KTOO News Department

Newscast – Thursday, July 23, 2026

In this newscast: The Alaska Division of Elections has moed thousands of registered voters to its “inactive” list due to suspicion that they are not citizens; As the candidate filing deadline approaches, the race for Juneau’s two open school board seats appears to be uncontested so far; One of Dutch Harbor’s major seafood processors plans to pay about $5,900 to federal regulators to settle violations of the Clean Water Act; Geoff and Marcy Larson talk about running the Alaskan Brewing Company, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Newscast – Tuesday, July 21, 2026

In this newscast: Juneau now has a free vending machine to distribute community health and healing supplies; As the threat of the next glacial outburst flood looms over Juneau, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will pay for repairs to the flood wall in the aftermath; A woman is safe after she lost strength while swimming in the water near Mill Street in downtown Ketchikan; Rockskippers recently competed on a beach a stone’s throw from Ketchikan to see whose rock could bounce the most

Newscast – Monday, July 20, 2026

In this newscast: A driver struck a Juneau man on a skateboard near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge late last night, causing life-threatening injuries; Setting a trial date for a former Juneau school principal is delayed again; The city of Wrangell is moving forward with plans to build a massive shipyard; The lead Democrat in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is suspending his campaign; Making biochar adds another way to improve local Sitkans’ gardens.

Newscast – Friday, July 17, 2026

In this newscast: The retrial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women still has no set trial date, nearly a year after the first trial; The filing period to run for a seat on Juneau’s Assembly or school baord opened friday, and some residents were itching to enter the races; A brown bear attacked at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage by another bear last month has been transferred to a new facility, according to zoo staff and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Preparations for the Southeast Alaska State Fair are in full swing before its big opening next week.

Newscast – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

In this newscast: A Juneau non-profit is looking for local childcare providers to offer after-school care at two elementary schools that lost the service in recent years; The Juneau Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating the person who submerged a truck in Gastineau Channel near Douglas Harbor early this morning; Processors are paying more for commercial salmon this season than in recent years, and it has to do with international markets; For Tongass Voices, Xeetli.éesh Lyle James talks about learning and teaching Lingít for more than two decades.

Newscast – Monday, July 13, 2026

In this newscast: Juneau’s new off-road vehicle park could partially open as soon as this September; One of Juneau’s most dangerous intersections, near Fred Meyer, will get a traffic light thanks to a federal grant; Sorely needed renovations at two affordable housing complexes in Juneau come with challenges for tenants; A new study suggests having a dog could more than double the chance of a bear conflict