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• Officials battle fire at Whittier’s new cruise ship terminal

  15-09-2026 03:44 via ktoo.org
  Multiple agencies responded Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, to a fire at Whittier’s new cruise ship dock. (U.S. Coast Guard)
  Officials on Monday are battling a fire at Whittier’s new cruise ship terminal that damaged at least one boat. No injuries have been reported.
  Multiple agencies responded to the fire around 11 a.m.
  Photos posted on social media show a tour boat, the Klondike Express, engulfed in flames. There were no passengers onboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The vessel was releas
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026

  17-09-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:The city and Tlingit & Haida are working together to clean up several adjoining properties in downtown Juneau,
  University of Alaska leadership presented a draft AI policy to the Board of Regents earlier this month,
  The case against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault likely won’t be heard again until 2027,
  Juneau’s 2026 municipal election is approaching, and alongside ca
  
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• ‘The Revolutionists’ opens at Theatre in the Rough | Election update & trivia night with KTOO | Juneau Community on Aging | Evening at Egan fall lecture series

  17-09-2026 02:38 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  Theatre in the Rough’s “The Revolutionists” opens Friday, September 18 and runs through October 11. This comedic play is set in 1793 Paris, where playwright Olympe de Gouges joins assassin Charlotte Corday, deposed queen Marie Antoinette, and Caribbean freedom fighter Marianne Angelle in a witty, anachronistic struggle to make art, pursue justice, and survive the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.Election
  
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• University of Alaska regents consider draft AI policy

  17-09-2026 02:22 via ktoo.org
  The University of Alaska’s draft artificial intelligence policy would require all three of its campuses to have a plan in place to address artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  University of Alaska leadership presented a draft artificial intelligence policy to the Board of Regents earlier this month. If approved, it would require all three campuses to have an AI plan in place for students, faculty and staff.
  The guiding principles in the draft emphasize not
  
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• Former Juneau chiropractor unlikely to see retrial until next year

  17-09-2026 02:15 via ktoo.org
  Former Juneau Chiropractor Jeffrey Fultz and his defense team at the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  The case against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault likely won’t be heard again until 2027. A judge has yet to schedule a new trial against Jeffrey Fultz more than a year after the first trial ended in mistrial.
  At a hearing today, the judge set the next readiness hearing for Nov. 10. Since the courts are seeking an
  
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• City and tribe work together in Juneau to clean up historic downtown area

  17-09-2026 01:27 via ktoo.org
  Vehicles sit parked outside a home on Village Street that the city and tribe cleaned up last week. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together this month to clean up several adjoining properties in downtown Juneau. That follows public outcry this summer about escalating health and safety concerns in the area.
  The area is located behind Willoughby and Capita
  
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• Juneau has three ballot propositions this municipal election. Here’s what to know.

  16-09-2026 23:13 via ktoo.org
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  Juneau’s 2026 municipal election is fast approaching. Alongside candidates for Juneau Assembly and school board, there are three ballot propositions. 
  Proposition A — 3% temporary sales tax renewal 
  Ballot Proposition A asks voters whether to renew a 3% temporary sales tax in Juneau.
  Right now, Juneau charges 5% in local sales tax. Of that, 3% is a temporary tax. The money collected from it goes toward
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026

  16-09-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly voted Monday night to indefinitely table an ordinance that would have required nonprofits in Juneau to charge sales tax for goods and services,
  The National Weather Service office in Juneau issued a special weather statement this morning saying a second glacial outburst flood could be underway in Juneau. Now, meteorologists say it’s probably not,
  The Juneau Assembly approved sala
  
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• Juneau Assembly approves pay boosts to top city officials

  16-09-2026 00:25 via ktoo.org
  City Manager Katie Koester speaks during an Assembly meeting on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Assembly approved salary bumps on Monday night for both the city manager and city attorney. 
  The Assembly discussed the increases during an executive session that was not open to the public during the meeting. Both City Manager Katie Koester and City Attorney Emily Wright received a 3% wage increase and a $2,000 lump sum payment. The increases boost Koester&rsquo
  
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• Weather Service says drop in Juneau’s Suicide Basin likely not another glacial outburst flood

  15-09-2026 23:54 via ktoo.org
  Suicide Basin at 1140 feet on Sep. 15, 2026. (Image courtesy of USGS)
  The National Weather Service office in Juneau issued a special weather statement Tuesday at 9:49 a.m. saying a second glacial outburst flood could be underway in Juneau. Now, meteorologists say it’s probably not. 
  Nathan Compton, a meteorologist at the Weather Service in Juneau, said there’s no reason for the public to be concerned. 
  “This is not a release, and furthermore, if it were a release, it
  
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• Juneau Assembly tables ordinance requiring nonprofits to charge sales tax

  15-09-2026 21:56 via ktoo.org
  Scott Fergusson, a volunteer board member of the Great Alaska Council of Scouting America, testifies in front of the Juneau Assembly on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Assembly voted Monday night to indefinitely table an ordinance that would have required nonprofits in Juneau to charge sales tax for goods and services. 
  That’s after leaders from more than a dozen nonprofits testified against the ordinance. 
  Scott Fergusson is a volunteer board me
  
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• 2026 Municipal Candidates Forum: Juneau Assembly & School Board

  15-09-2026 21:14 via ktoo.org
  Eight candidates for 3 seats on the Juneau Assembly and 3 candidates for 2 seats on the Juneau Board of Education answer questions ahead of the 2026 local election conducted by mail between September 18 and October 6. Plus information on the propositions on the ballot in this year’s Juneau municipal election.
  Produced in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Juneau.
  Watch live on KTOO 360TV or here on Wednesday, September 16th at 7 p.m. Or listen live on KTOO 104.3 / KAUK 91.7 FM
  
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• ‘It heals my heart’: Dance groups gather in Wales to keep traditions alive

  15-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Young drummers from the Kingikmiut Dance Group wait to perform at the 25th Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival. (Margaret Sutherland/KNOM)
  Dance groups from across the Bering Strait region gathered in Wales last weekend for the Kingikmiut Dance Festival, a three-day event centered on sharing songs and dances that leaders say were absent from some communities for decades.
  This year marked the event’s 25th anniversary.
  Fog limited the festival’s opening night. Groups from Gambell, Savoon
  
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• Juneau Assembly highlights: nonprofits sales tax, flood funding and city leader pay hikes

  15-09-2026 08:13 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Assembly member Alicia Hughes-Skandijs speaks during her last regular Assembly meeting on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Assembly had a regular meeting Monday night to vote on whether to require nonprofits to charge sales tax, discuss ordinances related to glacial outburst flood mitigation and evaluate the city manager and city attorney’s pay.
  Here are some highlights from the meeting:
  • The Assembly voted to indefinitely table an ordinance th
  
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• Haines to vote on ballot measure to tax timber, gravel and ore exports

  15-09-2026 03:39 via ktoo.org
  Cruise ships dock in Haines during the 2026 summer season. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)
  Local governments across Alaska have long taxed raw materials that are extracted locally but sold elsewhere. Haines could be next.
  In October, voters will weigh in on whether the borough should implement something called a severance tax, which would apply to exports including timber, gravel and mineral ore. Supporters of the proposition hope to ensure the community gets some financial benefit from ongoing or future
  
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• Peltola and Sullivan confront trawl bycatch, and each other, at Kodiak fisheries debate

  15-09-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
  Sen. Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola greet the moderators, former state Sen. Gary Stevens and Kodiak Chamber of Commerce President Sara Fraser, after the Sept. 12, 2026 Kodiak Fisheries debate. (Katherine Irving/KMXT)
  Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic challenger Mary Peltola vied to outdo each other as champions of Alaska fishermen at the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce fishery debate Saturday.
  The debate sponsors included major players in the pollock industry, but that didn’t sto
  
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• Newscast – Monday, Sept. 14, 2026

  15-09-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
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  In this newscast:Emergency responders battled a fire today at Whittier’s new cruise ship terminal that damaged at least one boat. No injured have been reported,
  The deadline to submit a public comment on a proposed plan to repeal the Roadless Rule has been extended,
  The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a plan to tackle the community’s childcare shortage, which includes a half percent sales tax increase,
  A
  
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• Report used to justify reinstatement of Alaska Republican governor candidate appears flawed

  14-09-2026 20:33 via ktoo.org
  The Alaska Division of Elections director’s office in Downtown Juneau is seen on Aug. 26, 2026. (Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
  Rep. Andrew Gray of Anchorage is not a Swiss businessman. Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon is not selling fire sprinkler systems. Lieutenant governor candidate Zac Johnson isn’t running an equestrian fox-hunting club in Indiana.
  Days after the Alaska Department of Law said it found possible gaps in dozens of political candidates’ financial disclosure f
  
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• A lot of Alaskans are ‘bullet voters.’ Sometimes that’s not the best strategy.

  14-09-2026 20:20 via ktoo.org
  In 2022, voters practiced ranked choice voting with mock ballots like this one. (Mark Thiessen/AP)
  Alaska’s Nov. 3 election provides voters an option to rank candidates according to their preferences. It’s an opportunity many voters don’t take.
  Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin revealed the statistics on “bullet voting” in the Sept. 4 edition of her politics newsletter, Alaska at-Large.
  This transcript has been lightly edited for length and clarity. 
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• Juneau World Affairs Council presents talk on hunger in Sudan | SEARHC End of Summer Celebration | Mudrooms season 15 kick-off

  12-09-2026 02:54 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Friday, September 11, 2026
  Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau World Affairs presentation on Hunger in Sudan, SEARHC End of Summer Celebration, and Mudrooms storytelling season 15 debuts with theme “Boundaries.”
  Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.Subscribe to
  
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• Newscast – Friday, Sept. 11, 2026

  12-09-2026 02:51 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:The Juneau School District has fewer students enrolled this year than it previously projected.
  The Juneau Assembly is slated to vote on an ordinance on Monday that would require nonprofits to charge sales tax for goods and services – something they’re currently exempt from.
  Capital City Fire/Rescue’s Andrew Pantiskas talks about a new app that aims to cut the department’s response
  
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• Juneau schools begin school year with fewer students than anticipated

  12-09-2026 01:25 via ktoo.org
  Juneau School District Superintendent Shawn Arnold and Jessica Richmond sit during a school board meeting at Thunder Mountain Middle School in Juneau on Sept. 11, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  The Juneau School District has fewer students this year than the enrollment decrease it previously projected. 
  The district has 94 fewer students than anticipated, according to district data. Out of all grade levels, kindergarten saw the largest drop in enrollment. Superintendent Shawn Arnold prese
  
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• Juneau music group The Heists release party for ‘Break & Mend’ EP, Tlingit & Haida Orange Shirt Day community walk, and Sealaska Heritage Institute educator awardees

  11-09-2026 22:32 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Thursday, September 10, 2026Audio Podcast
  The Heists, Andrew and Erin, are launching their EP album “Break & Mend” with six tracks at release show on Saturday, September 12 at The Crystal Saloon. After years of playing music together, this is their first work as a writing duo.On Sunday, September 27, Tlingit and Haida’s Wayfinder’s Youth Program and Community Advocacy are partnering together in recognition of Orange Shirt Day and MMI
  
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• Juneau Assembly to vote whether to require nonprofits to charge sales tax on Monday

  11-09-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  The Juneau Assembly during a meeting on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Assembly is slated to vote on an ordinance on Monday that would require nonprofits in Juneau to charge sales tax for goods and services — something they’re currently exempt from. 
  If passed, the ordinance would revise the city’s current sales tax exemptions for nonprofits and narrow the exemptions currently in place. 
  The proposed change comes as the Assembly looks
  
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• Three Alaska fishermen plead guilty after being accused of deliberately scuttling boats

  11-09-2026 14:59 via ktoo.org
  Boats in Sitka’s Crescent Harbor are seen on a clear winter day in 2024. (Meghan Chamberlain/U.S. Forest Service)
  Three southeast Alaska commercial fishers accused of deliberately sinking their boats are now pleading guilty.
  John Fisher of Sitka, Joseph Poling of Petersburg and Tony Vanveen of Sitka have each signed plea deals, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court in the District of Alaska.
  The three were initially charged earlier this year by the U.S. Attorney’
  
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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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