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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.
July 01, 2021Newscast – Wednesday, June 30, 2021In this newscast: Major flooding on the Taku River near Juneau is underway after a glacial dam release dumped even more water into an already swollen river; Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium must be vaccinated for COVID by today; Police in the Southeast community of Wrangell were recently equipped with body cameras that log an officer's interactions with the public; A new mayor takes the reins of Alaska's largest city on Thursday....more0minPlay
June 30, 2021Newscast – Tuesday, June 29, 2021In this newscast: The Juneau School District is looking for input from the community as it heads into the new year; Talon Lobaugh saved a paraglider who got stuck between two trees 60 feet above the ground on Sunday; More people are injured by moose than bears in Alaska each year; The Alaska House of Representatives voted Monday to allow the budget bill to go into effect on July 1....more0minPlay
June 30, 2021Newscast – Monday, June 28, 2021In this newscast: During his twelve years as a U.S. Senator for Alaska, Mike Gravel stirred up a lot of controversy. But on Saturday, he died quietly at the age of 91, surrounded by his family in Seaside, California; It’s gotten a little harder for Alaska patients to get telehealth appointments with their doctors who are outside of the state; Sealaska shareholders have elected two new directors to the Alaska Native corporation’s board of directors; The Alaska House has reached an agreement intended to avoid a partial government shutdown just days ahead of the new fiscal year....more0minPlay
June 26, 2021Newscast – Friday, June 25 , 2021In this newscast: Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes expressed confidence Friday that the House will vote on Monday to avert much of state government shutting down; The pandemic may be waning in the state, but its ripple effects have made for a weird summer for visitor industry businesses and for seasonal workers trying to decide if it’s even worth coming back for a short summer; A discovery of baby dinosaur bones on Alaska’s North Slope has paleontologists rethinking the animal's lives and physiology....more0minPlay
June 25, 2021Newscast – Thursday, June 24 , 2021In this newscast: Nearly 250 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed at Juneau’s airport since the shots were made available there in mid-May, but public health officials continue to see a decrease in demand for the shots; In the latest installment of KTOO's avalanche series, Claire Stremple explores the mix of personal choices and policy decisions that keep people in at-risk areas; Construction is underway as workers fix the bumpy road work on Glacier Highway to improve access for pedestrians and vehicles....more0minPlay
June 24, 2021Newscast – Wednesday, June 23, 2021In this newscast: The third part of KTOO’s series about Juneau’s unique urban avalanche danger talks about what researchers can learn from tree rings; Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced a new initiative to examine the loss of life and traumatic legacy of boarding schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; The Alaska Marine Highway’s two former fast ferries are tentatively scheduled to be loaded Friday onto a heavy-lift ship headed for Spain....more0minPlay
June 23, 2021Newscast – Tuesday, June 22, 2021In this newscast: The second part of KTOO's series about Juneau’s unique urban avalanche danger explores the history of the Behrends neighborhood; Many fishermen are unsure whether or not they still need to register their vessels with the Department of Motor Vehicles, which has been a requirement for a few years, a new state house bill has put that on pause....more0minPlay
June 22, 2021Newscast – Monday, June 21, 2021In this newscast: KTOO kicks off a week-long series about Juneau’s unique urban avalanche danger; After a late snowmelt, Chilkat Valley brown bears are out of hibernation and looking for food; Chitina dip netters can no longer keep King salmon they catch in the Copper River personal use fishery....more0minPlay
June 19, 2021Newscast – Friday, June 18, 2021In this newscast: A pandemic rule change could make it easier to get treatment for opioid addiction in Alaska; The Alaska Native community and allies honor the children who died at a residential boarding school in Canada; The state of Alaska has a new head forester...more0minPlay
June 18, 2021Newscast – Thursday, June 17, 2021In this newscast: Layoff notices went out to state workers today; The Juneau Assembly changes its land acknowledgement language; Juneau lowers property taxes in light of higher home values; AIDEA still wants to look for oil in ANWR...more0minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.