KTOO News Update

By KTOO Public Media

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.... more

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April 14, 2026Newscast – Monday, April 13, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260413-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance as the department undergoes a major multimillion-dollar renovation in the coming weeks,
The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district’s teachers union at its meeting Tuesday,
At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, citing safety concerns brought on by a landslide there last August that triggered one of the largest tsunamis on record,
Sealaska Heritage Institute has published a new book that presents Lingit Raven stories for the first time in the language with English translations
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13min
April 11, 2026Newscast – Friday, April 10, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260410-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill Thursday afternoon, according to his spokesman.
Alaska Airlines increased checked bag fees for most customers duet to volatile fuel prices and global uncertainty.
Juneau’s three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Wednesday for a mid-session town hall event.
Starting today, Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability for Southeast communities when pilots can’t see anything but clouds.
At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau.
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12min
April 10, 2026Newscast – Thursday, April 9, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260409-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing for nearly three weeks in Juneau was located earlier this week and returned home,
Earlier this week, Huna Totem and the City and Borough of Juneau finalized the tidelands lease agreement for a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau, which gives the final stamp for its development,
The City and Borough of Juneau stopped accepting septic waste from Gustavus last March due to concerns over the impacts of PFAS-contaminated sludge,
A Juneau boy has now undergone a potentially life-saving treatment for a rare genetic disease after years of fundraising,
Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend,
Main stage Alaska Folk Festival performances continue tonight at Centennial Hall
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13min
April 09, 2026Newscast – Wednesday, April 8, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260408-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Juneau’s teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District,
After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau,
The 2026 Traditional Games begin in the capital city Friday,
A behind-the-scenes look at the 51st Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau
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13min
April 08, 2026Newscast – Tuesday, April 7, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260407-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab is set to close and the future of the Pacific Northwest Research Station lab in Juneau is uncertain since the U.S. Forest Service began a national restructuring last week,
The city’s cold weather emergency shelter, which was set to close for the season next week, is turning into a year-round operation,
Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a federal class-action lawsuit filed against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services last week,
Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers who drive Alaska Folk Festival
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12min
April 07, 2026Newscast – Monday, April 6, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260406-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
The city is now asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year,
The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight during a regular meeting on whether to turn the city’s cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation,
A labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers has filed three charges against the yard’s new operator,
Three of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran,
U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the Trump administration’s lawyer for invoking Native American history to challenge birthright citizenship of immigrants
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13min
April 04, 2026Newscast – Friday, April 3, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260403-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Staff at the University of Alaska have successfully voted to form a union,
The City and Borough of Juneau’s budget-making process officially kicked off Wednesday,
The state of Alaska is collecting input from Juneau residents hit by glacial outburst flooding in 2024 to help decide how a federal grant for $6 million will be spent,
A group of Juneau organizations and the regional tribal government are working together on an event that will provide direct services to unhoused people in Juneau,
Large majorities of Alaskans tell pollsters they are sick of changing their clocks twice a year. And for years, lawmakers have introduced bills that would stop us from springing forward and falling back. This year is no exception
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April 03, 2026Newscast – Thursday, April 2, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260402-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Three young mountain goats with a highly contagious viral skin infection have been found this winter on popular Juneau hiking trails,
The Juneau Assembly voted last night to end the city’s involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated,
Alaska school districts consistently build budgets based on many uncertainties. A bill that aims to stabilize the budgeting process moved out of the House Education Committee Wednesday,
As the Alaska Folk Festival approaches, so does a big spike in activity at downtown bars. And with that comes concerns about drink safety,
Two Alaska inmates died in the past week, according to the Department of Correction’s press releases
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12min
April 02, 2026Newscast – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260401-News-Update.mp3
In this newscast:
Wild king salmon sport fishing regulations for 2026 took effect across Southeast today. In most inside waters of the northern panhandle, the season opens June 15,
Around 25,000 Alaskans lost all or part of their health insurance subsidies in 2026 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
Pink Martini, a band from Portland, Oregon, will play in Sitka and Juneau in a couple of weeks to benefit the rebuilding of a Lingit clan house in Sitka
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13min
April 01, 2026Newscast – Tuesday, March 31, 2026
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260331-News-Updates.mp3
In this newscast:
Today is the last day for Alaskans to apply for a 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend,
Juneau’s beloved city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area is embroiled in controversy over a gondola project and its price tag,
A theater in a historic building in downtown Juneau is being brought back to life after sitting empty for years,
Mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say that they are not on board with a bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy offering tax breaks for the project
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