KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast- April 3, 2017
In this newscast: An update on the oil spill in Cook Inlet that was first reported on Saturday, and Alaska owes public workers more in pensions than it has in assets.
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Newscast- March 31, 2017
In this newscast: There is a warning for high avalanche danger in the Juneau area today. A 14 year old boy was honored by Governor Bill Walker for rescuing a 5 year old boy. Salmon fisherman are worried about how military exercises will affect salmon stocks during the first two weeks of May.
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Newscast- March 27, 2017
In this newscast: Journalist Roger Wilkins has died at age 85. Democrats forced a one week delay on a Senate committee vote on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Trump signed several pieces of legislation rolling back Obama-era regulations. Hilcorp says it could begin repairs on a broken gas line in the next 10 days. A…
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Newscast- March 24, 2017
In this newscast: Republican leaders abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor shortly before its scheduled vote The Alaska House of Representatives has introduced a new version of a statewide income tax. Business and labor groups are at odds over Alaska Governor Bill Walker’s proposed worker’s compensation reform, and The…
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Newscast- March 23, 2017
In this newscast: The chairman of the US House Science Committee asked the EPA to rescind its veto of the Pebble Mine. High schoolers from across the state addressed gun violence at a student government conference in Juneau. For the first time, the Federal Communications Commission is allowing full foreign ownership of U.S. radio stations.
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Newscast – March 21, 2017
In this newscast: Alaska Health and Social Services Commissioner Valerie Davidson and Alaska Congressman Don Young expressed concerns about the replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act. The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened Mar. 19. The lawsuit brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the group pursuing a gold-and-copper mine in southwest Alaska was…
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Newscast – Monday, March 20, 2017
KTOO's midday newscast for Monday, March 20, 2017. In this newscast: The Alaska Association of Student Governments is in Juneau for its spring conference, and the new mostly-Democrat majority in the Alaska House of Representatives advances a bill to increase voter turnout, especially in the Bush.
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Newscast – Thursday, March 16, 2017
KTOO's midday newscast for Thursday, March 16, 2017. In this newscast: the Alaska Senate passes Senate Bill 26, its version of a plan to spend some Permanent Fund earnings on state operations, and the Juneau School Board only gets a few letters and a single testifier to weigh in on its proposal to lift the ban on middle school sports travel.
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Newscast – Tuesday, March 14, 2017
KTOO's midday newscast for Tuesday, March 14, 2017. In this newscast: the City and Borough of Juneau preps for a budget with more belt tightening, a fourth Iditarod dog dies, lawyers for Alaska man charged in the Ft. Lauderdale shooting rampage in January say their client has mental illnesses but can stand trial, and there's more snow in the local forecast with high avalanche risk.
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Newscast – Thursday, March 9, 2017
KTOO's midday newscast for Thursday, March 9, 2017. In this newscast: Juneau leaders look into more options for helping the homeless get through winter ahead of the anti-camping ordinance taking effect, the state health commissioner reacts to federal proposals to shift health care costs back to the states, and Alaska's U.S. senators push back against big cuts to the Coast Guard's budget in President Donald Trump's proposed budget.
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