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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.
May 26, 2023Newscast – Thursday, May 25, 2023In this newscast: Juneau's greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by nearly 30% in the last decade, but now may be time to set a new goal; A timber company owned by Yakutat's village corporation has filed for bankruptcy after a bank sued the corporation over $13 million in outstanding debts; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has requested authorization for non-lethal harassment or disturbance of marine mammals as part of a deep-water port modification in Nome; After almost two months on the lam in Homer, Grubby the opossum is going to a new home at Anchorage's zoo....more11minPlay
May 25, 2023Newscast – Wednesday, May 24, 2023In this newscast: The new Alaska ferry, Hubbard, carried its first passengers on Tuesday; It's shaping up to be another devastating year for communities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, and Congresswoman Mary Peltola is hoping to reshape the Magnuson-Stevens Act to mitigate the risk to salmon; Teachers in the second-largest school district in Alaska have voted to authorize a strike...more11minPlay
May 24, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, May 23, 2023In this newscast: City officials say Juneau needs a new City Hall; And they're asking Juneau residents to consider alternatives to parking at the airport this summer as renovations make the lots harder to use; The Alaska Legislature passed a bill that would allow Alaska to sell carbon offsets...more11minPlay
May 23, 2023Newscast – Monday, May 22, 2023In this newscast: Residents at the Glory Hall, Juneau's shelter, are working hard to plant vegetables in their community garden; Two Indigenous stories came to life on stage at Ketchikan Charter School; Anchorage's legal department is working on an update of the city's policies for clearing unauthorized encampments...more11minPlay
May 20, 2023Newscast – Friday, May 19, 2023In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature struck a deal to finalize the state’s budget Thursday evening, on the first day of the special session. At their quarterly meeting leaders with the Alaska Federation of Natives said little to address the departure of two major Tribal entities that pulled out of the organization earlier this month.…...more11minPlay
May 19, 2023Newscast -Thursday, May 18, 2023In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly Finance Committee has voted to set this year’s mill rate, which determines how much property tax the city collects. First Lady Jill Biden visited Bethel yesterday, mainly to tout a telecommunications project funded with federal infrastructure money. For Representative Josiah Patkotak from Utqiagvik taking time during the legislative session…...more11minPlay
May 18, 2023Newscast – Thursday, May 8 2023In this newscast: A report published last month detailed a wide range of safety concerns at the Valdez Marine Terminal. With the school in Newtok shuttered, a community ravaged by climate change is now without an emergency evacuation center. Juneau has it’s first 70 degree day with a high of 73 at the Juneau International…...more11minPlay
May 17, 2023Newscast – Tuesday, May 16, 2023In this newscast: The Alaska Senate failed to pass a budget Tuesday, leaving a narrow window of time for a last-minute deal The public television program Alaska Weather, which reached viewers in remote parts of the state, is going off air New genetic analysis from an ancient human bone fragment upholds Lingít oral history...more11minPlay
May 16, 2023Newscast – Monday, May 15, 2023In this newscast: Breakup of the Yukon River causes serious flooding in the Interior Sitka trollers share what the shutdown of the king salmon troll fishery will mean for them ABC cancels the TV drama Alaska Daily, which highlighted missing and murdered Indigenous people...more11minPlay
May 13, 2023Newscast – Friday, May 12, 2023In this newscast: An Alaska Airlines plane featuring art by Crystal Worl lands in Juneau The Alaska House of Representatives passes a bill that would increase penalties for people who distribute fentanyl The federal government has agreed to buy millions of dollars worth of Alaska sockeye and ground fish products The Alaska Legislature passes a…...more10minPlay
FAQs about KTOO News Update:How many episodes does KTOO News Update have?The podcast currently has 1,844 episodes available.