KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Tuesday, April 23, 2019
In this newscast: State lawmakers seem unlikely to act on Gov. Mike Dunleavy's tough-on-crime bills, the cruise ship industry and locals in Juneau discuss ways to reduce cruise ship emissions in town, police and fire investigators suspect arson in a downtown fire, five former nurses at Homer's hospital allege age discrimination in a lawsuit, and state health officials agree to put out to bid a contract to run the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, April 22, 2019
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature is poised for final passage of a bill to scale back some conflict of interest rules, breakup resumes on rivers in the Interior, Trident Seafoods tries new ways of marking Alaska pollock including as gluten-free noodles, Washington's state Legislature is close to passing a bill that could end clock changes for daylight saving time, and local tips for garbage bear season.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, April 19, 2019
In this newscast: state transportation officials quietly consider a new Juneau ferry terminal plan to shorten upper Lynn Canal trips, Harborview Elementary School plans to cut a teacher position due to declining enrollment, local search and rescue crews train for a building collapse, and the Douglas Bridge will be closed for up to 15 minutes at a time next week for work related to bridge repairs.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, April 18, 2019
In this newscast: State officials estimate moving the Legislature to Anchorage could cost up to $45 million, marine pilots flag "serious challenges" in common wind and current conditions for a new mega-cruise ship due in Southeast Alaska this season, city officials solicit ideas for how to dispose of the derelict Lumberman tug boat in Gastineau Channel, Gov. Mike Dunleavy relents on a Palmer Superior Court judge's appointment, the head of the state human rights commission was supposed to write a letter of apology that she didn't, and lawmakers in Hawaii consider legislation for legal protections for Native Hawaiian intellectual property -- affecting an Anchorage poke restaurant.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, April 17, 2019
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature confirms Gov. Mike Dunleavy's top cabinet officials, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce appoints a new leader of the Denali Commission, changes may be in store for the sleep-off program at Bartlett Regional Hospital, highlights from the Army Corps of Engineer's last public hearing on the Pebble Mine environmental impact study, and state health and university officials plan field work to track non-native ticks and climate change.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, April 16, 2019
In this newscast: Candidate Mike Dunleavy made a lot of campaign promises that Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn't seem to be sticking to, a public employees union sues the Dunleavy administration over its privatization of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski discusses policies she's backing to combat climate change, and the National Weather Service issues a special weather statement affecting most of Southeast Alaska.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, April 15, 2019
In this newscast: State transportation officials hear an appeal from the low bidder for a ferry system study contract, Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduces a new bill to shift up to 49,000 Alaskans covered by Medicaid expansion to the private insurance market, Thunder Mountain High School's robotics team preps for the world championship, Juneau's cold weather emergency shelter shuts down and is slated for demolition, and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sticks up for maintaining education funding in the governor's budget.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, April 12, 2019
In this newscast: Public assistance for some Alaska seniors will lapse, what to expect as the Mat-Su's influence on the state politics grows, and a climatologist discusses weird weather in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, April 11, 2019
In this newscast: The House passes its version of state operation budget, records show years of cruise ship discharges documented by inspectors on the governor's chopping block, Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer says staffing levels are improving, U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he plans to visit to learn about high levels of violence against Alaska Native women, federal law enforcement officials prosecute 13 people in a drug and money laundering ring in Kodiak, and highlights from Costa's Recriminatory Condition's set at the Alaska Folk Festival on Wednesday night.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, April 10, 2019
In this newscast: Juneau police pull a body from Mendenhall River, lawmakers strategize around the governor's unusually powerful line-item veto, House budget debate continues, the first year of an education fundraising raffle raises $975,000, and highlights from day two of Alaska Folk Festival.
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