The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240111.wav In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau wants to fight glacial outburst floods with a temporary riverside levee. But some riverfront property owners don’t want it. Alaska’s election results will likely not be ready on Election Day.…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241031-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: A conservative campaign group is facing questions over whether it properly disclosed the donors who funded ads in Alaska races, Lingít veterans hold space for dual identities during US Navy apology in Angoon, Searchers from Sitka on Wednesday (10-30-24) re…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241030Newscast.mp3 In this newscast, Change is coming to Juneau’s local convenience store chain following new ownership, Juneau Compost and Juneau RecycleWorks are partnering to open pumpkin drop-off bins starting Friday, Two Juneau residents were honored last night at the Alaska Governor’s Arts a…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241029-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Alaska voters will decide the future of the state’s ranked choice voting system in this November’s election, The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a disaster recovery center at Mendenhall Valley Public Library starting Wednesday, The Alaska Mar…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241028-news-update.wav In this newscast: President Joe Biden issued an apology last week for the nation’s history of federally-funded boarding schools for Native Americans. Here’s how Alaskans are reacting. Education is playing a big role in campaigns for the Alaska Legislature this fall. 46,000 A…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241025-News-update.mp3 In this newscast: Gastineau Human Services officially opened the new Mount Juneau Counseling and Recovery building in Lemon Creek on Thursday, Juneau residents can get a free flu shot at Thunder Mountain Middle School this Saturday, Alaska businesses are divided over a ballo…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241024-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: The final cruise ship of the season, the Norwegian Jewel, leaves Juneau on Thursday evening. It concludes a nearly 200-day cruise ship season for the capital city, The City and Borough of Juneau formally apologized for the 1962 burning of the Douglas Indian…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241023-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Alaska’s healthcare facilities are are conserving the use of intravenous or IV fluids due to shortages from Hurricane Helene, The Juneau Assembly has approved $2 million in funding to construct a temporary levee along Mendenhall River in order to prepare fo…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241022-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Two new Juneau Assembly members were sworn in at City Hall last night, Early voting started yesterday in communities across Alaska, Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says she hopes Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola is reelected this November, Cru…
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241021-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Juneau School District’s chief financial officer is resigning just a few months after she officially began the role, Water levels on Juneau’s Mendenhall Lake and River are returning to normal following a moderate glacial outburst flood that peaked at 10.7 f…
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