KTOO News Update

By KTOO Public Media

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.... more

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May 28, 2020Newscast — Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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In this newscast:
The state will provide interim ferry service between Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan while the Inter-Island Ferry Authority repairs its fleet.
A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.
Seafood processing companies bringing seasonal workers to Petersburg this summer have outlined their safety plans for coronavirus.
An Anchorage man released from a California prison tested positive for coronavirus one day after prison officials sent him home to Alaska.
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May 27, 2020Newscast — Tuesday, May 26, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/052620-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center is preparing for another round of testing for COVID-19.
Sitka has its second confirmed case of COVID-19.
The Juneau Assembly is expected to pass a measure to give licensed child care providers cash to help them open.
The pandemic has caused a rush on bicycles across the state.
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Center h as confirmed a third case of coronavirus in an unnamed village resident.
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May 23, 2020Newscast — Friday, May 22, 2020
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In this newscast:
Libraries to reopen in Juneau but they might look a little different
Municipalities face budgeting challenges
A cycling woman in Ketchikan is helping people during the pandemic
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May 22, 2020Newscast — Thursday, May 21, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/052120-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday that its new and improved Lena Beach Recreation Area in Juneau will reopen on July 1.
The Sitka Chamber of Commerce this week invited the Sitka Health Summit to present information on its “Safe Stores, Safe Shoppers and Safe Workers” initiative.
For one young couple in Petersburg, they’ve decided to invest in some baby miniature goats as a way to become more self-sufficient in this time of uncertainty.
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May 21, 2020Newscast — Wednesday, May 20, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/20200520-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced yesterday that all Alaska businesses can open at full capacity starting Friday.
Fourth of July festivities won’t be happening in Douglas this year.
Details on a potential tragedy that was avoided in Kwethluk Saturday.
The first positive case of COVID-19 in Kotzebue on Tuesday.
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May 20, 2020Newscast — Tuesday, May 19, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/20200519-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The Juneau School District is looking to tough times ahead on top of ongoing challenges following several years of budget cuts.
Juneau voters will likely be casting their ballots on local issues in October by mail.
Sixteen of Juneau’s 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been traced to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
The state’s prosecutor in Sitka has been charged with assault and will face trial in September.
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May 19, 2020Newscast — Monday, May 18, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/20200518-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The Alaska Legislature reconvened today to work through Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan for spending federal CARES Act funds.
The U.S. Census is back after being put on hold for the coronavirus.
New positive cases of coronavirus in Alaska include a seafood industry worker and the 11th staff member at Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
Two bald eagle eggs are expected to hatch on the Kenai Eagle Cam between May 28 and June 2.
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May 16, 2020Newscast — Friday, May 15, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/20200515-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The Alaska Legislature is planning to reconvene on Monday to formally appropriate federal COVID-19 relief.
Alaska Seaplanes says it wants to buy PenAir and save the Southwest Alaska airline’s operating certificate.
In Juneau, a fire department employee just retired. That will likely leave his former supervisor to do all the work — alone.
Alaska Public Media’s Tegan Hanlon has stories from three couples who say they won’t let the coronavirus stop them from saying their vows.
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May 15, 2020Newscast — Thursday, May 14, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/20200514-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
City manager Rorie Watt is proposing to eliminate nine full-time, local government positions and temporarily closing Augustus Brown Pool to help with the budget deficit.
The Trump Administration is still on track to make a final decision this summer on a federal rule that prevents road building in the Tongass National Forest.
New research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks has led to a breakthrough in lake methane emissions research.
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May 13, 2020Newscast — Tuesday, May 12, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/05/20200512-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The Alaska Department of Health and Human Services reports two new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau.
Alaska Airlines and Grant Aviation will begin regular flights between Unalaska and Anchorage this weekend.
Public records show that officials knew about prior misconduct by an elementary school principal in Bethel .
Life for residents in Southeast Alaska has been dramatically altered by the Canadian border closure because of the pandemic.
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