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The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.... more
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.
March 29, 2024Newscast – Thursday, March 28, 2024In this newscast: This week is Alaska's tsunami preparedness week and one kind of tsunami might become more common because of human-caused climate change, and experts say we are not prepared for it; Sleetmute's school is at risk of collapse and the community is worried that could mean the end of the Upper Kuskokwim River village as well...more11minPlay
March 28, 2024Newscast – Wednesday, March 27, 2024In this newscast: Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has reported a spill of more than 100,000 gallons of mine waste that happened back in January; This month, the Biden administration approved a disaster declaration to Wrangell's tribal government. This is the first such declaration for an Alaska tribe; Researchers at NOAA are refining a method to collect data about what fish were present in an area up to two days after those fish have moved on...more11minPlay
March 27, 2024Newscast – Tuesday, March 26, 2024In this newscast: Monday, Juneau celebrated the Hindu holiday Holi in the streets with Bollywood dancing and throwing colors in the air; A Ketchikan-raised master weaver is helping to create a pipeline of weaving teachers through a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in Sitka; The Alaska House of Representatives took a step towards raising the state's age of consent from 16 to 18 years old...more11minPlay
March 26, 2024Newscast – Monday, March 25, 2024In this newscast: Alaska author Lily Tuzroyluke was recognized as one of USA Today's women of the year earlier this month; Tongass Voices: Producer for dozens of artists around Southeast Alaska, Joshua Laboca, and his 9-year-old daughter Harmony also produce their own music together...more11minPlay
March 23, 2024Newscast – Friday, March 22, 2024In this newscast: How much money Alaska’s public schools will get from the state is up in the air. That’s after lawmakers fell one vote short of overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a funding boost and reform package; A regional working group in Southeast Alaska wants to create a landslide warning system - a tool that will monitor the region’s hazardous weather and warn residents of potential risks of slides. Sitka already has a system, but the new working group is brainstorming ways to serve even Southeast’s smaller communities...more11minPlay
March 22, 2024Newscast – Thursday, March 21, 2024In this newscast: Alaska has submitted a first-of-its-kind plan to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to the federal government; Curious Juneau: donating to thrift stores can be a challenge in Juneau. Anna Canny looks into why....more11minPlay
March 20, 2024Newscast – Wednesday, March 20, 2024In this newscast: The 75th annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is underway this week, with more than 500 people from across Southeast Alaska playing or spectating nearly 50 games; It's more and more difficult for Alaska prisoners to win discretionary parole, and advocates and parolees went to the state Capitol to make the case that the parole board is considering the wrong factors...more11minPlay
March 20, 2024Newscast – Tuesday, March 19, 2024In this newscast: Around 100 people faced the Alaska State Capitol last night chanting in support of a ceasefire in Gaza and in opposition of Gov. Dunleavy's proposed bill that would crack down on unpermitted street protests; The Alaska Legislature voted Monday to sustain Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bipartisan education bill that would have significantly increased funding for public schools; In Ketchikan, the borough assembly members are considering changing the name of two of their schools. The history behind one of the school's names is tied to a mysterious and controversial figure from the gold rush days...more11minPlay
March 19, 2024Newscast – Monday, March 18, 2024In this newscast: A technology that typically listens for volcanic eruptions and nuclear explosions will now be used to keep track of avalanches in Juneau; Tongass Voices: Nimmy Philips came to Juneau as an engineer, but 3 years ago, she decided to buy a restaurant. Now she applies her engineer's precision to her recipes...more11minPlay
March 16, 2024Newscast – Friday, March 15, 2024In this newscast: The Juneau school board unanimously approved a budget for the next school year, which relies on school closures and staff reductions to address a nearly $10 million budget deficit. Juneau Animal Rescue is rehoming 16 tarantulas, a ball python and a pair of bearded dragons. KCAW reporter Katherine Rose visits an early-morning…...more11minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.