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• How to make the most of this year’s $1,200 Permanent Fund check

  02-10-2026 22:05 via ktoo.org
  Hundreds of thousands of Alaskans are receiving their Permanent Fund Dividends this week. This year’s payout is $1,200, which includes a $200 “energy relief” payment.
  There are a lot of things you could do with the money, but how should you spend it? An economist and a financial advisor have some advice for you.
  Save, Spend and Splurge
  Laurel Renkert is a financial advisor in Anchorage who recommends splitting your PFD into even thirds: spending, saving and splurging. That&rsq
  
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• Navy prepares to commission USS Ted Stevens destroyer in Whittier

  02-10-2026 20:22 via ktoo.org
  USS Ted Stevens ports in Whittier on Oct. 1, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  The U.S. Navy will commission its latest destroyer this Saturday in Whittier. The USS Ted Stevens is named for Alaska’s longtime U.S. Senator and it brings state-of-the-art technology for missile and air defense to the world’s waters, Navy officials said.
  Ted Stevens was a titan of Alaska politics, serving in the U.S. Senate from 1968 to 2009. He was a driving force behind landmark legislation for
  
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• Alaska prepares to surrender some Statehood Act land claims as it nears 105 million-acre goal

  02-10-2026 20:21 via ktoo.org
  Earlier this year, the federal government lifted restrictions that had paused the transfer of 1.4 million acres of federal land along the Dalton Highway and trans-Alaska oil pipeline, seen here in 2023. (Bureau of Land Management)
  Alaska’s decades-long quest to obtain millions of acres of land from the federal government under the Alaska Statehood Act is getting closer to an end.
  But because the state is getting closer to its goal, its requests now exceed a limit in federal law.
  This week
  
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• Second glacial outburst flood in Juneau crested at 10.18 feet

  02-10-2026 17:04 via ktoo.org
  (National Weather Service)
  A second glacial outburst flood in Juneau has crested and the Mendenhall Lake level is starting to come down, according to the National Weather Service in Juneau. 
  Water level in the Lake peaked at 10.18 feet around 5:45 a.m. It’s now dropping rapidly.
  Data from a laser gauge and cameras in Suicide Basin show that the basin has started to drain, says the weather service. 
  As of 6:30 a.m., the lake was at 9.88 ft and going down.
  Still, a flood warning re
  
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• Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026

  02-10-2026 02:31 via ktoo.org
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261001-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from Admiralty Island after his boat sank near Murder Cove
  A secondary glacial outburst flood is underway in Juneau, but it’s unlikely to cause damage
  Hundreds of Thousands of Alaskans are receiving Permanent Fund Dividends of $1,200 this week
  Juneau musician Annie Bartholomew will compete in Pan-Arctic Vision Friday morning
  The Chilkat Valley’s moose hunt e
  
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• Ferries, fish and tourism take center stage at Ketchikan governor forum

  02-10-2026 02:31 via ktoo.org
  An Alaska Marine Highway System deckhand wears a life jacket labeled for crew use during an emergency drill aboard the ferry Hubbard on July 24, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  Three of the four candidates for governor appealed to Southeast Alaskans for support at a forum in Ketchikan on Tuesday.
  The Alaska Marine Highway System and its role connecting Southeast communities took much of the spotlight during the roughly 90-minute forum at the annual meeting of the economic development gro
  
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• Trump claims South Korea will invest $50B in Alaska gas pipeline. Not so fast, Korean officials say

  02-10-2026 02:30 via ktoo.org
  Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington, as President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright listen. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that South Korea would invest more than $50 billion for the long-planned Alaska LNG project, a large majority of the project’s overall estimated cost.
  “The colossal pac
  
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• First Friday rune readings & summer pot sachets | ‘TV Classics’ with Juneau Symphony | KXLL 24-hour broadcast

  02-10-2026 02:27 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Thursday, October 1, 2026
  KXLL 24-hour broadcast begins on Friday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m. during KTOO’s Fall Membership CampaignForce of Nature Apothecary First Friday, October 2, featuring rune readings and DIY simmer pot sachets, is 4:30-7:00 p.m.Juneau Symphony’s “TV Classics” concert is on Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p
  
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• First Friday rune readings & simmer pot sachets | ‘TV Classics’ with Juneau Symphony | KXLL 24-hour broadcast

  02-10-2026 02:27 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Thursday, October 1, 2026
  KXLL 24-hour broadcast begins on Friday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m. during KTOO’s Fall Membership CampaignForce of Nature Apothecary First Friday, October 2, featuring rune readings and DIY simmer pot sachets, is 4:30-7:00 p.m.Juneau Symphony’s “TV Classics” concert is on Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p
  
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