KTOO News Update

In 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.…

In 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…

In 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…

In 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

In 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

In 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…

In this newscast: An Alaska Airlines plane featuring a design by Alaska Native artist Crystal Worl will make its inaugural flight from Anchorage to Juneau tomorrow; Congresswoman Mary Peltola and other House Democrats say they're worried the U.S. Supreme Court is about to weaken the Indian Child Welfare Act; Across Alaska, parents are struggling to find childcare and there are barriers for childcare providers who want to work in rural Alaska; Unalaska is one week into its annual community cleanup event and dozens of volunteers have already removed over 400 bags of trash; The Municipality of Anchorage's chief fiscal officer is resigning

In this newscast: The US Forest Service has extended its public comment period for a proposed expansion of the Hecla Greens Creek mine by two weeks, The State of Alaska is asking for a “partial stay” of a federal court order forcing the closure of commercial salmon trolling for king in Southeast Alaska this summer,…

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly voted down a motion to reconsider leasing the West Douglas Pioneer Road for e-bike tours; A new pilot study in Juneau will use a drone's-eye-view to help manage avalanche risk; A bill that would allow the state to keep people in psychiatric facilities against their will for up to two years passed the Senate; Nancy Burke has worked on housing and mental health issues in Alaska since 2002 and now she's taking what she's learned to Denver

In this newscast: Fishermen and researchers work to figure out why the Bering Sea snow crab population crashed A federal judge’s ruling threatens to shut down the king salmon troll fishery this summer