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• American public rejects lifting the Roadless Rule, Alaska timber industry in favor

  08-10-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Devil’s club grows in the understory of the Tongass National Forest in Juneau. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  Public comments closed Tuesday on a federal proposal to lift a roadbuilding ban in national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest. 
  More than 370,000 people submitted public comments online and 99% of them oppose a rollback of the Roadless Rule. That’s according to an analysis published Wednesday by the Center for Western Priorities, a conservat
  
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• Cameras in downtown Juneau parking garages aren’t Flock-branded

  08-10-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  A screenshot of the DeFlock map of Juneau on Oct. 7, 2026.
  Controversial surveillance cameras that were designed to share data with law enforcement have recently sprung up in Anchorage this month. At least one there was already cut down. A map where people can report these cameras shows several in downtown Juneau. 
  The five cameras on the map as of Oct. 7 are all in Juneau’s parking garages, owned and managed by the city. But, the city said, they’re not what people think. 
  
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• Newscast: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026

  08-10-2026 02:55 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The preliminary results for Juneau’s 2026 municipal election are in. They show that residents want to implement a new seasonal sales tax in Juneau next year and are split on two other tax-related propositions in the capital city.
  The USS Ted Stevens arrived in downtown Juneau Wednesday. The 510-foot-long missile destroyer’s visit comes after its commissioning ceremony in Whittier on Saturda
  
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• Do Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates plan to live at Juneau’s governor’s mansion if elected?

  08-10-2026 02:48 via ktoo.org
  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Thomkins, and Republicans Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson speak during a candidate forum in Juneau on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Three candidates seeking to become Alaska’s next governor say they plan to make Juneau their home base if elected in next month’s general election. 
  Those candidates are Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Republicans Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson. The trio spoke t
  
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• Author and outdoorsman A.J. Slagle Jr. | Larri Spengler presents at Juneau Audubon | KTOO Executive Director Justin Shoman

  08-10-2026 02:37 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon – recorded live on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
  Author AJ Slagle Jr. and his book “On Every Hill and in Every Stream”
  The kick-off of the Juneau Audubon public presentation series with Larri SpenglerKTOO President & Executive Director Justin Shoman checks in during KTOO’s Fall Membership Drive.
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. List
  
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• Flu cases are on the rise in Alaska. What you need to know.

  08-10-2026 00:42 via ktoo.org
  An influenza vaccine and supplies at Anchorage Health Department’s clinic on Feb. 25, 2025. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska state health officials say the flu season is off to an early start, and could be moderately severe.
  Influenza, also known as the flu, started to peak in mid-September, said state epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin. Last year the flu season didn’t kick off until the end of November, he said.
  “Since we’re already seeing influenza cases an
  
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• Navy destroyer USS Ted Stevens ports in Juneau, offers public tours and block party

  08-10-2026 00:27 via ktoo.org
  the USS Ted Stevens moored at the Cruise Ship Terminal Dock near the Goldbelt Tram on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman)
  The USS Ted Stevens arrived in downtown Juneau Wednesday. 
  The 510-foot-long missile destroyer’s visit comes after its commissioning ceremony in Whittier on Saturday. The USS Ted Stevens is named after Alaska’s U.S. senator who served from 1968 to 2009 and helped usher in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The ship will b
  
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