KTOO News Update

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KTOO News Update episodes

October 10Newscast – Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
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In this newscast:
A man who barricaded himself with a knife in an office building in downtown Juneau voluntarily surrendered to Juneau Police today
A Juneau educator is helping Alaska Native kids and elders research family histories touched by colonial residential schools
Juneau wrapped up a record-breaking cruise ship tourism season this week
Alaska’s four candidates for governor debated about working across party lines at the Debate for the State on Thursday night
12 min
October 09Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026
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In this newscast:
Three candidates seeking to become Alaska’s next governor say they plan to make Juneau their home base if elected in next month’s general election.
A prominent shack on a derelict pier in downtown Juneau was torn down today.
Public comments closed Tuesday on a federal proposal to lift a roadbuilding ban in national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest.
A birding group in Sitka will spend Sunday mornings this winter strolling through the woods to see what bird species they can spot.
12 min
October 08Newscast: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026
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In this newscast:
The preliminary results for Juneau’s 2026 municipal election are in. They show that residents want to implement a new seasonal sales tax in Juneau next year and are split on two other tax-related propositions in the capital city.
The USS Ted Stevens arrived in downtown Juneau Wednesday. The 510-foot-long missile destroyer’s visit comes after its commissioning ceremony in Whittier on Saturday.
Controversial surveillance cameras that were designed to share data with law enforcement have recently sprung up in Anchorage this month. At least one there has already been cut down. And a map where people can report these cameras shows several in downtown Juneau.
October is Filipino American History Month – a time to reflect on the history of Filipinos in Alaska and across the country. It can also be very personal. KTOO’s Mike Lane visited with Kaye Roldan, head of the cultural committee for Filipino Community, Inc., about the month, her own family history and growing up in Juneau.
With a month left before Election Day, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has a big lead in fundraising. That’s according to campaign finance reports filed Monday that cover the period from Aug. 9 through Friday.
13 min
October 07Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026
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In this newscast:
Today is the last day to vote in Juneau’s municipal election,
A sixth Juneau man was detained by federal immigration authorities,
It’s anchors aweigh for Juneau’s cruise season. The last ship leaves tonight,
It’s municipal Election Day here in Juneau,
An investigation has commenced into a Haines group that advertised free gifts to anyone who votes in today’s municipal election,
Alaska is the most seismically active state, and the biggest of those earthquakes can cause dangerous tsunamis. The Alaska Earthquake Center launched an interactive map to help people in 66 coastal communities prepare for them
12 min
October 06Newscast – Monday, Oct. 5, 2026
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In this newscast:
Tomorrow is Juneau’s municipal Election Day and voters have until tomorrow night to cast their ballots,
A Juneau man whose remains were discovered inside a chest freezer in July died of natural causes, according to a Juneau Police Department release,
Voters in Juneau are deciding in this municipal election whether to approve paying a slightly higher sales tax during the tourism season,
The Trump Administration has reinterpreted language in the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss
12 min
October 03Newscast – Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
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In this newscast:
Two environmental conservation groups and a Southeast Alaska tribe have filed a motion to stop a timber sale that’s part of a logging project east of Ketchikan.
Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska’s races for governor and Congress.
The federal government announced its intent to rescind a key environmental conservation law that protects much of the Tongass National Forest.
Researchers at the University of Alaska Southeast are trying to detect toxic algal blooms that could hurt Alaska’s shellfish industry.
12 min
October 02Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
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In this newscast:
The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from Admiralty Island after his boat sank near Murder Cove
A secondary glacial outburst flood is underway in Juneau, but it’s unlikely to cause damage
Hundreds of Thousands of Alaskans are receiving Permanent Fund Dividends of $1,200 this week
Juneau musician Annie Bartholomew will compete in Pan-Arctic Vision Friday morning
The Chilkat Valley’s moose hunt ends next week, then ADF&G hopes to do a population survey
12 min
September 30Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026
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In this newscast:
Petro Marine Services plans to replace Juneau’s main fuel dock next year,
The Juneau School District began the year with nearly 100 fewer students than projected. As a result, some elementary schools have shuffled around teachers and students,
September is Suicide Awareness Month, but Juneau’s mental health support nonprofit hosts suicide awareness trainings for young people, parents, and community members
13 min
September 29News Update – Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
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In this newscast:
Women earn nearly 97% of what men earn in Juneau. That makes the gender wage gap here significantly smaller than in Alaska and the rest of the nation, according to data from the Juneau Economic Development Council,
A second bear attack in Haines in under a month has led to closers and concerns about safety,
The Sitka Assembly is pursuing a solution to help with Sitka’s housing crisis,
Tongass Voices: Double gold jiu-jitsu champion Becca Charbonneau of Juneau on consistency and community
12 min
September 26Newscast – Friday, Sept. 29, 2026
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In this newscast:
The deadline for incarcerated people to request a by-mail ballot for this year’s general election is fast approaching.
Proposition B in Juneau’s municipal election asks voters to reverse a tax cut passed last year.
The childcare strain on Bartlett Regional Hospital workers in Juneau may be slightly eased after a Juneau nonprofit received grant funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Tensions are growing among a small handful of luxury yacht operators in Southeast Alaska.
12 min