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 03, 2025Newscast – Wednesday, July 2, 2025
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In this newscast:
Search and rescue responder are actively searching for a cruise ship passenger in Juneau who has not been seen since leaving for a hike yesterday morning,
A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay on Saturday,
Property tax bills are starting to arrive in Juneau residents’ mailboxes this week,
Juneau officials are updating the local hazard mitigation plan to make the city eligible for federal disaster funding,
The Juneau School District will end its after-school child care program, due to staffing challenges,
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling lawmakers back to Juneau for a special session next month
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12min
July 02, 2025Newscast – Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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In this newscast:
A man originally charged with the 2022 murder of a Juneau woman is being released from prison,
Two proposed ballot initiatives received enough public support to appear in Juneau’s municipal election this fall,
A woman died in a van in the parking lot of a Juneau grocery store two years ago. Her death was ruled an accident, but her family still has questions,
Non-teaching staff across the University of Alaska system are working to form a union
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12min
July 01, 2025Newscast – Monday, June 30, 2025
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In this newscast:
Proposed public land sales in Alaska are no longer included in the Republican budget bill that is making its way through the Senate this week.
A glacial outburst flood is underway on the Taku River.
Juneau’s municipal clerk Beth McEwen talks about what she’s learned over the years as she heads into retirement.
A former orphanage 50 miles north of Nome is now a place to gather and camp.
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12min
June 28, 2025Newscast – Friday, June 27, 2025
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In this newscast:
The fate of Juneau School District’s universal free breakfast program remains uncertain after the Board of Education delayed a decision yesterday,
Huna Totem Corporation shareholders adopted open enrollment last week at the village corporation’s annual meeting,
Dozens of Juneau residents gathered outside Senator Dan Sullivan’s office today to implore him to consider Alaskan’s reliance on Medicaid,
Some key Alaska state legislators are pushing back on the Republican budget package known as the “big, beautiful bill,”
Subsistence hunting isn’t rare in western Alaska, but one recent catch is stirring excitement in Nome
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13min
June 27, 2025Newscast: Thursday, June 26, 2025
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In this newscast:
The City and Borough of Juneau has a new emergency manager.
A mandate to sell millions of acres of Public Land was struck from the Republican budget reconciliation bill that’s moving through the U.S. Senate this week, but some parcels of land might make it back into the bill.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers Wednesday he had vetoed a bill that would have sharply limited payday loans in Alaska.
A Haines guide died on Sunday during a non-work-related rafting trip on the Blanchard and Tatshenshini Rivers.
A ballot measure that increases the minimum wage in Alaska and requires sick leave goes into effect next week, but a pause on new regulations leaves business leaders without a clear outline of the rules to follow.
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12min
June 26, 2025Newscast – Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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In this newscast:
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has opened the public comment period for a proposed regulation change that redefines what counts as a local contribution for school districts,
A cargo ship carrying thousands of vehicles that caught fire off of the Western Aleutians sank Monday amid salvage operations in the North Pacific Ocean,
Skagway officials agreed to send a response protesting the plan to build a ferry terminal north of Juneau’s current terminal,
A Klukwan mother and son travelled to Washington D.C. to protest a federal bill that would likely include cuts to Medicaid,
A proposed ordinance to criminalize camping in Anchorage’s public spaces brought a huge crowd to the city’s Assembly meeting
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12min
June 25, 2025Newscast – Tuesday, June 24, 2025
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In this newscast:
The Coalition for Education Equity is preparing to sue the state over what it says is inadequate funding for public schools in Alaska,
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to rescind the Roadless Rule yesterday,
Tongass Voices: Olga Sofia Lijó Seráns on a Juneau bookstore’s 50-year legacy,
A new federal report says the group overseeing the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System needs to update its operations
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13min
June 24, 2025Newscast – Monday, June 23, 2025
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In this newscast:
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees federal fisheries off Alaska’s coast, is scaling back operations due to federal funding uncertainties.
A man died after falling roughly 150 near Salmon Creek Dam in Juneau on Saturday.
Record breaking rainfall caused the water supply for the blind Slough Hydroelectric Plant near Petersburg to spill over.
Attorneys allege the Alaska Department of Corrections is violating federal standards while holding dozens of immigration detainees.
The community of Kwethluk burst with activity as Orthodox pilgrims from across the world honored the first-ever Yup’ik saint.
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12min
June 21, 2025Newscast – Friday, June 20, 2025
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In this newscast:
The Juneau Independent, a new web-based newsroom in Juneau, launched today with a mission to offer a newspaper that is locally owned and operated.
A Juneau court declared a woman who has been missing for six years legally dead Tuesday, at the request of her family. The woman’s case was never solved. They sought the death declaration in the hopes of getting a chance to ask police about their investigation in front of an official audience, but that didn’t happen.
Invasive species are everywhere… but the folks who dedicate their lives to battling them believe they can win, especially in Alaska. Last week was Alaska’s invasive species awareness week.
More than 900 cyclists are set to participate this weekend in an annual cross-border race that starts in Canada and ends in Haines.
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13min
June 19, 2025Newscast – Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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In this newscast:
A man was arrested twice in Juneau last month for fraud, theft and attempted escape.
The City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska released a draft risk assessment for the capital city on Tuesday.
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly on Monday approved limiting the town’s senior sales tax exemption to just low-income seniors. But before any change can be made official, the townspeople will have the final say.
For a few weeks in February, Safety Roadhouse hosts Iditarod mushers making their way to Nome. The roadhouse is closed until May, when it takes on a new life as a summer hangout spot – steeped in Iditarod history.
The field of candidates for Alaska governor grew to four last week. That’s after Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries filed a letter of intent saying she’s considering a run for governor.
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13min

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