Anchorage news

• Halibut stamp required for charter boats in Alaska waters this year

  01-07-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Federal fisheries managers have instituted new regulations for charter halibut fishing in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska this year. Anglers charter fishing in these regions must have a charter halibut stamp in order to keep their catch.
  The stamp costs $20 per day and the money will go to a nonprofit called the Recreational Quota Entity.
  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, charter boat operators are the ones in charge of buying the stamps. David Ardinger, who as
  
  Read more

• Newscast – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

  02-07-2026 03:02 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260701-News-Update-1.mp3
  In this newscast:Juneau’s city clerk’s office certified a citizen ballot proposition late last week that seeks to raise the city’s cap on the local property tax rate,
  A draft environmental assessment looking at homeporting up to two Coast Guard icebreakers in Juneau is open for public comment,
  A glacial lake outburst flood on the Taku River south of Juneau crested early Wednesday morning,
  Former U.S. S
  
  Read more

• Coast Guard draft assessment includes plans to accommodate up to two icebreakers in Juneau

  02-07-2026 02:28 via ktoo.org
  
  Catherine Reardon reads a display from the Coast Guard at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  A draft environmental assessment looking at homeporting up to two Coast Guard icebreakers in Juneau is open for public comment. The agency held an open house on the assessment Tuesday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. 
  Mark Ridgway runs the environmental management branch of the Coast Guard’s civil engineering unit in Juneau. He said part of the
  
  Read more

• Taku River glacial outburst flood crests without breaching riverbanks

  02-07-2026 02:23 via ktoo.org
  
  The confluence of the Taku and Tulsequah Rivers. (Photo Courtesy of USGS/Alaska Science Center)
  A glacial outburst flood on the Taku River south of Juneau crested early Wednesday morning. 
  Water rushed out of Lake No Lake, a basin dammed by the Tulsequah Glacier in British Columbia.
  Aaron Jacobs is the senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Juneau. He said the release began sometime Tuesday morning and was confirmed by a resident in the remote area. 
  “We ha
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Deb Haaland visits Juneau to promote her new book

  02-07-2026 02:17 via ktoo.org
  
  Deb Haaland signs her new book “A Voice Like Mine” during a signing at the Sealaska Heritage Institute clan house Shuká Hít on June 28, 2026. Photo by Mircea Brown, courtesy of Sealaska Heritage Institute.
  Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland came to Juneau last weekend as a stop on a tour of her new memoir “A Voice Like Mine.” Haaland was the first Indigenous person to be appointed a cabinet secretary. 
  The name of the book comes from a c
  
  Read more

• Video: Experts talk timelines at KTOO’s glacial outburst flood panel

  01-07-2026 23:50 via ktoo.org
  
  About 150 community members attended KTOO’s expert panel discussion on Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood Tuesday night at Thunder Mountain Middle School. KTOO Climate and Environment Reporter Alix Soliman moderated the discussion and audience question and answer session.
  Panelists included:Nate Rumsey, deputy director of engineering and public works, City & Borough of Juneau
  Denise Koch, director of engineering and public works, City & Borough of Juneau
  Sabrina Grubitz,
  
  Read more

• Division of Elections delays saying how they’ll list the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot

  01-07-2026 23:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, left, is challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, right. (Alaska Public Media)
  After a flurry of news stories about Dan Sullivan of Petersburg, who wants to get on the ballot to run against U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, Tuesday brought a bit of a lull. Washington Correspondent Liz Ruskin and host Lori Townsend discuss the fine points we may have missed.
  The following transcript has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
  Lori Townsend: Liz, for those who haven’t foll
  
  Read more

• Christy Ciambor takes the helm at Cancer Connection as its first Executive Director

  01-07-2026 22:27 via ktoo.org
  
  Christy Ciambor, Executive Director. Cancer Connection (photo courtesy of Christy Ciambor)
  Listen:
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/26CANCERCONNECTION.wav
  The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
  Mike Lane:  Now I understand your role at Cancer Connection is fairly new. So, what made you want to work for Cancer Connection?
  Christy Ciambor: About, I guess, maybe four years ago now, four or five years ago, my very dear friend was diagnosed with cancer, an
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Back on the ballot, Petersburg Dan Sullivan says he’s ready to start campaigning

  01-07-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Dan Sullivan of Petersburg will be on the ballot for Alaska’s August primary. (Taylor Heckart/KFSK)
  Dan Sullivan of Petersburg said he’s happy the Alaska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling to keep his name on the ballot.
  The 69-year-old retired teacher and U.S. Senate candidate has been the subject of a legal battle to determine whether the Alaska Division of Elections could remove his name from the ballot. The division has claimed that Petersburg Sullivan, who has the sam
  
  Read more

• Newscast – Tuesday, June 30, 2026

  01-07-2026 03:11 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260630-News-Update-2.mp3
  In this newscast:Juneau residents will see a 5% hike in their water and sewer utility rates starting Wednesday. Service and program fees at many city parks and recreation facilities will also increase.
  Juneau’s city clerk’s office certified a citizen ballot proposition last week that seeks to raise the city’s cap on the local property tax rate, also known as the mill rate. The move would return the tax
  
  Read more

• Citizen ballot proposition to reverse property tax cap change certified by city clerk

  01-07-2026 03:11 via ktoo.org
  
  Juneau’s city clerk’s office collects signature booklets for a ballot proposition at City Hall on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Juneau’s city clerk’s office certified a citizen ballot proposition last week that seeks to raise the city’s cap on the local property tax rate, also known as the mill rate. The move would return the tax rate back to where it was before voters approved lowering it last fall.
  The certification means the proposition
  
  Read more

• Residential utility rates, Parks and Rec fees to increase in July

  01-07-2026 00:55 via ktoo.org
  
  Water sprays out of a hydrant on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Juneau residents will see a 5% hike in their water and sewer utility rates starting on Wednesday. Service and program fees at many city parks and recreation facilities will also increase. 
  The utility rate hikes come after the Juneau Assembly voted last year to increase residential water and sewer rates by 5% annually through 2029. The increases this year are part of the second round of five planned in
  
  Read more

• Residential utilities rates and Parks and Rec and fees to increase in July

  01-07-2026 00:55 via ktoo.org
  
  Water sprays out of a hydrant on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Juneau residents will see a 5% hike in their water and sewer utility rates starting on Wednesday. Service and program fees at many city parks and recreation facilities will also increase. 
  The utility rate hikes come after the Juneau Assembly voted last year to increase residential water and sewer rates by 5% annually through 2029. The increases this year are part of the second round of five planned in
  
  Read more

• Pride flags back up at Skagway’s Red Onion Saloon

  30-06-2026 20:10 via ktoo.org
  
  A Pride flag at the Red Onion Saloon on June 25. (Melinda Munson/KHNS)
  Besides serving as a popular tourist destination, the Red Onion Saloon has been a local meeting place for drag events and all things queer. But until recently, the new owner had a No Pride flags policy, although she donated money to the Pride Committee and hosted a Pride event. Some in the LGBTQ+ community are upset and say that policy put them at risk. But others say it’s more about how employers act and less about wha
  
  Read more

• Gas pipeline developer raises issues with LNG tax bill as lawmakers work out final draft

  30-06-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Senators and representatives on a conference committee set up to work out a final draft of a bill offering tax relief to the Alaska LNG project listen to a presentation from Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
  A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off its work Friday and Saturday, a week after Gov. Mike Dunleavy rejected the version passed by the Senate and called lawmakers back into spec
  
  Read more

• A new program will bring free veterinary care to 80 Alaska villages

  30-06-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Executive Director of Alaska Native Rural Veterinary Angie Fitch (middle), Koyuk residents and their pets during a veterinary visit.
  A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a new rural veterinary public health program in July to provide care for animals in 80 villages across the state. That care includes rabies vaccinations, testing for infectious diseases, and spaying and neutering.
  Mike Williams, a musher and the chief of the village of Akiak in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, sa
  
  Read more

• Juneau “Glitz” drag show celebrates LGBTQ+ love and community

  30-06-2026 03:07 via ktoo.org
  
  Aria B. Cassadine holds out the microphone to the crowd during her drag performance on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  Bubbles, a giant rainbow flag, 3 days of performances, 15 drag artists, Cookie Monster, sequins, glitter and glam. Over the weekend, more than 300 people attended Glitz, Juneau’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride extravaganza. 
  Juneau Drag is organized by local Drag Queen Gigi Monroe, who started Glitz in 2015. The show is filled with gender expression in the form of gl
  
  Read more

• Alaska Supreme Court orders a spot on the ballot for 2nd Dan Sullivan

  30-06-2026 03:07 via ktoo.org
  
  The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral argument from Christopher Murray, middle right, representing the Alaska Division of Elections. Jeffrey Robinson, bottom left, represents Daniel J. Sullivan. The case was argued June 29, 2026. (Gavel Alaska/KTOO)
  The Alaska Supreme Court issued an order Monday afternoon that Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher from Petersburg, must be included on the ballot for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat. The court sent the case back to the Division of Elections to decide h
  
  Read more

• Newscast – Monday, June 29, 2026

  30-06-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260629-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work this weekend,
  Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed nearly half a million dollars from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska,
  A new nonprofit Jiu Jitsu studio opened this month,
  One Alaska couple shares their experience over a 50 year re
  
  Read more

• A new Jiu Jitsu studio in Juneau brings trust and care to the mat

  30-06-2026 02:45 via ktoo.org
  
  Jiu Jitsu Instructor Becca Charbonneau demonstrates a hold on June 23, 2026 at Flow State Jiu Jitsu and Yoga. (Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Listen:
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/29JJ.mp3
  Right off the bat I wasn’t prepared. I didn’t have shorts to wear under my Gi — the jacket, pants and belt ensemble people typically practice Jiu Jitsu in.  
  “Its just that sometimes the pants come down a little,” Flow State Jiu Jitsu and Yoga founding member S
  
  Read more

• Dozens of Alaska bills meet their fate at Gov. Dunleavy’s desk

  29-06-2026 15:01 via ktoo.org
  
  The Alaska State Capitol is illuminated by sunlight on Feb. 14, 2025.
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers on Thursday he’d vetoed six bills, including a ban on Styrofoam foodservice packaging. Meanwhile, dozens more have passed into law over the past few weeks, including a crime bill that raises Alaska’s age of consent to 18.
  Here’s a look at a few vetoes and new laws.
  House Bill 25, banning the use of disposable polystyrene foodservice containers
  The sponsor of the Styrofoam-ban
  
  Read more

• Dunleavy vetoes $123k for Mt. Edgecumbe maintenance position

  29-06-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Mt. Edgecumbe serves students from across the state, the majority of whom are Alaska Native from rural communities. (KCAW/Hope McKenney)
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed about $123,000 from the state budget Wednesday that was earmarked for a maintenance position at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka.
  The school, which is operated by the state, currently has three budgeted maintenance positions, but two remain unfilled.
  Dunleavy spokesperson Grant Robinson said in a statement that the governor generally
  
  Read more

• Judge puts 2nd Dan Sullivan back on ballot in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

  28-06-2026 08:45 via ktoo.org
  
  Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, left, wants to challenge U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, right. (Alaska Public Media)
  A Superior Court judge says the Alaska Division of Elections was wrong to disqualify Petersburg retiree Dan Sullivan as a challenger to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
  Judge Thomas Matthews said the decision to drop the candidate “was based upon a new, previously unstated, ‘good-faith’ criteria” that’s not in the Constitution or state law.
  “In addition, the (Di
  
  Read more

• Helicopter crash site in Sitka remains closed for U.S. Coast Guard investigation

  27-06-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Red indicates the updated closed area on Harbor Mountain. (U.S. Forest Service)
  The scene of a Coast Guard helicopter crash in Sitka on Monday remains closed until further notice, officials say.
  The U.S. Forest Service issued an updated closure order Thursday for the area on Harbor Mountain, where a MH-60 Jayhawk carrying four crew from Air Station Sitka went down during a training exercise. The crew was transported to the local hospital with “non-serious injuries” and released the s
  
  Read more

• Juneau residents rally around tunnel solution to glacial outburst flooding

  27-06-2026 03:15 via ktoo.org
  
  Debbie Penrose Fischer was rescued by Capital City Fire/Rescue after flood water surrounded her home on Gee Street in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Debbie Penrose Fischer)
  Juneau residents in the glacial lake outburst flood zone are rallying around a single, long-term solution: a tunnel. At a community-led meeting, a local mining expert presented an alternative tunneling method that could cut the cost of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed project in half.
  More than a hundred people sat
  
  Read more

• Dunleavy vetoes $490,000 earmarked to support teacher retention and recruitment

  27-06-2026 03:04 via ktoo.org
  
  Jennifer Schmitz interviews a teacher candidate while on a recruiting trip to the Philippines in 2025. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $490,000 from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska.
  The Alaska Educator Retention and Recruitment Center began almost two years ago as a resource to support recruiting and retaining teachers in Alaska. Jennifer Schmitz, its executive director, said its services include marketing teach
  
  Read more

• Newscast – Friday, June 26, 2026

  27-06-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260626-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly made a number of appointments and reappointments to city boards during a special meeting Wednesday,
  Former Alaska state senator Natasha Von Imhof has thrown her hat in the ring in the race for Anchorage’s next mayor,
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers he’d vetoed six bills, and dozens more have passed into law,
  KTOO’s Mike Lane speaks with Walk Southeast organizers
  
  Read more

• Broken Bottle Circus | Douglas 4th of July Committee | ‘Blue Ticket’ screening | Mystical Masquerade at Zach Gordon

  27-06-2026 02:58 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Friday, June 26, 2026
  Rachel Levy’s Broken Bottle Circus one-night only event at Alaska Robotics and Amalga Distillery on July 3Douglas 4th of July Committee features Grand Marshals from JDHS Class of ’66 and Soapbox DerbySpecial screening of Mo Longworth’s “Blue Ticket” on Monday, June 29, at Goldtown NickMystical Masquerade at Zach Gordon Youth Center on Saturday, June 27
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher ho
  
  Read more

• Dunleavy vetoes bill naming ISER and marine park after Vic Fischer

  27-06-2026 01:10 via ktoo.org
  
  Vic Fischer smiles at his wife, Jane Angvik, in 2021. (Bob Waldrop)
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill Wednesday naming a storied University of Alaska, Anchorage, public policy research center after its first director, Vic Fischer.
  Fischer was a delegate to Alaska’s constitutional convention who had a seven-decade career in politics in the state. In 1966, he became the first official director of what’s now known as the Institute for Social and Economic Research at UAA.
  In the 60 years
  
  Read more

• ‘The Romance of Magno Rubio’ opens Alaska Theater Festival 2026 | World Affairs speaker Gary Powers | Marine Biologist Heidi Pearson on Whale Health

  26-06-2026 23:55 via ktoo.org
  
  Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, June 25, 2026
  Theater Alaska opens “The Romance of Magno Rubio” as part of the 2026 Alaska Theater FestivalJuneau World Affairs Council guest speaker Gary Power previews his talk “Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy”Dr. Heidi Pearson, from the University of Alaska Southeast, on her Fulbright research in Portugal, and Juneau Whale Health
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBosti
  
  Read more

Follow @AnchorageNewsUS on Twitter!