alaska authorities have seized thousands of fentalnyl-laced pills and other drugs this week in a series of busts…...more11minPlay
April 29, 2022Newscast – Thursday, April 28, 2022In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly considers exempting food from the city's sales tax; Alaska public health experts discuss the latest COVID trends; Some Juneau Assembly members are questioning the police department's plan to buy an armored vehicle; Bartlett Regional Hospital has named a permanent chief behavioral health officer; Gov. Dunleavy reiterates his push for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends of at least $3,700; A state judge sets a May 3 deadline for challenges to a revised redistricting plan; A heli-skiing guide dies in an avalanche near Valdez; Tonight's weather and aurora forecasts line up for a good show...more10minPlay
April 28, 2022Newscast – Wednesday, April 27, 2022In this newscast: Masks are optional again in Juneau schools; Local vendors who cater to Filipino cruise ship workers gear up for the season; Gov. Mike Dunleavy announces court fights to assert state ownership of certain lands against the federal government; The Alaskan Republican Party shares its strategy for ranked choice voting; Defense Department inspectors flag five U.S. military bases in Alaska for failing to prepare for climate change...more12minPlay
April 27, 2022Newscast – Tuesday, April 26, 2022In this newscast: Juneau welcomes the first big cruise ship of the year; The Bureau of Land Management announces it is closing millions of acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil drilling; Alaska lawmakers are considering a request by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to fund a takeover of a federal environmental permitting program; Golden Valley Electric Association is reviewing a proposal to generate up to 36 megawatts of wind and solar electricity; Alaska's first investigator focused on missing and murdered indigenous people shares her experience three weeks into her job; Anchorage officials and various private organizations are partnering on four new projects to reduce homelessness; Alaska Airlines suspends nonstop flights between Anchorage and Honolulu...more12minPlay
April 23, 2022Newscast – Friday, April 22, 2022In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Transportation is beginning to host open houses on a possible new bridge to connect Juneau and Douglas; The annual Tribal Assembly meeting of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida discussed the five Southeast communities left out of ANCSA; The first large cruise ship of the season arrives in Juneau on Monday, and early season cruise ships are predicted to have lower occupancy; The Interior Department will open 27 million acres of federal land for Alaska Native Vietnam veterans; Governor Mike Dunleavy's proposal to overhaul environmental regulation of cruise ships has passed the Senate Resources Committee...more11minPlay
April 22, 2022Newscast – Thursday, April 21, 2022In this newscast: A marine geology expert says signs suggest upward movement of magma below Mt. Edgecumbe; Alaskans for Better Elections taught Juneau residents about voting changes with M&Ms; State health data shows Alaska has a high seven-day case rate...more11minPlay
April 21, 2022Newscast – Wednesday, April 20, 2022In this newscast: Masks are no longer required for Juneau buses; Youth Encouraging Alaskans' Health is hosing an anti-tobacco summit this week; Wrangell Island's two cemeteries are nearly at capacity; Denali National Park may have more climbers this season than since before the pandemic...more11minPlay
April 20, 2022Newscast – Tuesday, April 19, 2022In this newscast: Juneau pet owners are scrambling for care as one of the city's three veterinary offices closes; Researchers are studying Alaska salmon gillnetters to gain further understanding of sleep deprivation in fishermen...more11minPlay
April 19, 2022Newscast – Monday, April 18, 2022In this newscast: The Juneau spring housing crunch may be worsened by increased Airbnbs; The cruise industry predicts 1.5 ship passengers to visit Alaska this season, says Brian Salerno of Cruise Lines International; Alaska Airlines announced that it's ending its mask requirement after a federal judge struck down the May 3rd extension; The state's first large wildfire of the season near Kwethluk...more11minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.