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• Juneau Assembly says goodbye to two longtime members

  27-10-2026 20:37 via KTOO
  Former Juneau Assembly members Alicia Hughes-Skandijs and Christine Woll smile with their nameplates at their last meeting on Monday, Oct. 27, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Assembly bid farewell to two longtime members at its meeting Monday night. 
  Assembly members Christine Woll and Alicia Hughes-Skandijs stepped down from their seats to welcome new members Joyce Niven and Mila Cosgrove, who were elected in the recent municipal election. Assembly member Paul Kelly was also re
  
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• UAS scientists say the source of Juneau’s glacial outburst flood has shrunk a bit

  03-11-2026 03:11 via KTOO
  Suicide Basin formed as climate change melted Suicide Glacier. The Mendenhall Glacier forms an ice dam impounding billions of gallons of water. (Photo courtesy of David Polashenski)
  Juneau had a relatively uneventful glacial outburst flood this summer, just one year after the city’s largest flood on record. On Friday, scientists at the University of Alaska Southeast presented their latest data and ideas about how this climate change-driven threat could evolve. 
  Eran Hood, an environmental sci
  
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• Newscast – Monday, Nov. 2, 2026

  03-11-2026 02:59 via KTOO
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  In this newscast:Alaska’s statewide general election is tomorrow. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and their local legislator,
  Polls close at 8 p.m., but if history is any guide, it could be some time before results become clear, especially in Alaska,
  Federal officials on Friday announced they had increased the number of law enforcement assets in Alaska to investigate the state’s U.S. S
  
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• Trick-or-treaters, neighbors carry on Halloween tradition in Juneau’s downtown Flats neighborhood

  03-11-2026 02:46 via KTOO
  
  
  Trick-or-treaters out in Juneau’s flats neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Juneau’s downtown Flats neighborhood goes all out for Halloween, and kids from across town flock to the area to trick-or-treat.
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  Twelve-year-old Timothy Ackerman had a mission Saturday night, and he was going to walk around in the driving rain until it was over. 
  “Until we get all the houses,” he said.
  He was dr
  
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• Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force seeks community input on recommendations

  03-11-2026 01:13 via KTOO
   
  Visitors walk Juneau’s downtown seawalk on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The city’s Visitor Industry Task Force has put out its draft recommendations is looking for feedback from the community this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library.
  The recommendations focus on the whale watching industry, downtown congestion, helicopter flightseeing and data collection. KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with Assembly and task force Chair Ella Adkison to lea
  
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• Election Day is Tuesday. Here’s where you can vote in Juneau.

  02-11-2026 22:55 via KTOO
  People line up to vote at the State Office Building in Juneau on Oct. 20, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Alaska’s statewide general election is on Tuesday. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S House and Senate, and their local state legislator.
  Alaskans have utilized a ranked choice voting system in general elections since 2022. That means voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they want.
  The ballot will list the top four candidates in each race for governor, U.S House and
  
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• Election Day is Tuesday. Here’s where you can vote in Juneau

  02-11-2026 22:55 via KTOO
  People line up to vote at the State Office Building in Juneau on Oct. 20, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Alaska’s statewide general election is on Tuesday. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S House and Senate, and their local state legislator.
  Alaskans have utilized a ranked choice voting system in general elections since 2022. That means voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they want.
  The ballot will list the top four candidates in each race for governor, U.S House and
  
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• FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donors as part of federal investigation into voter fraud

  02-11-2026 19:28 via KTOO
  Photos courtesy of (Clockwise from center top) Linda Slaght, Barry Bracken, Paul Johnsen and Erica Kludt-Painter. They all donated to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign for U.S. Senate. (KFSK)
  While many people saw trick-or-treaters knock on their doors this weekend, some in Southeast Alaska were instead visited by the FBI. The agents were checking on donors to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign for U.S. Senate as part of a federal investigation.
  Barry Bracken has known Petersburg’s Dan J. Sullivan for ov
  
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• Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit that sought to block election results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses

  01-11-2026 23:44 via KTOO
  From left, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, the incumbent, and undeclared U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg. (James Oh, Matt Faubion, Taylor Heckart/Alaska Public Media/KFSK)
  U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit that sought to delay or block election results if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
  The Justice Department wanted the judge to halt the certification of the election pending an investigat
  
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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
  
  
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  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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• 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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• Dunleavy calls for investigation into Democrats’ reported ballot-stacking effort in Alaska U.S. Senate race

  29-10-2026 22:54 via KTOO
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at President Trump’s rally before the 2026 midterms in Wasilla. (James Daggett)
  Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation Wednesday into whether efforts by Democrats to recruit a same-name challenger to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan violated state law.
  The New York Times reported Wednesday that staff for Democrat Mary Peltola, who is challenging Sullivan, and other Democratic aides secretly pushed a retired Petersburg teacher named Dan J. Sullivan to run again
  
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• Ex-Typhoon Champi tracks toward Bristol Bay, impacts expected across Western Alaska

  29-10-2026 22:03 via KTOO
  Waves batter the shoreline of Nome on Oct. 28, 2026. (Ben Townsend/KNOM)
  The remnants of Typhoon Champi are expected to move through the southern Bering Sea, reaching the Bristol Bay region Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
  Jason Laney, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said as tropical storms move toward colder waters, they often swell in size, spreading wind over a much larger area. That means communities along the Aleutian Islands
  
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• New York Times report on Democrats’ secret ballot-stacking effort draws mixed reactions from Alaskans

  29-10-2026 18:33 via KTOO
  Alaskans are already voting early at a record-breaking pace. Hundreds of people lined up at the Anchorage Midtown Mall on Oct. 19, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  News of a New York Times investigation into Democratic efforts to recruit a duplicate candidate named Dan Sullivan to Alaska’s U.S. Senate race has drawn mixed reactions from voters across the state.
  Some dismissed the allegations as unsurprising, while others criticized the reported effort as an example of dirty politics.
  T
  
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• Juneau School Board takes no action on request for program evaluation at Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Elementary

  29-10-2026 18:21 via KTOO
  Marc Lofgren and Carolyn Lofgren listen to Juneau School District administrators speak during a school board meeting at Thunder Mountain Middle School in Juneau on Oct. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  The Juneau School Board is taking no action after a student’s parents asked that classroom management materials be independently reviewed. The decision on Tuesday comes more than a year after the parents first raised concerns about the materials being used at a local elementary school.
  Junea
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026

  29-10-2026 02:04 via KTOO
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  In this newscast:The Juneau Planning Commission unanimously approved a scaled-down version of a proposed cruise ship dock and development project in downtown Juneau Tuesday.
  The state is asking a federal judge to immediately dismiss a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that aims to block certification of the election results in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
  A missing Angoon man was found
  
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• Trick or Treat for the Foodbank with AKIORG | Evening at Egan focused on GLOF 2026 | SAIL Adaptive Ski Program | Public Radio Music Day with KRNN & KXLL

  29-10-2026 01:48 via KTOO
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Wednesday, October 28, 2026
  International Order of the Rainbow for Girls “16th Trick or Treat for the Foodbank” on Oct. 31.“The 2026 Glacier Outburst Flood: Lower but not Smaller” with Dr. Eran Hood and Dr. Jason Amundson is the Evening at Egan Lecture on Friday, Oct. 30.
  Southeast Alaska Independent Living’s Adaptive Ski Program volunteer training will take place on Saturday, Dec, 19.October 28 is Public Radio Music Day. KRNN’s “The Heif” and
  
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• Juneau planning commission OKs downsized Huna Totem cruise project as costs skyrocket

  29-10-2026 00:02 via KTOO
  This is an updated rendering of Huna Totem Corp.’s planned waterfront development off Egan Drive in downtown Juneau. (City and Borough of Juneau)
  The Juneau Planning Commission unanimously approved a scaled-down version of a proposed cruise ship dock and development project in downtown Juneau Tuesday night. 
  That’s after costs to build the project escalated dramatically, according to Susan Bell, Huna Totem Corp.’s vice president of strategic initiatives.   
  “It’s smaller-scale faci
  
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• Peltola campaign and national Dems recruited spoiler candidates, including Petersburg Sullivan, according to New York Times

  28-10-2026 23:05 via KTOO
  From left, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, the incumbent, and undeclared U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg. (James Oh, Matt Faubion, Taylor Heckart/ Alaska Public Media, KFSK)
  The New York Times on Wednesday published a story substantiating what Republicans and the campaign of Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan have alleged for months: The other candidate on the ballot named Dan Sullivan was recruited by operatives aligned with
  
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• Alaska is on pace to match 2024’s record-high early voting numbers

  28-10-2026 21:33 via KTOO
  A voter casts their ballot on the first day of early in person voting in Juneau on Oct. 19, 2026. (Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
  One week before Election Day, turnout in Alaska’s general election is nearing 10%.
  As of 4:43 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to figures published by the Alaska Division of Elections, 58,168 people had cast early or absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election.
  The number of early votes cast through Tuesday afternoon already exceeds the number of early votes cast before
  
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