KTOO News Update

By KTOO Public Media

KTOO News Update episodes

April 18Newscast – Friday, April 17, 2026
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In this newscast:
Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in a utility closet.
Officials say a plane made a crash landing in Favorite Channel near Juneau Thursday morning.
Tlingit and Haida’s Generations Southeast Juneau Campus is offering free community emergency response team training beginning April 25th.
8 min
April 17Newscast – Thursday, April 16, 2026
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In this Newscast:
A Lingit composer and musician from Sitka has been part of a team composing the first full opera in the Lingit language.
A Juneau school principal is on administrative leave and facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly restraining a student.
The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union.
President Trump has appointed Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
11 min
April 16Newscast – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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In this newscast:
The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers.
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting at the November election.
Two Chilkat robes – one very old, one not yet on the loop – will soon belong to a Lingit clan as they work to rebuild their clan house in Sitka.
12 min
April 15Newscast – Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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In this newscast:
The U.S. Forest Service will hold an in-person public meeting in Juneau tomorrow to gather feedback for the Tongass National Forest management plan revision,
The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers,
A new muni-owned treatment center in Anchorage is housing people in micro-units,
The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget Monday afternoon
0 min
April 14Newscast – Monday, April 13, 2026
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In this newscast:
Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance as the department undergoes a major multimillion-dollar renovation in the coming weeks,
The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district’s teachers union at its meeting Tuesday,
At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, citing safety concerns brought on by a landslide there last August that triggered one of the largest tsunamis on record,
Sealaska Heritage Institute has published a new book that presents Lingit Raven stories for the first time in the language with English translations
13 min
April 11Newscast – Friday, April 10, 2026
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In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill Thursday afternoon, according to his spokesman.
Alaska Airlines increased checked bag fees for most customers duet to volatile fuel prices and global uncertainty.
Juneau’s three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Wednesday for a mid-session town hall event.
Starting today, Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability for Southeast communities when pilots can’t see anything but clouds.
At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau.
12 min
April 10Newscast – Thursday, April 9, 2026
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In this newscast:
A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing for nearly three weeks in Juneau was located earlier this week and returned home,
Earlier this week, Huna Totem and the City and Borough of Juneau finalized the tidelands lease agreement for a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau, which gives the final stamp for its development,
The City and Borough of Juneau stopped accepting septic waste from Gustavus last March due to concerns over the impacts of PFAS-contaminated sludge,
A Juneau boy has now undergone a potentially life-saving treatment for a rare genetic disease after years of fundraising,
Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend,
Main stage Alaska Folk Festival performances continue tonight at Centennial Hall
13 min
April 09Newscast – Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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In this newscast:
Juneau’s teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District,
After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau,
The 2026 Traditional Games begin in the capital city Friday,
A behind-the-scenes look at the 51st Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau
13 min
April 08Newscast – Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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In this newscast:
The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab is set to close and the future of the Pacific Northwest Research Station lab in Juneau is uncertain since the U.S. Forest Service began a national restructuring last week,
The city’s cold weather emergency shelter, which was set to close for the season next week, is turning into a year-round operation,
Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a federal class-action lawsuit filed against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services last week,
Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers who drive Alaska Folk Festival
12 min
April 07Newscast – Monday, April 6, 2026
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In this newscast:
The city is now asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year,
The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight during a regular meeting on whether to turn the city’s cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation,
A labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers has filed three charges against the yard’s new operator,
Three of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran,
U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the Trump administration’s lawyer for invoking Native American history to challenge birthright citizenship of immigrants
13 min