KTOO News Update

In this newscast: Juneau volunteers reboot trail work efforts after the pandemic put a hold on maintenance; State economist Rob Kreiger spoke with Alaska public Media about what’s driving the state’s tightened housing market; Alaska is the most scammed state in the country—this year there have been nearly a thousand reports of fraud.

In this newscast: Two Tlingit dance groups from Wrangell are leads at Celebration, the biannual festival honoring Tlingit, Hainda, and Tsimshian people; A large tundra fire is threatening the village of St. Mary’s; A rare lightening storm knocked out power to thousands of Homer Electric Association members Thursday morning.

In this newscast: State health officials report 144 new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau over the last week; Experienced travelers say staff shortages and COVID-19 outbreaks are spoiling their Alaska cruises; The governor and some legislators celebrated the passage of the Alaska Reads Act while others are skeptical about the bill’s requirements for school districts;…

In this newscast: It’s Walter Harper Day and a monument to the Koyukon Athabaskan who was the first person to summit Denali will be installed in Fairbanks; Kind salmon fishing is no longer allowed for the early run in the Kenai River due to low salmon counts; Data from the Gulf of Alaska’s sea floor…

In this newscast: Juneau’s three incumbent Democratic state legislators are all running for reelection, and only one has an opponent; Gas prices have been increasing for months and some Alaskans are rethinking their driving plans this summer; Anchorage Assembly members voted to postpone a decision on whether to allow for the removal of the mayor…

In this news update: The recent swell in COVID-19 numbers is unlike other surges, say state epidemiologists; Alaska has crowded state election this year, so the primary will trim the list of candidates; A new whale identification program uses artificial intelligence to identify Alaska whales by their flukes; The Matanuska-Susitna Borough school board considers amending…

In this newscast: Anglers on the Kenai River won’t be allowed to keep king salmon this year; Private George Fox, the only Unungax soldier killed fighting in World War II, was honored this Memorial Day in Unalaska; Governor Mike Dunleavy’s office entered a $50,000 contract with a former aide.

In this newscast: Find out which House candidate has raised more than $1M; a third of Alaska lawmakers aren't running for re-election; bird flu in foxes; remembering Juneau's "DMV guy"

In this newscast: former Alaska AG charged with sexual abuse of a minor; early and absentee in-person voting starts today; Alaska currently has no campaign contribution limits; a Juneau-raised author on the history and legends of Asian and Indigenous people

In this newscast: Bartlett Regional Hospital's board of directors has selected three possible candidates for CEO; Students at Thunder Mountain High School celebrated their favorite books through cake; The nationwide shortage of baby formula has left parents scrambling, and it was already hard to find in rural Alaska