KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Tuesday, June 18, 2019
In this newscast: the latest on the permanent fund dividend debate, a new report ranks Alaska at or near the bottom among the states for how kids and teens are doing, the widow of a Juneau shooting victim the shooter exchange words at a sentencing hearing, an Indiana man accused of catfishing an Anchorage teen in an Anchorage murder and child pornography scheme now faces a murder charge himself, GCI announces it's building a new 5G wireless network in Anchorage, and Amazon is enlarging its jet fleet to speed up deliveries.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, June 17, 2019
In this newscast: Three Alaskans appeal for victim status in the federal Carnival Corp. pollution case, the man convicted of killing Duilio Antonio "Tony" Rosales at an Excursion Inlet cabin site is sentenced, the Alaska Supreme Court rules that the state's sex offender registry violates offenders' due process rights, a Wrangell sport fisherman spots a dead gray whale that NOAA wants help locating, researchers are recruiting in Southeast Alaska for a study of indigenous people's DNA for possible effects of trauma linked to European colonization, authorities investigate a soldier's death during a training exercise near Fort Wainwright, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District reports the highest employee turnover on record, ConocoPhillips announces it's buying 21,000 acres for potential oil development in the western North Slope, Eaglecrest Ski Area floats ideas to develop summer attractions for cruise ship visitors, and Oregon is poised to adopt a major cap-and-trade policy to combat greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, June 14, 2019
In this newscast: Demonstrators from Angoon protest the City and Borough of Juneau's annexation petition, a complaint to the state fire marshal's office may put a stop to an annual amateur fireworks show in Douglas this Independence Day, an air quality survey being conducted in downtown Juneau this summer looks at the impact of cruise ship emissions and an environmental group sues the federal government for not setting aside habitat for two species of arctic seals.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, June 13, 2019
In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls the Alaska Legislature into a second special session in July, U.S. Senators from Alaska and three other U.S. states urge stronger regulatory oversight in British Columbia over trans-boundary mining, Alaska's attorney general hails a federal ruling over a disputed road easement in Southeast Alaska, the U.S. Air Force and Marines begin construction on a new village for the residents of Newtok and Bristol Bay fisherman voice their opposition to Pebble Mine with a unique form of protest.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, June 12, 2019
In this newscast: Alaska school districts relieved to receive $20 million allocated by the Legislature last year, the Alaska House rejects a proposal to pay $3,000 permanent fund dividends, state employees and their unions are urging lawmakers to avert a government shutdown on July 1 and an unusually high number of ice seals found dead in the Bering Sea region.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, June 11, 2019
In this newscast: The state's capital budget gets tied up with the permanent fund dividend debate, Hoonah plans new pedestrian walkways to accommodate growing numbers of cruise ship passengers, a company called CGG wants to conduct aerial geophysical surveys in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, another twist in the Anchorage case developing around an alleged teen murder conspiracy, a man in Naknek reports being attacked by a bear while sleeping in his car, Facebook launches a new app to pay users to share data about what apps they're using, and Los Texmaniacs round out the last of our Red Carpet Concerts from this year's Alaska Folk Festival.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, June 10, 2019
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature votes to create a working group to make recommendations on the future use of Alaska Permanent Fund earnings, scientists study if the dead gray whales are related to Arctic warming, a couple explains what it's like living in the Last Chance Mining Museum, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection says images of travelers and license plates have been exposed in a malicious cyberattack, and a correction about whose helicopters flew over Friday's Guardian Flight memorial.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, June 7, 2019
In this newscast: The ongoing state budget deadlock puts health care providers who accept Medicaid in a bind, Guardian Flight holds a memorial in Juneau for the three crew members who died in the line of duty, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his permanent fund dividend message get a warm welcome in Wasilla, the State Board of Education unanimously approves new science standards, a bus driver in Sitka causes a complaint after taking issue with a passenger's "Make American Great Again" hat, and a group of young Alaskans begins a 570-mile road trip through the Interior to empower youths dealing with abuse, suicide and other trauma.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, June 6, 2019
In this newscast: The state awards a contract to study a Medicaid block grant system, a new count of people in Juneau without homes suggests things are improving, Guardian Flight plans a tribute for the crew it lost in a crash near Kake, Wrangell is ground zero for one of the worst droughts in the nation, Oregon lawmakers pass a bill to potentially make daylight saving time permanent, and Gustavus guitarist Justin Smith performs in the latest Red Carpet Concert.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, June 5, 2019
In this newscast: Critics raise questions over whether state regulators relaxed water quality regulations based on science or politics, Alaska's congressional delegation members have yet to read the Mueller report seven weeks after its release, the Clear Air Force Station community celebrates a milestone in the construction of a massive radar facility, nine state legislators write Anchorage municipal leaders urging them to clear homeless camps, the Anchorage Assembly recognizes musician Quinn Christopherson and Nick Carpenter for their Tiny Desk Concert win, and Amazon says it is within months of starting deliveries by drone, though it didn't specify where.
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