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• Grant Aviation dismisses pilot in Unalaska plane accident; NTSB still investigating

  03-03-2017 01:05 via ktoo.org
  
  A mechanical problem wasn’t at fault for forcing down one of Grant Aviation’s planes, causing it to belly flop at the Unalaska Airport last month, the regional airline said.
  Beyond that, airline officials are keeping quiet about the accident’s cause — at least for now.
  “We’ve all got our theories,” Grant CFO Rob Kelly said. “But if we say something and the investigation concludes differently, that’s not a good position for us to be in.”
  
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• Arctic Report Card gets new supporters after NOAA cut funding

  11-09-2026 04:15 via ktoo.org
  A tributary of the Kugororuk River in northwest Alaska runs orange. (Josh Koch/U.S. Geological Survey)
  The Arctic Report Card has found a new group of supporters. The climate report’s authors say the American Geophysical Union, a science nonprofit, will keep it going with help from a coalition of partners.
  The news comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pulled its funding  for the report in August. Rick Thoman, a longtime editor, said the people who put the r
  
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• Skagway’s ferry terminal is set to reopen weeks after sudden closure

  11-09-2026 04:12 via ktoo.org
  The Skagway ferry dock underwent repairs in August and early September after facility staff identified structural damage. (Melinda Munson/KHNS)
  The Skagway ferry terminal is on track to reopen on Thursday, nearly a month after ferry service stopped abruptly due to structural damage at the dock.
  The terminal’s closure threw a wrench in regional travel plans, including for seasonal workers planning to leave town and for participants in a running race that draws people from around the region
  
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• More than a dozen black bears feasted at Juneau’s landfill all summer after owner took down fence

  11-09-2026 04:05 via ktoo.org
  Waste Management closed the gap with a temporary electric fence before a Sept. 9 state inspection. (Photo courtesy of DEC)
  Black bears feasted at Juneau’s dump all summer after the company that owns it took down a portion of the wildlife fence for construction. 
  That’s according to state officials who say they’ve been working to resolve the issue with Waste Management, the private landfill owner. 
  Carl Koch, Juneau’s area management biologist at the Alaska Depar
  
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• Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026

  11-09-2026 03:06 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:Black bears feasted at Juneau’s dump all summer after the company that owns it took down a portion of the wildlife fence for construction.
  A Lingít opera, nearly a decade in the making, is debuting in Juneau this Friday.
  More young people in Alaska died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade.
  A University of Alaska Southeast student used music to present data collected f
  
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• Minds behind the Lingít opera debuting in Juneau say itʼs a return to tradition

  11-09-2026 02:15 via ktoo.org
  Sealaska Heritage Institute President Kaaháni Rosita Worl gives a speech during the official Navy apology for the 1882 bombardment of Angoon. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  A Lingít opera, nearly a decade in the making, is debuting in Juneau this Friday. An entirely Indigenous cast of singers and dancers will tell the story of the Battles of Sitka while accompanied by an orchestra playing original music. The battles were between Southeast Alaska Native people and Ru
  
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• UAS Admissions Open House | NAMI Suicide Prevention Awareness Community Picnic | Bear Talk with Abby McAllister

  10-09-2026 22:58 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  UAS Admission Open House is happening on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Egan Library.NAMI Juneau, Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition, and Tlingit & Haida welcome everyone to a community picnic on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Savikko Park in Douglas.Bear updates with Abby McAllister from Department of Fish & Game.Audio PodcastNo video livestream of this episode due to some technical issues. Please enjoy the audio via th
  
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• ‘Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles’ to debut Friday

  10-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  A poster for the event. (Sealaska Heritage Institute)
  The first Lingít opera in recorded history debuts this Friday in Juneau at the Thunder Mountain Middle School auditorium. 
  KTOO published several stories in anticipation of the opera, compiled in this post:
  Tongass Voices: Ed Littlefield on composing a Lingít opera
  Shaakindustoow Ed Littlefield is a Lingít composer and musician from Sitka. For the past three years, he’s been a part of a team composing what will be
  
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• UAS student composes music from Juneau stream data

  10-09-2026 04:15 via ktoo.org
  Lindsey McCulloch and Ashlen Smith at KTOO on Aug. 11, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
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  What if, instead of using graphs and words to share environmental data, scientists used music? A student at the University of Alaska Southeast spent her summer doing just that. 
  Ashlen Smith composed songs from complex stream data collected in the Davies Creek Watershed at the north end of Juneau in the H&eac
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026

  10-09-2026 03:01 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The union representing support staff at the Juneau School District is scheduled to go to trial in February.
  The Skagway ferry terminal is on track to reopen on Thursday, nearly a month after state ferry service to the popular tourist destination stopped abruptly in mid-August.
  The Arctic Report Card has found a new group of supporters.
  Joel Jackson, longtime Haida and Lingít advocate and president
  
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• Kake leader Joel Jackson dies at age 70

  10-09-2026 02:19 via ktoo.org
  Kake Tribal Council President Joel Jackson, second from left, prepares to testify to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Public Lands. Photo: Liz Ruskin
  After a battle with pancreatic cancer, elder and tribal leader Joel Jackson died at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital in Sitka in August. He was Haida and Lingít, a Káach.ádi clan member and child of the Tsaagweidí clan. His loved ones held memorials in Juneau and Kake, where they spoke about his advocacy, his humor, and his passion fo
  
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• Juneau School District and support staff union slated to go to trial next year

  09-09-2026 23:33 via ktoo.org
  The playground outside of Harborview Elementary School in Juneau on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  The union representing support staff at the Juneau School District is scheduled to go to trial in February.
  Juneau Education Support Staff filed a lawsuit against the district a year ago. The lawsuit alleged the district didn’t follow the necessary steps in the union contract when it shut down its after-school childcare program, called RALLY.
  The union represents a wide range of emp
  
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• Appeals court tosses indictment of Whittier woman charged with voter misconduct

  09-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Courtroom A at the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau on Dec. 11, 2024. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Alaska’s criminal appeals court has thrown out an indictment of a Whittier woman born in American Samoa who state prosecutors accused of felony voter misconduct nearly three years ago.
  State troopers arrested Tupe Smith in 2023. Like others born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa, Smith is not a citizen. Instead, she is what’s known as a U.S. national and can’t hold public offi
  
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• Ambler’s first proposed mine is in its earliest stages. Local leaders are asking if it’s worth it

  09-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  A group of workers at Ambler Metals Bornite camp during summer 2026 season. A representative from Ambler Metals said the focus of the summer field program was helicopter-supported drilling in the Arctic Project area to provide data for the permitting process and that over 100 people worked at the camp during the May to September season. (Courtesy of Ambler Metals)
  The early stages of a major environmental review for the Ambler Mining District’s first proposed mine are set to begin this mo
  
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• Alaska Department of Law says it found dozens of potential gaps in candidates’ financial disclosures

  09-09-2026 03:05 via ktoo.org
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and Stephen Cox, general counsel to Dunleavy, speak at a news conference on Sep. 7, 2026 defending the decision to re-certify Treg Taylor as a candidate for governor on the general election ballot, citing issues with multiple candidates’ financial disclosure reports and litigation risks if he were disqualified. (Wil Courtney/Alaska Beacon)
  A decision that reversed Alaska Republican governor candidate Treg Taylor’s disqualification was mot
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 8. 2026

  09-09-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:Alaska’s criminal appeals court has thrown out an indictment of a Whittier woman born in American Samoa who state prosecutors accused of felony voter misconduct three years ago,
  Republican Treg Taylor is back in Alaska’s race for governor,
  A new tribally-led housing complex in Ketchikan will begin welcoming tenants this month,
  Tongass Voices: Ed Littlefield on composing a Lingit opera
  
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• CCRF launches life-saving app to reduce response times for cardiac arrests in Juneau

  08-09-2026 15:05 via ktoo.org
  Capital City Fire/Rescue EMS Program Manager Andrew Pantiskas smiles for a photo at KTOO on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  When someone experiences sudden cardiac arrest in Juneau, the average response time for Capital City Fire/Rescue is 9 minutes. On Sept. 1, CCFR launched an app that aims to cut down that response time. PulsePoint instantly alerts people trained in CPR to the exact location of nearby cardiac events. 
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• Trump-aligned group sues Alaska’s judge-nominating body over delayed records

  08-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  The Alaska Judicial Council holds a public hearing about applicants for two Anchorage Superior Court judge positions in the in the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage on Nov. 16, 2022. (Matt Faubion | Alaska Public Media)
  A legal group founded by a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle is suing Alaska’s judge-nominating body.
  The America First Legal Foundation, founded by Trump adviser Stephen Miller, accuses the Alaska Judicial Council of failing to respond to a records request
  
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• Alaska Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom reverses herself, puts Treg Taylor back in governor’s race

  08-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor speaks at a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
  Late Friday night, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said she will reverse a decision she made Monday and will certify former attorney general Treg Taylor as a final-four candidate in Alaska’s race for governor.
  Dahlstrom, who oversees the state’s elections, pointed to an as-yet-unpublished review by the Alask
  
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• Alaska legislator asks state to prosecute candidate for Lt. Gov. and former attorney general

  07-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 62 on Friday, May 16, 2025. (James Brooks | Alaska Beacon)
  Anchorage Democrat Rep. Andrew Gray has asked acting attorney general Cori Mills to prosecute former attorney general Treg Taylor and his wife, Republican lieutenant governor candidate Jodi Taylor, for allegedly failing to file required financial reports.
  Gray, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, made the request in a letter sent Tuesday and shared with reporters.
  In the l
  
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• After nearly 3 decades with the agency, Alaska’s NTSB chief retires

  06-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  From left: Alaska State Trooper pilot Mel Nading, trooper David Russel and Clint Johnson on Aug. 14, 2011, near McGrath, Alaska. Nading was killed in a helicopter accident shortly after the photo was taken. (Photo provided by Clint Johnson.)
  Clint Johnson sat in his spacious office in downtown Anchorage. A blueprint of a Bell 47 helicopter hung above him, and behind him was a picture of his family: his wife, two children and seven grandchildren.
  “I think my wife is really looking forward
  
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• Federal government transfers ANMC to tribal ownership after decades-long advocacy

  05-09-2026 20:00 via ktoo.org
  Alaska Native Medical Center in May, 2026. (Courtesy of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.)
  The Indian Health Service officially transferred ownership of the state’s biggest tribal hospital, the Alaska Native Medical Center, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, according to the consortium.
  Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium CEO Natasha Singh said the transfer, completed August 24, is the result of decades of advocacy. Singh is also a Stevens Village tribal citizen f
  
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• Newscast – Friday, Sept. 4, 2026

  05-09-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to have city auditors study how members have used their individual spending accounts. Each Assembly member has an annual budget of $24,000 to spend on things like travel, supplies and legislative aides. The study will examine spending going back to 2023 by current Assembly members as well as three who ended their terms earlier this year.
  A new mountain bike park
  
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• Tessa Takeover: Pulitzer Prize-winning Juneauite Tessa Hulls’ roundtable discussion with authors Michelle Peñaloza, Putsata Reang, Jane Wong, and editor Daphne Ming Durham

  05-09-2026 02:35 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Friday, September 4, 2026
  Ahead of their public reading event at Alaska Robotics and Amalga Distillery on Saturday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m., guest host Tessa Hulls sits down with the authors Michelle Peñaloza (“All the Words I Can Remember are Poems”), Putsata Reang (“Ma and Me”), Jane Wong (“Meet me Tonight in Atlantic City”), and editor Daphne Ming Durham (Putnam) for a roundtable discussion about memoirs, moms, fun
  
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• Some Juneau residents say e-motorcycles are a problem. City leaders look to regulate them.

  05-09-2026 00:35 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Muddy mountain bikers gather at the grand opening of the Thunder Mountain Bike Park on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  A new mountain bike park opened in Juneau late last month. At the same time, public outcry over electric motorcycles endangering riders and chopping up trails got the attention of city leaders, who are now considering regulations. 
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  At the drizzly grand opening of the Thund
  
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• ‘Love, tolerance, education, joy’: March in Juneau honors Dolly Parton’s legacy

  04-09-2026 23:40 via ktoo.org
  People gather and dance on the docks next to the Juneau Public Libraries downtown branch to honor Dolly Parton on Aug. 28, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Dolly Parton’s music and philanthropy touched communities across the country, including Juneau. After her recent death, Juneau residents honored her legacy of music and early childhood literacy with a commemorative march on Aug. 28. People walked from the Capitol to the downtown Seawalk, where reporter Jamie Diep talked to individuals a
  
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• Deputy city clerk unpacks Juneau’s 2026 Municipal Election

  04-09-2026 15:03 via ktoo.org
  Voting booths sit on a table at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The municipal election is approaching. Eight candidates are running for three Assembly seats, and three candidates are running for two School Board seats. KTOO’s Mike Lane spoke with Deputy Municipal Clerk Andi Hirsh to better understand the local election process, what’s going to be on the ballot, and important dates in September and October to keep in mind.
  
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• Haines fishermen say the salmon runs aren’t great this year, but the prices are

  04-09-2026 15:01 via ktoo.org
  The Haines harbor on a clear day in September, 2026. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)
  In the runup to this year’s fishing season, Haines fisherman Dan Kendryna made some expensive but much-needed upgrades to his gillnetter.
  “That was before I knew the prices. But I can finally breathe a little bit now that that’s done and the season covered it,” he said. “Sometimes it doesn’t.”
  He said this year has been “pretty incredible,” financially speaking. That
  
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• Alaska Judicial Council takes rare step of recommending ‘no’ votes on 2 judges

  04-09-2026 15:01 via ktoo.org
  The Alaska Judicial Council is recommending against retaining District Court Judge Martin Fallon (left) and Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson (right) in the 2026 general election. (Alaska Court System)
  The state council that vets Alaska judges is recommending against retaining two judges in the November election.
  It’s the first time in 12 years that the Alaska Judicial Council has recommended Alaskans vote “no” on retaining a judge.
  The council announced Wednesday its recommen
  
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• Sitka brown bear drowned in July during state-run research project

  04-09-2026 04:04 via ktoo.org
  A brown bear drowned near Redoubt Falls in late July. (Photo provided)
  A male brown bear in Sitka known locally as Tum-Tum drowned at Redoubt Falls earlier this summer during a state-run research project.
  Researchers with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are currently in year two of a six-year project to count the number of bears on Baranof Island, which covers 1,600 square miles.
  State wildlife biologist Stephanie Sell said in a statement Monday that research staff were capturing and col
  
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