KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Monday, June 18, 2018
Stories include a fire at Senator Dennis Egan’s home Friday evening, Perseverance Theatre furloughing employees because of outstanding debt, and the Juneau Community Charter School moving into Juneau-Douglas High School.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, June 15, 2018
Stories include sale of the Nugget Mall falling through, Governor Walker committing $21 million to the Juneau road project, and a slight decline in Alaska’s unemployment rate.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, June 14, 2018
Stories include identification of a pilot killed in a collision on Wednesday, the governor signing state spending bills into law, a newcomer files to run for CBJ Assembly, and a Canadian company proceeds with expansion of a mine near Fairbanks.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Stories a fatal motorcycle accident on the Kenai Peninsula, a fatal motor vehicle accident on Wrangell Island, update on marijuana taxation, cameras are installed near often-repainted crosswalk in downtown Juneau, and the Homer mayor’s recognition for LGBTQ Pride Month is never considered because not enough Homer city council members show up for a meeting on…
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Stories include Montana regulators approving the sale of utility Avista to Canada-based Hydro One, Cook Inlet Pipeline Company applies to shut down Drift River oil terminal, report is released about inconsistencies in Alaska’s marijuana testing facilities, the U.S. Supreme Court declines Alaska militia leader’s appeal, and CBJ Assembly select members to serve on the Juneau…
Read More »Newscast – Monday, June 11, 2018
Stories include an update on a plane crash near Katlian Bay, a woman who died in a boating crash on a Mat-Su lake, federal judge ordering nighttime meals for Washington state inmates observing Ramadan, and eagle nests cut down on the Kenai Peninsula.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, June 8, 2018
Stories include Interior Dept. spending for ANWR, an increase in Glacier Bay cruise ship permit fees, an Alaska hunting guide from Colorado who is sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $35,000 for hunting violations, Carnival Corp. buys White Pass & Yukon Route railway and port in Skagway, and federal officials decline to prosecute…
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, June 7, 2018
Stories include Alaska’s approval of Hydro One’s acquisition of AEL&P’s parent company Avista, raising of a totem pole at Savikko Park, a report about training bilingual poll workers, population estimate for Alaska in 20145, and Taku River levels cresting after a glacial dam release.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Stories include a librarian suing over State of Alaska’s alleged discriminatory health policy, Juneau voters may be asked a non-binding referendum for use of tax dollars to expand subsidized child care, Jill Maclean has been named to head CBJ’s Community Development Department, the Anchorage Police Department considering use of LIO building, and the latest on…
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Stories include Rep. Les Gara of Anchorage announcing his retirement, updates on races for House Districts 33 and 35, the passing of Yupik storyteller John Active, approval of new contract for Bartlett Regional Hospital employees, and preliminary results of necropsy of male humpback whale washed ashore near Point Young on Admiralty Island.
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