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• 89-year-old woman dies in Juneau after crash on North Douglas Highway

  11-06-2026 22:27 via ktoo.org
  
  A vehicle crashed on North Douglas Highway on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The crash resulted in one death.  (Capital City Fire/Rescue)
  An 89-year-old woman died in Juneau on Thursday from injuries suffered during a vehicle crash on North Douglas Highway on Wednesday afternoon.  
  According to an information release by the Juneau Police Department, there was only one vehicle involved in the crash. A 62-year-old woman was driving and the 89-year-old woman was a passenger. They were dri
  
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• Alaska’s minimum wage will increase next month

  11-06-2026 20:51 via ktoo.org
  A digital marquee sign flashes “help wanted” and “looking for line cooks” on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  The minimum wage in Alaska will jump to $14 on July 1.
  The increase comes after voters passed Ballot Measure 1 in 2024 to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage. The measure increases the hourly minimum wage in the state from $13 to $14. In July 2027, it’ll rise to $15. The minimum wage will increase with inflation startin
  
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• What earrings mean at Celebration, to buyers and sellers

  11-06-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Brittany Woods-Orrison shows off earrings her friend made on June 4, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Listen:
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/08Earrings.mp3
  Dozens of stalls lined the Atnané Hít Arts Plaza in Juneau, the tables piled with colorful beads, fur, bone and shell jewelry, usually in sets of two. 
  Brittany Woods-Orrison wandered the market with a couple of friends, looking over the items laid out on each table. She said buying from Indigenous make
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, June 10, 2026

  11-06-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260610-News-update.mp3
  In this newscast:Assembly members Christine Woll, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs not running for reelection this fall,
  Juneau Assembly addresses a fairness issue regarding glacial outburst flood wall funding,
  Back Loop Bridge trailhead closed for glacial outburst flood wall construction,
  What earrings mean at Celebration, to buyers and sellers
  
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• Back Loop Bridge trailhead closed for glacial outburst flood wall construction

  11-06-2026 01:08 via ktoo.org
  
  Ryder Newland stands before a swath of cut trees where the berm will go at the Back Loop Bridge trailhead on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  The U.S. Forest Service closed the entrance to Juneau’s Back Loop Bridge Trail in Mendenhall Valley on Monday. A portion of the hiking area has become part of the glacial outburst flood wall construction zone.At a flood preparedness workshop at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Tuesday, staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engin
  
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• Assembly members Christine Woll, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs not running for reelection this fall

  11-06-2026 00:29 via ktoo.org
  
  Assembly members Christine Woll (left) and Alicia Hughes-Skandijs (right) during Assembly meetings at City Hall. (Photos by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Juneau Assembly members Christine Woll and Alicia Hughes-Skandijs say they do not plan to run for reelection this fall.
  Woll announced her plan to step down during the Assembly’s meeting on Monday night and Hughes-Skandijs told KTOO in an interview on Wednesday. Both say they want to spend more time with their families and enjoy their free time.&n
  
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