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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.
October 18, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, October 17, 2023In this newscast: Juneau’s Mill Campground closed Monday. It’s a space where unhoused people can camp in the warmer months for free. Once it closes for the season, the city typically opens a cold weather emergency shelter; A year after Typhoon Merbok’s flood waters have receded, people living in some of the hardest hit communities still haven’t been able to fully return to the subsistence lifestyle they rely on; The Anchorage Assembly on Thursday approved the opening of a new, temporary homeless shelter for the winter...more11minPlay
October 17, 2023Newscast – Monday, October 16, 2023In this newscast:This summer, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed a direct hire agreement with the Alaska Native Science and Engineering program, or ANSELast year, the remnants of Typhoon Merbok slammed into Western Alaska. In Hooper Bay, the storm claimed one of the community’s last defenses: a long row of sand dunes that protect the village from the frigid, fierce waves of the Bering Sea;...more11minPlay
October 14, 2023Newscast – Friday, Oct. 13, 2023In this newscast: Designers unveiled four possible development options for Juneau’s Telephone Hill neighborhood, but at a community meeting on Wednesday night, many called for the city to consider a “no build” option instead. Typhoon Merbok ravaged sand dunes along Hooper Bay last year. Community members say those dunes hold their history....more11minPlay
October 13, 2023Newscast – Oct. 12, 2023In this newscast: Juneau's emergency cold weather shelter will likely be at a city-owned warehouse in Thane; Gov. Mike Dunleavy is a replacement for the legislative seat vacated by Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak; The cast and crew of a reality television show will start filming this weekend in a popular hunting spot near Petersburg...more11minPlay
October 12, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023In this newscast: At a water blessing ceremony on Klehini River, Klukwan residents speak out against the proposed Palmer mine. FEMA under civil rights investigation after sending ‘unintelligible’ Merbok relief info to Alaska Native communities....more11minPlay
October 10, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023In this newscast: The Presbyterian Church begins giving reparations to Juneau's Alaska Native community, more than 60 years after the closure of Rev. Walter Soboleff's church; Alaska Native students in Anchorage celebrate Indigenous People's Day with dance performances and Native Youth Olympics events; Bethel organizations put on a day of activities for the holiday...more11minPlay
October 07, 2023Newscast – Friday, Oct. 6, 2023In this newscast: The collapse of salmon on the Yukon River means some young people may miss out on Alaska Native traditions. The Facebook page “Inupiaq Word of the Day” works to revitalize the language....more10minPlay
October 06, 2023Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023In this newscast: Sealaska Heritage Institute recently erected storyboards next to each of the 12 totem poles that went up along Juneau's waterfront this year; False information circulated on social media last weekend about the Alaska Marine Highway's route to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, causing panic; Alaska Seaplanes announced yesterday that it will close its Petersburg and Wrangell locations...more11minPlay
October 05, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023In this newscast: Scammers are targeting Juneau homeowners as they deal with property damage from August’s record glacial outburst flood; Wild king salmon stocks are in decline all over the North Pacific Ocean and Alaska. Some regions outside of Alaska attempt to conserve the fish by limiting sport fishermen to hatchery-only kings; Escaping postponement due to the threat of last week’s pending government shutdown, Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week is here...more11minPlay
September 23, 2023Newscast – Friday, Sept. 22, 2023In this newscast: One of the finalist for Juneau police chief led an investigation last year that targeted two school administrators who stored explicit photos of a minor as evidence in a sexting investigation; Wetland-heavy communities are wondering whether U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the gap of the Clean Water Act will clear an easier path to development...more11minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.