Gold Rush Days is sponsored by over 40 Juneau businesses and local residents generally donate about $30,000 each year.
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The Latest: Senate has a do-over on adjournment
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate bungled its adjournment from the first special session. But a Department of Law spokeswoman says that has no impact on Gov. Bill Walker’s proclamation calling a new special session. The Senate on Friday morning adjourned from the first special session without voting on whether to do so after…
Audio postcard, slideshow: Coast Guard cutter Bailey Barco commissioning
The 154-foot vessel officially entered service during an event in Juneau on June 14, 2017.
Curious Juneau looks into the eye of Mount Juneau
Is the eye a high school prank? Part of an underground rock climbing club’s initiation? A Masonic conspiracy?
Red Carpet Concert: Annie Bartholomew
Here’s a bonus Red Carpet Concert with KTOO’s own Annie Bartholomew and her song “Mister Thomas.”
Uber and Lyft are rolling into Juneau
The governor’s signature on House Bill 132 means Uber and Lyft are now coming to Juneau. But city officials are unhappy that that new state law bars cities from regulating the ride-hailing companies.
JPD nabs Alaskan Dames burglary suspect in under an hour
Police recognized the burglary suspect from the store’s video surveillance. They recovered and returned Alaskan Dames’ property.
Southeast tribal organization says it will support the Paris Climate Accord
“We’re responsible for these lands,” said Central Council President Richard Peterson.
Shareholders consider shrinking Sealaska board
Should Southeast’s regional Native corporation shrink its governing board? That’s a question before Sealaska shareholders. Management opposes the change.
Feds’ cannabis enforcement policy ‘confusing,’ Murkowski says
Whether the Trump administration will enforce the federal ban on marijuana in Alaska remains ambiguous. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski asked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein about cannabis policy at a hearing Tuesday. Rosenstein at times took a hard line.