In this newscast: USFWS begins review of polar bears’ endangered species status; FAA tries to make flying in Alaska safer; Fat Bear Week’s great voter turnout; Rare turkey vulture sightings in Alaska
Jennifer Pemberton
Managing Editor, KTOO
I bring stories from the community into the KTOO newsroom so that all of our reporting matters. I want to hear my community’s struggles and its wins reflected in our coverage. Does our reporting reflect your experience in Juneau?
Newscast – Friday, Oct. 8, 2021
In this newscast: Two members of the Anchorage mayor’s administration have tested positive for COVID-19; SHI is recruiting coaches for the Native Youth Olympics; Alaska pediatricians worried about this respiratory virus season; Two state psychiatrists have won their case against Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Is there an Indigenous name for this cloud formation in Juneau?
A Curious Juneau listener wrote in saying they’d witnessed a snake-like cloud forming along the Gastineau Channel and wondered if there are any Lingít stories or a Lingít name for this cloud feature.
Newscast – Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021
In this newscast: Juneau’s students will have to wear masks at school; Alaska will collect DNA samples from decades worth of crimes; the latest on the plane crash that killed 6 near Ketchikan
Juneau resident with COVID-19 dies at Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau city officials reported on Wednesday that a man in his 60s died at the hospital last Friday, Aug. 6.
Newscast – Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is looking into turning a warehouse into a ballot counting facility; the bait herring shortage; Palmer Correctional Center reopening
Newscast – Monday, Aug. 9, 2021
In this newscast: Another float plane crash in Misty Fjords; Juneau’s new hazard maps; Senate infrastructure bill; ferries; deadly logging accident
It’s not a typo: Why we are using ‘Lingít’ instead of ‘Tlingit’
KTOO supports the normalization and familiarization of the Lingít language.
Native-designed Raven Story postage stamp enters circulation with ceremony in Juneau
A ceremony in Juneau celebrated the first stamp ever designed by a Lingít artist and the importance of the design and its story to the people who live in Lingít Aaní today.
Cruise Town, Season 3, Ep. 1: ‘Cruise ships are back, baby!’
We’re back with a new season of Cruise Town because — spoiler alert — large cruise ships are coming back to Alaska in July.