In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau did a preliminary assessment of residential damage form the glacial outburst flood that crested Thursday; Two Democrats and two Republicans are leading in early primary election results in the race for governor; Early results show Alaskans approving a ballot measure seeking to reinstate limits on individual campaign contributions by a roughly 3-to-1 margin; It looks like Alaska will have two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the November ballot for U.S. Senate, as well as Democrat Mary Peltola; Alaska’s highest court heard oral arguments earlier this month over the constitutionality of a school district’s bathroom policy
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Newscast – Tuesday, August 18, 2026
In this newscast: Alaska Wildlife Troopers arrested long-time Chilkat Valley resident Steve Kroschel on Monday, nearly a year after the state first filed charges against him related to alleged animal cruelty; A former Juneau fire captain has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for physically assaulting his stepdaughter; The Juneau Assembly voted last to sell City Hall to its neighbor, Sealaska Heritage Institute; For four weeks this summer, Talkeetna residents may have seen a film crew capturing scenes around town
Newscast – Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026
In this newscast: The glacial outburst flood has officially crested at 14.7 feet; KTOO reporter Alix Soliman provides an update on the flood in the Mendenhall Valley; An Alaska Seaplanes aircraft made an emergency landing in the Mendenhall River in Juneau late Thursday morning, during the glacial outburst flood.
Newscast – Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026
In this newscast: The National Weather Service issued a glacial outburst flood warning alerting the public that the flood has begun on Tuesday; Sport fisherman in Southeast can catch more king salmon in the region beginning this month; Officials from Fairbanks and the Arctic Winter Games inked an agreement Monday naming the Interior Alaska city as the host for 2028; Flushable wipes are wreaking havoc on Anchorage’s wastewater treatment systems.
Juneau’s 2026 glacial outburst flood
The City and Borough of Juneau announced at 5 p.m. Thursday that the flood threat has ended. The city reopened evacuated areas for residents only.
Newscast – Friday, August 7, 2026
In this newscast: The Juneau School District is slated to start the school year in two weeks with 10 open elementary teaching positions; An answer to Juneau’s plea for a solution to glacial outburst flooding is on the horizon. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that it will post a request for proposals after the next flood, which is expected to hit any day; Alaska will now regulate its own hazardous waste; If you ask 10 Filipino families in Juneau how to make adobo, chances are you’ll hear ten different recipes. KTOO’s Elan Chappell spoke with families, chefs, and local businesses to find out why adobo tells a different story in every home
