KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Tuesday, June 6, 2017
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly receives a large donation for whale statue infrastructure, OKs beer sales at Eaglecrest and adopts a budget, Gov. Bill Walker proposes a head tax as part of a compromise state budget package, and Goldbelt shareholders oust two longtime board members at their annual meeting.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, June 5, 2017
In this newscast: The founder of a Juneau mental health nonprofit announces he's running for Don Young's seat in Congress, a campaign in Anchorage is counting panhandlers and hopes to reduce it by 75 percent over three years, Fairbanks officials hope to create a $20,000 police recruit bonus to get law enforcement up to full staff, and Emma Hill and Kat Moore perform "2 Seconds Flat" in the fifth part of our eight-part Red Carpet Concert series filmed during the Alaska Folk Festival.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, June 2, 2017
In this newscast: Juneau’s airport preps for Uber and Lyft; Gov. Walker says he’s working on a compromise deal on budget impasse as State workers warned of possible layoffs, government shutdown.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Stories include a reported shooting of a brown bear on Douglas Island, death of a Washington state fisherman near Cordova, and early notification of potential state employee layoffs in the event of a state government shutdown.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, May 30, 2017
In this newscast: One of the victims in Friday's hate speech train stabbing in Portland had Juneau ties, Alaska State Troopers identify the second person killed in Saturday's small plane crash on Saturday, Juneau's outgoing high school seniors started a new tradition before graduating on Sunday, and our second Red Carpet Concert with Alaska Folk Festival artists Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms is out.
Read More »Newscast – Friday, May 26, 2017
In this newscast: NTSB investigates helicopter crash on Herbert Glacier; GCI is hiking its internet rates; University of Alaska Fairbanks gets a new chancellor and Deceased members of a WWII-era Native Alaskan militia will be recognized by Gov. Bill Walker. Plus there are sunny skies forecast for Memorial Day Weekend…
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, May 25, 2017
In this newscast: An AP and USA Today Network analysis identifies five children in Alaska who have fatally shot themselves or another child between 2014 and 2016, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan introduces a bill to bolster missile defense in response to North Korea, and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race loses a major backer and blames animal rights activists.
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Newscast – Wednesday, May 24, 2017
In this newscast: A 60-year-old Juneau woman chases off two burglars and helps police locate them, state regulators are holding a public hearing for locals to sound off on trash pick up issues after a new company buys out the old, and the state's Office of Special Prosecutions is considering the Capitol slap case in which a state senator is accused of striking an Alaska Dispatch News reporter.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, May 23, 2017
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly creates a homelessness task force, and the Alaska House of Representatives passes a bill aimed curbing prescription opioid abuse.
Read More »Newscast – Monday, May 22, 2017
In this newscast, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two separated kayakers near Chichagof Island on Saturday evening; the Alaska Department of Corrections is investigating the death of a 60-year-old inmate who complained of breathing trouble; Senator Dan Sullivan was heckled at a town hall meeting primarily for his positions on health care and the operator of the Red Dog Mine will give millions of dollars to 11 Northwest Arctic Borough villages instead of paying taxes.
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