KTOO News Update

In this newscast: For Curious Juneau, the story behind the 19 ½ mph speed limit sign at the Juneau International Airport.  Cool April temperatures have delayed planting for Alaska farmers, which could mean below-average harvest for the third year in a row. A citizen science program with University of Alaska Fairbanks will help to monitor…

In this newscast: A Metlakatla woman allegedly killed her 3-year-old son and her adult brother by driving into them Experts testify in a trial to determine if it is constitutional to display traditional tribal values in Ketchikan schools A bill that would repeal ranked choice voting draws public opposition The Legislature appears to be heading…

In this newscast: The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will soon offer bingo at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau; Annie Bartholomew's new album "Sisters of White Chapel" will be released this spring; The Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship launched last year to bring together young people interested in climate advocacy, economic development and Indigenous rights

In this newscast: The Greens Creek silver mine on Admiralty Island is looking to expand; The Sullivan Arena in Anchorage is no longer Alaska's biggest homeless shelter, after capacity was slashed Monday; The Alaska Supreme Court confirmed that the Division of Elections made the right call to not replace Al Gross in the election to replace the late Representative Don Young

In this newscast: A trial is set to start tomorrow in Ketchikan to determine if the posting of a traditional Southeast Native value in public schools violates the First Amendment; Alaska State Troopers and other state public safety officials will soon begin wearing body cameras; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reconsider the Pebble company's permit proposal to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay; Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola is losing her chief of staff

In this newscast: Mark Cook Jr., 27, was the third person to die in Alaska Department of Corrections custody this year; The City and Borough of Juneau owns Telephone Hill and may develop it for housing, but it's unclear what the future holds for its current residents

In this newscast: Alaska Native language experts shared their personal stories at the State Capitol Friday; An Alaska Senate bill aims to temporarily close Area M, a fishery off the Alaska Peninsula and Eastern Aleutian islands; The spring election in Anchorage was the lowest voter turnout since the city moved to by-mail voting, but it's still higher than in the years before the change

In this newscast: An updated gondola agreement between Juneau and Goldbelt; the Not Invisible Commission meets in Anchorage; Alaska seriously considers broad-based taxes; Alaska Senate proposes a boost to per student funding

In this newscast: Sitka celebrated its fourth annual Yaaw Koo.eex' or Herring Ceremony last Saturday; The Sitka School Board has gone out on a limb in passing a budget for next year; Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and the Assembly want to start moving dozens of people who are homeless into the former Golden Lion Hotel starting in a few weeks

In this newscast: The Chilkat has been nominated by an environmental nonprofit as one of ten most endangered rivers in the country; The Bristol Bay Native Corporation wants to bolster its cultural heritage program with a focus on language revitalization; Denali National Park will be radio collaring grizzly bears this spring as part of a project to assess impacts of Park Road traffic