KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
In this newscast: The federal Energy Information Administration expects heating fuel costs to be higher than last year. But what happens in the lower 48 doesn't necessarily hold true in Alaska. A national climate report says the state is warming twice as fast as the rest of the country. Rural and Alaska Native communities like those in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are the first to feel those impacts and are already seeing change from their front doors. President Trump says he'll shut down the government if he doesn't get $5 billion for border security and a wall on the southern border. But if he gets his way, it could mean Alaska's congressional delegation would lose one of its top priorities: A polar icebreaker.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018
In this newscast: A report out of the University of Alaska Anchorage has found that climate change is estimated to cost Alaska between $340 and $700 million dollars per year over the next three to five decadeThe Juneau School District is looking for a new superintendent, but some are hoping they won't look far. A top executive with ConocoPhillips says the federal government should shrink--but not eliminate--the protected area around the biggest lake in Arctic Alaska, which is important habitat for wildlife. A citizen advisory committee released new recommendations on the federal Roadless Rule, which could shape the future of the Tongass National Forest.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018
In this newscast: A divided federal appeals court panel finds Alaska's limit on what nonresidents can contribute to candidates for office is unconstitutiona., Governor-elect Mike Dunleavy's announces his picks for several key cabinet positions. Only one has worked for a state government. While climate change has disrupted fisheries in many parts of the state, fishermen in Northwest Alaska are landing huge catches.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, Nov. 26, 2018
In this newscast: Outgoing Gov. Bill Walker proposes a nearly $6 billion budget, the Juneau Assembly Childcare Committee meets for the first time, state election officials certify the tie in House District 1 legislative race, and an update on the volcanic ash from Mount Veniaminof on the Alaska Peninsula.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, Nov. 23, 2018
In this newscast: A new monument is unveiled at Sayéik Gastineau Community School, the Thane Ore House restaurant is set to burn Saturday, and local police are looking for 27-year-old man connected to a Thanksgiving Day shooting that left one person injured.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018
In this newscast: The outgoing head of the Alaska Department of Administration says the incoming governor's resign and reapply request makes the state a less desirable employer, a coin toss could determine who controls the Alaska House of Representatives because of a tied election, John MacKinnon is named the new head of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, and the fast ferry Fairweather will be back in temporary service this December to cover scheduled repairs of other ferries.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018
In this newscast: The U.S. Forest Service begins a series of meetings aimed at managing conflicts in the Tongass between hunters and tour operators, the state solicits bids for about $2 million in federal money for opioid abuse recovery residences, Juneau's indoor smoking ban is poised to for expansion to comply with state law, NOAA scientists confirm warmer ocean temperatures play a role in when pollock spawn, and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he doesn't think the Mueller investigation of President Trump needs Congress's protection.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, Nov. 19, 2018
In this newscast: Incoming Gov. Mike Dunleavy's comments on education policy leaves rural Alaska with a lot of uncertainty, a new study says Chukchi Sea polar bears are doing well despite losing sea ice, Gov.-elect Dunleavy names a new Department of Labor and Workforce Development commissioner, the state's official hold music gets an update, and NOAA meteorologists discuss Juneau's winter weather forcecast.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, Nov. 16, 2018
In this newscast: Alaska Seaplanes is continuing seasonal direct flights from Juneau to Whitehorse next spring; tourism organizations in both cities are excited about the 55-minute route, Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian speakers reconnected with their language roots during a three-day language summit this week, Governor-elect Mike Dunleavy has asked all state workers who serve at the pleasure of the governor to resign and reapply for their jobs, and Dunleavy wants to freeze any new regulations the Walker administration issued going back to election day.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018
In this newscast: Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy says he wants to halt the creation of any new regulations until he takes office, British Columbia renews efforts to clean up the Tulsequah Chief Mine, the Trump administration proposes offshore oil development in the Beaufort Sea, and a three-day Native language summit wraps up in Juneau.
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