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• Forget ghosts this spooky season. Have you heard of Juneau’s infamous Gastineau Monster?

  30-10-2026 22:03 via KTOO
  The front page of the Daily Alaska Empire on Monday, July 16, 1956. (Alaska State Library)
  Maybe you’ve heard of the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, or the Chupacabra —  legendary, elusive creatures that have unnerved humankind for centuries. But here in Juneau, there’s another cryptid that has permeated capital city folklore for more than seven decades: the Gastineau Monster.
  On a cold, sunny October day in Juneau, the water in Gastineau Channel splashes lightly against the pilings that line
  
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• Mineral exploration company seeks 5-year permit extension for Palmer Project

  30-10-2026 21:50 via KTOO
  The Chilkat River, outside Haines, pictured above in November, 2025. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)
  Constantine Mining is requesting a five-year extension on its permit to explore for minerals at its site known as the Palmer Project, outside Haines.
  The company, which is owned by Vancouver-based Vizsla Copper, wrote the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in August saying the work outlined in its approved operations plan will take longer than originally permitted.
  The company in 2024 applied for appro
  
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• Peltola denies ballot-stacking allegations at Juneau campaign rally

  30-10-2026 18:41 via KTOO
  U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at the Crystal Saloon in Juneau on Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
  U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola didn’t beat around the bush during a campaign event in Juneau on Thursday night.
  Shortly after taking the stage at a packed Crystal Saloon, the Democrat denied involvement in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan in order to take votes away from the Republican incumbent.
  “I just want to clear the air. I knew noth
  
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• Alaska’s U.S. House election includes a last-days push against a candidate in federal prison

  30-10-2026 18:35 via KTOO
  Independent candidate Bill Hill, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, speaks at a campaign event held Oct. 22, 2026, at Fire Island Bakery in downtown Anchorage, a few blocks from the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, site of the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
  In the last days before Election Day, the Alaska Democratic Party is making a request: Don’t vote for the Democratic candidate in the U.S. House race.
  Eric Hafner, the
  
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• What to know about Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2

  30-10-2026 18:24 via KTOO
  In 2022, voters practiced ranked choice voting with mock ballots like this one.  (Mark Thiessen/AP)
  Alaska’s general election ballot asks voters whether they want to repeal the state’s ranked choice voting system, open primaries and a campaign finance disclosure rule. This will be Alaskans’ third vote on this set of election reforms. They were adopted by a very slim margin in 2020 and barely survived a recall attempt in 2024.
  Ballot Measure 2 is simple and complicated at the same time. We
  
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• Bug Rave 3 with Magical America | Capital City Fire/Rescue new trucks | Juneau-Gastineau Rotary Foundation event

  30-10-2026 01:43 via KTOO
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on October 29, 2026
  Bug Rave 3 happens at The Alaskan Bar on October 31, starting at 8:00 p.m. Music by Magical America, DJ Aicardi, and Insecto, plus a costume contest and more.Capital City Fire/Rescue on volunteer opportunities and their two new Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles.Juneau-Gastineau Rotary Club’s Annual Foundation Event at the Moose Lodge on November 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM.
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversat
  
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• ‘It’s unsustainable’: Many working Alaskans aren’t making enough to get by

  30-10-2026 01:05 via KTOO
  Naomi Estes holds up the like-new name-brand snow pants she recently found for her son Wesley (right) at Goodwill. They were exactly what she was looking for, she said. (Hannah Flor/Alaska Public Media)
  Naomi Estes opened her fridge in her Chugiak home in early October and pulled out an 18-pack of off-brand eggs.
  “I don’t buy the free-range anymore — sorry chickens!” she said, laughing. “I used to and now it’s just — we’re surviving out here.”
  It’s a small compromise, but for
  
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