KTOO News Update

In this newscast: It took dozens of rescuers several hours to retrieve a skier who broke his leg outside of Eaglecrest Ski Area this weekend; Southeast Alaska has seen an uptick in fentanyl-laced pills; The heads of two organizations say that point-in-time counts of unhoused people in Alaska aren't very accurate

In this newscast: A UAS student is using his love of cooking soul food to bring people together for Black History Month; Ella Piatt was recently named "Firefighter of the Year," and she sat down with KTOO's Chloe Pleznac; The new corrections commissioner, Jen Winkleman, gave her first presentation to state lawmakers yesterday

In this newscast: Alaska's Senate Education Committee has introduced a bill to increase per-student state funding by $1000: Some environmentalists are worried that the proposal of a second crossing between Juneau and Douglas Island could threaten wetlands; Students at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka are learning how to fly a plane in an aviation ground course; The Alaska Department of Public Safety has released a draft of its policy for state troopers to wear body-worn cameras

In this newscast: A federal appeals court has affirmed Metlakatla tribal members' right to fish in their traditional waters without state permits, but a new opinion asks where those waters are; Alaska's governor says he'll appeal a pending federal court ruling that treatens to shut down the Southeast king salmon season; Genetic genealogy allowed Alaska State Troopers to identify a human skull discovered 25 years ago

In this newscast: Gov. Dunleavy announced the winners of the fourth annual education raffle on Wed.; Juneau artist Crystal Worl will have her art on a USPS postage stamp; The U.S. Transportation Department announced this week that it's approved grants totaling $285 million to upgrade and modernize Alaska's ferry system; A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza threatens more than Alaska's egg supply

In this newscast: The bag limit for the sport harvest of deer in Unit 4 in Southeast Alaska will remain at six; The Alaska Wildlife Alliance submitted nine proposals aimed at protecting wolves, and all failed

In this newscast: A rockslide damaged the Basin Road Trestle early this morning; Master Carver Wayne Price is returning to UAS to teach carving and formline design; A new report examines the impacts of a drought that hit Southeast Alaska from 2016-2019; Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola announced she won a seat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; The Alaska Lieutenant Governor has certified an application for a petition that would get rid of the state's ranked choice voting system

In this newscast: Gov. Dunleavy uses his annual address to the legislature to ask for more funding for "statehood defense"; Alaskans rally for education funding; the Forest Service is updating the Mendenhall Glacier visitor plan

In this newscast: KTOO's Chloe Pleznac speaks with Miss Alaska pageant contestant & Miss Congeniality winner Honor Miller-Austin; The state's Board of Game unanimously struck down a proposal that would have required young hunters in Southeast to complete a course to be able to hunt on their own; The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Lituya will be out of service until Feb. 1

In this newscast: A small, vacant lot in downtown Juneau is at the center of a dispute between the state of Alaska and the U.S. Department of the Interior. Families are stuck in Canada after the Marine Highway System pulled the Matanuska from service.