KTOO News Department

Alaska Airlines’ emergency landing in Juneau

Alaska Airlines officials say their investigation into the cause of an emergency landing at Juneau International Airport last month has confirmed their initial suspicion. A circuit-breaker tripped between the cockpit and one of the engines, causing an instrument panel — but not the engine — to stop working. Passengers on the flight feared the worst…

Kerttula: Leg-governor relationship to change

Juneau Democrat Beth Kerttula is unopposed as she runs for her sixth term in the Alaska House of Representatives. With no opponent in the general election, Kerttula has been helping out other Democrats as the party tries to take control of the House. Kerttula says whatever the outcome of this week’s elections, the relationship between…

Monday Newscast

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard as often as six times each morning during Morning Edition and Day to Day.

State Senate candidate campaigns from Japan

The race for Alaska’s largest legislative district has crossed the Pacific. One candidate for Senate District C is campaigning electronically from Japan, where she’s teaching for the season. That’s far beyond the district’s already-enormous boundaries, which run from southern Southeast to the Yukon River and most of the way to the Bering Sea.Related Link: Click…

Friday Newscasts

This audio includes four shortened newscasts and stories include a recap of the previous night’s debates. The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard as often as six times each…

Ammonia — Alaska’s fuel of the future?

Could ammonia be the fuel of the future? Alaska Electric Light and Power and Juneau renewable-energy advocate Bill Leighty want to find out. As John Ryan reports, they’ve applied for an 800-thousand-dollar grant from the state’s renewable-energy fund to turn air, water, and electricity into ammonia.

Thursday Newscast

Stories include the recovery of a body on the downtown waterfront and possible scenerios that might develop if Senator Ted Stevens resigns. The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom, CoastAlaska stations, wire services, the Alaska Public Radio Network, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and can be heard…

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