In this newscast: A young climate activist from Ketchikan was named to Forbes “30 Under 30” list; An elementary school in Petersburg has temporarily canceled its after-school recess due to staffing shortages; Bethel Winter House is the area’s only low-barrier emergency shelter, and it may have to close early
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Newscast – Monday, Nov. 28, 2022
In this newscast: The suspect arrested in the killing of Faith Rogers was already in custody for a harassment case; Elementary students in Dillingham have been pushing for the renaming of a creek; A panel in Sitka examined the history of its former residential school Sheldon Jackson
Here are the latest vote tallies in Alaska’s first ranked choice general election
Results will update automatically with data from the Alaska Division of Elections.
WATCH: Alaska ranked choice vote count
We’ll learn the outcome of Alaska’s governor race and U.S. House and Senate races, as well as numerous state legislative races.
Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022
In this newscast: Lt. Krag Campbell with the Juneau Police Department explains how to avoid rental scams; Molly of Denali” has been nominated for two Children’s & Family Emmy Awards; Three cruise ships that visited Southeast Alaska this summer received awards for reporting whale sightings
Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022
In this newscast: Dozens of people gathered in Juneau to remember Sol Neely; A totem pole that spent more than 100 years far from home has returned to Kasaan; On Walter Soboleff Day, a panel discussed the Presbyterian Church’s decision to close his church in 1963
Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022
In this newscast: Juneau nonprofits are feeling the impact of a slowdown of volunteers; The race for House District 1 is separated by fewer than 200 votes; Biologists say wolves on Prince of Wales Island have a high level of inbreeding; The biggest town on Prince of Wales Island needs a bigger cemetery; The families of the victims of a 2020 midair crash over Soldotna have reached a settlement
Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022
In this newscast: A weather watch from the National Weather Service; Juneau’s local election results; KTOO Community Reporting Fellow Chen Chen talks about what ICWA means to Alaska; How the elections for Alaska Governor, US Senate, and US House are shaping up as votes are counted
Juneau voters head to the polls in Alaska’s first-ever ranked choice general election
One precinct chair said most voters learned the ranked choice system during the August primary, but mistakes and questions had still come up.
Newscast – Monday, Nov. 7, 2022
In this newscast: Jennifer Pemberton explains KTOO’s efforts to inform voters this election year; A new transit center opened in Juneau Monday morning; Trappers will have 30 days to harvest wolves on Prince of Wales Island; The Western Artic Caribou herd is continuing a long term population slide