KTOO News Update

In this news update: Local naturalists reveal the life of the spruce tree that destroyed houses on Gastineau Avenue this September; Alaska writers of the animated children’s show “Molly of Denali” react to its two Emmy nominations; The number of patrons at Juneau’s main food pantry doubled over the pandemic and hasn’t gone down; Alaska’s…

In this newscast: Lt. Krag Campbell with the Juneau Police Department explains how to avoid rental scams; Molly of Denali" has been nominated for two Children’s & Family Emmy Awards; Three cruise ships that visited Southeast Alaska this summer received awards for reporting whale sightings

In this newscast: Juneau Empire reporter Mark Sabatini breaks down Juneau’s election results; A salmon hatchery operator in Prince William Sound is on the hook for $1 million in hazardous waste violations; Language immersion programs are no longer on the chopping block to balance the Anchorage School District’s budget; High winds in Juneau knock out…

In this newscast: Dozens of people gathered in Juneau to remember Sol Neely; A totem pole that spent more than 100 years far from home has returned to Kasaan; On Walter Soboleff Day, a panel discussed the Presbyterian Church's decision to close his church in 1963

In this newscast: Juneau nonprofits are feeling the impact of a slowdown of volunteers; The race for House District 1 is separated by fewer than 200 votes; Biologists say wolves on Prince of Wales Island have a high level of inbreeding; The biggest town on Prince of Wales Island needs a bigger cemetery; The families of the victims of a 2020 midair crash over Soldotna have reached a settlement

In this newscast: A weather watch from the National Weather Service; Juneau's local election results; KTOO Community Reporting Fellow Chen Chen talks about what ICWA means to Alaska; How the elections for Alaska Governor, US Senate, and US House are shaping up as votes are counted

In this newscast: Jennifer Pemberton explains KTOO's efforts to inform voters this election year; A new transit center opened in Juneau Monday morning; Trappers will have 30 days to harvest wolves on Prince of Wales Island; The Western Artic Caribou herd is continuing a long term population slide

In this newscast: Alaska Beacon's James Brooks tells Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove about Alaska Legislature seats that are up for election this year; Some want to change the way the state appoints judges through a Constitutional Convention, Kavitha George explains why

In this newscast: Alaska Public Media's Jeremy Hsieh speaks with Casey Grove about common election security questions; Alaska statewide candidates on climate change; An update on the false report of a shooter at a high school in Fairbanks

In this newscast: Federal scientists are looking at stress levels in whales this summer compared to when tourism wasn't in Juneau; A group tracking US political extremism has labeled Sarah Palin and Kelly Tshibaka as election deniers; Klawock now has more than 20 legal slot machines; Election officials are worried they may not have staff to work Election Day in two rural Alaska communities