KTOO News Update

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...

In this newscast: A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work this weekend; Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed nearly half a million dollars from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska; A new nonprofit Jiu Jitsu studio opened this month; One Alaska couple shares their ex...

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly made a number of appointments and reappointments to city boards during a special meeting Wednesday; Former Alaska state senator Natasha Von Imhof has thrown her hat in the ring in the race for Anchorage's next mayor; Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers he'd vetoed six bills, and dozens more have passed into law; KTOO's Mike Lane speaks with Walk Southeast organi...