KTOO News Update

In this newscast: Juneau’s director of engineering and public works has been named the new city manager Hundreds gathered to watch Juneau Drag’s first-ever appearance at the Southeast Alaska State Fair Alaska’s Congressional delegation has reintroduced legislation to add five Southeast communities to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Audubon Alaska, the U.S. Forest Service…

In this newscast: Alaska Native elder Frank Hughes in Kake shares his healing journey of making cedar bark roses. Bartlett Regional Hospital’s CEO and CFO have both resigned. J&J Deli and Asian Mart closed for good this week after 45 years in business.

In this newscast: Activist Deenaalee Chase Hodgdon is on a mission to connect Yukon families with the salmon that are disappearing from their water. A seafood donation program in Sitka is supplying sockeye to families on the Yukon and Chignik rivers.

In this newscast: Survivors can now track evidence kits used in their sexual assault cases through a new Alaska Department of Public Safety system The first opening in the summer king salmon troll fishery saw more chinook land than expected The state ferry board’s 20-year plan includes three new ferries in the next four years…

In this newscast: White Pass Yukon Route railway workers settle labor dispute; Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer is retiring

In this newscast: Juneau officials hosted an open house Wednesday to gather public opinion on what to do with Telephone Hill; A large mine is quietly preparing to start production in the Interior, while critics say federal and state agencies failed to properly review the overall impact of the mine

In this newscast: The Biden Administration has carved out 120 million dollars for tribal communities across the nation to adapt to climate change, but that money won’t go far in Alaska; Five days after fishermen in Bristol Bay protested the record low price for sockeye salmon, processors still haven’t budged. Many fishermen are considering selling their permits and boats. But for young members of the fleet the decision on whether to return next year is especially difficult

In this newscast: Eighteen candidates are running for local office in Juneau this year; KTOO answers why the Alaska Capitol building has a ground floor AND a first floor; How Juneau local Aidan Key's new book, "Trans Children in Today's Schools" came to fruition

In this newscast: The Mendenhall Glacier has already reached its capacity for commercial tours, and now tourists are taking the city bus instead; More than one hundred Bristol Bay fishing crews anchored their boats at the Naknek River entrance in protest on Thursday

In this newscast: The number of volunteer firefighters in Alaska has nearly halved since 2014, according to State Fire Marshal data; Almost half of Alaska's Head Start early learning programs are in danger of losing millions of dollars in federal funding due to underenrollment