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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.
September 22, 2023Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023In this newscast: The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for areas around Jordan Creek, Montana Creek and Auke Lake; Áak'w Rock, an event billed as the only Indigenous music festival in the country, begins today; A team of scientists at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks just released its first "berry booklet"; A proxy moose hunt program in Bethel means those two are elderly or disabled don't have to sit out the moose harvest...more11minPlay
September 20, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is considering repealing hazard maps and development restrictions that have been in place since the 1980s; For three years, volunteers have been restoring cemeteries on Douglas Island, and now they're questioning whose job it is to maintain these sites; A proposal to dramatically relax Anchorage's rules for where different types of housing can and can't be built has been rewritten...more11minPlay
September 20, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023In this newscast: The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska held a forum for Juneau Assembly candidates on Friday; Six weeks after an unprecedented glacial outburst flood tore through Juneau. Now, most of those homeowners are still in limbo; The decision by the Biden administration to cancel oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was examined in a U.S. House hearing today...more11minPlay
September 19, 2023Newscast – Monday, September 18, 2023In this newscast: Ballots for Juneau's Oct. 3 municipal election have been sent to registered voters; A group of Sitkans is calling for a cap on the number of cruise passengers next year; New vaccines for COVID and RSV for infants are available in Alaska...more10minPlay
September 16, 2023Newscast – Friday, Sept. 15, 2023In this newscast: The fish were there but the market wasn’t during Southeast Alaska’s chum and pink runs Immigrants from five countries became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Juneau this week A Petersburg quilting group builds community across generations...more11minPlay
September 14, 2023Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023In this newscast: Grants from the Alaska Mental Health Trust will help Juneau’s hospital launch mental health crisis services and Housing First expand its permanent supportive housing The Ketchikan City Council voted to cut hours at the town’s only 24/7 emergency shelter due to safety concerns from neighbors After Tuesday’s fatal plane crash, Eugene “Buzzy”…...more11minPlay
September 14, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023In this newscast: The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch ahead of incoming rainstorms. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola died in a plane crash Wednesday morning. A new art show by Anchorage artist John Coe seeks to raise awareness about screenings for colon cancer. The Anchorage Assembly has voted to put…...more10minPlay
September 13, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023In this newscast: The pilot of a small plane was seriously injured yesterday after crashing near Excursion Inlet. Pinball tournaments are a new thing in Alaska, and Juneau already has a few rising stars. Garbage experts in Petersburg are seeking solutions to deal with the rising cost of waste disposal. A new e-waste initiative is…...more11minPlay
September 12, 2023Newscast – Monday, Sept. 11, 2023In this newscast: The congregation of a church that ran Juneau’s emergency cold weather shelter last year has declined to host it again this winter; Catholic Social Services in Anchorage teaches refugees how to navigate the U.S. healthcare system; The City of Hoonah is distributing bear-resistant trash bins to residents...more11minPlay
September 09, 2023Newscast – Friday, Sept. 8, 2023In this newscast: Candidates for the Juneau Assembly and school board shared their views on education funding, staff retention, and whether to build a new city hall; A new study suggests that booming hatchery populations could increase risk of salmon suffocation in rivers and streams across Southeast Alaska; Celebrated climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell submitted Devil's Thump in August, with the help of a local climber in Petersburg...more11minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.