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• Police defuse explosives found in Haines eagle preserve

  30-07-2026 15:01 via ktoo.org
  
  The Haines public safety building. (Melinda Munson/KHNS)
  In mid-July, a Haines resident found a funny-looking object near the Klehini Flats in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The man suspected it was a type of explosive called a detonating cord – and Haines Police Chief Jimmy Yoakum says he was right.
  “It is used to ignite bigger explosives, from my understanding,” Yoakum said. “You know, road work, crews, mining operations — it’s used in a number of d
  
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• Evidence of measles virus found in Anchorage wastewater

  30-07-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Alaska wastewater testing samples from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Eagle River and Bethel as they get prepped for processing by the state in July, 2026. (Alaska Environmental Health Laboratory)
  Evidence of the measles virus was found in Anchorage wastewater in July, according to state epidemiologists. The data is from a national pilot program that analyzes wastewater for disease and looks for ribonucleic acid, or RNA, of certain pathogens.
  Joe McLaughlin, head epidemiologist for the state, said that b
  
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• Police identify man discovered in chest freezer at Juneau home

  30-07-2026 03:18 via ktoo.org
  
  This is the residence at the Switzer Village Mobile Home Park where police received a report about a body found in a freezer. Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Police Department has confirmed the identity of a man whose remains were discovered in a chest freezer last week at a home in Lemon Creek. 
  According to the State of Alaska Medical Examiner, the remains are of Ross Pasquan. Pasquan was a Juneau resident who would be 74 years old today.  
  Pasquan was
  
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• New class to teach Southeast mariners how to avoid hitting humpback whales

  30-07-2026 03:18 via ktoo.org
  
  
  A cruise ship travels through Glacier Bay on July 24, 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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  A new class developed by whale biologists and marine pilots in Southeast Alaska will soon teach mariners how to avoid hitting humpback whales when sailing large ships through the region. The training comes as the state’s cruise industry booms.
  Humpback whales migrate thousands of miles from their winter breeding ground
  
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• 3 dead after plane crash near McCarthy

  30-07-2026 03:12 via ktoo.org
  
  An Alaska State Troopers vehicle. (Alaska Department of Public Safety)
  Three people are dead after a fiery plane crash Tuesday night near McCarthy, Alaska State Troopers said in a statement posted online Wednesday
  The pilot of a Piper PA-22 crashed while landing at the Dan Creek airstrip, about 20 miles east of McCarthy, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane banked left, impacted terrain and burst into flames, killing the pilot and two pa
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, July 19, 2026

  30-07-2026 03:04 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:For the second year in a row, the Juneau Assembly has rejected putting two bond debt proposals on the local election ballot,
  It’s been one year since a Juneau officer was caught on camera violently slamming a man to the ground during an arrest,
  A new class developed by whale biologists and marine pilots in Southeast Alaska will soon teach mariners how to avoid hitting humpback whales while sailing
  
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• After video of violent arrest, Juneau police pledged reform. 1 year later, what’s changed?

  30-07-2026 02:25 via ktoo.org
  
  The Juneau Police Department station in Lemon Creek in 2022. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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  A short video of a Juneau police officer’s arrest of local resident Christopher Williams, Jr. shook the Juneau community this time last year. 
  The video spread quickly online, across social media platforms and national news outlets. It showed an interaction in which an officer, who was later identified as Brandon LeBlanc, attempted to handcuff
  
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