Spectrum is the only queer-specific support group that serves people in Juneau who’ve experienced trauma.
Yvonne Krumrey
Local News Reporter, KTOO
Juneau is built on hidden and assumed layers of power and access, influencing how we interact with identity, with the law and with each other. I bring you stories of the gaps in access to power, and those who are working to close those gaps.
Newscast – Tuesday, September 6, 2022
In this newscast: Sitka is considering action to limit its growth of short-term rentals; Two of the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Totem Pole Trail poles in Juneau will be from Ketchikan artists
More heavy rains expected for Juneau, in an already record-breaking wet year
Headed into Labor Day weekend, the National Weather Service is predicting multiple heavy rain events.
Juneau Police are collecting DNA samples from people with certain past convictions
During interactions with the police, people in Juneau with prior convictions could be asked to provide a DNA sample.
Newscast – Tuesday, August 23, 2022
In this newscast: Rockslides are battering a Skagway cruise ship dock and crushing the town’s economy; Norwegian Cruise Line gave waterfront property it spent millions on to Huna Totem Corporation; A humpback whale calf appears to be okay after an encounter with a tour boat in Favorite Channel
Newscast – Monday, August 22, 2022
In this newscast: Lack of affordable childcare in Sitka; Ketchikan welcomed a new U.S. Coast Guard cutter; MonkeyPox vaccine eligibility expanded in Alaska; Former state Rep. Dean Westlake’s son is charged with beating Westlake to death
One of Juneau’s most-sighted whales has a new calf, and it’s a bit too bold
A humpback calf appears to be okay after an encounter with a tour boat in near Juneau that left some of the whale’s skin on the boat’s hull.
New guides aim to help transgender youth navigate school in Juneau
Transgender youth face challenges in school that most students don’t — like finding a gender-neutral bathroom or asking to be called by a different name.
Masks will remain optional in Juneau schools this year
Superintendent Bridget Weiss said the school district will focus on ventilation in buildings and encouraging people to stay home if they are sick.
Coast Guard suspends search for man who went missing from cruise ship in Juneau
Residents reported seeing an emergency flare around 11 p.m. Monday and then boats and a helicopter searching the channel.