KTOO News Update

In this newscast:: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg focused on the ferry system during a stop at the Juneau Airport; Two California men have come forward to say that a youth group leader abused them on trips to Juneau's Echo Ranch Bible Camp when they were children; A tour bus in Ketchikan ended up in Ketchikan Creek after losing power and going over a guardrail

In this newscast: A few days after the glacial dam release flooded the Mendenhall River, a small group of scientists took a helicopter to the source, to find out why this year's flood was so devastating, and what that might mean for future floods in Juneau; The U. S. Department of Transportation is  sending Alaska more than $44 million to install fish-friendly culverts and other means to get migrating salmon to the other side of roads; A team of scientists wanted to answer some questions about a trove of footprints left along the middle section of the Yukon River earlier this month, and they came back with those answers

In this newscast: Middle and high schools in Anchorage now have access to new opioid curriculum; One Alaskan with roots in Hawaii jumped into action to help relief efforts for the devastating fires on Maui

In this newscast:  The state education department recently told the Juneau School District that it could no longer accept city funding outside the "cap" -- a limit on city funding set by the state, and this may be because of a law that saves the state millions in education spending; Hibernation scientists at University of Alaska Fairbanks are hosting a workshop in Fairbanks; A recent study found that warming water and the loss of Arctic seas ice are allowing humpback whales to migrate into the Chukchi Sea

In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued a permit to the proposed mine site, the Palmer Project; This summer, three different communities worked to revitalize a kind of boat the Aleutians haven't seen since the 1800s

In this newscast: The city's planning commission has approved Huna Totem Corporation's application to build a culture and science center, retail space and underground parking; Black cod could be a growing problem for salmon hatcheries across the state; Southeast is expected to have its first big storm of the season this weekend

In this newscast:  The US Forest Service is proposing a fee increase for the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory, from $10 to $50; This weekend, Trident Seafoods dropped the price for Alaska chum salmon by two-thirds and announced a plan to drop pink salmon prices; Alaska could be at risk of being one of the places that experiences extreme heat as record temperatures continue to be set globally.

In this newscast: After this weekend's record flooding of the Mendenhall River, Juneau city leaders issued a local emergency declaration Monday night; Juneau residents displaced by the flooding are being reunited with personal belongings they likely believed lost forever; A small team of researchers is on the Yukon River this month to learn more about an area where dinosaur footprints were discovered ten years ago

In this newscast: This years glacier outburst flood in Juneau was the worst by far, flooding Mendenhall River and eroding large sections of the riverbank; In recent years, traditional harvesters in Southeast Alaska say black seaweed is harder to find and doesn't taste right, and a new study by Sealaska Heritage Institute hopes to save the harvest

In this newscast: Last month may have been Earth's hottest July on record, and Alaska wasn't spared; A California man who was indicted last month on federal sexual abuse charges had a decades-long association with Juneau's Echo Ranch Bible Camp; A walrus calf was rescued from the North Slope this week and flown to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward