Newscasts

In this newscast: The Juneau School Board will reconsider a school closure plan it approved last month to help address the district’s budget deficit; Tongass Voices: Jocelyn Clark was born in Juneau but has spent decades in Korea, studying a 1500 year old folk instrument; KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports from Japan, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring

In this newscast: A majority of Alaskans support a large increase to state education funding, according to a new poll from the progressive group Data for Progress; KTOO’s Curious Juneau segment explores the original Lingit names for Juneau’s mountains; Leading Alaska legislators said on Tuesday that there is little appetite for spending from savings to pay a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend this year.

In this newscast: Most property assessments in Juneau didn’t change much from last year, according to preliminary data from the city; Alaska has the lowest percentage of high school seniors who’ve submitted the FAFSA so far; The Southeast Alaska Land Trust says the National Park Service extended part of Sitka’s sea walk into a protected area

In this newscast: The four-legged search and rescue team at SEADOGS got some practice in urban disaster searches in a simulated disaster in Lemon Creek this weekend; A Ketchikan-born Lingit artist has been selected to visually represent this year’s Celebration; Tongass Voices: Axel Brouillette-Gillam us a co-owner of Cosmik Debriz, a vintage Alaskana shop that began from his interests in thrifting and fashion

In this newscast: Southeast Alaska’s deputy forester for the US Forest Service said its time for the Tongass National Forest to update their management plan; Juneau’s Augustus Brown Pool is reopening after nearly a year of renovations; Southeast Alaska Native leaders and Chilkat weavers welcomed home a very old Chilkat robe last week

In this newscast: Many residents in both Juneau and Haines saw their property assessments jump in value last year. Now, an Alaska Senate bill would require state accreditation for tax assessors and prevent municipalities from raising the assessed value of properties during an appeal process; A bill working its way through the state House could have big implications for reproductive rights. The measure from Big Lake Republican Rep. Kevin McCabe would redefine the terms “person” and “life” in state law; A ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and return to a partisan primary has cleared an initial review

In this newscast: An Alaska Native group says the Canadian government is violating their human rights, by greenlighting several large gold mines in British Columbia; Another episode of Tongass Voices: T McInnis — the person behind one of Juneau’s favorite drag kings Tyquan — gave KTOO a tour of the Juneau Drag closet

In this newscast: Juneau School District leaders say an education funding increase approved by the Legislature this week would cut its budget deficit in half; Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Sitka have threatened to organize, following a recent rollback of their benefits; The Nude and Rude Revue’s burlesque troupe is on its first statewide tour since 2019

In this newscast: A blocked water line cut off running water to hundreds of Kotzebue residents earlier this month, and extra energy used to prevent water lines from freezing lead to the city running out of diesel fuel; Last week the Iditarod disqualified former champion Brent Sass from this year’s race following accusations that he sexually assaulted multiple women

In this newscast: More than 100 people gathered in downtown Juneau Saturday afternoon for a rally to urge city and state officials in Alaska to support a ceasefire in Gaza; Gov. Mike Dunleavy cast doubt on the future of a bill that would boost state education funding and implement other reforms on Monday; The Mat-Su School Board has decided to remove a romance novel from library circulation after complaints that it is inappropriate for children; A diesel fuel spill at a fuel storage facility in the coastal village of Kwigillingok now poses a threat to the Kwigillingok River which feeds into the Kuskokwim Bay