KTOO News Update

A man who barricaded himself with a knife in an office building in downtown Juneau voluntarily surrendered to Juneau Police today; A Juneau educator is helping Alaska Native kids and elders research family histories touched by colonial residential schools; Juneau wrapped up a record-breaking cruise ship tourism season this week; Alaska's four candidates for governor debated about working across pa...

In this newscast: Three candidates seeking to become Alaska's next governor say they plan to make Juneau their home base if elected in next month's general election; A prominent shack on a derelict pier in downtown Juneau was torn down today; Public comments closed Tuesday on a federal proposal to lift a roadbuilding ban in national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest...

In this newscast: The preliminary results for Juneau’s 2026 municipal election are in. They show that residents want to implement a new seasonal sales tax in Juneau next year and are split on two other tax-related propositions in the capital city; The USS Ted Stevens arrived in downtown Juneau Wednesday. The 510-foot-long missile destroyer’s visit comes after its commissioning ceremony in Whittier...

In this newscast: Today is the last day to vote in Juneau's municipal election; A sixth Juneau man was detained by federal immigration authorities; It's anchors aweigh for Juneau's cruise season. The last ship leaves tonight; It's municipal Election Day here in Juneau; An investigation has commenced into a Haines group that advertised free gifts to anyone who votes in today's municipal election; A...

In this newscast: Tomorrow is Juneau's municipal Election Day and voters have until tomorrow night to cast their ballots; A Juneau man whose remains were discovered inside a chest freezer in July died of natural causes, according to a Juneau Police Department release; Voters in Juneau are deciding in this municipal election whether to approve paying a slightly higher sales tax during the tourism s...

In this newscast: Two environmental conservation groups and a Southeast Alaska tribe have filed a motion to stop a timber sale that's part of a logging project east of Ketchikan; Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska's races for governor and Congress; The federal government announced its intent to rescind a key environmental conservation law that protec...

In this newscast: The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from Admiralty Island after his boat sank near Murder Cove; A secondary glacial outburst flood is underway in Juneau, but it's unlikely to cause damage; Hundreds of Thousands of Alaskans are receiving Permanent Fund Dividends of $1,200 this week; Juneau musician Annie Bartholomew will compete in Pan-Arctic Vision Friday morning; The Chilkat Val...

In this newscast: Petro Marine Services plans to replace Juneau’s main fuel dock next year; The Juneau School District began the year with nearly 100 fewer students than projected. As a result, some elementary schools have shuffled around teachers and students; September is Suicide Awareness Month, but Juneau's mental health support nonprofit hosts suicide awareness trainings for young people, par...

In this newscast: Women earn nearly 97% of what men earn in Juneau. That makes the gender wage gap here significantly smaller than in Alaska and the rest of the nation, according to data from the Juneau Economic Development Council,; A second bear attack in Haines in under a month has led to closers and concerns about safety; The Sitka Assembly is pursuing a solution to help with Sitka's housing c...

In this newscast: The deadline for incarcerated people to request a by-mail ballot for this year's general election is fast approaching; Proposition B in Juneau's municipal election asks voters to reverse a tax cut passed last year; The childcare strain on Bartlett Regional Hospital workers in Juneau may be slightly eased after a Juneau nonprofit received grant funding under the Rural Health Trans...

In this newscast: Tlingit and Haida’s president will serve another term; Juneau’s Goldbelt Tram reopening is still in limbo after crash this spring; UAS students might see changes to their tuition bills next spring; Juneau organizations are coming together to host Orange Shirt Day events Sunday and Wednesday; The New York Times published an article portraying U.S. Senate challenger Mary Peltola as...

Tlingit and Haida's president championed the tribe's first casino opening in Juneau at his annual state of the tribe address; The EPA wants Teck Alaska Inc. to pay over $21K for a spill last year at its Red Dog Mine; Jobs and wages are up in Sitka this year according to a new economic report; A federal court of appeals ruled construction can continue on the contentious King Cove Road through Izemb...

In this newscast: Southeast Alaska's largest tribal government might see a change in leadership this week; Prop A asks Juneau voters to renew a 3% temporary tax for bread-and-butter city services; Juneau might vote on a glacial outburst flood tax next year; Ketchikan's borough assembly has officially and publicly condemned a planning commissioner who made discriminatory comments against a local tr...

In this newscast: Ballots for this year's municipal election are heading from Washington state to registered voters in Juneau; A bull moose is running around parking lots and industrial areas surrounding Juneau's Mendenhall River; Kiks.ádi clan members raise concerns about ownership of Lingít opera story after Juneau debut; A Ketchikan planning commissioner is under fire for making discriminatory...

In this newscast: A 26-year-old Juneau motorcyclist died yesterday afternoon after colliding with a U.S. Postal Service vehicle while traveling on Douglas Island; Eaglecrest Ski Area's new general manager Julie Piper talks about her plans for the upcoming season; Bear experts held a mini fair in Petersburg last weekend to educate attendees on the best practices for living with bears.

In this newscast: The State of Alaska is requesting a judge throw out a lawsuit alleging the Division of Elections violated Alaskan's right to privacy when it shared voter information with the federal government last December; The Pentagon wants to build up to a dozen new military data centers near bases across Alaska and leasing government land to private companies to construct them; A new bridge...

In this newscast: The city and Tlingit & Haida are working together to clean up several adjoining properties in downtown Juneau; University of Alaska leadership presented a draft AI policy to the Board of Regents earlier this month; The case against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault likely won’t be heard again until 2027; Juneau's 2026 municipal election is approaching, a...

In this newscast: Defenders of ranked choice voting and the open primary filed complaints to the Alaska Public Offices Commissions against a campaign supporting a measure to repeal both things; A Juneau resident shot and wounded a yearling black bear that was rummaging through trash downtown on Thursday morning; Alaska's three major cities continue to have higher living costs than most of the nati...

In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill today that would have reimposed limits on campaign contributions in state elections; The City and Borough of Juneau released a new evacuation zone map in preparation for the glacial outburst flood expected later this summer; The Alaska Beacon reports Alaskans who have been wrongfully convicted can now apply to claim Alaska Permanent Fund dividends...

In this newscast: The Juneau School District's chief financial officer is resigning; Some whale advocates want to relist Pacific gray whales under the Endangered Species Act; A team of experts is working to salvage a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed on Sitka's Harbor Mountain last month; A Soldotna swimmer brought home silver in the 50-yard freestyle at the Special Olympics USA games last month...

In this newscast: Juneau's city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area will soon have a new general manager; State lawmakers are debating whether to controversial tax change in a bill aimed at easing the financial case for the Alaska LNG project; A red-tailed hawk named Warrior escaped from the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines on Friday; Fairbanks scientists are tracking a tiny parasite that lives in l...

In this newscast: A black bear entered Juneau's historic Alaskan Hotel on Sunday; Ship traffic is growing in the Arctic and scientists are looking at how that affects marine mammals; A California couple set out to play a game of croquet on the lawn of every state capitol, but Alaska's doesn't have a lawn; The Alaska state House's ethics committee says Homer Republican Representative Sarah Vance li...

In this newscast: Two cruise ships in Southeast Alaska have reported norovirus outbreaks in recent weeks; Tlingit and Haida's president spoke about addiction prevention during the grand opening of Juneau's first casino; Cancer Connection now has its first executive director; Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline Wednesday to vote on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project

In this newscast: Juneau's city clerk's office certified a citizen ballot proposition late last week that seeks to raise the city's cap on the local property tax rate; A draft environmental assessment looking at homeporting up to two Coast Guard icebreakers in Juneau is open for public comment; A glacial lake outburst flood on the Taku River south of Juneau crested early Wednesday morning; Former...

In this newscast: Juneau residents will see a 5% hike in their water and sewer utility rates starting Wednesday. Service and program fees at many city parks and recreation facilities will also increase; Juneau’s city clerk’s office certified a citizen ballot proposition last week that seeks to raise the city’s cap on the local property tax rate, also known as the mill rate. The move would return t...