KTOO News Department

In this newscast: A new study shows that some surveys of pollock abundance in the Gulf of Alaska may not account for the way that fish are responding to climate change; Sitkans shared feedback with SEARHC about the fall closure of its Medicare-certified home health department, after months of trying; The Alaska Federation of Natives have announced plans for Julie Kitka to step aside as president before this fall’s convention

In this newscast: The Juneau School District is facing a $9.7 million deficit for the next fiscal year. District leaders are considering closing schools to balance the budget; Nellie Moore was a broadcast journalist who left a big footprint in Alaska and beyond. She died this month at the age of 69

In this newscast: Today is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day; A new city proposal could look at whale stress levels, funded by cruise ship money; Attorneys for the only Native reservation in Alaska presented arguments this week in federal court in a lawsuit over fishing rights

In this newscast: A Chilkat robe that could be hundreds of years old was purchased at auction ate last year by a group of donors and given to Sealaska Heritage Institute for Chilkat weavers to study; The U.S. Forest Service has decided where seven new recreation cabins will be built in Southeast Alaska in the next two years; U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill to support coastal communities

Newscast: The Juneau Assembly moved forward with a plan to expand city bus services during the tourist-heavy summer months; They’ve also asked city staff to move forward with a Telephone Hill redevelopment plan that would demolish the neighborhood’s historic homes; U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Peltola introduced legislation that would forego a unique restriction in ANSCA; A new episode of Tongass Voices: Juneau Musician Anna Mahanor

In this newscast: Alaska lawmakers are searching for solutions to a looming shortage of natural gas that threatens power and heating for much of the state’s population; A Kenai Peninsula man who was immunocompromised died late last month from the Alaskapox virus, Hundreds of Kotzebue residents have been without drinking water for a week

In this newscast: Expanded Medicaid coverage for Alaska mothers. An interview with Juneau’s new police chief Derek Bos. Another winter storm warning for Juneau and the northern panhandle.

In this newscast: Juneau will soon have new maps of its tidal wetlands; Gov. Mike Dunleavy is casting doubt on the future of a bill that would move many public sector workers back to a pension system; Developers of  Sitka’s landslide warning system visited Petersburg to explore creating one there