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• Alaska Music Summit, Con Brio’s ‘Winds in Winter,’ and Cooperative Extension February class preview

  29-01-2026 22:57 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded on Wednesday, January 28, 2026:The Alaska Music Summit hosted by MusicAlaska (originally known as AKIMI) seeks to elevate music across Alaska. The summit is for music performers, bookers, technicians, teachers, and community members. It takes place Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1 with panels, workshops and more.Sarah Lewis previews upcoming courses and classes from the UAF Cooperative Extension here in Juneau. Classes include Brain Health, Bone Health,
  
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• It could be weeks before Juneau residents can recycle again

  29-01-2026 22:24 via ktoo.org
  Cardboard and other recyclable materials stack in a pile at Juneau’s recycling center in Lemon Creek. (Photo courtesy of Stuart Ashton)
  Juneau’s recycling center is closed again in order to repair damaged critical equipment. 
  It could be quite a while before the center opens back up again, according to Denise Koch, the city’s director of Engineering and Public Works.
  “Recycling is a really important service, and we recognize that the people of Juneau really value thi
  
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• Tustumena replacement project out to bid, new ferry to sail in 2029

  29-01-2026 03:08 via ktoo.org
  A computer-generated mockup of the new Tustumena replacement vessel, which will be bigger, carry more people and vehicles as well as be more efficient. (Alaska Marine Highway System)
  After years of delays, the build contract to replace the Alaska Marine Highway System’s ferry Tustumena is out to bid. The state’s project notice calls for the new mainliner ferry to be completed by the beginning of 2029 with an estimated price tag of more than $300 million.
  The new ferry will be a more
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

  29-01-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260128-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska — especially in Southeast — using news articles dating back more than a century. It’s because climate change is making atmospheric rivers more extreme,
  John Bressette is the city’s avalanche advisor, tracking weather and avalanche risk in Juneau’s urban paths. He joined CBJ
  
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• Haines animal cruelty case at a standstill as defendant says he’s in Russia and plans to stay there

  29-01-2026 02:58 via ktoo.org
  Steve Kroschel with a lynx. (Jillian Rogers/KHNS)
  The state of Alaska’s case against a Haines man charged with animal cruelty is stuck in a holding pattern, seven months after officials first removed dozens of animals from his wildlife facility.
  In September, the Office of Special Prosecutions filed three felony and two misdemeanor charges against Chilkat Valley resident Steve Kroschel, the longtime owner of the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center.
  After a years-long back and forth over conditi
  
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• Juneau’s new avalanche advisor started right before recent evacuations

  29-01-2026 02:54 via ktoo.org
  John Bressette, the city’s avalanche advisor, smiles for a photo under Mount Juneau on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  John Bressette is Juneau’s new avalanche advisor, tracking weather and avalanche risk in the capital’s urban paths. He joined the city just before record snowfall, followed by rain and flooding, pushed the community to declare a disaster and issue evacuation advisories downtown.
  KTOO’s Mike Lake spoke with Bressette about navigati
  
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• Scientists confirm climate change is making destructive landslides more frequent across Alaska — especially in Southeast

  29-01-2026 00:56 via ktoo.org
  The deadly landslide that crashed through the outskirts of Wrangell on the night of Nov. 20, 2023, is seen from the air on the following day. The landslide killed six people and blocked a major road, the Zimovia Highway. (Photo provided by Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)
  Landslides have killed at least a dozen people in Southeast in recent years. 
  That prompted Aaron Jacobs, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Juneau, and his colleague to answer a maj
  
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