KTOO News Update

In this newscast: A new, better name for a downtown Juneau spot; Dillingham man wins vaccine sweepstakes; rare earthquake in Ketchikan; brown bear attacks a cyclist near Cantwell

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The first round of checks are in the mail to help childcare centers across the state;

A church in a neighborhood near downtown Juneau submitted a proposal to be the location of this year's cold weather emergency shelter;

About 200 people rallied in support of healthcare workers outside Fairbanks Memorial Hospital on Tuesday;

In this newscast: Today the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Encore became the last big cruise ship to dock in Juneau for the year;

Juneau's Board of Education swore in its new members on Tuesday night;

The state's education department is paying up to $300,000 for someone to figure out how to attract more teachers;

The Juneau Board of Education adopted a land acknowledgement;

Juneau officials say local COVID-19 numbers are still bad;

A national voting reform bill stalled in the U.S. Senate;

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The state reports 87 Juneau residents tested positive for COVID-19 over the last 4 days;

COVID-19 vaccine mandates are now in effect at the largest healthcare employers in Anchorage;

State Senators are split over the governor's plan to change the dividend, and how to pay for it.

In this newscast: A write-in candidate appears to have won a seat on Juneau's school board; The costs of keeping the state ferry Malaspina idle is nearly twice what's been reported to the public and lawmakers; A missing Kake man is found dead; Small businesses in Anchorage react to the battle over mask mandates

In this newscast: USFWS begins review of polar bears' endangered species status; FAA tries to make flying in Alaska safer; Fat Bear Week's great voter turnout; Rare turkey vulture sightings in Alaska

In this newscast: One of Alaska’s oldest and influential voices in fisheries and fiscal policy has died; Hunters in Juneau push back on proposals that could restrict deer hunting rights; A public opinion survey on tourism in Juneau is wrapping up; An Alaska State Trooper was arrested, charged with seven counts of sexual abuse of a minor

In this newscast: It has been almost a month since Juneau's school board voted to require unvaccinated employees to get weekly COVID-19 tests, here's how that effort is going; Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 are celebrating after the Biden administration said it will reopen the borders next month; Juneau Public Libraries has picked Joy Harjo's "An American Sunrise," for its community-wide book club

In this newscast: There are 33 new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau for Tuesday; Police confirmed that a body found near the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal is a man who has been missing since late August; The family of a Juneau man who has been missing for more tan two weeks are offering reward money for  information about where to find him; Power is expected to be out across most of Gustavus on Wednesday as utility workers upgrade infrastructure; Alaska residents and officials are still seeking Ivermectin, an unconfirmed COVID-19 treatment; After more than four years, the remains of a missing Prince of Wales Island man have been found

A federal judge on Friday ruled that Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former Chief of Staff, Tuckerman Babcock violated the first amendment rights of state employees by requiring what's been characterized as a political loyalty oath

U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has been cited for commercial fishing without a crewmember license, 

Two Alaska women will share custody of their son, after the biological mother lost her court fight for sole custody, 

A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America's supply of pollock, 

The Alaska Department of Corrections says a man serving time in its custody has died and that his death was related to COVID-19, 

Preliminary results from Juneau's by-mail election came in on Friday evening