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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.
June 27, 2023Newscast – Monday, June 26, 2023In this newscast: In 2021, a powerful windstorm swept across Juneau, leaving some fallen trees that a Curious Juneau listener wanted to know about; Southeast Alaska trollers will now have a summer season for king salmon after all; Some Alaska lawmakers are holding out hope for a groundswell of support to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's line-item budget veto on public school funding...more11minPlay
June 23, 2023Newscast – Friday, June 23, 2023In this newscast: Two members of Juneau’s legislative delegation discuss the school funding veto and budget wins at a town hall meeting Staff and shelter users share their experience at Ketchikan’s only 24/7 emergency shelter Petersburg prepares for the arrival of the Hōkūle‘a...more11minPlay
June 23, 2023Newscast – Thursday, June 22, 2023In this newscast: The 50-year-old state ferry Columbia is out of service for at least a week due to maintenance issues A quarter of Petersburg’s Dungeness crabbing fleet is skipping the season because they expect low prices Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed funding for research on the chinook and chum salmon crisis in Western Alaska…...more11minPlay
June 22, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, June 21, 2023In this newscast: Last week, two Ukrainian refugees arrived in Juneau -- the third family to be sponsored by a group of local residents who have raised money and opened their homes to refugees; A podcast on Wrangell history has won a national award for its series on one of Alaska's deadliest shipwrecks; Miscommunication and an out-of-date navigational chart were both found to be factors when a Royal Caribbean cruise ship slammed into the dock at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal last summer...more11minPlay
June 21, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, June 20, 2023In this newscast: Ketchikan summer campers are spending time each week learning about Filipino culture; After a couple of setbacks, Youth Advocates of Sitka can now move forward with plans to create a residential treatment program for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness; Alaska could be getting more ticks as the climate warms...more11minPlay
June 17, 2023Newscast – Friday, June 16, 2023In this newscast: Short-term rental owners in Juneau voiced opposition to a proposed registration program this week; Sitka's Mt. Edgecumbe volcano is under closer scrutiny this summer, as research teams follow up on the earthquake "swarm" which occurred under the mountain in the spring of last year; The first place finishers in the Race to Alaska sailed into Ketchikan early Wednesday...more11minPlay
June 16, 2023Newscast – Thursday, June 15, 2023In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly has approved a city budget based on the lowest property tax rate in decades; Tribes across the nation and all across Alaska are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act; Staff from Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic in Homer came back from Soldotna Pride to vandalized pride flags at their facility...more11minPlay
June 15, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, June 14, 2023In this newscast: The Juneau Planning commission has voted to change the name of South Seward Street in downtown Juneau to Heritage Way. Heat pumps installers in Southeast Alaska struggle to keep up as demand grows. A team of researchers around Price of Wales Island are using an underwater robot powered by AI to look…...more11minPlay
June 14, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, June 13, 2023In this newscast: The Knik Tribe Chief Scientist has found very high levels of biotoxins in samples from muscles and clams in Southern Alaska,; The Port of Seattle shut down its cargo operations Saturday due to labor conflicts and the Port of Alaska says it could affect the state; A Sterling man survived a brown bear attack north of the Skilak Lake Road area this weekend...more11minPlay
June 13, 2023Newscast – Monday, June 12, 2023In this newscast: A thousand people gathered at Auke Bay in Juneau on Saturday to welcome the Hokule'a and her crew to Juneau. Now the crew is preparing to embark on a four-year journey around the world; Overdose deaths have been consistently rising in Alaska for the past several years, mostly due to illegal fentanyl; The Federal Subsistence Board unanimously opposed two special action requests that would dramatically limit the harvest for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd for communities in the herd's range...more11minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.