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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.
January 27, 2021Newscast – Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021In this newscast: Alaska's two U.S. senators split today over whether to dismiss the impeachment charge against former president Donald Trump; There are more than 130 legislators and staff in Juneau for the legislative session; In Juneau, teachers are still divided over whether reopening schools earlier this month was the right choice; Governor Dunleavy removed Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard from the state Human Rights Commission on Tuesday over comments she made on social media defending Nazi terminology on a pair of custom Alaska license plates....more0minPlay
January 26, 2021Newscast – Monday, Jan. 25, 2021In this newscast: A program that teaches teachers how to incorporate culture into their classrooms has moved into several communities in Southeast Alaska; The COVID-19 pandemic has not put a pause on the region's environmental threats; Alaska health officials expect eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccines to remain the same through much of February....more0minPlay
January 23, 2021Newscast – Friday, Jan. 22, 2021In this newscast: One of Alaska's largest fish processing plants is shutting down as a COVID-19 outbreak grows; A former tribal police officer from Akiachak in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta died from COVID-19 and his family found a new way to say goodbye; One of Royal Caribbean International's largest ships won't be deployed to Alaska in 2021; Pebble Limited Partnership has filed an appeal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers....more0minPlay
January 22, 2021Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021In this newscast: Alaska now has the highest COVID-19 vaccination per capita of any state in the country; Governor Mike Dunleavy said he's open to working with President Joe Biden; A new airline service is coming to Petersburg; The Alaska Senate has announced who will serve on its committees for the next two years....more0minPlay
January 21, 2021Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021In this newscast: About a dozen City and Borough of Juneau employees are working from home this week after two of their coworkers tested positive for COVID-19; Southeast Alaska's largest Native cultural gathering won't be held this year; Alaska legislators opened their session Tuesday amid a deadly pandemic and a huge budget shortfall; Yesterday, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation opened eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to the general population in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta....more0minPlay
January 20, 2021Newscast – Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021In this newscast: The improvement plan for Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area is still in the works, but it's well understood that when cruise tourism bounces back, changes are needed to accommodate the growing number of visitors; The Alaska Senate pulled together a 13-member Republican majority on the first day of the new session; It was an unusual first day of the 32nd Alaska Legislature; Norweigan Cruise Line will not have any trips to Alaska until the end of April at the earliest; Officials say Alaska's coronavirus contact tracing effort is rebounding....more0minPlay
January 19, 2021Newscast – Monday, Jan. 18, 2021In this newscast: Juneau's mass vaccination event, call for Eastman to be removed, Alaska National Guard helping with inauguration security...more0minPlay
January 16, 2021Newscast – Friday, Jan. 15, 2021In this newscast: It’s back to school at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School in Douglas for a group of 18 students whose families chose to have their kids return to in-person classes; Yakutat’s police force has updated guidelines for how and when its officers use force; The MLK Free Legal Help Day event on Monday is organized for low or moderate-income Alaskans who can't afford to hire lawyers; The University of Alaska Board of Regents has extended the contract for its interim president....more0minPlay
January 15, 2021Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021In this newscast: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump acted unlawfully and the House was right to impeach him; Alaska lost a bit of its maritime history this week; COVID-19 has claimed the life an Angoon elder; Sealaska Corporation is getting out of the logging business after more than 40 years; Democratic lawmakers in Congress are trying to reinstate the Roadless Rule for Alaska's Tongass National Forest....more0minPlay
January 14, 2021Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021In this newscast: State lawmakers in Juneau and local law enforcement are preparing for the possibility of violence after the FBI warned of potential armed protests in each state capitol this coming Sunday; Alaska's largest Alaska Native organization is calling for President Donald Trump to resign; Just before Christmas, the Juneau Assembly discussed putting more money into two grant programs intended to pay people who are financially hurting because of the pandemic; The Juneau School Board is considering starting all of its meetings with an acknowledgment of local Alaska Native claims to their lands....more0minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.