KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018
Stories include a proposed appropriation for ANWR seismic testing, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen advocating for increased funding, publishers of Anchorage Daily News buying three more publications, and a winter storm watch issued for Juneau and parts of Southeast Alaska on Thursday.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018
In this newscast: State senators discuss public employees' pension funding gap, Gov. Bill Walker makes his third pick for a vacant Senate seat, and gun control protesters crash an Anchorage event headlined by Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young.
Read More »Newscast — Monday, Feb. 19, 2018
In this newscast: Juneau's first case of mumps in more than 20 years confirmed, a retired high school teacher from Douglas files a letter of intent to run for the state House and a man accused of ransacking Jordan Creek businesses now charged with burglarizing a Juneau middle school.
Read More »Newscast — Friday, Feb. 16, 2018
In this newscast: Haines celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Alaska Senate considers bill to protect utilities from pesticide liability
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018
In this newscast: Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott lambastes Juneau for being a bad neighbor to Angoon, state environmental officials warn lawmakers that budget cuts are increasing dangers to Alaskans, and the City and Borough of Juneau commissions Sitka artist Nick Galanin to build a monument at Sayéik Gastineau Elementary School.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2017
Stories include Allen Moore’s victory in the Yukon Quest, Rosie Mancari’s injury at the Winter Olympics, opposition building against Stand for Salmon initiative, and public comment period closes soon on CBJ mining code revisions.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018
In this newscast: A state agency abandons a tentative lease deal for more downtown parking, the Juneau Assembly backs off part of its annexation plan for Funter Bay, and the Southeast Confernece meets in Juneau.
Read More »Newscast — Monday, Feb. 12, 2018
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will review anchoring rules for boats in city waters at tonight's meeting, a proposed federal bill would give 100,000 acres of federal land to Native groups in five Southeast towns and the National Weather Service issues a winter weather advisory for Juneau until 3 p.m. Monday.
Read More »Newscast — Friday, Feb. 9, 2018
In this newscast: Juneau Ocean Center project loses out to parking lot Kodiak’s state park backs away from banning painted rocks
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018
In this newscast: The Alaska House of Representatives partially passes a bill to provide early funding assurances to schools, the ferry Malaspina gets delayed from returning to service an extra month, a national group is using Alaska to start a landmark campaign finance challenge it hopes to get to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Juneau's merged high school football team mascot is unveiled.
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