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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January 09, 2025Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250108-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
After deadly fire, Juneau’s first responders say staff shortages put public at risk,
Juneau’s population is declining — and young people are leading the charge,
The Juneau Assembly voted to oppose a proposition that would limit Southeast Alaska hatchery production,
Juneau Assembly approves rezoning over 200 acres of city land for denser housing,
Petersburg is starting out the year nearly snow-less, even at high elevations
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12min
January 08, 2025Newscast – Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250107-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
After months in a stalemate, union employees at Juneau’s hospital have a contract,
Juneau Assembly OKs $3M loan for 60-unit apartment complex in Mendenhall Valley,
President Biden announced today that he is banning offshore oil and gas drilling in large swaths of federal waters, including one section off the coast of Alaska
Tongass Voices: Juneau actor Roblin Gray Davis on clowning around
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12min
January 07, 2025Newscast – Monday, Jan. 6, 2025
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In this newscast:
A Juneau resident died after a fire broke out in a home in the Mendenhall Valley over the weekend,
The U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery of an icebreaker,
Alaskans Christina Love and Josie Heyano served on the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and helped shape the council’s 2024 report,
The tribe representing one of the coastal communities on the Kuskokwim Delta that were hit by a string of storms became the second-ever in Alaska to receive a federal disaster declaration
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13min
January 04, 2025Newscast – Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
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In this newscast:
Applications for the 2025 PFD opened on New Year’s Day and will stay open until March 31,
Ketchikan has a new police chief,
A new report by a state child care task force proposes dozens of recommendations aimed at expanding child care options statewide,
A 21-year-old man went missing from Fairbanks in early December, and his loved ones are searching for answers
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13min
January 03, 2025Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025
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In this newscast:
Congress passed the American Relief Act of 2025, with millions of dollars directed to study possible ways to mitigate Juneau’s glacial outburst floods in the long term,
Juneau police name officers involved in fatal Christmas morning shooting,
Family and community members mourn the loss of Juneau resident killed by police on Christmas morning,
The Sitka Assembly is on notice that there’s another difficult year ahead for local schools,
Ketchikan Indian Community announced that it’s opened a new emergency warming shelter for unhoused tribal citizens
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12min
January 01, 2025Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/202412312024-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
A union representing nurses at Providence Alaska has filed three unfair labor practice charges against the hospital,
Tongass Voices: Juneau Animal Rescue on the joy of compiling the Alaska Pets Calendar,
This week, Anchorage will host the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park,
KTOO bids farewell to Weather and Climate Reporter Anna Canny
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13min
December 31, 2024Newscast – Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
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In this newscast:
The Anchorage Assembly has approved a roughly $20,000 contract to set up a warming area for unhoused residents,
Sitka is looking for public input on planning its energy future,
The cost of shipping goods is increasing next month, due to tariff surcharges at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage,
A reading teacher in Nenana received national recognition for excellence in education earlier this month
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December 27, 2024Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024
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In this newscast:
A Juneau woman died after she was shot and killed by a Juneau Police officer in the parking lot of the Mendenhall Valley Breeze In convenience store early Christmas morning.
The small Southeast Alaska town of Gustavus is hosting a food drive this weekend. And it’s getting a boost from the Juneau food bank. The drive is the first step in plans to open up a new, permanent food pantry – something the town doesn’t have yet. But organizers say it’s something Gustavus desperately needs.
Finding affordable housing in Anchorage is a challenge, and housing experts are looking for solutions. One idea is making it easier for people to live in multigenerational homes. That can help solve the housing shortage by increasing density- fitting more people into one lot of land. But there are other benefits too- like allowing residents to age in place.
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11min
December 25, 2024Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241224-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
A state commission issued a written decision late last week affirming its approval of the City of Hoonah’s request to form a borough.But, a dissenting report and a potential motion for reconsideration may put some hurdles in front of plans for residents to vote on the proposed borough this summer.
For this week’s episode of Tongass Voices Gigi Monroe discusses when first started Juneau Drag in 2014, and how quickly, the city embraced the art form. Now, its annual New Yearʼs Eve drag show will be the group’s 10th anniversary celebration and a time to reflect not only on the last year, but the decade of performances before it.
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to revisit the name of North America’s tallest peak. He wants it changed back from Denali to Mount McKinley.
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11min
December 24, 2024Newscast – Monday, Dec. 23, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241223-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Southeast Alaska’s Native-run health consortium is acquiring another privately owned healthcare facility in downtown Juneau. Southeast Medical Clinic will join SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, also called SEARHC, in April of next year.
A bill that would increase thousands of Alaskans’ Social Security benefits is headed for President Biden’s desk after passing the Senate early Saturday. The bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act, would repeal two provisions that cut benefits for people who spend part of their career working for employers who don’t participate in Social Security — including the state of Alaska and many local governments.
Southeast Alaska’s commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on February 17. As KFSK’s Olivia Rose reports, the Tanner crab population is on a slight decline, whereas golden king crab is seeing an overall harvest level increase.
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11min

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