Just north of Washington, D.C., in a suburban park, stands a Lingít totem pole. Scott Maxwell, a Juneau educator, made it his mission to find out why.
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State says it’s prepping the Tazlina and hiring catamarans to bolster Southeast’s winter ferry schedule
The chartered passenger service was designed with apparently little coordination with destination communities.
Alaska gains residents for the 1st time in 4 years
From April 2020 to July 2021, Alaska’s population increased by 932 people.
The season’s most significant snowfall could hit Juneau over New Year’s weekend
A winter storm watch will be in effect for the entire Alaska Panhandle.
The Year in KTOO News: Cruise Town wakes up
When the short cruise season was over and done with, a total of 125,000 passengers came to town, which is less than 10% of the passengers from 2019.
The Year in KTOO News: Justice in Juneau
KTOO’s intention is to cover criminal and social justice outside of the courtroom, focusing on the victims and other people impacted by crime and inequity.
The Year in KTOO News: Looking for Juneau’s missing
Instead of waiting for police reports about missing persons, we started turning to social media where family members were organizing searches for loved ones who stayed away from home too long.
The Year in KTOO News: COVID’s second year in Juneau
The vaccine did bring some hope to early 2021, but while the virus was being knocked back a bit, the damage the pandemic brought to society was already done.
Skagway files suit against redistricting board over map placing it with Mendenhall Valley
Mayor Andrew Cremata says the redistricting board ignored testimony from Skagway residents.
Juneau city officials figuring out how to spend less-than-usual cruise ship tax money
The city is asking for input from city departments and the public on how it should spend money from the marine passenger fees.