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• Newscast – Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

  03-01-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260102-News-Update-1.mp3
  In this newscast:It’s a new year, but Juneau residents are still digging out from four feet of snow that fell earlier this week,
  Thane Road is now open after being closed for two days due to avalanche risk,
  Two Juneau artists spent this snowy Friday framing and mounting 18 block prints that correlate with myths — ones they wrote themselves,
  In 2025 Alaskans experienced record-breaking heat on the North Slope
  
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• M/V Lituya back sailing on a limited basis after brief grounding

  03-01-2026 02:55 via ktoo.org
  The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Lituya provides regular service between Metlakatla Indian Community and Ketchikan. (KRBD file photo by Leila Kheiry)
  The state ferry Lituya went aground on Tuesday at about 2:50 p.m. near Annette Bay in Southeast Alaska. The small ferry runs a daily shuttle service between Ketchikan and Metlakatla.
  The brief grounding happened when the ferry left Annette Bay dock. It lasted less than a minute, according to Shannon McCarthy, a spokesperson with the Alaska De
  
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• First Friday show features new myths written and illustrated by Juneau artists

  03-01-2026 01:51 via ktoo.org
  Alex Bookless holds a print she made on Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Two Juneau artists spent this snowy Friday framing and mounting 18 block prints that correlate with myths — ones they wrote themselves. 
  The prints are a part of a show titled “My Mother’s Bones,” opening Friday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center.
  Rachel Levy said thinking about folktales and their morals inspired the series. 
  “Things you wouldn’t even consider my
  
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• Western Alaska evacuees in Anchorage slowly moving to temporary housing

  03-01-2026 01:45 via ktoo.org
  Evacuees of ex-typhoon Halong in Anchorage are moving out of hotels where they have been sheltering for months, and into temporary housing around the city. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  Western Alaska residents who evacuated to Anchorage after the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered their villages are now moving out of city hotels and into temporary housing.
  They’re looking forward to having more privacy, being able to cook for themselves and having more space, said Jeremy Zidek, publ
  
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