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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August 23, 2024Newscast – Thursday, August 22, 2024
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In this newscast:
Illegal student parking is on the rise near Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé,
Bartlett Regional Hospital’s nationwide search for a new CEO has narrowed down to three candidates,
The three members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation are calling for action from President Biden on transboundary mining in British Columbia,
Some lawmakers have tried, but all failed to pass a law to delegate the responsibility of making new specialty license plates to the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles – that is, until this year.
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11min
August 22, 2024Newscast – Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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In this newscast:
KTOO speaks with the new executive director of the Glory Hall, who’s looking forward to adding more units to its supportive housing program,
A coalition of Southeast Alaska tribes is asking for a pause on reopening a large gold and silver mine near the Canadian border
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11min
August 21, 2024Newscast – Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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In this newscast:
The Juneau Assembly unanimously passed an emergency resolution last night freeing up more than a million dollars of city funding for more flood response and recovery,
The purpose of Tuesday’s primary election is to narrow each field to four candidates, but few races have more than four to start with,
Tongass Voices: James Houck on the joy of pedaling people through Juneau
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11min
August 20, 2024Newscast – Monday, August 19, 2024
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In this newscast:
Gov. Dunleavy signed a bipartisan bill into law last week that puts more guardrails on how local governments assess the value of real estate,
A controversial 2023 court ruling ordering the closure of commercial trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska has been lifted,
The Metlakatla Indian Community is receiving $2 million of federal funding for its tribally owned salmon hatchery
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11min
August 17, 2024Newscast – Friday, Aug. 16, 2024
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In this newscast:
Dog sledding is an iconic piece of Alaska’s history — from its roots in Alaska Native culture to the Klondike Gold Rush to the Iditarod — it’s stood the test of time. And today, it’s taken on a new form to help it survive: excursions for the ever-booming cruise ship tourism industry.
Two Alaska State Troopers are being charged with assault for using unreasonable force while arresting a person in Kenai who they thought was someone else. That’s according to criminal charges filed Wednesday.
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11min
August 16, 2024Newscast – Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
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In this newscast:
It was the first day of school for students in the Juneau School District today. And, it’s also the first time students headed to the newly consolidated high school and middle school campuses.
An emergency day care center opens up in the former Floyd Dryden Middle School as residents continue to recover from the glacier outburst flood last week.
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11min
August 15, 2024Newscast – Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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In this newscast:
A newly permitted affordable housing project hopes to help fill gaps in Juneau’s housing,
Archivists with Sealaska Heritage Institute is cataloging lost and found from nearly two decades of Celebrations,
A renowned culture-bearer in Sitka passed away last month
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11min
August 14, 2024Newscast – Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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In this newscast:
Ten disabled Alaskans are suing the state, and the guardian the state appointed to take care of them, in a class-action lawsuit, alleging financial abuse and neglect,
Tongass Voices: Diosdado Valdez on finding family away from home
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11min
August 13, 2024Newscast – Monday, August 12, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240812-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The first day of school for the Juneau School District is just around the corner — classes kick off on Thursday. KTOO’s Clarise Larson sat down with Superintendent Frank Hauser to chat about the start of the new year with the consolidation plan in place, the stability of the district moving forward and what students can expect,
A Juneau stage was packed with artists on Saturday night. They were there to pay tribute to Steven Kissack, a local man who was shot and killed by law enforcement last month. Many on stage and in the crowd knew Kissack. He’d lived on the streets downtown for years
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11min
August 10, 2024Newscast – Friday, August 9, 2024
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In this newscast:
Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola joined D.C. lawmakers from 16 states in a legal brief backing a lawsuit to stop a massive, national grocery store merger,
In House District 40, covering the North Slope and the Northwest Arctic, the big issue is the incumbent’s vote this spring to sustain the governor’s veto of education funding,
Alaska used to have some of the strictest campaign spending laws in the country, but since 2021 the state has had no limits on individual donations, but a group is trying to restore some limits with a ballot initiative
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11min

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