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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.
April 02, 2022Newscast – Friday, April 1, 2022In this newscast: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding sustainability projects in Southeast Alaska; A dance group at the Cama'i Dance Festival honors loved ones lost in their dance performanceAn update on COVID-19 in Alaska, and the second boosters that are available; Alaska Airlines is canceling flights as pilots picket over contract negotiations...more11minPlay
April 01, 2022Newscast – Thursday, March 31, 2022In this newscast: Jane Hale, Juneau's trans columnist, talks about coming out on Transgender Day of Visibility; Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink discusses lowering pandemic restrictions; Alaska Housing Finance Corporation plans to distribute $50 million to homeowners...more11minPlay
March 31, 2022Newscast – Wednesday, March 30, 2022In this newscast: The Alaska House of Representatives will debate what name to call the money that will be sent to Alaskans later this year; A subsistence fishing method some sockeye harvesters use in Sitka is now banned...more11minPlay
March 30, 2022Newscast – Tuesday, March 29, 2022In this newscast: A recent diesel spill north of Sitka has lead authorities to advise against herring egg harvests in certain areas; Ethel Makinen, a prominent Lingít, culture bearer, died in February at age 90; Unalaska's Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic hired a new interim CEO...more11minPlay
March 29, 2022Newscast – Monday, March 23, 2022In this newscast: Juneau's missing persons Facebook group is run by those who've lost someone; Dillingham tribal members and elementary school students have worked to rename a creek and road; Last week's major Eagle River avalanche could take weeks to clean up...more11minPlay
March 26, 2022Newscast – Friday, March 25, 2022In this newscast: The Alaska Supreme Court says a new Senate district's boundaries are an "unconstitutional political gerrymander"; Juneau officials are making a Lemon Creek multi-use path a priority; Goldbelt Inc. wants to help Eaglecrest Ski Area pay for its gondola project and expand summer operations; Officials in Haines and Skagway are raising questions about how a proposed mine will get its ore out of the Chilkat Valley; Kodiak's Coast Guard base is getting a huge influx of federal infrastructure money; Democrat Elvi Gray-Jackson decides to end her run for U.S. Senate; Plans for a Alaska service for the late Rep. Don Young are set; Clear skies are lining up with a moderate aurora forecast this weekend...more12minPlay
March 25, 2022Newscast – Thursday, March 24, 2022In this newscast: The Juneau Police Department creates a missing persons web page; Researchers present findings and recommendations on managing landslide risk in Haines; Federal investigators release documents in their investigation of fatal sightseeing plane crash near Ketchikan in 2021; Alaska's congressional delegation calls for a permanent ban on Russian seafood imports; The Anchorage Assembly will get a 12th member after redrawing district maps...more12minPlay
March 24, 2022Newscast – Wednesday, March 23, 2022In this newscast: The main system Juneau officials have used to manage the COVID-19 pandemic is set to end next month; State officials lay out the timeline for special elections to fill Congressman Don Young's vacant seat; The Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup'ik Immersion School in Bethel is expanding; Anchorage officials are negotiating a contract to build a large homeless shelter; Microgrants for tools to grow, hunt and store food are available for to address food insecurity...more12minPlay
March 23, 2022Newscast – Tuesday, March 22, 2022In this newscast: Nome settles a lawsuit with a woman says police officers mishandled her sexual assault report; The Alaska Supreme Court considers arguments in legislative redistricting cases; State biologists are monitoring an oil spill for affects on the sac roe herring fishery in Sitka; Climate change is getting top billing at Kodiak's annual commercial fishing trade show...more11minPlay
March 22, 2022Newscast – Monday, March 21, 2022In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will be split into separate departments in July; Alaska Congressman Don Young will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on March 29; Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson will propose naming the Port of Alaska after Don Young; The U.S. Forest Service releases an environmental impact statement for options to expand facilities at the Mendenhall Glacier; Brian Buchman discusses his newspaper "The Homeless Changed"; The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is expanding its high school component to Juneau; The latest COVID numbers; A strong storm is approaching Southeast Alaska...more12minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.