https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comSun, 06 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-nearly-3-decades-with-the-agency-alaskas-ntsb-chief-retires/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-nearly-3-decades-with-the-agency-alaskas-ntsb-chief-retires/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-government-transfers-anmc-to-tribal-ownership-after-decades-long-advocacy/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-government-transfers-anmc-to-tribal-ownership-after-decades-long-advocacy/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-sept-4-2026/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-sept-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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tessa-takeover-pulitzer-prize-winning-juneauite-tessa-hulls-roundtable-discussion-with-authors-michelle-pealoza-putsata-reang-jane-wong-and-editor-daphne-ming-durham/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tessa-takeover-pulitzer-prize-winning-juneauite-tessa-hulls-roundtable-discussion-with-authors-michelle-pealoza-putsata-reang-jane-wong-and-editor-daphne-ming-durham/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/some-juneau-residents-say-e-motorcycles-are-a-problem-city-leaders-look-to-regulate-them/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/some-juneau-residents-say-e-motorcycles-are-a-problem-city-leaders-look-to-regulate-them/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/love-tolerance-education-joy-march-in-juneau-honors-dolly-partons-legacy/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/love-tolerance-education-joy-march-in-juneau-honors-dolly-partons-legacy/ 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.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deputy-city-clerk-unpacks-juneaus-2026-municipal-election/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deputy-city-clerk-unpacks-juneaus-2026-municipal-election/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-fishermen-say-the-salmon-runs-arent-great-this-year-but-the-prices-are/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-fishermen-say-the-salmon-runs-arent-great-this-year-but-the-prices-are/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-judicial-council-takes-rare-step-of-recommending-no-votes-on-2-judges/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-judicial-council-takes-rare-step-of-recommending-no-votes-on-2-judges/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sitka-brown-bear-drowned-in-july-during-state-run-research-project/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sitka-brown-bear-drowned-in-july-during-state-run-research-project/ President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll make a campaign swing through Alaska, to help U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
“Dan Sullivan’s a great senator,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “Dan — I mean, you look at the things he’s done. He would call me all the time because I think, I defin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-says-hell-campaign-for-sen-dan-sullivan-in-alaska/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-says-hell-campaign-for-sen-dan-sullivan-in-alaska/ In this newscast:Wrangell residents gather to hear presentations about earthquake, tsunami and landslide hazards
After a Himalayan glacier collapse killed hundreds, scientists who study glacier hazards in Alaska say it could look different here
Juneau residents celebrate the life and legacy of Dolly Parton with a commemorative march ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-sept-3-2026/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-sept-3-2026/ Juneau Afternoon featuring:Juneau Community Garden Harvest Fair on Saturday, September 5 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.mJuneau-Douglas City Museum updated hours and gallery submission deadline extensionCentral Labor Council holiday picnic on Monday, September 7 from 11 a.m –2 p.m.Marie Drake Gym and Planetarium open house on Friday, September 4 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m
Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/harvest-fair-juneau-douglas-city-museum-central-labor-council-holiday-picnic-marie-drake-gym-amp-planetarium/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/harvest-fair-juneau-douglas-city-museum-central-labor-council-holiday-picnic-marie-drake-gym-amp-planetarium/ Juneau Afternoon featuring a preview of the first Tlingit Opera in recorded history: “Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles” presented by Sealaska Heritage Institute in partnership with Perseverance Theatre.
Segment One: The Seed with President of SHI Dr. Rosita Worl, Librettist Vera Starbard, and Perseverance Artistic Director Leslie Ishii.Segment Two: The Creation with Librettist Vera Starbard, Translator Dr. X]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kutulagaaw-the-tlingit-russian-battles-a-preview-of-the-first-tlingit-opera-in-recorded-history/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kutulagaaw-the-tlingit-russian-battles-a-preview-of-the-first-tlingit-opera-in-recorded-history/ The Alaska Department of Revenue announced on Monday that Alaska’s K-12 public schools will receive an additional $115 million in state funding this year, prompted by a boost in oil revenues driven by the U.S. war on Iran.
Legislators earmarked the additional oil revenue for schools as part of the state budget approved by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in June.
The additional funding is a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-schools-set-to-receive-115m-in-war-driven-oil-revenue-bonus-state-announces/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-schools-set-to-receive-115m-in-war-driven-oil-revenue-bonus-state-announces/ Anchorage retiree Susan Klein is a progressive and a fan of ranked choice voting. She thought that, come November, she’d be able to choose her favorite of the two Democrats in the governor’s race and rank the other, without worrying about splitting the vote. If her favorite came in last, she knew her vote would be redistributed to her second favorite.
But then, last week, her]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/democratic-withdrawals-leave-some-alaskans-questioning-the-point-of-ranked-choice-voting/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/democratic-withdrawals-leave-some-alaskans-questioning-the-point-of-ranked-choice-voting/ Listen to this story:
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A massive chunk of a Himalayan glacier and underlying rock broke off and led to catastrophic flooding in parts of Nepal and Tibet last Wednesday, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing. Scientists who study glacier hazards in Alaska said that glacier]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-himalayan-glacier-collapse-killed-hundreds-one-in-alaska-could-look-different/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-himalayan-glacier-collapse-killed-hundreds-one-in-alaska-could-look-different/ In this newscast:Sealaska Heritage Institute’s artist residency program expanded to Sitka this year with a New Mexico-based artist.
A fungal outbreak is spreading among spruce trees in the Tongass National Forest this summer.
A candlelight vigil for the loss of two 16-year-olds who died in Juneau earlier this week brought together more than 150 mourners Tuesday.
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As the sun set on Tuesday evening, the warm glow of candles filled the outdoor basketball court at the Dzantik’i Heeni school campus in Lemon Creek.
More than 150 people stood around a vigil to remember 16-year-olds Leotis “Leo&rd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/my-life-is-never-going-to-be-complete-anymore-family-friends-mourn-juneau-teen-deaths/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/my-life-is-never-going-to-be-complete-anymore-family-friends-mourn-juneau-teen-deaths/ The Juneau School District and community organizations are offering additional support and resources following the death of two teenagers Monday evening.
Superintendent Shawn Arnold said the district is providing on-site crisis counseling at some schools. He said school staff are also reaching out to students they believe would]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-schools-and-organizations-increase-mental-health-support-following-death-of-teenagers/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-schools-and-organizations-increase-mental-health-support-following-death-of-teenagers/