For many students, an unsteady home life puts education out of reach
Preliminary figures indicate that 2,830 students dropped out of Alaska Schools in 2012.
One injured in Sitka Coast Guard boiler explosion
A civilian contractor was injured Wednesday at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka when a biomass boiler exploded in the station’s main hangar. This incident happened … more
Statistics offer a grim look into the future of high school dropouts
KTOO News today begins a series on the impact of dropping out of high school, the reasons why some youth choose to leave school, and programs to reverse their course.
Court upholds parental notification law
Anchorage Superior Court released a decision upholding Alaska’s parental notification law on Monday.
U.S.S. Juneau letters may be donated to museum
Sailor’s correspondence from the ill-fated WWII cruiser intended for safe place, research.
New shelter intended to help Juneau youth
There’s a new shelter in Juneau for homeless youth.
Exhibit features World War II Attu and Kiska artifacts
Belongings of Lt. Henry Hubbard, one of the first Kiska casualties, part of last major, locally curated exhibit before SLAM.
Juneau accordion master Dale Wygant honored at Assembly meeting
Longtime Juneau musician Dale Wygant was honored with a mayoral proclamation last night (Monday) at the Juneau Assembly’s regular meeting.
Capital City Fire and Rescue makes big push for new volunteers
Capital City Fire and Rescue is looking to bolster its volunteer firefighter ranks with a big push to register people for upcoming training programs.
No meningitis cases reported in Alaska
State health officials say none of the medication implicated in a meningitis outbreak made its way to Alaska.
