Three months after a trial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault ended in mistrial, the new public defense team is asking for more time to review the case before a second trial.
Yvonne Krumrey
Justice & Culture Reporter, KTOO
"Through my reporting and series Tongass Voices and Lingít Word of the Week, I tell stories about people who have shaped — and continue to shape — the landscape of this place we live."
A contest for art to go on bear-resistant trash cans in Juneau opened today
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is partnering with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to host an art contest. Selected artists will have their art turned into miniature murals that will be printed on bear-resistant trash infrastructure in downtown Juneau.
A Raven helmet from the 1804 Battle of Sitka will soon be back in Kiks.ádi hands after more than 100 years
After more than a century, a Lingít clan will once again be the legal owners of a Raven helmet worn during the Battle of Sitka in 1804. Non-native organizations have claimed ownership of the helmet for more than a 100 years, and kept it in a museum in Sitka.
Tongass Voices: Svitlana Bell on quilting for Ukrainian pride and independence
Svitlana Bell spends off work hours quilting to raise money for supplies for her brother who’s fighting on the front lines in Ukraine.
Tongass Voices: S’eiltin Jamiann Hasselquist on the power of traditional foods
Hasselquist has been hosting weekly community soup nights this month in the Traditional Foods and Medicine Kitchen inside Sealaska Heritage Institute’s new Indigenous Science Building in Downtown Juneau.
Possible end of federal health care subsidies could hit Alaskans especially hard
Thousands of Alaskans who rely on the federal marketplace for health insurance are experiencing sticker shock as they apply for coverage for the coming year.