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• Newscast – Thursday, August 20, 2026

  21-08-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed to rescind the Roadless Rule on Tuesday. A rescission would allow new road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest,
  Today is the first day of school for Juneau students in first through twelfth grade. KTOO’s Mike Lane interviewed Shawn Arnold about the start of the year,
  Juneau students w
  
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• Local weaver Jill Kaasteen awarded national grant | UAS Career Education’s tiny house project and high school mining program | Juneau Commission on Aging

  21-08-2026 02:45 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Thursday, August 20, 2026
  Local artist Jill Kaasteen on her recent national Native Arts & Cultures Foundation AwardUAS Outreach Coordinator Ashley Moorehouse on tiny homes and mining pathways for high school students via the Career Education DepartmentDeborah Craig and Linda Kruger from the Juneau Commission on Aging.
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcas
  
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• School year begins with new playground and administrators in Juneau

  21-08-2026 02:20 via ktoo.org
  Students walk into the Dzantik’i Heeni campus in Juneau on Aug. 20, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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  Juneau students went back to school today Thursday. The glacial outburst flood didn’t delay the first day of school like it did last year, but the summer brought new leaders to some schools and a new, highly anticipated structure.
  Before the first day of school began at Sítʼ Eetí Shaan&aac
  
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