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• Juneau artist Annie Bartholomew to represent Alaska in Arctic song competition

  01-10-2026 22:55 via ktoo.org
  Alaska musicians Kat Moore and Annie Bartholomew check their sound during technical rehearsal on October 1, 2026 at the international music event PanArctic Vision, taking place this year at the Nordic House in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. (Photo by Vegard Krane)Juneau singer-songwriter Annie Bartholomew will represent Alaska this Friday in a live song contest for circumpolar artists called Pan-Arctic Vision. It’s similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, which gathers artists from differe
  
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• Second glacial outburst underway, unlikely to cause major damage

  01-10-2026 18:46 via ktoo.org
  A screenshot from the National Weather Service.
  A flood warning for a glacier lake outburst is in effect until 7:45 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Juneau.
  A second release from Suicide Basin has started and levels are predicted to continue to drop this afternoon. The agency predicts the Mendenhall River will crest likely between 9.8 and 10.3 feet sometime between 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 2.
  No residential flooding impacts are expected, according to the City an
  
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• Second glacial outburst underway, unlikely to cause damage

  01-10-2026 18:46 via ktoo.org
  A screenshot from the National Weather Service.
  A flood warning for a glacier lake outburst is in effect until 7:45 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Juneau.
  A second release from Suicide Basin has started and levels are predicted to continue to drop this afternoon. The agency predicts the Mendenhall River will crest likely between 9.8 and 10.3 feet sometime between 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 2. The flood in August crested at about 14.7 feet.
  Flooding of the area a
  
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• Flood warning for a glacier lake outburst in effect until Saturday morning, says NWS

  01-10-2026 18:46 via ktoo.org
  Suicide Basin on Tuesday, Aug, 12, 2025. (Courtesy of National Weather Service & USGS)
  A flood warning for a glacier lake outburst is in effect until 7:45 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Juneau.
  A second release from Suicide Basin has started and levels are predicted to continue to drop this afternoon. The agency predicts the Mendenhall River will crest near 10 feet sometime between 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 2. The flood in August crested at about 14.7 feet.
  
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• Filipino American History Month October events | St. Vincent de Paul run-walk | Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement | Juneau Chamber Gubernatorial Candidate Forum

  01-10-2026 02:49 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Wednesday, September 30, 2026
  Filipino Community Inc. presents a full month of events in celebration of Filipino American History Month.St. Vincent de Paul annual “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” 5K run and 1-mile walk.Juneau Police Department is participating in the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement program, and is also working with middle and high school students to help design two new school resource officer vehicles.Juneau Chamber of Commerce An
  
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• Dozens turn up in pouring rain for the first MMIP and Orange Shirt Day walk and run in Juneau

  01-10-2026 00:38 via ktoo.org
  The finish line of the first MMIP and Orange Shirt Day walk and run at Sandy Beach on Sept. 27, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Runners gathered in a cabin at Sandy Beach on Sunday. They hid from the driving rain. Some had red handprints over their mouths or on their cheeks.
  Megan Lingle initiated this run — she’s with Tlingit & Haida’s Community & Behavioral Services Healing Center. She told those gathered — runners, walkers and a few dogs — that this
  
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