KTOO News Update

KTOO News Update

The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.


Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

In this newscast: A Chilkat robe that could be hundreds of years old was purchased at auction ate last year by a group of donors and given to Sealaska Heritage Institute for Chilkat weavers to study; The U.S. Forest Service has decided where seven new recreation cabins will be built in Southeast Alaska in the next two years; U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill to support coastal communities

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Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024

Newscast: The Juneau Assembly moved forward with a plan to expand city bus services during the tourist-heavy summer months; They've also asked city staff to move forward with a Telephone Hill redevelopment plan that would demolish the neighborhood's historic homes; U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Peltola introduced legislation that would forego a unique restriction in ANSCA; A new episode of Tongass Voices: Juneau Musician Anna Mahanor

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Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

In this newscast: The Juneau School District is facing a nearly $8 million deficit for this school year. District leaders are considering closing or rearranging schools and cutting staff; Ferry trips across the Gulf of Alaska likely won't happen, as the AMHS is cutting back on summer service; Marilyn Lumba is the director of nursing at the Juneau Pioneer Home and she's the subject of the first Tongass Voices. 

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Newscast – Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

In this newscast:  Last month was officially Juneau's snowiest January, and second snowiest month, on record at 76.8 inches; Jeffrey Fultz, a chiropractor who allegedly assaulted more than a dozen women under the guise of medical care, appeared in person in court for the first time since 2021 last month; Alaska school districts are facing unprecedented challenges in hiring and turnover, school administrators told lawmakers today; A Harvard study on charter schools has been driving conversations at the state Capitol about ways to improve Alaska's schools. 

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