In this newscast: A pandemic rule change could make it easier to get treatment for opioid addiction in Alaska; The Alaska Native community and allies honor the children who died at a residential boarding school in Canada; The state of Alaska has a new head forester
Jennifer Pemberton
Managing Editor, KTOO
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Newscast – Thursday, June 17, 2021
In this newscast: Layoff notices went out to state workers today; The Juneau Assembly changes its land acknowledgement language; Juneau lowers property taxes in light of higher home values; AIDEA still wants to look for oil in ANWR
Newscast – Wednesday, June 16, 2021
In this newscast: The Alaska Senate passed the state budget; Sen. Lisa Murkowski got tough with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland; Juneau Pride is back; and a COVID-19 outbreak in Yukon Territory is impacting residents in Skagway
Newscast – Tuesday, June 15, 2021
In this newscast: Juneau turns down $2 million from Norwegian Cruise Line; The legislature still hasn’t passed a budget; Credit rating agencies see improvement in Alaska’s outlook; Two kayakers paddled to safety after being mauled by a bear
Newscast – Monday, June 14, 2021
In this newscast: Former Juneau-area chiropractor accused of sexually abusing patients; Legislative compromise sets the PFD at $1,100; Supplemental unemployment insurance ends this week; A vigil in Fairbanks to mourn and raise awareness about historic abuse and neglect of Native children at residential schools
Newscast – Wednesday, April 28, 2021
In this newscast: A new study shows that cancer rates among Alaska Native people have gone up over the last 50 years; a variation on a national phone scam has been hitting Alaskans; Alaska’s Department of Corrections is getting rid of its requirement for inmates to be vaccinated in order to receive visitors; and Juneau has 13 active COVID-19 cases and half of the population of Juneau is fully vaccinated
KTOO’s source diversity report from the last quarter of 2020
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Juneau sets up evacuation center for residents affected by extreme avalanche danger
As of late Saturday, there have been no slides in the Behrends Avenue Area. But, the weather is about to take a turn for the worse.
Juneau’s COVID-19 community risk downgraded to lowest level
There is still community spread of COVID-19 happening in Juneau, but according to a press release from the city, hospital capacity and contact tracing are at manageable levels.
Canada bans cruise ships for a year, taking another Southeast Alaska tourism season off the table
“Since the new year, the tea leaves and the news has been progressively more pessimistic for the return of cruise ships for the summer,” said Juneau City Manager Rorie Watt.