KTOO News Update

KTOO News Update

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


Newscast – Friday, Jan. 22, 2021

In this newscast: One of Alaska's largest fish processing plants is shutting down as a COVID-19 outbreak grows; A former tribal police officer from Akiachak in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta died from COVID-19 and his family found a new way to say goodbye; One of Royal Caribbean International's largest ships won't be deployed to Alaska in 2021; Pebble Limited Partnership has filed an appeal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021

In this newscast: About a dozen City and Borough of Juneau employees are working from home this week after two of their coworkers tested positive for COVID-19; Southeast Alaska's largest Native cultural gathering won't be held this year; Alaska legislators opened their session Tuesday amid a deadly pandemic and a huge budget shortfall; Yesterday, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation opened eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to the general population in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.

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Newscast – Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021

In this newscast: The improvement plan for Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area is still in the works, but it's well understood that when cruise tourism bounces back, changes are needed to accommodate the growing number of visitors; The Alaska Senate pulled together a 13-member Republican majority on the first day of the new session; It was an unusual first day of the 32nd Alaska Legislature; Norweigan Cruise Line will not have any trips to Alaska until the end of April at the earliest; Officials say Alaska's coronavirus contact tracing effort is rebounding.

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Newscast – Friday, Jan. 15, 2021

In this newscast: It’s back to school at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School in Douglas for a group of 18 students whose families chose to have their kids return to in-person classes; Yakutat’s police force has updated guidelines for how and when its officers use force; The MLK Free Legal Help Day event on Monday is organized for low or moderate-income Alaskans who can't afford to hire lawyers; The University of Alaska Board of Regents has extended the contract for its interim president.

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Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021

In this newscast: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump acted unlawfully and the House was right to impeach him; Alaska lost a bit of its maritime history this week; COVID-19 has claimed the life an Angoon elder; Sealaska Corporation is getting out of the logging business after more than 40 years; Democratic lawmakers in Congress are trying to reinstate the Roadless Rule for Alaska's Tongass National Forest.

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Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021

In this newscast: State lawmakers in Juneau and local law enforcement are preparing for the possibility of violence after the FBI warned of potential armed protests in each state capitol this coming Sunday; Alaska's largest Alaska Native organization is calling for President Donald Trump to resign; Just before Christmas, the Juneau Assembly discussed putting more money into two grant programs intended to pay people who are financially hurting because of the pandemic; The Juneau School Board is considering starting all of its meetings with an acknowledgment of local Alaska Native claims to their lands. 

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Newscast – Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

In this newscast: Juneau's COVID-19 response team hopes to bypass some of the problems people have had signing up for a vaccine by hosting its own local vaccine clinic next week; Washington state's attorney general and a legal coalition of 40 Tribes, states and community organizations filed a motion to block the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle; State Republican Rep. Lance Pruitt lost his legal challenge today in Alaska's Supreme Court; Federal and state entities signed a 50-year right of way permit for the controversial Ambler Road project on Wednesday; The first baby of 2021 born at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau came into the world at 7:50 on Tuesday morning. 

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