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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February 26, 2020Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
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In this newscast:
Legislative leaders and Permanent Fund Corp. managers talk strategy to protect the fund,
a major Alaska public employees’ union alleges the state is improperly seeking to outsource IT jobs,
locals flag a huge increase in trash going to Juneau’s landfill from cruise ships last season,
the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska organizes a food and supplies drive Southeast communities cutoff from ferry service,
a bill in the Alaska Legislature would give lawmakers oversight of any sale, transfer or disposal of state ferries,
the National Park Service says it intends to open the entire Denali Park Road by early June, and
Donald Trump Jr. gets a permit to hunt a grizzly bear outside of Nome later this year.
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February 25, 2020Newscast – Monday, Feb. 24, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/02/20200224-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Juneau’s Foodland store was evacuated for a gas leak
Warm ocean temperatures are coming faster than scientists thought
House Republicans have voted to confirm Rep. Tammie Wilson’s replacement
Alaska’s geoduck clam fishery remains closed during coronavirus outbreak
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February 22, 2020Newscast – Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/02/20200221-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Signature gathering for the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy is about to begin.
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is getting closer to being updated.
REAL ID’s are a REAL hassle for rural Alaskans.
Ketchikan’s city council isn’t excited about the state’s plans to replace the Ocean Rangers.
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February 21, 2020Newcast – Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020
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In this newscast:
City and state officials warn of increasing avalanche risk in certain parts of Juneau,
Gov. Mike Dunleavy renews his position to pay out bigger permanent fund dividends to make up for past cuts,
the ferry Matanuska remains tied up in Juneau and may not resume service in early March as previously expected,
Chinese tourists are cancelling their winter Alaska travel plans because of the novel coronavirus,
four Americans with the virus are being transferred to a hospital in Spokane,
Alaska officials explore expanding DMV locations to rural Alaska to accommodate Real ID requirements, and
state and citizen scientists are readying for an Anchorage moose survey.
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February 20, 2020Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020
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In this newscast:
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses Real ID and impeachment proceedings while speaking to lawmakers at the capitol,
the group opposing the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy dropped it’s appeal yesterday,
private business owners try to keep up with the demand for grocery transport in light of the suspended ferry service,
and schools are also looking for alternative transportation to get students to activities in other communities.
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February 19, 2020Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
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In this newscast:
The organization opposing the recall campaign against Gov. Mike Dunleavy drops its legal appeal of the recall,
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says many of President Donald Trump’s policies have been good for Alaska but she won’t hesitate to call him out when she thinks he’s wrong,
emails from the Pebble Partnership show its efforts to lean on Gov. Mike Dunleavy for help last summer,
hundred gather for an Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration in Juneau,
Juneau’s Care-a-Van service gets a new name,
Alaska Native villages and other tribal entities in Alaska are getting $98 million in federal housing grants, and
Alaska regulators establish a new dipnet fishery on the Susitna River.
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February 18, 2020Newscast – Monday, Feb. 17, 2020
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In this newscast:
a House committee prepares to hear public testimony on a bill that would make Alaska more consistent about recognizing tribes,
the EPA says Alaska led the nation in 2018 for toxic chemical releases,
a major seafood processing plant getting put up for sale raises questions about King Cove’s future,
Bering Sea ice reaches its normal extent, and
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race volunteers begin prepping for the race.
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February 15, 2020Newscast — Friday, February 14, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/02/20200214-news-update.mp3
In this newscast:
The Alaska Supreme Court allows the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy to move forward,
the lapse in ferry service is creating transportation issues for seniors and those with mobility issues,
and a group of boys who survived getting lost in a storm earlier this month in Northwest Alaska were chasing a fox.
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February 14, 2020Newscast — Thursday, February 13, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/02/20200213-news-update.mp3
In this news update:
Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks about work being done on the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women,
Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger assures Alaskans that the courts will continue to operate independently,
details about Gov. Dunleavy’s proposal to institute a state lottery,
Petersburg prepares to celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich and the 1945 Anti-Discrimination Act this weekend,
and Yukon Energy discusses plans for renewable energy and cruise ships in the coming years.
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February 13, 2020Newscast — Wednesday, February 12, 2020
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2020/02/20200212-news-update.mp3
In this newscast:
The U.S. Mint releases a $1 coin commemorating Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich,
no major proposals to close the state’s budget gap have come up so far the Legislative Session,
a case before the Alaska Supreme Court once again examines state retirement plans,
and Gov. Dunleavy proposes a lottery to help generate state funding.
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