KTOO News Update

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

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November 30, 2019Newscast – Friday, Nov. 29, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-29.mp3
In this newscast:
A newly formed committee charged with planning for Alaska’s redistricting process will hold its first meeting next week,
a boat adrift in Gastineau Channel prompts a little mystery,
Alaska Native cultural interpreters discuss the work of explaining their existence to cruise ship visitors,
the Anchorage Assembly approves studying a waste-to-energy incineration plant,
Skagway Brewing Company’s has harnessed carbon dioxide from making beer to fuel an aeroponic garden,
authorities arrest a Fairbanks man for allegedly using a backhoe to steal a truck, and
a bear is blamed for a pair of vehicle break-ins in Akhiok.
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November 29, 2019Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-28.mp3
In this newscast:
Proponents of a ballot initiative push Alaska election reforms while Republicans say its unconstitutional,
the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast another underwhelming year for pink salmon in Southeast Alaska,
a new federal report flags more problems with the F-35 fighter jets scheduled to come to Alaska, and
Oregon State University haul in the remains of a massive blue whale to reassemble its skeleton.
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November 28, 2019Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-27.mp3
In this newscast:
Recall Dunleavy lays out its legal arguments for its application to recall the governor,
retired ferry workers are concerned that tying up the ferry Malaspina indefinitely with minimal maintenance will lead to costly damage,
the Haines Economic Development Corp. estimates the borough will lose $3 million in visitor spending with Holland America canceling most of its summer cruise ship visits,
an Alaska pilot involved in a 2014 crash is convicted of obstruction for lying to federal transportation agencies,
Anchorage reflects and tallies expenses a year after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck, and
the Salvation Army begins its red kettle fundraising campaign with a new way to donate.
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November 27, 2019Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-26.mp3
In this newscast:
President Donald Trump signs an executive order creating a White House task force on missing and killed American Indians and Alaska Natives,
the administration of Gov. Mike Dunleavy settles a lawsuit that sought to declare the Alaska Hire law unconstitutional,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it may revise its timeline for a releasing its final environmental review on the proposed Pebble Mine,
oil company Hilcorp and one of its drilling contractors each paid more than $25,000 in penalties after a fatal North Slope work accident,
Ketchikan has gone from extreme drought conditions to abrupt dumps of rain triggering flood emergency responses,
Bethel’s Public Works Department building suffers millions of dollars in water damage,
Sealaska Heritage Institute announces three new children’s books including its first trilingual one, and
the Seattle City Council approves a 57-cent tax on Uber and Lyft rides.
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November 26, 2019Newscast – Monday, Nov. 25, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-25.mp3
In this newscast:
The U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on Alaska’s campaign contribution limit laws,
a lawyer suing over Alaska Permanent Fund dividend benefits for same-sex couples says about seven other denial cases had been identified,
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy defends how his administration spent federal grant money as members of Congress inquire about potential misuse,
far-north communities have found their ice cellars are no longer reliable due to climate change,
seven months of weekends in the new cabin at the Eaglecrest Ski Area get booked within hours of the reservation system opening,
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ nonprofit awards $5 million to an Anchorage nonprofit to house at least 300 homeless families, and
enrollment in ukelele classes surpasses guitar classes at an Anchorage high school.
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November 23, 2019Newscast – Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-22.mp3
In this newscast:
Washington partisanship gums up the Violence Against Women Act,
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announces a national plan to address missing and murdered indigenous people,
a lawsuit challenging the governor’s authority to name the location of the Legislature’s special session survives a request for dismissal,
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson tweets and deletes about a case involving a same-sex military spouse’s right to a Permanent Fund dividend,
the parents of two victims in Thursday’s fatal car crash suspect alcohol was a factor,
the Eldred Rock lighthouse is a step closer to opening to the public,
lack of ice forces the first-ever cancellation of a Christmas-themed ice sculpture park in North Pole, and
authorities bust a septuagenarian from Kodiak in the airport for being found with $400,000 in illegal drugs hidden in spoiled goat intestines.
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November 22, 2019Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-21.mp3
In this newscast:
Two teens are dead after a single-car crash near Cohen Drive,
the Alaska Municipal League puts the finishing touches on a plan to standardize sales tax collection for online retailers selling in Alaska,
the Bureau of Land Management announces it is taking public comment on potentially expanded drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and
the Alaska Marine Highway System says the ferry LeConte will be out of service until mid-May.
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November 21, 2019Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-20.mp3
In this newscast:
More than 100 people turn out for a transportation open house about accident-prone intersection near Juneau’s Fred Meyer,
Angoon copes as it continues to go without ferry service until mid-December,
ConocoPhillips announces plans to sell of a 25% stake in some of its North Slope assets,
an Alaska company opens the state’s largest solar farm,
whalers in Utqiagvik finally land their first bowhead whale of the season,
the publisher of the Skagway News says he wants to give the paper away to the right person,
a woman on trial for waving a gun in a bar gets charged with stealing the same gun from evidence, and
the National Weather Service puts out a special weather statement about heavy rain across Southeast Alaska.
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November 20, 2019Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/448newscast.mp3
In this newscast:
Many Sealaska Corp. shareholders would normally be spedning their dividends on shopping trips to larger communities if not for ferry schedule reductions,
state budget experts say Legislative Finance Director David Teal will be missed when he retires next month,
warming ocean water is leading to less sea ice forming in the Chuckchi Sea,
and back-to-back storms will hit the Northern Panhandle this week dumping up to four inches of rain on Juneau.
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November 19, 2019Newscast – Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/11/ktoo-update-2019-11-18.mp3
In this newscast:
Members of Congress inquire about why money usually used to prevent wildfires was given to the state of Alaska to work on the Roadless Rule,
the group Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share Act sues state officials over the language they used to describe the group’s ballot initiative,
Alaska Department of Revenue Commission Bruce Tangeman resigns a month before the governor must submit his budget proposal,
Gov. Mike Dunleavy selects hunting and fishing guide businessman Melvin Gillis to the Alaska House of Representatives,
Metlakatla adapts to drought and climate change,
researchers want to test Gustavus residents for PFAS contamination in their blood,
the ferry Tazlina gets put back into the mix to make up for unexpected winter service gaps in Southeast Alaska,
Anchorage sets weather records for most snowfall and highest temperature on the same day, and
a correction to several stories since Oct. 31 that mentioned the ferry LeConte and its estimated repair bill.
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