Newscasts

In this newscast: A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments this morning over the legality of the city’s planned redevelopment of Juneau’s Telephone Hill; A former Juneau fire captain has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for assaulting his stepdaughter, and KTOO examines how the city dealt with having a public safety employee charged for child assault; Around 250 U.S. Coast Guard crew members stationed across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest traveled to Juneau for a week-long training. And on Wednesday, they competed in what’s called the Buoy Tender Olympics; Sitka teacher Bridgette Reynolds was recognized at Sealaska Heritage Institute’s 2026 culturally responsive education conferences earlier this month; A home in Sitka sustained fire damage last week but remains standing thanks to the quick action of a good Samaritan and local emergency responders

In this newscast: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to end Juneau’s annual glacial lake outburst flood before the flood of 2030; The state approved the first segment of a new access road for the controversial New Amalga gold mine in Juneau; The Alaska Marine Highway System will finally receive $410 million in federal grant money; Federal investigators say a charter plane crashed into a remote area of Southwest Alaska on Thursday after attempting a second landing; At least nine brown bears have been eating out of Kodiak Island Borough’s landfill this summer

In this newscast: Eight people died Thursday after the charter plane they were flying in crashed on a remote cape in Southwest Alaska; Just days after opening to students, the main structure on a new playground at a Juneau School District campus is closed; More than two years after Juneau’s only compounding pharmacy closed its doors, a new one is taking its place — literally; Seventeen-year-old Elly Carpenter made history as Juneau’s first female Eagle scout; A Juneau landmark burned down earlier this summer. It was beloved by many in town, and around the world — thanks to a visitor who took a photo of it nearly 30 years ago; The Alaska State Fair kicks off its 90th anniversary in Palmer today

In this newscast: The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed to rescind the Roadless Rule on Tuesday. A rescission would allow new road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest; Today is the first day of school for Juneau students in first through twelfth grade. KTOO’s Mike Lane interviewed Shawn Arnold about the start of the year; Juneau students went back to school Thursday. The glacial outburst flood didn’t delay the first day of school like it did last year, but the summer brought new leaders to some schools and a new, highly anticipated structure.

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

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