KTOO News Update

In this newscast: Twenty Alaska legislators urged Walgreens leadership to reconsider its decision not to sell the abortion drug mifepristone after pressure from the state’s Attorney General; Juneau’s School district asked the Assembly for $2.5 million to pay off debts and expenses ahead of the next fiscal year; Emergency provisions were flown into Kodiak last…

In this newscast: A sunken tugboat in Juneau reveals a costly problem as the state’s fleet ages; The Iditarod trail sled dog race started this weekend with fanfare — and fewer mushers than ever; Longtime Interior musher Jacques Philip was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident last week.

In this newscast: Farmers, scientists and entrepreneurs gather for the Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit. The smallest group of teams in the Iditarod’s history are signed up to compete this year. Striking school bus drivers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District could return to work as soon as Monday if a tentative agreement is approved.

In this newscast: The Juneau School District lost nearly $270,000 to a scammer posing as a vendor last year. The state of Alaska attempts to send aid to Ukraine in the form of Alaskan seafood. The state of Alaska is proposing to sell more old growth trees on its land in southern Southeast Alaska despite…

In this newscast: Juneau blizzard on Wednesday brought heavy snow and high winds causing hazardous road conditions and early closures today. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared another milestone in the Unalaska Bay dredging project. Researchers and members of the Sivuqaq communities in Savoonga and Gambell investigate the connection between failing health and environmental…

In this newscast: The Alaska Native Sisterhood has elected a new grand president emeritus. A popular recreation cabin in Anan Bay has been flattened by a spruce tree. An island-hopping art show by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council stops in Petersburg. More snow is expected in Juneau tonight.

In this newscast: The Juneau School District will plan its budget around a moderate increase in state funding this year. The Alaska Board of Fisheries votes to keep escapement goals for Chignik’s early and late sockeye runs separate. How shrinking glaciers could impact Alaska tourism.

In this newscast: A new Sealaska program beginning in March hopes to help train more Indigenous actors and performance artists in the Tlingit language. Juneau city finance director Jeff Rogers is resigning after four years on the job. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska sued the Department of Corrections over rights affecting people in…

In this newscast: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski gave her annual address to the Alaska Legislature this week Alaska has joined an abortion lawsuit that could limit rural Alaskans’ access to reproductive healthcare. The Yupiit School District is hoping for state support to restore running water to the school in the village of Tuluksak.

In this newscast: Alannah Johnson, recipient of Spruce Root's "Path to Prosperity" prize, shares what she loves about mushrooms; Southeast Alaska's sea otter population has been growing quickly, and concerns are bubbling up about the impact they have on fisheries