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• Sitka’s top nutcracker collector hopes to crack open people’s childlike wonder

  24-12-2025 21:10 via ktoo.org
  Jack Petersen poses with a portion of his nutcracker collection displayed at Wildflour Cafe and Bakery. (Ryan Cotter/KCAW)
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  As a well-known prop designer for community theater productions in Sitka, Jack Petersen is no stranger to construction. He holds up one of his proudest works, a wooden nutcracker adorned in a blue marching band uniform.
  “As an artist, I do get very particular about…not just like the visual aesthe
  
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• After more than 50 years, a family-run shop in downtown Juneau is closing its doors

  24-12-2025 20:40 via ktoo.org
  Mike Wylie has worked at his family’s Ben Franklin store since the 70s. He said the decision to close is bittersweet. Dec. 11, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  With its Ferris Wheel made of K’nex and model airplanes hanging from the ceiling, the Ben Franklin store was a landmark in downtown Juneau, drawing attention from passersby, young and old. But in mid-December, it was almost empty as people came and went to see what’s left. 
  After more than 50 years, the family-r
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025

  24-12-2025 03:04 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:This week marks six months since 42-year-old Juneau resident Benjamin Stepetin was last seen in downtown Juneau.
  The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development found that the Juneau School District did not provide occupational therapy services to some students that were supposed to receive them last school year.
  The next legislative session is less than a month away, and lawmakers are preparing
  
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• DEED investigation finds some Juneau students did not receive required occupational therapy

  24-12-2025 02:23 via ktoo.org
  The Harborview Elementary School playground on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, or DEED, found that the Juneau School District did not provide occupational therapy services to some students that were supposed to receive them last school year.
  According to a report from the department, the district lost an occupational therapist last year and did not follow the correct procedure to ensure students would continue to receive services
  
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• KTOO and KUAC collaborate to bring WORLD, CREATE, and FNX to a wide audience

  24-12-2025 01:24 via ktoo.org
  Juneau/Fairbanks, Alaska — KUAC and KTOO are collaborating to bring CREATE and WORLD back to viewers around the state via local transmission and the Alaska Rural Communication System (ARCS). Beginning January 1st at 12:01 a.m., viewers throughout Alaska will be able to enjoy significantly more programming that informs, educates, and inspires.
  “During a very challenging period in public broadcasting’s history, it’s a thrill to collaborate with KTOO to make this happen
  
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• Six months after Juneau man’s disappearance, his family continues to search for answers

  24-12-2025 00:35 via ktoo.org
  A candles burns near a missing person’s poster of Benjamin Stepetin at his brother’s apartment on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  This week marks six months since 42-year-old Juneau resident Benjamin “Benny” Stepetin was last seen in downtown Juneau. 
  His brother, Martin Stepetin Sr., said his family and friends haven’t stopped looking for him even during the holidays.
  “We just don’t want his memory to fade, or anybody to thin
  
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