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• Juneau School Board seeks feedback for superintendent search

  31-01-2026 03:25 via ktoo.org
  Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser talks during an Assembly committee of the whole meeting on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau School Board is quickly moving through the search process for a new superintendent. And it’s working with a search firm to collect feedback from the community before it makes a hiring decision.
  Board Member David Noon said at a super site council meeting last week that the board plans to hire a superintendent in March.
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• Some small businesses in Juneau speak out against ICE amid nationwide strike

  31-01-2026 03:17 via ktoo.org
  Alaska Robotics Gallery closed Jan. 30, 2026 as part of the nationwide general strike. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  Some storefront owners in Juneau spoke out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or shuttered their doors Friday as part of the nationwide general strike following recent killings in Minneapolis. 
  Downtown, small businesses including Drip Drop Wonder Shop, Liaise Studio and Alaska Robotics Gallery closed, joining businesses across the country protesting ICE. 
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• Newscast – Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

  31-01-2026 03:12 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:Sitka will receive $10 million dollars for a new wastewater disinfection system.
  Juneau residents might have to pay sales tax again on food and utilities despite voters approving a local exemption for them during last fall’s municipal election.
  The Juneau School Board is quickly moving through the search process for a new superintendent.
  Some storefront owners in Juneau are speaking out against U.S
  
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• Live music with Fortenbery, Vidic, The Heists, JGLT On-The-Air presents new Seau N. Sew mystery “The Case of the Aspiring Actress” and Juneau Public Libraries offers new Juneau Reads

  31-01-2026 02:48 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Friday, January 30, 2026:
  The Heists, Taylor Dallas Vidic, and Josh Fortenbery will play The Alaskan on Saturday, January 31. Taylor, Andrew, and Erin stop in to play a couple of tunes and talk about recent and upcoming travels, and progress on imminent album releases.
  Juneau Ghost Light Theatre presents a new live radio play, “The Case of the Aspiring Actress: A Detective Seau N. Sew Mystery,” on Friday, February 6 at the KTOO Studios. Playwrigh
  
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• Alaska population rises slightly, but more people continue to move out than move in

  31-01-2026 02:29 via ktoo.org
  Cars are driven on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage on Oct. 7, 2024.
  (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
  Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Wednesday.
  Alaska had an estimated 738,737 people as of July 1, 2025, the department said in its annual state population estimate. That’s up 1,649 people from the department’s July 2024 population estimate of 737,0
  
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• Under Dunleavy proposal, Juneau residents might pay sales tax on food and utilities again

  31-01-2026 00:35 via ktoo.org
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during an Alaska Chamber luncheon in Juneau on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Juneau residents might have to pay sales tax again on food and utilities, despite approving a local exemption during last fall’s municipal election. 
  That’s because Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently proposed a statewide sales tax as part of his fiscal plan meant to stabilize the state’s finances. 
  At a community town hall event Thursday evening,
  
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• WorldQuest 2026 trivia event, Dave Wetzel’s ‘Atmostpheric Landscapes’ at the City Museum, and Pete Griffin’s ‘Diary of a Forest Ranger’ Fireside Lecture

  31-01-2026 00:09 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded on Thursday, January 29:
  WorldQuest 2026 from the Juneau World Affairs Council is happening on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
  Dave Wetzel opens “Atmospheric Landscapes” exhibition at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum on Friday, February 6, 2026Pete Griffin reflects on his 37-year career with the U.S. Forest Service at the next Fireside Lecture on Friday, January 30, at 7:00 p.m.
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Junea
  
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