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• Dozens of weather stations crucial for Alaska aviation went dark on Monday

  29-07-2026 23:09 via ktoo.org
  
  An automated weather station in Fairbanks. (National Weather Service, Fairbanks)
  A widespread weather reporting outage affected Alaska Monday, causing dozens of stations used by pilots and forecasters to go offline. No flight cancellations were immediately reported.
  More than 50 weather stations across the state were offline, which is just under a third of the entire network, said Rick Thoman, a climate specialist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  “This is a particularly bad day of
  
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• Lawmakers say third Alaska LNG session is Dunleavy’s last chance to make a deal

  29-07-2026 23:01 via ktoo.org
  
  House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, presides over a nearly empty House chamber on July 27, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  A handful of state legislators returned to Juneau Monday to once again talk about tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project.
  It’s their third special session this year. Gov. Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers back on July 16 after threatening to veto a bill crafted by a conference committee and passed by the state Senate.
  That bill would have imposed c
  
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• Assembly rejects bonds to upgrade Juneau’s schools and wastewater system again

  29-07-2026 21:21 via ktoo.org
  
  A sign hangs outside the entrance of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  For the second year in a row, the Juneau Assembly has rejected putting two bond debt proposals on the local election ballot.
  The bonds would have helped fund $25 million worth of critical repairs and upgrades to Juneau’s schools and the city’s water and sewer systems. Last year, the Assembly similarly voted against putting nearly identical bond quest
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, July 28, 2026

  29-07-2026 02:58 via ktoo.org
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260728-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:Forecasters predict the glacial lake responsible for producing Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood will fill a bit later than initially forecast,
  Eight candidates are vying for three open seats on the Juneau Assembly during this fall’s local election,
  The upcoming school year is less than one month away and district leadership says operations will remain largely the same,
  A handful of state
  
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• 11 candidates vie for local office in Juneau’s fall municipal election

  29-07-2026 00:46 via ktoo.org
  
  Frank Rue drops his ballot off in the City Hall ballot drop box on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Eight candidates are vying for three open seats on the Juneau Assembly during this fall’s local election. Three people are running for two open seats on the school board.
  The candidate filing period for Juneau’s October municipal election closed on Monday afternoon. 
  For Assembly, three people are running for the open area-wide Assembly seat: incumbent Paul Ke
  
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• Alaska Democratic U.S. House candidate says he had support but not enough money

  29-07-2026 00:22 via ktoo.org
  
  Campaign signs for Democrats Matt Schultz and Tom Begich are seen in a Midtown Anchorage yard on July 17, 2026. Schultz mounted his campaign to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich. But he endorsed Nick’s uncle, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich, a former state senator. Schultz suspended his campaign on July 17 and urged supporters to rally behind independent Bill Hill. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
  On July 17, the leading Democratic candidate in Alaska’s U.S. House race&
  
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