KTOO News Update

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KTOO News Update episodes

June 01, 2024Newscast – Friday, May 31, 2024
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In this newscast:
The City and Borough of Juneau has negotiated an official agreement with cruise lines that will put a limit on the number of daily passengers that come into Juneau in 2026,
The US Coast Guard shared their conclusions from a year long investigation into what caused the loss of a charter vessel in Sitka Sound and its five passengers
11 min
May 31, 2024Newscast – Thursday, May 30, 2024
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In this newscast:
Bartlett Regional Hospital is facing a multi-million dollar deficit and now hospital leaders are considering cutting some services to stop the bleeding,
A partnership between scientists and local hunters to monitor sea ice is helping Utqiagvik adapt to the lost of ice due to climate change
11 min
May 30, 2024Newscast – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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In this newscast:
Students studying environmental science at UAS will settle into a brand new building this fall,
An organization working to reduce the cost of trash disposal in Southeast Alaska has won a $500,000 grant to study where there are cheaper, more efficient ways to get rid of garbage,
Sixteen people from Wrangell and Petersburg are about to paddle north to Juneau for the bi-annual Celebration festival
11 min
May 29, 2024Newscast – Tuesday, May 28, 2024
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In this newscast:
Dozens of people had to scramble to find a way home from Haines this weekend when two sailings of the LeConte were canceled due to mechanical issues,
On Sunday, more than 300 seniors graduated from Juneau’s three high schools, and the last graduating class from Thunder Mountain High School,
Tongass Voices: Seth Williams on what it takes to be a karaoke host in Juneau
10 min
May 25, 2024Newscast – Friday, May 24, 2024
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In this newscast:
A group of paddlers from Kasaan prepare for a 10-day, over 250-mile journey to Juneau for Celebration in canoes they carved themselves, making stops in communities like Wrangell and Petersburg along the way.
Alaskans looking to invest in solar panels or other renewable energy infrastructure for their homes will likely have some new options in the next few years. The state is setting up a new so-called “green bank” that aims to help Alaskans keep their power costs down and speed the transition to renewable energy.
A Kotzebue police sergeant has resigned after making racist comments on social media.
11 min
May 24, 2024Newscast – Thursday, May 23, 2024
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In this newscast:
Members of Juneau’s Assembly decided to lower the city’s property tax rate next year,
Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola introduced two bills that aim to reduce the number of salmon that the pollock fleet catches by accident,
Leaders from Ketchikan’s Indigenous communities spoke passionately against inauthentic totem poles at a city council meeting
11 min
May 23, 2024 Newscast – Wednesday, May 22, 2024
In this newscast: One Juneau inventor hopes to tap into the power of the ocean with a small tidal generator that's poised to hit the market next year; Alaska's governor could soon sign a bill into law that would establish a task force to look into the economic crisis facing the state's seafood industry, but one legislator said leaders missed an opportunity to give tribes a greater voice; Suzanne LaFrance declared victory in Anchorage's mayoral race, a week after voting ended in the runoff election
11 min
May 22, 2024 Newscast – Tuesday, May 21, 2024
In this newscast: Security footage posted online shows Anchorage police killing an armed man last week, but a witness who owns the camera says her footage contradicts what officers say happened in the lead up to the shooting; The first Alaska woman has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences; The remote village of Golovin is the subject of a new documentary that shines a light on the unique hardships experienced living on the Western Alaska coast; A Homer man died Sunday morning after being attacked by a moose
11 min
May 20, 2024 Newscast – Monday, May 20, 2024
In this newscast: An electric pole in Ketchikan caught fire late last month and sent Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell into a blackout. The three grids - which are interconnected - went dark for a few hours. That smoldering electric pole was symptomatic of a much larger, decades-long issue facing Ketchikan Public Utilities; Tongass Voices: Kanik Corinne James on being uplifted by Indigenous women in the art world
11 min
May 18, 2024 Newscast – Friday, May 17, 2024
In this newscast: AKPM's Eric Stone reports on the dozens of bills passed as lawmakers concluded their work this legislative session; Injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska will now be able to access higher insurance reimbursements, thanks to a senate bill passed by lawmakers; A bill passed by the legislature addresses the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous People in the state.
11 min