KTOO News Update

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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

In this newscast: Sealaska is voting on removing a blood quantum requirement; SEARHC has a new opioid treatment clinic in Juneau; Alaskans for Better Elections is campaigning to inform voters of how to vote with recent changes for the special by-mail primary to fill Representative Don Young's seat

In this newscast: The University of Alaska Mariculture Conference meets this week in Juneau to talk about the future of the industry; A Juneau-based airline is adding a new daily circuit that will connect Wrangell, Sitka, and Petersburg; State officials are investigating human remains discovered by Haines work crews Monday; Senator Lisa Murkowski's re-election campaign reports that she has raised over $1.5 million this year

In this newscast: Les Gara discusses his campaign; Juneau's Riverbend Elementary will soon be called Kax̱digoowu Héen; A celebration was held to honor the artists of Alaska's first totem pole carved on all sides

In this newscast: A rock slide has closed the North Douglas Highway past the boat launch; The overseas voting period for the National Elections in the Philippines has begun, and many Alaskans may vote; Alaska lawmakers are considering a bill to regulate PFAS chemicals in groundwater; The Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board held its first meeting Friday