KTOO News Update

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KTOO News Update episodes

September 11Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
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In this newscast:
Black bears feasted at Juneau’s dump all summer after the company that owns it took down a portion of the wildlife fence for construction.
A Lingít opera, nearly a decade in the making, is debuting in Juneau this Friday.
More young people in Alaska died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade.
A University of Alaska Southeast student used music to present data collected from a watershed in Juneau.
12 min
September 10Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026
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In this newscast:
The union representing support staff at the Juneau School District is scheduled to go to trial in February.
The Skagway ferry terminal is on track to reopen on Thursday, nearly a month after state ferry service to the popular tourist destination stopped abruptly in mid-August.
The Arctic Report Card has found a new group of supporters.
Joel Jackson, longtime Haida and Lingít advocate and president of the Organized Village of Kake, died in August at age 70.
12 min
September 09Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 8. 2026
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In this newscast:
Alaska’s criminal appeals court has thrown out an indictment of a Whittier woman born in American Samoa who state prosecutors accused of felony voter misconduct three years ago,
Republican Treg Taylor is back in Alaska’s race for governor,
A new tribally-led housing complex in Ketchikan will begin welcoming tenants this month,
Tongass Voices: Ed Littlefield on composing a Lingit opera
13 min
September 05Newscast – Friday, Sept. 4, 2026
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In this newscast:
The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to have city auditors study how members have used their individual spending accounts. Each Assembly member has an annual budget of $24,000 to spend on things like travel, supplies and legislative aides. The study will examine spending going back to 2023 by current Assembly members as well as three who ended their terms earlier this year.
A new mountain bike park opened in Juneau late last month. At the same time, public outcry over electric motorcycles endangering riders and chopping up trails got the attention of city leaders, who are now considering regulations.
The municipal election is approaching. Eight candidates are running for three Assembly seats, and three candidates are running for two School Board seats. KTOO’s Mike Lane spoke with Deputy Municipal Clerk Andi Hirsh to better understand the local election process, what’s going to be on the ballot, and important dates in September and October to keep in mind.
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September 04Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260903-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Wrangell residents gather to hear presentations about earthquake, tsunami and landslide hazards
After a Himalayan glacier collapse killed hundreds, scientists who study glacier hazards in Alaska say it could look different here
Juneau residents celebrate the life and legacy of Dolly Parton with a commemorative march
12 min
September 03Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260902-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Sealaska Heritage Institute’s artist residency program expanded to Sitka this year with a New Mexico-based artist.
A fungal outbreak is spreading among spruce trees in the Tongass National Forest this summer.
A candlelight vigil for the loss of two 16-year-olds who died in Juneau earlier this week brought together more than 150 mourners Tuesday.
The Juneau School District and community organizations are offering additional support and resources following the death of two teenagers reported Monday evening.
12 min
September 02Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260901-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Two teenagers in Juneau who were reported missing yesterday morning were found dead.
The Juneau Assembly voted last night to delay a decision on whether to codify Juneau’s voluntary five-large-cruise-ship limit into local law.
Juneau city leaders posed some major questions about glacial outburst flood funding – including possible flood taxes – at an Assembly committee meeting on Monday night.
The Douglas Indian Association on Saturday celebrated the opening of its newly built learning center.
12 min
September 01Newscast – Monday, August 31, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260831-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Juneau Police are asking for help finding two teens in Juneau who went missing this morning and may have access to a firearm,
The University of Alaska Southeast has more than doubled the number of states nonresident students are coming from,
Tongass Voices: Vera Starbard on writing a Lingit Opera,
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has asked the local planning commission to take formal action on a subdivision request made by the regional tribal government
12 min
August 29Newscast – Friday, Aug. 28, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260828-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
One man’s mission to go to every National Park site across the country brought him to Southeast Alaska
Former Juneau school principal sentenced to 60 days in prison after physically assaulting a student
Alaska to receive up to $23 million from Meta in landmark child consumer protection settlement
Petersburg hosts first ever “bio blitz” to identify invasive species
12 min
August 28Newscast – Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260827-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is touring Alaska this week
Four people died in a plan crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia on Wednesday
A group of Juneau volunteers has been restoring cemeteries on Douglas Island for five years
State and federal officials are investigating a large oily sheen on the west side of Cook Inlet
12 min