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This week, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources announced that it is preparing to surrender the claims to as much as 5.7 million acres scattered across the state, an area collectively bigger than New Jersey.

Water level in Mendenhall Lake peaked at 10.18 feet at 5:45 a.m. It’s now dropping rapidly, according to the National Weather Service in Juneau. 

The three candidates — Republicans Treg Taylor and Dave Bronson and Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — underscored the role the ferry system plays in connecting communities across coastal Alaska.

The South Korean trade minister said Trump’s announcement “went beyond what was agreed” and denied that the country had committed to investing in the Alaska LNG project.

Alaska artists Annie Bartholomew and Kat Moore will compete against nine other performers and groups. Pan-Arctic Vision will stream live from the Faroe Islands Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. Kindred Post will host a watch party in Juneau. 

On Sunday, for the first time, Juneau organizations came together to host a run and walk to bring attention to the day, as well as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis.

National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI Juneau, Executive Aaron Surma and Youth Program Coordinator Charity Anderson spoke with KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey to break down what people can do if a young person they know is suicidal — and how to recognize it in the first place. 

Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion, and it is the sizable and the sensitive 89 Backpack. 

Despite the uncertainty, fishermen said the Neets Bay opening was one of the highlights of the summer.

Veterans helped shape the monument, which was unveiled at the Ngíisdla Garden outside the Alaska Native Heritage Center last weekend.

It’s a big discovery, but there’s a lot more work to be done, said the director of Indigenous research and healing at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Documentation is limited and there are many children who died in boarding schools who have never been identified.

According to Petro Marine Services, the project is estimated to cost $15 million and the goal is to complete construction next summer.

The Juneau School District began the year with nearly 100 fewer students than projected. As a result, some elementary schools have shuffled around teachers and students.

It’s Fat Bear Week Finals today! Who will win? Bear 910 or 89 Backpack? May the fattest bear win.

According to data, the median income for a woman working year-round in Juneau in 2024 was about $71,000 compared to men who earn about $73,000 — a roughly 3% gap.

Charbonneau is now a two-time gold medalist on the world jiu-jitsu stage. In September, she competed at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Master Championship in Las Vegas. It’s the biggest competition for grapplers ages 30 and up.

“I expect we’ll see more of this type of thing in the future,” said a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Public Safety,

Captains and vessel owners say some yacht operators in Alaska are skirting the law and that enforcement is lacking.

Welcome to the Fat Bear Week semi-finals where the bears are well-fed and the voters are well-read! May the fattest bear win. Vote today from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.

Southeast Childhood Collective received grant funding to create a childcare center for Bartlett Regional Hospital employees.