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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July 09, 2019Newscast – Monday, July 8, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/07/ktoo-update-2019-07-08.mp3
In this newscast:
The Alaska Legislature’s second special starts up split between Juneau and Wasilla,
About 50 protesters take to the highway near Wasilla for full permanent fund dividends while about 750 turnout in Juneau calling for budget veto overrides,
Juneau city officials declare an emergency due to unhealthy air,
researchers study DNA in indigenous Hoonah residents and descendants for possible genetic impacts of historical traumas,
a small plane crashes near the Seldovia airport with no injuries, and
researchers confirm a newborn orca calf that’s part of an endangered pod is female.
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July 04, 2019Newscast – Wednesday, July 3, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/07/448newscast.mp3
In this newscast:
Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes include a $250,000 cut in funding for Alaska’s Civil Air Patrol,
community campuses will also take a hit from funding cuts to the University of Alaska system,
a “Men’s Gathering” in Juneau brought together men from across the state hoping to address violence.
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July 03, 2019Newscast – Tuesday, July 2, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/07/ktoo-update-2019-07-02.mp3
In this newscast:
The EPA criticizes the Army Corps of Engineers’ draft report on the Pebble Mine,
Independent Al Gross files to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan,
fire crews make progress containing the Shovel Creek wildfire near Fairbanks,
an investigation is underway after a Sand Point woman dies in corrections custody,
a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblyman suggests doing away with invocations to do away with the invocation controversy,
Juneau’s Fourth of July fireworks show is still on despite the state fire marshal’s fireworks ban, and
St. Paul islanders celebrate the death of a rogue rat that could have devastated local seabird populations.
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July 02, 2019Newscast – Monday, July 1, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/07/ktoo-update-2019-07-01.mp3
In this newscast:
Pro-ANWR development voices of Kaktovik say they get drowned out of the Arctic drilling debate,
the New JACC Partnership seeks $7.5 million from the City and Borough of Juneau for a new performing arts center,
the Alaska Marine Highway System extends the ferry Columbia’s service into October,
a Juneau man hospitalized after being stabbed has died,
a former Dunleavy cabinet deputy defends a business loan obtained through a state agency, and
the Iditarod Trail Committee has a new CEO.
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June 29, 2019Newscast – Friday, June 28, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/06/ktoo-update-20190628.mp3
In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashes hundreds of millions in state spending with line-item vetoes,
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen calls the cut devastating and irrational,
stakeholders react to the vetoing of the on-board cruise ship environmental monitoring program,
a Wrangell senior citizen and senior center operator describe what they’ll lose with the elimination of the state’s senior benefits program,
Juneau’s lawmakers offer their reaction to the vetoes,
city officials outline local impacts of the vetoes, and
the state fire marshal bans the use and sale of fireworks due across much of Alaska due to fire danger.
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June 28, 2019Newscast – Thursday, June 27, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/06/ktoo-update-20190627.mp3
In this newscast:
Another floatplane crashes in Ketchikan,
Juneau city contractors discover PFOS chemicals near the Hagevig Fire Training Center,
a dozen tribal and village police officers graduate in Bethel, and
AIDEA is creating a $10 million loan program to make Ketchikan’s shipyard more competitive.
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June 27, 2019Newscast – Wednesday, June 26, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/06/ktoo-update-20190626.mp3
In this newscast:
Alaska’s attorney general and the Legislature’s top lawyer tee up a constitutional powers debate over special session locations,
Juneau’s Willoughby District gets renamed the Aak’w Village District,
the EPA reconsiders an Obama-era proposal to block the proposed Pebble Mine, and
a UAF professor warns Congress about data security concerns in Chinese-made tech dominating commercial drone market.
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June 26, 2019Newscast – Tuesday, June 25, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/06/ktoo-update-2019-06-25.mp3
In this newscast:
Alaskans weigh in on the Pebble mine as the public comment deadline approaches for its Army Corps of Engineers permit,
state lawmakers grant themselves back pay in conflict with the intent of a law that tried to bar it for failing to timely pass an operating budget, and
Juneau teens hold the first youth Pride party as part of Pride Week.
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June 25, 2019Newscast – Monday, June 24, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/06/ktoo-update-20190624.mp3
In this newscast:
Legislative leaders defy Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s special session call to Wasilla in favor of Juneau,
the Alaska Marine Highway System plans to tie up the ferry Columbia this winter to save money,
a video posted to Facebook of the cruise ship Eurodam closely passing a pod of humpback whales near Juneau triggers a NOAA investigation,
the Tlingit and Muckleshoot voice actress behind the title character in “Molly of Denali” answers questions at the show’s world premiere,
the Peninsula Oilers summer collegiate baseball team is in jeopardy due to declining revenue,
Taku River levels are rising from a glacial dam release.
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June 22, 2019Newscast – Friday, June 21, 2019
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2019/06/ktoo-update-20190621.mp3
In this newscast:
The Legislative Affairs Agency provides cost estimates for the July special session,
lawmakers authorize a lawsuit against the Dunleavy administration over education funding,
the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority proposes short-term financing to incentivize work at Ketchikan’s shipyard,
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski remains noncommittal about her stance on Pebble Mine, and
increasingly bad Arctic ice conditions are hamstringing polar bear researchers.
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