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• University of Alaska reports $86.2M in frozen federal grants restored

  10-11-2026 23:07 via KTOO
  A sign, seen July 24, 2026, celebrates the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ status as a leader in Arctic research. Behind the sign are buildings that house UAF’s Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
  Officials with the University of Alaska report more than $86 million in federal grants that were frozen or delayed by the Trump administration have been restored.
  The update was provided to the University of Alaska Board of Regents at their q
  
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• Juneau man detained by immigration officials in Anchorage

  10-11-2026 22:17 via KTOO
  The entrance to the Anchorage Correctional Complex is seen on Aug. 29, 2022. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
  A Juneau man has been detained by federal immigration officials in Anchorage. Cruz Vargas-Enriques was taken into custody on Oct. 28, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections. He was transferred out of Alaska on Nov. 7.
  Vargas-Enriques is 42 and has children in Juneau schools. Shawn Arnold, superintendent of the Juneau School District, says the district is aware of the situation. 
  
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• Observing Veterans Day in Juneau

  10-11-2026 21:47 via KTOO
  Southeast Alaska Native Veterans carry flags to the stage at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Veterans Day in 2022. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Wednesday is Veterans Day and there are several ceremonies honoring veterans in Juneau. 
  The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and Southeast Alaska Native Veterans will host their annual Veterans Day ceremony and luncheon on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m. This year’s event will take place at the Tlingit & Haida Commun
  
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• How to observe Veterans Day in Juneau

  10-11-2026 21:47 via KTOO
  Southeast Alaska Native Veterans carry flags to the stage at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Veterans Day in 2022. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Wednesday is Veterans Day and there are several ceremonies honoring veterans in Juneau. 
  The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and Southeast Alaska Native Veterans will host their annual Veterans Day ceremony and luncheon on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m. This year’s event will take place at the Tlingit & Haida Commun
  
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• Juneau snow sports enthusiasts undaunted by low-snow El Niño predictions

  10-11-2026 03:02 via KTOO
  Centennial hall is packed with people shopping for snow sports gear at the annual ski swap on Nov. 7, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
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  At Juneau’s annual ski swap, snow sports enthusiasts said they’re not discouraged by dismal snow predictions that could result from a “Godzilla” El Niño. That could be good news for the city’s struggling ski area.
  Aurah Landau stood in a long line outside of Centennial Hall m
  
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• Newscast – Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

  10-11-2026 02:34 via KTOO
  
  
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  In this newscast:Warming waters cause salmon born in Juneau’s Auke Creek to shift when they return home
  Snowsports enthusiasts at Juneau’s annual ski swap say they’re undaunted by dismal El Niño snow predictions
  Juneau’s Zach Gordon Youth Center celebrated its 80th birthday with alumna Seikoonie Fran Houston
  Alaska Tribal communities had high voter turnouts in the midterm election, and ballots are still being cou
  
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• Peltola, Kreiss-Tomkins increase leads in Monday results update

  10-11-2026 02:17 via KTOO
  Voters cast ballots at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Nov. 3, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  Democrat Mary Peltola increased her lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan Monday, when the Alaska Division of Elections updated its count in one of the nation’s most closely watched U.S. Senate races.
  Peltola now leads by 2,517 first-choice votes. That’s up from the 637 lead she held last week, in the days following the Nov. 3 election.
  She now has 48.6% of the vote. Sullivan has
  
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• Staff and youth — past and present — celebrate 80 years of Zach Gordon Youth Center

  10-11-2026 02:05 via KTOO
  
  
  Seikoonie Fran Houston prepares to blow out the candles on a birthday cake celebrating her and the Zach Gordon Youth Center’s 80th birthday on Nov. 6, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
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  Seikoonie Fran Houston blew out a birthday cake candle on Friday as a couple dozen youth, volunteers and center staff sang to her.
  Like Zach Gordon Youth Center, Houston turned 80 years old this year. She’s Áak’w Kwáan, the or
  
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• Early numbers show signs of strong Alaska Native turnout, advocates say

  10-11-2026 01:03 via KTOO
  Yupiit Picaryarait Cultural Center in Bethel on Nov. 3, 2026. (Gabby Salgado/KYUK)
  As Alaska election results continue to trickle in, there’s already some optimism around the number of Indigenous voters who went to the polls on Tuesday.
  Michelle Sparck is the director of Get Out the Native Vote, a statewide voter education organization. She said the organization partnered with tribes, Native corporations, local governments and community groups this year to educate voters and help them get to t
  
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