KTOO News Department

In this newscast: Temperatures in Juneau are expected to climb to highs near 80 this Friday with a heat wave that will extend into the weekend. Alaska’s early wildfire season is much lower than last year’s record-setting burn. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is testing out a new drone to help survey fish populations…

In this newscast: A new report explores options to prepare for Cook Inlet’s looming natural gas shortage, which could bring higher prices for rate payers. A representative from the FBI shares strategies for Alaskans to prevent cybercrime. New data shows that Alaska is making progress on the state’s massive food stamps backlog.

In this newscast: Juneau Public Libraries hosted its first youth Pride poetry contest this month; A phone sat at the bottom of the Kenai River for four days last week, until it was reeled in by an unsuspecting angler; The use of the opioid reversal drug Narcan is increasing in Alaska, but public health officials worry that people often aren’t calling 911 after; Sen. Lisa Murkowski was in Lithuania and Norway last week, and says her visit has strengthened her resolve to continue US aid for Ukraine

In this newscast: Two new citizen science programs will shed light on how salmon are handling climate change; Petersburg’s Ministerial Association gave a blessing of the fishing fleet; Alaska State Troopers say the body of an Alaska Native woman was found on the Yukon River; State regulators are proposing a $900,000 fine to punish ConocoPhillips for a gas leak last year at its Alpine drill site on the North Slope

In this newscast: Skagway’s railroad workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike; Tens of thousands of walruses gather along Alaska’s beaches in the summer, and one area is a traditional Yup’ik hunting site

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly has authorized city staff to advocate for a new city hall; Cases of Department of Corrections staff members facing charges for bringing opioid addiction recovery medication into correctional facilities may be related to gaps in treatment programs in Alaska prisons; NOAA released an update on the population estimates for Beluga whales in Cook Inlet, and it looks optimistic; The union representing Alaska’s longshore workers reached a tentative agreement Friday after 18 months of negotiations

In this newscast: In 2021, a powerful windstorm swept across Juneau, leaving some fallen trees that a Curious Juneau listener wanted to know about; Southeast Alaska trollers will now have a summer season for king salmon after all; Some Alaska lawmakers are holding out hope for a groundswell of support to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s line-item budget veto on public school funding

In this newscast: Last week, two Ukrainian refugees arrived in Juneau — the third family to be sponsored by a group of local residents who have raised money and opened their homes to refugees; A podcast on Wrangell history has won a national award for its series on one of Alaska’s deadliest shipwrecks; Miscommunication and an out-of-date navigational chart were both found to be factors when a Royal Caribbean cruise ship slammed into the dock at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal last summer

In this newscast: Ketchikan summer campers are spending time each week learning about Filipino culture; After a couple of setbacks, Youth Advocates of Sitka can now move forward with plans to create a residential treatment program for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness; Alaska could be getting more ticks as the climate warms

In this newscast: Short-term rental owners in Juneau voiced opposition to a proposed registration program this week; Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe volcano is under closer scrutiny this summer, as research teams follow up on the earthquake “swarm” which occurred under the mountain in the spring of last year; The first place finishers in the Race to Alaska sailed into Ketchikan early Wednesday