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• Alaska Judicial Council doesn’t issue a recommendation on retention election for Juneau judge (edited)

  31-10-2026 02:06 via KTOO
  Judge Marianna Carpeneti in a courtroom in Juneau on Aug. 26, 2022.(Photo by Paige Sparks/KTOO)
  If you find yourself flipping through the State of Alaska’s Official Election Pamphlet, you’ll find the judges toward the end. First you’ll see a judge’s photo and biography. The next page is where you’ll see the Alaska Judicial Council’s recommendation on whether to retain that judge. 
  For the 21 judges up for retention election, the vast majority of recommendations are “yes” – mea
  
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• Alaska Judicial Council doesn’t issue a recommendation on retention election for Juneau judge

  31-10-2026 02:06 via KTOO
  Judge Marianna Carpeneti in a courtroom in Juneau on Aug. 26, 2022.(Photo by Paige Sparks/KTOO)
  If you find yourself flipping through the State of Alaska’s Official Election Pamphlet, you’ll find the judges toward the end. First you’ll see a judge’s photo and biography. The next page is where you’ll see the Alaska Judicial Council’s recommendation on whether to retain that judge. 
  For the 21 judges up for retention election, the vast majority of recommendations are “yes” – mea
  
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• Newscast – Friday, Oct. 30, 2026

  31-10-2026 02:03 via KTOO
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261030-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was in Juneau Thursday for a campaign event, and she didn’t beat around the bush.
  Juneau voters will decide whether to retain a judge that received no recommendation from a council that advises the public on which way to vote.
  A Juneau diver who went missing 70 years ago is believed to have been taken by a local cryptid — a creature called the Gastineau Monster.
  
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• Roll for Your Life TTRPG Halloween show | Juneau Ski Club annual ski sale | CBJ Parks & Rec Winter Pass | Juneau Public Libraries November events

  31-10-2026 01:50 via KTOO
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Friday, October 30, 2026
  The Roll for Your Life tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) live show is happening Saturday, Oct. 31. Game master Conor Lendrum and player Katheleen Harper break down what a TTRPG is and why it’s so fun to play and perform for an audience.
  The Juneau Ski Club’s 72+ Annual Ski Sale is happening on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Centennial Hall. Guests Virginia Stonkus and Kristen Strom share the details to get involved.
  CBJ Parks and Recreation�
  
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• DOJ launches law enforcement ‘surge’ in Alaska to investigate ballot-stacking allegations

  31-10-2026 01:17 via KTOO
  U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman at a news conference at the Federal Building in Anchorage on Oct. 30, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  Federal officials on Friday announced they had increased the number of law enforcement assets in Alaska to investigate the state’s U.S. Senate election, both for an ongoing civil lawsuit and a potential criminal case.
  Alaska U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman held a news conference at the Federal Building in Anchorage to say his office and the FBI were looking i
  
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