https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comTue, 21 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200 In this newscast:A driver struck a Juneau man on a skateboard near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge late last night, causing life-threatening injuries.
Setting a trial date for a former Juneau school principal is delayed again.
The city of Wrangell is moving forward with plans to build a massive shipyard.
The lead Democrat in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is suspending his campaign.
Making biochar adds another way]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-20-2026/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-20-2026/ Setting a trial date for a former Juneau school principal is delayed again.
John Paul was charged with assault in April following an incident with a student. Paul is accused of restraining a student in March. He was placed on administrative leave the same day.
Paul’s trial was already pushed back once in June. At a pre-trial hearing Monday at the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau, his defence attorney requested more t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pre-trial-for-juneau-principal-assault-case-delayed-for-a-second-time/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pre-trial-for-juneau-principal-assault-case-delayed-for-a-second-time/ This is a developing story.
A driver struck a Juneau man on a skateboard near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge late Sunday night, causing life-threatening injuries.
According to the Juneau Police Department, the collision happened at around 11 p.m. Sunday night. The 36-year-old man, who has not been identified, was riding a skateboard over the Juneau-Douglas Bridge toward 10th Street. While crossing the intersection on the Juneau si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skateboarder-hit-by-vehicle-near-juneau-douglas-bridge/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skateboarder-hit-by-vehicle-near-juneau-douglas-bridge/ Rep. Garret Nelson, R-Sutton, chased a black bear away from Rep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, in front of the Alaska State Capitol during a late-night encounter this week.
“It was a real safari night,” Nelson said on social media.
According to Coulombe, she was walking toward the Assembly Building, home to apartments used by legislators, when s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-legislator-chases-bear-away-from-fellow-lawmaker-outside-state-capitol/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-legislator-chases-bear-away-from-fellow-lawmaker-outside-state-capitol/ For weeks, Schrage had been in charge of negotiating a compromise version of the tax break that could get approval from the state House, Senate and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
He walked Glenfarne Alaska President Adam Prestidge through the compromise, explaining sect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hilcorp-killed-alaska-lng-bill-some-legislators-say-but-governor-calls-the-claim-bullst/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hilcorp-killed-alaska-lng-bill-some-legislators-say-but-governor-calls-the-claim-bullst/ The Environmental Protection Agency issued a temporary waiver Friday under the Clean Air Act for using diesel with higher sulfur levels above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. In a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the 20-day waiver was meant to address fuel supply disruptions caused by the war in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/epa-waives-restrictions-on-using-high-sulfur-diesel-on-the-north-slope/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/epa-waives-restrictions-on-using-high-sulfur-diesel-on-the-north-slope/ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a state of Alaska lawyer who is originally from China, according to ICE officials.
Federal officers arrested Shucheng “Charlie” Yang, 32, on July 10 in Anchorage, a spokesperson for ICE said in an email.
Yang is a Chinese national and violated the terms of his admission to the U.S. and is subject to deportation, the spokesperson said.
As of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-attorney-arrested-by-ice-held-at-tacoma-detention-center/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-attorney-arrested-by-ice-held-at-tacoma-detention-center/ Alaska regulators on Wednesday assessed a $741,520 civil penalty against the operator of a small and trouble-plagued North Slope]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-regulators-fine-north-slope-oil-field-operator-for-unauthorized-gas-flaring/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-regulators-fine-north-slope-oil-field-operator-for-unauthorized-gas-flaring/ The lead Democrat in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is suspending his campaign.
Progressive Anchorage pastor Matt Schultz was aiming to run against incumbent Congressman Nick Begich, a Republican.
But he had stiff competition in his own political lane. Schultz and another challenger, independent candidate Bill Hill, vied fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/matt-schultz-suspends-his-campaign-for-us-house-endorses-bill-hill/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/matt-schultz-suspends-his-campaign-for-us-house-endorses-bill-hill/ In this newscast:The retrial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women still has no set trial date, nearly a year after the first trial.
The filing period to run for a seat on Juneau’s Assembly or school baord opened friday, and some residents were itching to enter the races.
A brown bear attacked at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage by another bear last month has been transferred]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-july-17-2026/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-july-17-2026/ The American Red Cross is hosting a free emergency preparedness workshop and resource fair on Sunday, July 19, at the Mendenhall Valley Library. 
The event begins at 12 p.m. with a presentation followed by a planning workshop and resource fair from 1 to 3 p.m.“We’re hosting this before the [glacial lake outburst flood] in hopes our community will feel more p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/red-cross-offers-free-emergency-preparedness-workshop-in-juneau-on-sunday/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/red-cross-offers-free-emergency-preparedness-workshop-in-juneau-on-sunday/ Juneau Afternoon featuring the Rainforest Romp Contra Weekend, St. Vincent de Paul whale cruise, Juneau Commission on Aging updates.
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 the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Juneau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lsquorainforest-romprsquo-contra-dance-weekend-with-duo-raven-amp-goose-st-vincent-de-paul-whale-watch-tour-juneau-commission-on-aging-event-updates/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lsquorainforest-romprsquo-contra-dance-weekend-with-duo-raven-amp-goose-st-vincent-de-paul-whale-watch-tour-juneau-commission-on-aging-event-updates/ Juneau Afternoon featuring the Herbert River Rollick, SE Master Gardeners Garden Tour, and KTOO/SHI News Intern Elan Chappell.
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 the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Juneau Aft]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/herbert-river-rollick-master-gardeners-garden-tour-2026-ktooshi-intern-elan-chappell/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/herbert-river-rollick-master-gardeners-garden-tour-2026-ktooshi-intern-elan-chappell/ The retrial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women still has no set trial date, nearly a year after the first trial.
The state prosecutor said if a retrial isn’t scheduled soon, it may not happen until 2027. 
Jeffrey Fultz went on trial in 2025, more than four years after he was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/retrial-for-former-juneau-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-still-has-no-set-trial-date/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/retrial-for-former-juneau-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-still-has-no-set-trial-date/ The filing period to run for a seat on Juneau’s Assembly or school board opened Friday and some residents were itching to enter the races. 
At just before 8 a.m. on Friday morning, Joyce Niven and Assembly member Paul Kelly stood at the entrance of Juneau’s city clerk’s office.
The two had a little friendly competition over who would be the first one to file to run for can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/candidates-begin-rolling-in-for-juneaus-local-election-this-fall/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/candidates-begin-rolling-in-for-juneaus-local-election-this-fall/ Southcentral Alaska’s largest natural gas utility said Tuesday it might not have the gas to make it through this wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/natural-gas-supplies-not-looking-good-for-southcentral-this-winter-enstar-says/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/natural-gas-supplies-not-looking-good-for-southcentral-this-winter-enstar-says/ The Alaska Legislature’s debate on tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project isn’t over yet.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers back for a third special session on the issue Thursday afternoon after threatening to veto a draft advanced by a conference committee that included a controversial tax change]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-rejecting-corporate-tax-change-calls-third-alaska-lng-special-session/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-rejecting-corporate-tax-change-calls-third-alaska-lng-special-session/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260716-News-Update-1.mp3A popular downtown Juneau restaurant is now up for sale — but it’s not closing any time soon.
About a dozen people gathered on the Alaska State Capitol building steps in Juneau this morning to oppose a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline, while lawmakers inside debated a multibillion-dollar tax break for the project.
Juneau’s downtown City Hall building will be up for sale soon. On]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-16-2026/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-16-2026/ About a dozen people gathered on the Alaska State Capitol building steps in Juneau on Thursday morning to oppose a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline while lawmakers inside debated a multibillion-dollar tax break for the project.
The Alaska LNG project is proposed by Glenfarne Group, a private development firm headquartered in New York City. The pipeline wou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/small-group-of-alaskans-rally-against-alaska-lng-pipeline-in-juneau/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/small-group-of-alaskans-rally-against-alaska-lng-pipeline-in-juneau/ The City and Borough of Juneau is looking to sell its City Hall building downtown as it moves staff to the Michael J. Burns building in the near future. 
Sealaska Heritage Institute, whose mission is to uplift Lingít, Haida and Ts’msyen cultures of Southeast Alaska, says it’s interest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sealaska-heritage-institute-shares-plan-to-tear-down-juneaus-city-hall-build-new-arts-facility/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sealaska-heritage-institute-shares-plan-to-tear-down-juneaus-city-hall-build-new-arts-facility/ A popular downtown Juneau restaurant is now up for sale — but it’s not closing any time soon. 
Earlier this month, a listing for the sale of Spice Juneau Indian Cuisine went online. But according to Nimmy Philips, the restaurant’s owner, residents shouldn’t be worried. 
“I want to stay open. No doors are closing.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-spice-indian-restaurant-is-up-for-sale/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-spice-indian-restaurant-is-up-for-sale/ Juneau Afternoon featuring new UAS Indigenous Health and Healing learning pathway, P.E.O. Chapter G offers scholarships to Juneau Grads, and a look at city elections and how you can get involved.
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.Subsc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-indigenous-health-and-healing-courses-from-uas-peo-chapter-g-student-scholarships-municipal-elections-breakdown/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-indigenous-health-and-healing-courses-from-uas-peo-chapter-g-student-scholarships-municipal-elections-breakdown/ WASHINGTON — The latest campaign finance data in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race show Democrat Mary Peltola has vastly outraised incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Peltola’s campaign raised $6.9 million since April 1, while Sullivan raised more than $2 million.
Candidates also have other pots of money, like leadership PACs. Sullivan’s campaign said he’s raised]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/peltola-vastly-outraises-sullivan-in-alaskas-us-senate-race/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/peltola-vastly-outraises-sullivan-in-alaskas-us-senate-race/ Three people were rescued from a boat that caught fire near Ketchikan this weekend. At around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the Coast Guard Station Ketchikan received a report that a fishing vessel was adrift and engulfed in flames near South Pennock Island. The three occupants on the vessel were rescued by a charter fishing boat an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-rescued-from-boat-fire-near-ketchikan/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-rescued-from-boat-fire-near-ketchikan/ Southeast Alaska’s commercial king salmon fishery will remain open until further notice. The July 1 king opener for trollers, who fish with hook and line, is usually over quickly– it typically lasts anywhere from a handful of days to a week. But this year, with two weeks down, trollers are only at the halfway mark toward catching their target.
Grant Hagerman is the Southeast region’s commercial troll managem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/commercial-troll-fishery-stays-open-with-half-of-allotted-kings-remaining/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/commercial-troll-fishery-stays-open-with-half-of-allotted-kings-remaining/ In this newscast:A Juneau non-profit is looking for local childcare providers to offer after-school care at two elementary schools that lost the service in recent years.
The Juneau Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating the person who submerged a truck in Gastineau Channel near Douglas Harbor early this morning.
Processors are paying more for commercial salmon this season than in recent years, an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-july-15-2026/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-july-15-2026/ A Juneau nonprofit is looking for local childcare providers to offer after-school care at two elementary schools that lost the service in recent years. It’s part of an effort to stabilize childcare access for school-age children after the Juneau School District ended its program last year.
Funding to get the effort underway came from the Juneau Assembly. In May, it approved awarding $270,000 to Southeas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-funds-nonprofit-to-support-childcare-in-juneau-schools/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-funds-nonprofit-to-support-childcare-in-juneau-schools/ Xeetli.éesh Lyle James has been learning and teaching the Lingít language for more than two decades. His passion grew through attending classes and leading songs. 
He lives in Juneau and has taught more than 1,000 students, emphasizing the importance of making mistakes and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-xeetliesh-lyle-james-on-learning-and-teaching-indigenous-languages/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-xeetliesh-lyle-james-on-learning-and-teaching-indigenous-languages/ The Juneau Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating the person who submerged a truck in Gastineau Channel near Douglas Harbor early Wednesday morning. 
According to the Juneau Police Department, at just before 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, police received a report that a maroon Chevrolet Silverado went into the water near Savikko Road in Douglas. When officers responded, the vehicle was submerged.&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-respond-to-submerged-truck-in-gastineau-channel/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-respond-to-submerged-truck-in-gastineau-channel/ Three cases of cyclosporiasis have been recorded since May in Alaska, but epidemiologists say it’s too early to say whether the cases are part of the national outbreak, mostly concentrated in the Midwest. Two of the Alaska cases involved International travel.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have documented more than 1600 cases since May and tied 400 to the outbreak. The illness is caused by eating]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-cases-of-cyclosporiasis-recorded-in-alaska-since-may/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-cases-of-cyclosporiasis-recorded-in-alaska-since-may/ The National Science Foundation has selected the University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the site of a new critical minerals research program, making it one of 12 new technology innovation centers across the nation that received fed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-university-gets-funding-for-critical-minerals-center/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-university-gets-funding-for-critical-minerals-center/ As Alaska lawmakers approach the end of a second consecutive special session considering a bill that would offer tax relief to the Alaska LNG project, legislators are still deeply divided on the best way forward. Lawmakers have tentatively planned a vote on a final draft for Thursday, but a confere]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/4-thorny-questions-in-the-ongoing-alaska-lng-tax-debate-from-tuesdays-talk-of-alaska/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/4-thorny-questions-in-the-ongoing-alaska-lng-tax-debate-from-tuesdays-talk-of-alaska/ In this newscast:A Juneau artist’s design will be printed on bear garbage cans downtown. Crystal Jackson’s painting of bears frolicking on a rainbow background is the winning artwork in a contest to decorate 44 new bear cans.
A cruise ship dock and development project planned for downtown Juneau will be scaled down by more than half its original size but will cost an additional $100 million dollars.
Juneau&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-july-14-2026/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-july-14-2026/ Alaska pharmacists will soon be able to practice more of the healthcare that they learned in their education under a new state law taking effect in January. That could include medication management and testing and treating common ailments like strep throat, urinary tract infections and the flu.
The change will be a big shift for Soren White, a pharmacist in Sitka who grew up working in his parents&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-alaska-law-will-allow-pharmacists-to-provide-more-healthcare/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-alaska-law-will-allow-pharmacists-to-provide-more-healthcare/ Local artist Crystal Jackson’s painting of bears frolicking on a rainbow background is the winning artwork in a contest to decorate 44 new bear cans in downtown Juneau. 
The design features three panels of black bears eating, playing and climbing trees. 
“I wanted to capture differen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-downtown-bear-cans-to-feature-local-artists-design/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-downtown-bear-cans-to-feature-local-artists-design/ A cruise ship dock and development project planned for downtown Juneau will be scaled down by more than half its original size but will cost an additional $100 million.
That’s according to Susan Bell, Huna Totem Corp.’s vice president of strategic initiatives. She gave an overview of the planned changes to the Juneau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/huna-totem-plans-to-scale-down-cruise-ship-dock-project-as-cost-escalates-by-more-than-100m/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/huna-totem-plans-to-scale-down-cruise-ship-dock-project-as-cost-escalates-by-more-than-100m/ Rivers across Alaska’s Arctic are turning orange and acidic as permafrost thaws, threatening subsistence resources that thousands of people rely on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-model-could-help-predict-rusting-rivers-researchers-say/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-model-could-help-predict-rusting-rivers-researchers-say/ Alaska’s primary election just over a month away, and the deadline to register to vote in that election is Sunday July 19.
Alaska’s primary election is Tuesday August 18, when voters will mark their ballots to choose among candidates for governor, legislators in the Alaska House and Senate, and representatives in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. A sample of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/to-vote-in-alaskas-primary-elections-residents-must-register-by-july-19-heres-how/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/to-vote-in-alaskas-primary-elections-residents-must-register-by-july-19-heres-how/ In this newscast:Juneau’s new off-road vehicle park could partially open as soon as this September
One of Juneau’s most dangerous intersections, near Fred Meyer, will get a traffic light thanks to a federal grant
Sorely needed renovations at two affordable housing complexes in Juneau come with challenges for tenants
A new study suggests having a dog could more than double the chance of a bear conflict]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-13-2026/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-13-2026/ Juneau’s new off-road vehicle park could open its first trail as soon as this September. That’s according to Marc Wheeler, director of Parks and Recreation for the City and Borough of Juneau. 
At a community meeting in the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Thursday [July 9], he presented an update on the ORV park going in at mile 35 of Glacier Highway, near Bridget Cove. 
“At this point,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-off-road-vehicle-park-could-partially-open-this-september/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-off-road-vehicle-park-could-partially-open-this-september/ Listen here:
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Renovations are underway for two affordable housing complexes in Juneau. Residents say the upgrades are sorely needed but the transition has been challenging. 
Annett Ritter has lived in the Coho Park Apartments since 2021. The Section 8 affordable housing complex, which is federally subsidized, i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-temporarily-relocated-during-affordable-housing-renovations/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-temporarily-relocated-during-affordable-housing-renovations/ The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $12.1 million to Juneau last week to fund safety improvements at one of Juneau’s most dangerous intersections. 
The funding is for the intersection at Yandukin Drive and Egan Drive, near the Fred Meyer grocery store. According to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, betw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-secures-121m-federal-grant-for-fred-meyer-intersection-improvements/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-secures-121m-federal-grant-for-fred-meyer-intersection-improvements/ State investigators have accused 15 Alaskans and businesses of filing more than $1.8 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims in five separate cases.
The criminal cases filed in June are part of a broader nationwide effort to crack down on fraud in the jointly funded federal and state program, state officials said.
The defendants include managers and proprietors of Anchorage]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/15-alaskans-and-businesses-charged-with-18m-in-medicaid-fraud/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/15-alaskans-and-businesses-charged-with-18m-in-medicaid-fraud/ Amid a series of disagreements with lawmakers in the state House and Senate, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has set a record for the most vetoes by an Alaska governor during a single two-year Legislature.
Through Friday morning, Dunleavy had vetoed 29 of the 115 bills passed by the 34th Alaska Legislature.
The previous record, 25 vetoes, was held by Gov. Tony Knowles in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-gov-mike-dunleavy-sets-state-record-for-most-vetoes-in-a-single-legislature/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-gov-mike-dunleavy-sets-state-record-for-most-vetoes-in-a-single-legislature/ In this newscast:Defenders of ranked choice voting and the open primary filed complaints to the Alaska Public Offices Commissions against a campaign supporting a measure to repeal both things.
A Juneau resident shot and wounded a yearling black bear that was rummaging through trash downtown on Thursday morning.
Alaska’s three major cities continue to have higher living costs than most of the nation’s urban are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-july-10-2026/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-july-10-2026/ Juneau Afternoon featuring Patrick Bringley’s author talk for “All the Beauty in the World” with City Museum, Juneau Community Foundation Hope/CBJ Awards, Marimba workshop and public performance at Perseverance Theatre on Sunday, July 12.
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 t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/patrick-bringley-all-the-beauty-in-the-world-talk-and-book-signing-juneau-community-foundation-hopecbj-grant/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/patrick-bringley-all-the-beauty-in-the-world-talk-and-book-signing-juneau-community-foundation-hopecbj-grant/ A Juneau resident shot and wounded a yearling black bear that had been rummaging through trash downtown on Thursday morning. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game euthanized the bear soon after. The unknown resident who shot it could face criminal charges.
Heather Hintze, a Juneau resident, witnessed the shooting just]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yearling-bear-euthanized-after-being-shot-out-of-a-tree-in-downtown-juneau/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yearling-bear-euthanized-after-being-shot-out-of-a-tree-in-downtown-juneau/ Four communities across Alaska could soon receive nearly $7 million in federal funding to better prepare for natural disasters.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced late last month that it has set aside disaster-related funding for Juneau, the Bering Sea community of St. Paul, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Chilkat Indian Village, near Haines.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/4-alaska-communities-could-get-millions-in-fema-disaster-funding/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/4-alaska-communities-could-get-millions-in-fema-disaster-funding/ Defenders of Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice ballot say the campaign to repeal the system is violating campaign finance and disclosure laws.
That might sound familiar: A different repeal campaign, Alaskans for Honest Elections, was fined for multiple campaign finance violations in 2024.
A fresh repeal measure will be on the November 2026 general election ballot, and again the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/group-seeking-to-repeal-alaskas-ranked-choice-voting-hit-with-campaign-finance-complaints/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/group-seeking-to-repeal-alaskas-ranked-choice-voting-hit-with-campaign-finance-complaints/ Juneau Afternoon featuring the Bridge Adult Day Program, Wander the Wetlands event with Discovery Southeast and SE Alaska Land Trust, and Outburst podcast from KTOO News.
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 the podcast:Apple Podcast]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bridge-adult-day-program-wander-the-wetlands/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bridge-adult-day-program-wander-the-wetlands/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill Thursday that would have reimposed limits on campaign contributions in state elections, ensuring an August vote on a similar ballot measure will go forward.
The veto means that for now, donors can continue to give an unlimited amount of money to candidates for governor, the state Legislature and more. A federal appeals court ruled in 2021 that Alaska’s $500]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-limits-on-campaign-donations-ensuring-august-vote-to-impose-new-caps/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-limits-on-campaign-donations-ensuring-august-vote-to-impose-new-caps/ In this newscast:Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill today that would have reimposed limits on campaign contributions in state elections.
The City and Borough of Juneau released a new evacuation zone map in preparation for the glacial outburst flood expected later this summer.
The Alaska Beacon reports Alaskans who have been wrongfully convicted can now apply to claim Alaska Permanent Fund dividends that were withheld while]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-9-2026/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-9-2026/ Listen to this story:
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The City and Borough of Juneau released a new evacuation zone map in preparation for the glacial outburst flood expected later this summer. At a press conference on Thursday morning, public safety officials said the evacuation zone i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-releases-new-glacial-outburst-flood-evacuation-map/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-releases-new-glacial-outburst-flood-evacuation-map/ Alaskans who have been convicted for low-level marijuana possession will be able to apply to keep their records confidential so they do not appear in background checks, under a new law that takes effect in 2027.
The change is part of a wide-ranging omnibus crime package that was approved by the Alaska Legislature and allowed to pass into law without Gov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-with-certain-low-level-marijuana-convictions-can-keep-record-private-under-new-law/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-with-certain-low-level-marijuana-convictions-can-keep-record-private-under-new-law/ Once a week, employees at the Haines landfill scoop mountains of trash into a machine that squashes it into gigantic cubes.
The baling process significantly reduces how much space the garbage occupies, solving a major real estate problem. But it also takes a lot of power, which historically has come from the local utility, Alaska Power and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/faced-with-surging-power-bills-the-haines-landfill-is-going-off-grid/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/faced-with-surging-power-bills-the-haines-landfill-is-going-off-grid/ The federal government has agreed to permanently loosen rules for oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to a draft settlement agreement filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Adam Gustafson, an attorney with the U.S. Departme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/under-new-agreement-federal-government-limits-obstacles-to-oil-leasing-in-alaskas-arctic-refuge/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/under-new-agreement-federal-government-limits-obstacles-to-oil-leasing-in-alaskas-arctic-refuge/ Juneau Afternoon featuring Master’s Faire, JGLT “Feast for Your Ears” cabaret, and Commission on Sustainability Docks and Harbors tour.
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 the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/masters-faire-jglts-a-feast-for-your-ears-cabaret-sustainability-commissions-dock-tour/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/masters-faire-jglts-a-feast-for-your-ears-cabaret-sustainability-commissions-dock-tour/ For almost three decades the Southeast Alaska Food Bank has served people in Juneau, as well as other Southeast communities. KTOO’s Mike Lane visited with Dan Parks, the executive director of the food bank, about the organization’s beginnings, how it works, and how community members can help.
Listen:
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-conten]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-southeast-alaska-food-bank-on-growing-demand/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-southeast-alaska-food-bank-on-growing-demand/ In this newscast:The Juneau School District’s chief financial officer is resigning.
Some whale advocates want to relist Pacific gray whales under the Endangered Species Act.
A team of experts is working to salvage a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed on Sitka’s Harbor Mountain last month.
A Soldotna swimmer brought home silver in the 50-yard freestyle at the Special Olympics USA games last month in Minnesota.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-july-8-2026/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-july-8-2026/ The Juneau School District’s chief financial officer is resigning. That means nearly everyone in the district’s top leadership team will be new to their role this school year. 
Nicole Herbert has worked for the district since March 2025 and was responsible for overseeing the district’s b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/turnover-continues-among-juneau-school-district-top-officials/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/turnover-continues-among-juneau-school-district-top-officials/ If built as proposed, the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline is expected to create thousands of jobs. Many, if not most, will go to people who don’t live in Alaska.
A six-year-old study, commissioned by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. as part of the project’s environmental statement, says “an estimated]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/many-gas-pipeline-construction-jobs-will-go-to-non-alaskans-2020-study-indicates/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/many-gas-pipeline-construction-jobs-will-go-to-non-alaskans-2020-study-indicates/ Listen to this story:
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Pacific gray whales are washing ashore in high numbers this year.Their deaths are part of an overall population decline linked to climate change, and some whale advocates want to relist the species under the Endangered Species Act. 
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gray-whales-are-washing-up-dead-in-large-numbers-along-the-pacific-coast/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gray-whales-are-washing-up-dead-in-large-numbers-along-the-pacific-coast/ Alaskans who have been wrongfully convicted can now apply to claim Alaska Permanent Fund dividends that were withheld while they were incarcerated, under a new law.
The Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 167 by a combined vote of 58 to 2, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed the bill to pass into law without his signature last month.
Under current Alaska law, those who are incarcer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/wrongfully-convicted-alaskans-can-now-apply-for-withheld-pfds-under-new-law/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/wrongfully-convicted-alaskans-can-now-apply-for-withheld-pfds-under-new-law/ WASHINGTON — President Trump has pardoned a diesel mechanic from Wasilla who was convicted of removing pollution-control equipment from diesel vehicles.
Trump granted full clemency on Friday to Mackenzie Spurlock, co-owner of Matanuska Diesel.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan celebrated Spurlock’s pardon. He and other critics of the anti-pollution equipment say it often fails in temperatures lower than 12 degrees, sometimes leaving drivers with a vehicle that could only go 5 miles per h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-pardons-wasilla-mechanic-who-removed-anti-pollution-devices-from-diesel-pickups/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-pardons-wasilla-mechanic-who-removed-anti-pollution-devices-from-diesel-pickups/ In this newscast:Juneau’s city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area will soon have a new general manager.
State lawmakers are debating whether to controversial tax change in a bill aimed at easing the financial case for the Alaska LNG project.
A red-tailed hawk named Warrior escaped from the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines on Friday.
Fairbanks scientists are tracking a tiny parasite that lives in local swimming holes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-july-7-2026/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-july-7-2026/ The Alaska state Capitol was quiet Monday, with halls empty and offices dark as legislators traveled and visited their home districts amid an ongoing special session.
Lawmakers reached by phone said they expect next week to be different, and a key vote that would decide the fate of the tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline could take place on July 16.
“This week I’m expecting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/corporate-income-tax-change-remains-key-sticking-point-for-alaska-gas-pipeline-bill/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/corporate-income-tax-change-remains-key-sticking-point-for-alaska-gas-pipeline-bill/ Juneau’s city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area will soon have a new general manager. The board announced Tuesday during a special meeting that Julie Jackson Piper will head the ski area as it navigates a particularly volatile moment in its history.
The previous general manager resigned in January. Director of Snowsports School, Rental, Retail and Repair Erin Lupro has fil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-pools-manager-to-head-eaglecrest-ski-area/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-pools-manager-to-head-eaglecrest-ski-area/ Last winter’s first big storm came in December. Then came another. And another. By New Year’s Day, four feet of fresh snow blanketed the city of Juneau.
For many locals, it was a crisis: Roofs collapsed; boats sank in the harbor.
For Juneau’s fervent alpine skiers and snowboarders, it could have been a godsend.
Except they had nowhere to ski.
During one of Jun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-cherished-ski-area-is-losing-money-will-the-city-keep-paying/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-cherished-ski-area-is-losing-money-will-the-city-keep-paying/ After more than eight years leading the Juneau-Douglas City Museum as its director, Beth Weigel’s last day is Thursday, July 9. 
Weigel was one of two full-time staff members laid off after the Assembly decided to cut $261,000 from the museum’s annual funding as part of an effort to address a multimillion-dollar recurring budget shortfall. 
In her final weeks with the city, Weigel wanted]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-museums-path-forward-remains-hazy-amid-staff-and-budget-cuts/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-museums-path-forward-remains-hazy-amid-staff-and-budget-cuts/ The Alaska state House’s ethics committee found Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance likely violated state law by using publicly funded resources to criticize a local newspaper’s coverage of a Charlie Kirk memorial last year.
The committee found probable cause that Vance’s use of publicly funded letterhead and an official social media account to object to the Homer News’ description of Kirk’s views violated a portion of the Legislative Ethics Act&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/probe-finds-letter-from-homer-rep-vance-likely-violated-ethics-law/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/probe-finds-letter-from-homer-rep-vance-likely-violated-ethics-law/ In this newscast: A black bear entered Juneau’s historic Alaskan Hotel on Sunday,
Ship traffic is growing in the Arctic and scientists are looking at how that affects marine mammals,
A California couple set out to play a game of croquet on the lawn of every state capitol, but Alaska’s doesn’t have a lawn,
The Alaska state House’s ethics committee says Homer Republican Representative Sarah Vanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-6-2026/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-6-2026/ Listen to this story: 
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A black bear entered Juneau’s historic Alaskan Hotel around noon on Sunday. Hotel staff said the bear let itself out with a loud crash just a short while later. 
The bear crawled through the open, second story window of room 213, which is at ground level since t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-black-bear-checked-into-juneaus-historic-alaskan-hotel/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-black-bear-checked-into-juneaus-historic-alaskan-hotel/ A team of experts is working to salvage a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed on Sitka’s Harbor Mountain last month. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release that the effort is being led by the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team from the Alaska Army National Guard out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The group plans to assess the aircraft for its removal, recover the wreckage, and mitigate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/team-to-salvage-site-of-coast-guard-helicopter-crash-in-sitka/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/team-to-salvage-site-of-coast-guard-helicopter-crash-in-sitka/ Federal regulators plan to reevaluate fishing closure boundaries established to protect endangered Steller sea lions in Alaska, part of a national Trump administration push to cut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/noaa-eyes-potential-changes-to-alaska-sea-lion-protections-as-trump-urges-boosted-seafood-harvests/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/noaa-eyes-potential-changes-to-alaska-sea-lion-protections-as-trump-urges-boosted-seafood-harvests/ Listen here:
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Ashton Buswell cheered on a rainy Saturday morning as his sister hit a croquet ball at the State Capitol Building in Juneau. His family set up the game in a bit of an unconventional spot. 
While croquet is typically played on a lawn, the Alaska State]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/couple-ends-nearly-20-year-journey-to-play-croquet-on-every-state-capitol-lawn-in-juneau/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/couple-ends-nearly-20-year-journey-to-play-croquet-on-every-state-capitol-lawn-in-juneau/ In the increasingly warming Arctic, less sea ice means more ship traffic. In two recent studies scientists are looking at how that affects marine mammals.
The studies, published in June, concluded that for bowhead whales and ringed seals, exposure to ships during the ice-covered season is relatively low for now. Still, scientists have concerns about the future effects of ships on wildlife.
Angela Szesciorka, a researcher with Oregon State Univ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/as-ship-traffic-rises-2-new-studies-look-at-how-that-could-affect-marine-mammals-in-the-arctic/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/as-ship-traffic-rises-2-new-studies-look-at-how-that-could-affect-marine-mammals-in-the-arctic/ WASHINGTON — All 50 states have space at the Great American State Fair, underway now on the National Mall, but only some states approach greatness.
Michigan, for instance, homestate of Kellogg’s, is giving away little bags of cereal and Michigan-grown potato chips. It’s got a prize wheel and quizzes. It]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-is-a-dud-at-the-great-american-state-fair/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-is-a-dud-at-the-great-american-state-fair/ Juneau’s July Fourth fireworks show is being postponed until Saturday night at 11:59 p.m. 
In a video posted to social media, the Juneau Fireworks Crew made the announcement from a barge in Gastineau Channel. 
“We are letting you know that, unfortunately, it is so windy and rainy out on the barge that we can’t set up tents to set up your fir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-july-fourth-fireworks-display-postponed-to-saturday/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-july-fourth-fireworks-display-postponed-to-saturday/ Alaska’s food assistance program had the highest payment error rate in the country for a fourth straight year last year, according to rankings put out by the Agriculture Department late last month.
During the last federal fiscal year, which ended in September 2025, 23% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Alaska ended up w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-persistently-high-snap-payment-errors-top-nation-for-fourth-consecutive-year/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-persistently-high-snap-payment-errors-top-nation-for-fourth-consecutive-year/ Parakeet cages filled a room in a modest house in South Anchorage. The birds’ chattering and chirping mixed with country music coming from a boombox below the cages.
As the music swelled at the refrain “Somebody pour me a drank” the birds’ chirping increased, followed by loud squawks.
The sound keeps them]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fostering-48-parakeets-alaskas-senior-boom-strains-bird-rescue-groups/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fostering-48-parakeets-alaskas-senior-boom-strains-bird-rescue-groups/ School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year thanks to high oil prices. That’s due to what’s known as a “waterfall” in the state budget that passed shortly before the end of the Alaska Legislature’s regular session in late May.
But how much of that $115 million will actually mate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-school-districts-plead-for-guidance-on-oil-surplus-funding-before-students-return/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-school-districts-plead-for-guidance-on-oil-surplus-funding-before-students-return/ In this newscast:Two cruise ships in Southeast Alaska have reported norovirus outbreaks in recent weeks,
Tlingit and Haida’s president spoke about addiction prevention during the grand opening of Juneau’s first casino,
Cancer Connection now has its first executive director,
Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline Wednesday to vote on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-3-2026/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-3-2026/ The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s president, Chalyee Eesh Richard Peterson, spoke about addiction prevention during the grand opening of Juneau’s first casino on Wednesday. The ceremonial event follows a soft open of the tribe’s Two Coppers Casino on Douglas Island last month.
“We m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-plans-to-launch-gambling-addiction-treatment-alongside-its-casino/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-plans-to-launch-gambling-addiction-treatment-alongside-its-casino/ Two cruise ships in Southeast Alaska have reported norovirus outbreaks in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Ruby Princess – a Princess Cruises ship – had 102 of its 3,032 passengers as well as 23 crew members fall ill.
The National Geographic Sea Bird also reported a norovirus outbreak. More than a quarter of the 68 passengers on the smaller vesse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cdc-reports-two-cruise-ships-in-southeast-alaska-had-norovirus-outbreaks-in-june/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cdc-reports-two-cruise-ships-in-southeast-alaska-had-norovirus-outbreaks-in-june/ Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline Wednesday to vote on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project in hopes of improving the long-dreamed gas pipeline’s chances of moving forward.
Lawmakers had planned to reconvene in Juneau July 1 to vote on a compromise drafted by a conference committee working out a n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-lawmakers-delay-vote-on-alaska-lng-tax-bill-until-mid-july/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-lawmakers-delay-vote-on-alaska-lng-tax-bill-until-mid-july/ Ellie Schmidt and a few of her friends were camping at Fred’s Creek Cabin on Kruzof Island in early June. On a rainy Saturday morning at low tide, they took a walk on the beach.
“And we came across a weird object, which I thought was part of a boat,” Schmidt said. “[My friend] thought maybe it was a very weirdly colored log. It was very white and gleaming.”
As they got closer, they realized it was a whale. C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-dead-deep-sea-whale-was-found-near-sitka-the-second-this-month/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-dead-deep-sea-whale-was-found-near-sitka-the-second-this-month/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-july-1-2026/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-july-1-2026/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/coast-guard-draft-assessment-includes-plans-to-accommodate-up-to-two-icebreakers-in-juneau/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/coast-guard-draft-assessment-includes-plans-to-accommodate-up-to-two-icebreakers-in-juneau/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/taku-river-glacial-outburst-flood-crests-without-breaching-riverbanks/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/taku-river-glacial-outburst-flood-crests-without-breaching-riverbanks/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deb-haaland-visits-juneau-to-promote-her-new-book/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deb-haaland-visits-juneau-to-promote-her-new-book/ 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,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/video-experts-talk-timelines-at-ktoos-glacial-outburst-flood-panel/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/video-experts-talk-timelines-at-ktoos-glacial-outburst-flood-panel/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/division-of-elections-delays-saying-how-theyll-list-the-two-dan-sullivans-on-the-ballot/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/division-of-elections-delays-saying-how-theyll-list-the-two-dan-sullivans-on-the-ballot/ Listen:
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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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/christy-ciambor-takes-the-helm-at-cancer-connection-as-its-first-executive-director/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/christy-ciambor-takes-the-helm-at-cancer-connection-as-its-first-executive-director/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/halibut-stamp-required-for-charter-boats-in-alaska-waters-this-year/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/halibut-stamp-required-for-charter-boats-in-alaska-waters-this-year/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/back-on-the-ballot-petersburg-dan-sullivan-says-hes-ready-to-start-campaigning/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/back-on-the-ballot-petersburg-dan-sullivan-says-hes-ready-to-start-campaigning/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-30-2026/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-30-2026/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/citizen-ballot-proposition-to-reverse-property-tax-cap-change-certified-by-city-clerk/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/citizen-ballot-proposition-to-reverse-property-tax-cap-change-certified-by-city-clerk/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residential-utility-rates-parks-and-rec-fees-to-increase-in-july/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residential-utility-rates-parks-and-rec-fees-to-increase-in-july/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residential-utilities-rates-and-parks-and-rec-and-fees-to-increase-in-july/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residential-utilities-rates-and-parks-and-rec-and-fees-to-increase-in-july/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pride-flags-back-up-at-skagways-red-onion-saloon/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pride-flags-back-up-at-skagways-red-onion-saloon/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gas-pipeline-developer-raises-issues-with-lng-tax-bill-as-lawmakers-work-out-final-draft/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gas-pipeline-developer-raises-issues-with-lng-tax-bill-as-lawmakers-work-out-final-draft/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-program-will-bring-free-veterinary-care-to-80-alaska-villages/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-program-will-bring-free-veterinary-care-to-80-alaska-villages/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-glitz-drag-show-celebrates-lgbtq-love-and-community/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-glitz-drag-show-celebrates-lgbtq-love-and-community/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-supreme-court-orders-a-spot-on-the-ballot-for-2nd-dan-sullivan/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-supreme-court-orders-a-spot-on-the-ballot-for-2nd-dan-sullivan/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-29-2026/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-29-2026/ Listen:
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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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-jiu-jitsu-studio-in-juneau-brings-trust-and-care-to-the-mat/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-jiu-jitsu-studio-in-juneau-brings-trust-and-care-to-the-mat/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dozens-of-alaska-bills-meet-their-fate-at-gov-dunleavys-desk/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dozens-of-alaska-bills-meet-their-fate-at-gov-dunleavys-desk/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-123k-for-mt-edgecumbe-maintenance-position/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-123k-for-mt-edgecumbe-maintenance-position/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/judge-puts-2nd-dan-sullivan-back-on-ballot-in-alaskas-us-senate-race/Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/judge-puts-2nd-dan-sullivan-back-on-ballot-in-alaskas-us-senate-race/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/helicopter-crash-site-in-sitka-remains-closed-for-us-coast-guard-investigation/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/helicopter-crash-site-in-sitka-remains-closed-for-us-coast-guard-investigation/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-rally-around-tunnel-solution-to-glacial-outburst-flooding/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-rally-around-tunnel-solution-to-glacial-outburst-flooding/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-490000-earmarked-to-support-teacher-retention-and-recruitment/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-490000-earmarked-to-support-teacher-retention-and-recruitment/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-june-26-2026/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/broken-bottle-circus-douglas-4th-of-july-committee-blue-ticket-screening-mystical-masquerade-at-zach-gordon/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/broken-bottle-circus-douglas-4th-of-july-committee-blue-ticket-screening-mystical-masquerade-at-zach-gordon/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-bill-naming-iser-and-marine-park-after-vic-fischer/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-bill-naming-iser-and-marine-park-after-vic-fischer/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-romance-of-magno-rubio-opens-alaska-theater-festival-2026-world-affairs-speaker-gary-powers-marine-biologist-heidi-pearson-on-whale-health/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-romance-of-magno-rubio-opens-alaska-theater-festival-2026-world-affairs-speaker-gary-powers-marine-biologist-heidi-pearson-on-whale-health/ WASHINGTON — President Trump had choice words Wednesday for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of the four Republicans who helped Democrats pass a war powers resolution restraining Trump’s use of force against Iran.
He spoke at a closed-door luncheon with Senate Republicans at the Capitol. Murkowski missed the first part of the event so she escaped Trump’s direct attack. Colleagues filled her in on a meetin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-lashes-out-at-murkowski-and-other-republicans-at-fiery-luncheon/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-lashes-out-at-murkowski-and-other-republicans-at-fiery-luncheon/ In this newscast:Gov. Mike Dunleavy trimmed nearly $90 million from the state budget with line-item vetoes before signing a series of appropriations bills Wednesday afternoon,
Bookings opened Thursday morning for Juneau’s new public use cabin at the Mendenhall Campground,
There is a new social media trend of people dancing around Alaska Native totem poles. Tribal organizations across Southeast Alaska are speaking]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-25-2026/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-25-2026/ An attorney representing the Alaska Division of Elections acknowledged to a judge Thursday that the agency could craft a solution so that voters can differentiate between U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and a would-be challenger of the same name.
But the chal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-could-differentiate-2-dan-sullivans-on-the-ballot-but-doesnt-have-to-its-attorney-says/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-could-differentiate-2-dan-sullivans-on-the-ballot-but-doesnt-have-to-its-attorney-says/ Juneau Community Bands hosts 4th of July concerts on Sunday, June 28, and Friday, July 3National Weather Service Forecast Office hosts an open house on Saturday, June 27Juneau Public Library reading programs and summer activitiesJuneau Chamber of Commerce upcoming events
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. List]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/community-bands-4th-of-july-concerts-national-weather-service-open-house-library-and-chamber-updates/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/community-bands-4th-of-july-concerts-national-weather-service-open-house-library-and-chamber-updates/ What started as a way to stay active during COVID is now a regular seasonal fixture to many Juneau and Southeast residents. Walk Southeast is a free program of CBJ Parks and Recreation. The goal is to walk almost 300 miles and, while doing it, you get tickets for raffle drawings. Parks and Recreation’s Dawn Welch heads up the program. And Linda Kruger is AARP’s liaison for Walk]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-walk-southeast-on-walking-virtually-from-juneau-to-ketchikan/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-walk-southeast-on-walking-virtually-from-juneau-to-ketchikan/ There’s a new social media trend of people dancing around Alaska Native totem poles to a Lil Jon song, replicating a scene from the 2009 movie “The Proposal.”
Ketchikan Indian Community, Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and Alaska Native Heritage Center sent out a joint press release last week condemning the behavior and calling on visitors to do better.
Emily Edenshaw, CEO of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/native-leaders-say-disrespectful-social-media-trend-symptom-of-larger-problem/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/native-leaders-say-disrespectful-social-media-trend-symptom-of-larger-problem/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy trimmed nearly $90 million from the state budget with line-item vetoes before signing a series of appropriations bills Wednesday afternoon.
Despite the vetoes, the budget bills leave in place many of legislators’ top priorities. That includes nearly $150 million in funding for badly needed school maintenance and construction enabled by higher-than-expected oi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-vetoes-895m-from-alaska-budget-but-leaves-school-funding-intact/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-vetoes-895m-from-alaska-budget-but-leaves-school-funding-intact/ Last year, a state-owned Alaska corporation transferred leadership of the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project to a private developer.
Now, a newly revealed draft analysis of the agreement between the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. and Glenfarne, the private developer, shows that if the pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/confidential-document-guided-alaska-senators-working-on-natural-gas-pipeline-tax-break/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/confidential-document-guided-alaska-senators-working-on-natural-gas-pipeline-tax-break/ The pregnant dead fin whale found attached to the bow of a cruise ship that arrived in Seward on Friday likely died from a vessel strike. Biologists completed the preliminary necropsy over the weekend, announcing their findings Tuesday afternoon.
The official cause of death is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/preliminary-necropsy-shows-dead-fin-whale-in-seward-had-injuries-consistent-with-vessel-strike/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/preliminary-necropsy-shows-dead-fin-whale-in-seward-had-injuries-consistent-with-vessel-strike/ On the shore of Mendenhall Lake overlooking the Mendenhall Glacier, Forest Service staff cut a green and white ribbon spanning the stairs to a new recreational cabin on Wednesday. Booking opens Thursday morning.
It’s Juneau’s first Forest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-forest-service-cabin-in-juneau-expected-to-become-most-popular-in-the-tongass/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-forest-service-cabin-in-juneau-expected-to-become-most-popular-in-the-tongass/ In this newscast:A Juneau man was arrested last week after he allegedly chased two girls in the Mendenhall Valley,
The former Juneau Police officer who slammed a man to the ground during an arrest last summer is asking a court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him,
A new state law enacted Monday allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall,
A U.S. Department of Defense agency is preparing to exhume the r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-24-2026/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-24-2026/ A Juneau man was arrested last week after he allegedly chased two girls in the Mendenhall Valley, prompting concerns for their safety. 
36-year-old Darian Bliss has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of causing fear of imminent and serious injury. Charging documents say the girls were afraid Bliss was going to kidnap them. 
Sam Kokotovich is the father of one of those girls. He said the expe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-arrested-for-chasing-girls-in-the-mendenhall-valley/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-arrested-for-chasing-girls-in-the-mendenhall-valley/ The former Juneau Police officer who slammed a man to the ground during an arrest last summer is asking a court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by the man he arrested.
Christopher Williams, Jr. originally filed the civil lawsuit last November against the City and Borough of Juneau and former Juneau Police Officer Brandon L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-police-officer-seeks-dismissal-of-civil-case-after-violent-arrest-last-year/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-police-officer-seeks-dismissal-of-civil-case-after-violent-arrest-last-year/ Samples collected this month show that high levels of harmful toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning are again present in the waters around Southeast Alaska. That includes Haines, for the third year in a row.
The Chilkoot Indian Association collects the samples as part of a broader effort by more than a dozen tribes across th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/high-psp-toxin-levels-mean-its-not-a-good-time-to-harvest-shellfish-in-parts-of-southeast-alaska/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/high-psp-toxin-levels-mean-its-not-a-good-time-to-harvest-shellfish-in-parts-of-southeast-alaska/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to curtail President Trump’s use of military force, telling him to cease hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes it.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among four Republicans who voted with Democrats to pass the resolution, 50-48.
The House passed the resolution weeks ago. It likely does not have the force of law but its passage is a blow to Trump and a reflection of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/with-murkowskis-help-senate-votes-to-restrain-trumps-power-to-wage-war-on-iran/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/with-murkowskis-help-senate-votes-to-restrain-trumps-power-to-wage-war-on-iran/ The Alaska legislature passed a law on Tuesday that allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall.
Now, qualified organizations across the state can host betting games called “snow classics,” where prize money is awarded to the best guess of total snowfall at a specific location and time. 
Previously, state law restricted the game to the Mount Alyeska Snow]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-charities-can-now-host-snowfall-betting-pools/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-charities-can-now-host-snowfall-betting-pools/ In this newscast:The Juneau Community Foundation is giving the Alaska Legislature 16 two-bedroom apartments as part of a long-term effort to keep the state’s capital in Juneau.
Four U.S. Coast Guard crew members involved in a helicopter crash in Sitka Monday morning have been reported safe with “non-serious injuries.”
Juneau residents say they want to see the city’s tourism task force address issue]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-23-2026/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-23-2026/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawsuit-aims-to-put-sunflower-sea-stars-on-endangered-species-list/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawsuit-aims-to-put-sunflower-sea-stars-on-endangered-species-list/ The state of Alaska has advanced more than 400 projects to the next step in its grant application process for the Rural Health Transformation Program. That’s a federal program to strengthen the state’s rural health infrastructure, as the country faces huge cuts and eligibility changes to federal healthcare programs.
Alaska is e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-advances-over-four-hundred-projects-in-bid-for-rural-health-transformation-program-funding/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-advances-over-four-hundred-projects-in-bid-for-rural-health-transformation-program-funding/ Juneau Afternoon featuring GLOF updates with local scientists, GLITZ 2026 Drag Show, and updates with the Juneau Commission on Aging.
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 the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Juneau Af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glitz-2026-to-close-out-pride-month-with-three-shows-glof-predictions-juneau-commission-on-aging/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glitz-2026-to-close-out-pride-month-with-three-shows-glof-predictions-juneau-commission-on-aging/ Juneau residents say they want to see the city’s tourism task force address issues like helicopter noise, downtown bus traffic and whale watching congestion. 
Those were just a few of the topics mentioned during more than an hour of public testimony last week at a Visitor Industry Task Force meeting. 
Nathan Stewart lives in the Fritz Cove area and testified at the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-has-to-be-balanced-with-livability-residents-share-tourism-concerns-with-juneau-task-force/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-has-to-be-balanced-with-livability-residents-share-tourism-concerns-with-juneau-task-force/ Our beloved colleague, Elizabeth Arnold, has died.
Elizabeth was an award-winning broadcast journalist whose work for National Public Radio spanned coverage of presidential politics, Congress and the global environment, died at her home in Anchorage on Thursday, June 18.
She died from complications of endometrial cancer, her family said. She was 66.
An unstoppable, one-of-a-kind reporter, Arnold also was an avid fisher]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/elizabeth-arnold-ktoo-and-npr-reporter-and-professor-dies-at-66/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/elizabeth-arnold-ktoo-and-npr-reporter-and-professor-dies-at-66/ A man seeking to challenge U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year’s ballot. Daniel J. Sullivan is a retired teacher from Petersburg who filed to run as a Republican.
The Division of Elections determined last week that the non-incumbent Sullivan could not be on the ballot because, as the Division director said]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/petersburgs-dan-sullivan-sues-alaska-division-of-elections-after-being-removed-from-us-senate-ballot/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/petersburgs-dan-sullivan-sues-alaska-division-of-elections-after-being-removed-from-us-senate-ballot/ Dion McCabe was 29 years old when he was reported missing earlier this month. He was found dead over the weekend, according to the Juneau Police Department.
He was last seen on May 26 and family reported him missing on June 5. His body was found Friday afternoon in a wooded area at the end of Sherwood Lane in the Mendenhall Valley. Deputy Chief Krag Campbell said the death “does not appear to be recent.”&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/missing-juneau-man-found-dead/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/missing-juneau-man-found-dead/ In this newscast:A Juneau man who was reported missing earlier this month has been found dead,
The Juneau Assembly passed a resolution declaring a local emergency in anticipation of the annual glacial outburst flood later this summer,
The Juneau Assembly also passed a resolution to support the homeporting of a second Coast Guard icebreaker in Juneau,
KTOO’s Community News Intern Elan Chappell recently chatted with p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-22-2026/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-22-2026/ The Juneau Assembly passed a resolution late last week during a special meeting to support the homeporting of a second Coast Guard icebreaker in Juneau. Whether that will become reality is uncertain.
The resolution follows an announcement by the Coast Guard earlier this month that three new icebreakers would be homeported in Alaska — two in Kodiak and on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-passes-resolution-to-support-homeporting-second-coast-guard-icebreaker/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-passes-resolution-to-support-homeporting-second-coast-guard-icebreaker/ The Juneau Assembly recently passed a city budget for the next fiscal year that reduces funding to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum due to a revenue shortfall. The reductions will result in the museum laying off two staff members and drastically cutting back its hours.  
KTOO’s Community News Intern El]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-douglas-city-museum-goers-share-why-local-history-matters-as-it-faces-staff-and-budget-cuts/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-douglas-city-museum-goers-share-why-local-history-matters-as-it-faces-staff-and-budget-cuts/ A cruise ship arrived in Seward on Friday with a dead fin whale attached to its bow, according to a statement from NOAA Fisheries.
An initial investigation found the 61-foot adult whale was pregnant, the statement said. Fin whales are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Vessel strikes are a major threat to fin whales, according to NOAA Fisheries.
The only scheduled cruise ship in Seward on Friday was Ovati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-endangered-pregnant-fin-whale-arrived-in-seward-dead-on-a-cruise-ship-bow/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-endangered-pregnant-fin-whale-arrived-in-seward-dead-on-a-cruise-ship-bow/ It’s Pride Month and Juneau joins other communities nationwide in celebrating LGBTQ+ people. 
One couple in Juneau, Maureen Longworth and Lin Davis, have dedicated their lives to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. They met on a late-night dog walk at the Oakland Rose Garden in California in 1987. That was nearly 40 years ago, though Longworth remember]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-couple-who-helped-change-lgbtq-rights-in-alaska-reflect-on-living-openly-and-joyfully/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-couple-who-helped-change-lgbtq-rights-in-alaska-reflect-on-living-openly-and-joyfully/ The Alaska Legislature kicked off its second consecutive special session on Saturday, a day after Gov. Mike Dunleavy and key members of the House said the Senate’s version of a bill offering tax relief to the Alaska LNG project was unworkable.
Dunleavy and the House majority leader, Anchorage Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp, said Friday night that a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-seek-gas-pipeline-tax-compromise-as-another-special-session-begins/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-seek-gas-pipeline-tax-compromise-as-another-special-session-begins/ The Alaska Senate approved in a 12-8 vote Friday a bill that would reduce taxes on the Alaska LNG project. It was the last day of a special session Gov. Mike Dunleavy called to consider the issue.
But Gov. Dunleavy, in a news conference minutes after the vote, said the Senate version “doesn’t work.”
Dunleavy called lawmakers into a new special session starting at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-doesnt-work-gov-dunleavy-says-of-senate-alaska-lng-bill/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-doesnt-work-gov-dunleavy-says-of-senate-alaska-lng-bill/ Members of the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan majority caucus spent Thursday in another round of closed-door talks discussing a bill that passed the state House offering tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project.
It was the penultimate day of a special session Gov. Mike Dunleavy called to consider th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gasline-bill-remains-stalled-in-senate-as-dunleavy-vetoes-9-bills-threatens-another-special-session/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gasline-bill-remains-stalled-in-senate-as-dunleavy-vetoes-9-bills-threatens-another-special-session/ The Juneau Assembly passed a resolution Thursday declaring a local emergency in anticipation of the annual glacial outburst flood expected later this summer. 
Since the catastrophic 2024 flood impacted around 300 homes in the Mendenhall Valley, the city has been operating under an ongoing emergency due to the continued threat to the community. Last year, the city issued a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-issues-preemptive-disaster-declaration-ahead-of-2026-glacial-outburst-flood/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-issues-preemptive-disaster-declaration-ahead-of-2026-glacial-outburst-flood/ In this newscast:Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to a structure fire at the site of two historic, abandoned cabins in the Mendenhall Valley Thursday afternoon. Smoke could be seen from the surrounding area. No injuries were reported.
Juneau residents will have their first chance to testify in front of Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force Thursday at City Hall or online at 5:30 p.m.
A critical deep ocean observati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-18-2026/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-18-2026/ Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to a structure fire at the site of two historic, abandoned cabins in the Mendenhall Valley Thursday afternoon. Smoke could be seen from the surrounding area. No injuries were reported. 
Division Chief Brandon Bagwell said the fire was fully contained within about an hour of initial reports. 
“We had fire coming from the top]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fire-destroys-historic-farm-ruin-in-mendenhall-valley/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fire-destroys-historic-farm-ruin-in-mendenhall-valley/ A critical deep ocean observation network that includes a long-standing station off the coast of Alaska has been saved from getting dismantled. As first reported by the New York Times, the Trump administration dropped its plan to get rid of the ocean and climate tracking system after the U.S.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deep-sea-observation-system-that-tracks-climate-change-saved-from-disassembly/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deep-sea-observation-system-that-tracks-climate-change-saved-from-disassembly/ Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/assembly-members-christine-woll-and-greg-smith-community-members-encourage-participation-in-visitor-industry-task-force-sabbath-queen-screens-at-jewish-film-festival/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/assembly-members-christine-woll-and-greg-smith-community-members-encourage-participation-in-visitor-industry-task-force-sabbath-queen-screens-at-jewish-film-festival/ Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has until the end of the day Thursday to veto or sign two dozen bills into law.
The 24 bills run the gamut. They include a wide-ranging education bill, taxes on nicotine vapes and pouches, a bill allowing a state development agency to pursue workforce housing, and a ban on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-faces-thursday-deadline-to-sign-or-veto-24-bills-as-gas-pipeline-bill-looms/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-faces-thursday-deadline-to-sign-or-veto-24-bills-as-gas-pipeline-bill-looms/ An attorney advising the state Legislature says the Division of Elections likely lacked legal justification to block Dan. J. Sullivan of Petersburg from running in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.
The Division of Elections ruled Monday that Sullivan could not be on the ballot because, as the Division director said, he did not file “in good faith.”
That]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/states-refusal-to-put-petersburg-sullivan-on-ballot-likely-not-legally-justified-attorney-says/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/states-refusal-to-put-petersburg-sullivan-on-ballot-likely-not-legally-justified-attorney-says/ Listen to this story:
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Summer is in full-swing, and that means many coastal Alaskans are flocking to the shoreline. Scientists are testing a few popular beaches in Juneau for fecal contamination and so far, they’re mostly poop-free. 
At low tide on a bright June]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/beach-testing-for-fecal-bacteria-underway-in-juneau-for-second-summer-in-a-row/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/beach-testing-for-fecal-bacteria-underway-in-juneau-for-second-summer-in-a-row/ Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state — in Anchorage, Wasilla, Sutton, Seward, Sterling, Soldotna,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-districts-close-12-schools-this-year-amid-severe-budget-cuts/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-districts-close-12-schools-this-year-amid-severe-budget-cuts/ In this newscast:The local firefighter union and the City and Borough of Juneau reached an agreement on a labor contract last week,
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has until tomorrow to veto or sign two dozen bills into law,
Denali National Park’s sled dog puppies will begin sowing off their training to visitors this month,
Residents of Anuktuvuk Pass can now use four wheelers to subsistence hunt in the Gates of the Arctic Nat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-17-2026/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-17-2026/ The local firefighters union and the City and Borough of Juneau reached an agreement on a labor contract last week. That’s after more than a year of negotiations, and nearly a year without an agreement.
The Juneau chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters, or IAFF, ratified the new contract that takes effect now and lasts two years. The contract comes as the department has s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-firefighters-have-a-new-contract-after-nearly-a-year-without-one/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-firefighters-have-a-new-contract-after-nearly-a-year-without-one/ Members of the Alaska Senate’s majority coalition said on Tuesday that a tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline currently lacks the votes to advance in the Senate.
Because lawmakers are meeting in a special session that ends on Friday, even a short delay could kill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/natural-gas-pipeline-tax-break-lacks-needed-senate-votes-alaska-lawmakers-say/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/natural-gas-pipeline-tax-break-lacks-needed-senate-votes-alaska-lawmakers-say/ Juneau residents will have their first chance to testify in front of Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force on Thursday at City Hall or online at 5:30 p.m.
The task force has been meeting since mid-December and is comprised of Juneau Assembly members and people involved in the tourism industry. 
The group is examining whether the city’s current approach to managing tourism is work]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-can-share-their-thoughts-on-tourism-to-juneau-task-force-on-thursday/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-can-share-their-thoughts-on-tourism-to-juneau-task-force-on-thursday/ An Oregon man died after getting lost on a hike and apparently falling off a cliff near Ketchikan, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Searchers found the man, believed to be 49-year-old Portland resident Heath Didier, near Silvis Lake early Monday after he had gotten lost near the Deer Mountain trail on Sunday.
Didier sent an alert Sunday night using a locator beacon with messaging capabilities saying he was lost, cold and wet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/oregon-man-dies-in-apparent-fall-after-getting-lost-on-hike-near-ketchikan/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/oregon-man-dies-in-apparent-fall-after-getting-lost-on-hike-near-ketchikan/ State senators are closely examining a House-passed bill offering tax cuts for a North Slope natural gas pipeline as they near Friday’s deadline to end a special session on the issue.
Many of their concerns center on a theme: what’s at risk for Alaskans if things don’t go according to plan?
At a hearing on Tuesday, senators pre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-weigh-risk-of-gas-pipeline-project-as-special-session-deadline-approaches/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-weigh-risk-of-gas-pipeline-project-as-special-session-deadline-approaches/ Listen to this story:
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A short walk down the trail from the end of St. Anns Avenue on Douglas Island, a bright orange plastic fence circles the site of an old oil tank in the Treadwell Mine complex. 
Juneau’s historic Treadwell Gold Mine is a beloved city park with trails and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/crude-oil-surfaced-at-historic-treadwell-mine-the-state-plans-to-study-it/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/crude-oil-surfaced-at-historic-treadwell-mine-the-state-plans-to-study-it/ In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau is repairing two school roofs this summer that were damaged during this winter’s record-breaking snowstorm,
Oil rose to the surface at Juneau’s historic Treadwell Gold Mine, and the state plans to assess how wide the pollution has spread this summer,
A new report shows that the population regrowth of humpback whales after a heatwave a decade ago has been slow,
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-16-2026/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-16-2026/ The City and Borough of Juneau is repairing two school roofs this summer that were damaged during this past winter’s record-breaking snowstorms. 
The Juneau School District closed Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary School and  evacuated Mendenhall River Community School during the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/repairs-to-2-school-roofs-in-juneau-expected-to-begin-this-summer/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/repairs-to-2-school-roofs-in-juneau-expected-to-begin-this-summer/ Platinum, on the Bering Sea coast, is a small town — it has fewer than 50 residents. But when it comes to local elections, administrators make sure that traveling even small distances within town doesn’t get in the way of voting.
“We’ll go to elderly homes and present the ballots, because they, hard to get around for them,” explained Lou Adams, the acting tribal administrator for Platinum Village Traditional]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-a-change-to-mail-in-voting-could-impact-alaskas-most-rural-voters/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-a-change-to-mail-in-voting-could-impact-alaskas-most-rural-voters/ Planned Parenthood is suing the state to expand access to abortion medication via telehealth. Under Alaska law, people seeking a medication-induced abortion must go in person to a clinic, which is usually limited to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky filed the lawsuit Thursday in Alaska Superior Court.
Lead case attorney Dylan Cowit said restricting access to a med]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/planned-parenthood-of-alaska-sues-state-for-requiring-in-person-visits-for-medication-abortion/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/planned-parenthood-of-alaska-sues-state-for-requiring-in-person-visits-for-medication-abortion/ Alaska Director of Elections Carol Beecher issued a final determination Monday that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg can’t be on the ballot to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
“On review of the complaints and other information in the Division’s possession, I conclude that your declaration of candidacy was not properly filed with th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-elections-division-makes-it-official-says-dan-j-sullivan-cant-run-against-sen-dan-s-sullivan/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-elections-division-makes-it-official-says-dan-j-sullivan-cant-run-against-sen-dan-s-sullivan/ In this newscast:A citizen ballot proposition that would add a new seasonal sales tax will appear on the local ballot this fall election,
Six new firefighters officially joined Capital City Fire/Rescue after completing a year-long apprenticeship,
Alaska allows at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by election day, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate that,
Planned Par]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-15-2026/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-15-2026/ Six new firefighters officially joined Capital City Fire/Rescue after completing a year-long apprenticeship. It was the first year of this paid apprentice program in Juneau and it’s helping the agency fill a staffing shortage.
Assistant Fire Chief Sam Russell led the program. At the pinning cer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/six-firefighter-apprentices-complete-first-year-of-training/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/six-firefighter-apprentices-complete-first-year-of-training/ Two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak, according to a press release posted by the U.S. Coast Guard on June 11.
A third icebreaker will be homeported in Seward when construction of supporting infrastructure in the town is completed. Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke about the announcement alongside Sen. Dan Sullivan on a press call today.
“This announcement today from the Coast Guard is not just cause for celebration]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/two-coast-guard-icebreakers-to-be-homeported-in-kodiak/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/two-coast-guard-icebreakers-to-be-homeported-in-kodiak/ The U.S. Small Business Administration proposed Thursday to drastically change a contracting program that benefits disadvantaged individuals and groups. But the agency said the change won’t affect tribes and Alaska Native corporations, which benefit heavily from the program.
The 8(a) Business Development Program under the U.S. Small Business Administration al]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-officials-say-drastic-proposed-changes-to-a-contracting-program-wont-affect-tribes-and-native-corporations/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-officials-say-drastic-proposed-changes-to-a-contracting-program-wont-affect-tribes-and-native-corporations/ A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by former Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, against Alaska Airlines.
Alaska Airlines banned Reinbold in 2021 for refusing to follow its masking policies during the COVID-19 pandemic eme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-appeals-judges-reject-lawsuit-against-alaska-airlines-by-former-state-senator/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-appeals-judges-reject-lawsuit-against-alaska-airlines-by-former-state-senator/ A citizen ballot proposition that would add a new seasonal sales tax will appear on the local ballot this fall election. That’s after advocates gained more than 3,200 signatures of support. The tax is intended to boost funding for the city’s recreational facilities. 
Michael Cole is one of the residents behind the proposition. He says the proposition saw an overwhelming amount of support from the publi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/citizen-proposition-to-support-recreational-facilities-secures-spot-on-juneaus-local-ballot/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/citizen-proposition-to-support-recreational-facilities-secures-spot-on-juneaus-local-ballot/ In this newscast:
 A plan to build a $500 million cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island is taking shape, and tourism leaders and North Douglas residents have a lot of questions,
The Alaska House passed a bill this afternoon tat would reduce taxes on the planned Alaska LNG project,
A Juneau artist created a magazine where Indigenous artists and writers to share their perspectives without having to reduce]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-june-12-2026/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-june-12-2026/ A plan to build a $500 million cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island is taking shape — and tourism leaders and North Douglas residents have a lot of questions. 
Goldbelt Incorporated President and CEO McHugh Pierre presented to the city’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/we-dont-think-thats-good-public-policy-goldbelt-criticizes-five-ship-limit-shares-details-on-proposed-cruise-port/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/we-dont-think-thats-good-public-policy-goldbelt-criticizes-five-ship-limit-shares-details-on-proposed-cruise-port/ Lingít artist Chloey Cavanaugh released the first issue of the Black and White Raven Company Magazine earlier this month. She said she was frustrated seeing Alaska media outlets cover stories about Indigenous people without care and follow-through. She said she wanted a platform for Indigenous artists and writers to have control of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lingt-artists-new-magazine-features-indigenous-people-telling-their-own-stories/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lingt-artists-new-magazine-features-indigenous-people-telling-their-own-stories/ SeaBank Natural Capital Report provides an overview of the economic and cultural value of the Southeast Alaska ecosystem. The new edition will be released this July.
Juneau Community Foundation Arts Vibrancy and Artists Awards now accepting applications.
Artist Clifton Guthrie on his collaboration and participation in the “Intertwined: Returning to Our Roots” show at Aan Hít.Perseverance Theatre’s STAR su]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/seabank-report-arts-vibrancy-grant-artist-clifton-guthrie-perseverance-theatres-summer-camp-and-new-season/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/seabank-report-arts-vibrancy-grant-artist-clifton-guthrie-perseverance-theatres-summer-camp-and-new-season/ Cancer Connection of Juneau hosts a National Cancer Survivors Day celebration on Sunday, June 14Juneau Mountain Rescue co-hosts the National Mountain Rescue Convention in JuneauSeaCoast Marathon Relay is a full marathon on Saturday, June 13
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 p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/national-cancer-survivors-day-mountain-rescue-national-convention-seacoast-marathon-relay/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/national-cancer-survivors-day-mountain-rescue-national-convention-seacoast-marathon-relay/ Three weeks into a special session, the state House is on the v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gasline-tax-bill-heads-for-house-vote-as-developer-pledges-to-prioritize-alaska-labor/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gasline-tax-bill-heads-for-house-vote-as-developer-pledges-to-prioritize-alaska-labor/ The Alaska Division of Elections says retired teacher Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is ineligible to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
“Based on a review of the evidence presented and in the Division’s possession, the Division has determined that the preponderance of evidence does not support your eligibility for the office of United States Senator,” Elections Division Director Carol Bee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-division-of-elections-intends-to-strike-us-senate-challenger-dan-sullivan-from-the-ballot/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-division-of-elections-intends-to-strike-us-senate-challenger-dan-sullivan-from-the-ballot/ In this newscast:A Safe Place initiative for youth in crisis arrives in Juneau,
An 89-year-old woman died in Juneau today from injuries suffered during a crash yesterday,
Republican lawmakers are working to repeal the Roadless Rule through Congress,
The University of Alaska’s largest union filed an unfair labor practice complaint last week,
Alaska is one of only two states that saw increased participation in SNAP la]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-11-2026/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-11-2026/ Republican lawmakers are working to repeal the Roadless Rule through Congress at the same time that the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursues an administrative rescission of the rule.
The 2001 Roadless Rule prevents new roads in national forests, including more than 9 million acres of the Tongass National Forest. The rule has been rolled back]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/republican-lawmakers-send-roadless-rule-repeal-to-us-senate/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/republican-lawmakers-send-roadless-rule-repeal-to-us-senate/ An initiative that gives youth in crisis more opportunities to connect with services is up and running in Juneau. The Safe Place program trains businesses and organizations to connect youth who feel unsafe with social services in Juneau. 
Hannah Jenkins is the outreach coordinator at Juneau’s city-run youth shelter Shéiyi Xaat Hít. She learned about the pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-launches-safe-place-program-for-youth-in-crisis/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-launches-safe-place-program-for-youth-in-crisis/ Listen here:
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The University of Alaska’s newest and largest union filed an unfair labor practice charge against the university last week. The union alleges the university interfered with bargaining rights and retaliated against union members.
The Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity, or C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/university-of-alaska-staff-union-files-unfair-labor-practice-charge-against-employer/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/university-of-alaska-staff-union-files-unfair-labor-practice-charge-against-employer/ An 89-year-old woman died in Juneau on Thursday from injuries suffered during a vehicle crash on North Douglas Highway on Wednesday afternoon.  
According to an information release by the Juneau Police Department, there was only one vehicle involved in the crash. A 62-year-old woman was driving and the 89-year-old woman was a passenger. They were dri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/89-year-old-woman-dies-in-juneau-after-crash-on-north-douglas-highway/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/89-year-old-woman-dies-in-juneau-after-crash-on-north-douglas-highway/ The minimum wage in Alaska will jump to $14 on July 1.
The increase comes after voters passed Ballot Measure 1 in 2024 to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage. The measure increases the hourly minimum wage in the state from $13 to $14. In July 2027, it’ll rise to $15. The minimum wage will increase with inflation startin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-minimum-wage-will-increase-next-month/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-minimum-wage-will-increase-next-month/ Listen:
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Dozens of stalls lined the Atnané Hít Arts Plaza in Juneau, the tables piled with colorful beads, fur, bone and shell jewelry, usually in sets of two. 
Brittany Woods-Orrison wandered the market with a couple of friends, looking over the items laid out on each table. She said buying from Indigenous make]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/what-earrings-mean-at-celebration-to-buyers-and-sellers/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/what-earrings-mean-at-celebration-to-buyers-and-sellers/ In this newscast:Assembly members Christine Woll, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs not running for reelection this fall,
Juneau Assembly addresses a fairness issue regarding glacial outburst flood wall funding,
Back Loop Bridge trailhead closed for glacial outburst flood wall construction,
What earrings mean at Celebration, to buyers and sellers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-10-2026/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-10-2026/ The U.S. Forest Service closed the entrance to Juneau’s Back Loop Bridge Trail in Mendenhall Valley on Monday. A portion of the hiking area has become part of the glacial outburst flood wall construction zone.At a flood preparedness workshop at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Tuesday, staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/back-loop-bridge-trailhead-closed-for-glacial-outburst-flood-wall-construction/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/back-loop-bridge-trailhead-closed-for-glacial-outburst-flood-wall-construction/ Juneau Assembly members Christine Woll and Alicia Hughes-Skandijs say they do not plan to run for reelection this fall.
Woll announced her plan to step down during the Assembly’s meeting on Monday night and Hughes-Skandijs told KTOO in an interview on Wednesday. Both say they want to spend more time with their families and enjoy their free time.&n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/assembly-members-christine-woll-alicia-hughes-skandijs-not-running-for-reelection-this-fall/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/assembly-members-christine-woll-alicia-hughes-skandijs-not-running-for-reelection-this-fall/ It’s early May, and five gray whales weave between the kelp as they feed on herring eggs in the water around our 20-foot inflatable boat. Researchers are taking photos to identify individual whales and measure how much weight they’ve gained since they arrived in the Sitka area about a month ago on their yearly migration north.
“These wha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/what-were-seeing-is-adaptation-scientists-study-influx-of-gray-whales-into-sitka-sound-during-herring-spawn/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/what-were-seeing-is-adaptation-scientists-study-influx-of-gray-whales-into-sitka-sound-during-herring-spawn/ In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau has a finalized budget for the next fiscal year, but it didn’t come easy,
This Celebration counted some political candidates among its attendees,
Former Gov. Bill Walker wants to end the Permanent Fund dividend with a one-time $10,000 payment to each eligible Alaskan,
The State of Alaska has opened an investigation into whether Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is intentional]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-9-2026/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-9-2026/ The Juneau Assembly voted Monday night to undo a controversial funding scheme that required some homeowners in the glacial outburst flood zone to pay thousands toward the initial stretch of the Mendenhall River flood wall. 
Last year, the Juneau Assembly passed a funding plan to split the original cost of building the flood wall with 466 landowners in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-addresses-a-fairness-issue-regarding-glacial-outburst-flood-wall-funding/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-addresses-a-fairness-issue-regarding-glacial-outburst-flood-wall-funding/ The City and Borough of Juneau has a finalized budget for the next fiscal year — but it didn’t come easy. 
Over the past few months, the Juneau Assembly spent dozens of hours debating how to plug a multimillion-dollar recurring budget hole due to the tax exemption on food and utilities and the cap on the city’s property tax rate that voters passed last fall. Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-key-takeaways-from-juneaus-finalized-city-budget/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-key-takeaways-from-juneaus-finalized-city-budget/ The state of Alaska has opened an investigation into whether Dan J. Sullivan, of Petersburg, is intentionally running for U.S. Senate to confuse voters. The challenger has the same name and party affiliation as Alaska’s junior senator, Dan S. Sullivan, who is up for reelection this year.
Since Petersburg Sullivan announced his candidacy, Sen. Dan Sullivan and his Republican allies have alleged the c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-of-alaska-opens-investigation-into-second-dan-sullivans-us-senate-run/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-of-alaska-opens-investigation-into-second-dan-sullivans-us-senate-run/ Listen here:
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The school year is over in Juneau, but some students are still hard at work. During Celebration last week, the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program unvei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lingt-comic-book-brings-student-characters-to-life-during-celebration/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lingt-comic-book-brings-student-characters-to-life-during-celebration/ The Juneau Assembly met for a regular meeting on Monday night to finalize the city’s budget for next year and vote on an important glacial outburst flood funding decision.
Here are some of the highlights from the meeting:
• The Juneau Assembly approved the city’s budget for the next fiscal year after months of deliberation on how to fill a multimillion-doll]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-highlights-budget-approval-city-museum-reductions-flood-mitigation-funding/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-highlights-budget-approval-city-museum-reductions-flood-mitigation-funding/ In this newscast:
 A Juneau family reported a 29-year old man missing on Friday. He was last seen on May 26 near Safeway,
The Juneau School Board will decide on whether to adopt the school district’s new strategic plan Tuesday night at its last regular meeting of the fiscal year,
Tickets at Eaglecrest Ski Area are about to get more expensive,
The U.S. Forest Service is now saying mining interests played an impo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-8-2026/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-8-2026/ The Juneau School Board will decide on whether to adopt the school district’s new strategic plan Tuesday night at its last regular meeting of the fiscal year.
The strategic plan is a document that lines out the district’s values and priorities for the next five years. The school board approved a contract with national consulting group HYA Associates last year to draft the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-consider-strategic-plan-updated-enrollment-numbers/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-consider-strategic-plan-updated-enrollment-numbers/ A Juneau family reported a 29-year old man missing on Friday. He was last seen on May 26 near Safeway. 
Juneau Police posted on Facebook Monday morning that they are searching for Dion McCabe.
Police describe McCabe as 6 feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in jeans, a white T-shirt, and “UGG slipper-style shoes,” according to JPD’s release.
Juneau Police Deputy Chief Krag Cam]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-family-reports-man-missing/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-family-reports-man-missing/ A sale on oil and gas drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, this month garnered more than $3.7 million in winning bids, according to an announcement Friday from the federal Bureau of Land Management.
The sale failed to catch the attention of the North Slope’s biggest players, observers say.
ANWR is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anwr-lease-sale-draws-37m-in-winning-bids-but-major-oil-and-gas-players-stay-home/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anwr-lease-sale-draws-37m-in-winning-bids-but-major-oil-and-gas-players-stay-home/ Tickets at Eaglecrest Ski Area are about to get more expensive. That’s after prices have held fairly steady for the past few years. Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board approved price increases for season and day passes, among other fees, at Juneau’s city-owned ski mountain last week.
For next season, ticket prices for adult season pass holders will increase by roughly 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/expect-higher-ticket-prices-at-eaglecrest-ski-area-next-season/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/expect-higher-ticket-prices-at-eaglecrest-ski-area-next-season/ Chris Andrews was working the belt at the Anchorage airport last fall, watching international cargo arrive.
“An employee said, ‘Hey, this box stinks, Chris,'” Andrews recalled.
The box was labeled “car parts.”
Other stinky boxes came d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hey-this-box-stinks-the-weird-work-of-intercepting-trafficked-wildlife-in-alaska/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hey-this-box-stinks-the-weird-work-of-intercepting-trafficked-wildlife-in-alaska/ In this newscast:The Alaska State Board of Education unanimously approved a new master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast Thursday.
Residents will have a chance to testify on some major budget topics and glacial outburst funding decisions at the Juneau Assembly’s upcoming meeting on Monday.
An unusual partnership is sailing Alaska’s waters this summer.
Le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-june-5-2026/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-june-5-2026/ The U.S. Forest Service is now saying mining interests played an important role in its decision to cancel a recreational cabin project near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, after denying it months ago.
The public-use cabin was a popular idea among locals and would have been part of the Alaska Cabins Project, the Forest Service’s biggest public-use cabin expansion plan in 50 years.
It would have been built o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-admits-herbert-glacier-cabin-cancelled-due-to-mining-interests-after-previously-denying-it/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-admits-herbert-glacier-cabin-cancelled-due-to-mining-interests-after-previously-denying-it/ Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Lisa Purves.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-music-with-ashley-young-and-quinton-woolman-morgan-symphony-hollywood-pops-pipeline-skater-park-community-day-ak-experience-camp/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-music-with-ashley-young-and-quinton-woolman-morgan-symphony-hollywood-pops-pipeline-skater-park-community-day-ak-experience-camp/ This year’s general election ballot will feature dozens of candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and House, and the Alaska Legislature. If you haven’t kept up with the news on a daily basis — or even if you have — that can feel overwhelming.
In 2022, we collaborated with other media outlets to create a candidate comparison tool]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/help-us-decide-what-questions-to-ask-candidates-in-alaskas-2026-statewide-election/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/help-us-decide-what-questions-to-ask-candidates-in-alaskas-2026-statewide-election/ Former Gov. Bill Walker, running to again be Alaska’s top elected official, would like to end the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend program with a one-time $10,000 payment to each eligible Alaskan.
“We are in this to solve significant issues,” Walker said in a phone interview Friday. “Business as usual just isn’t going to work.”
Alaska]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/best-solution-to-alaskas-pfd-gorilla-is-to-end-the-program-with-10k-payout-walker-argues/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/best-solution-to-alaskas-pfd-gorilla-is-to-end-the-program-with-10k-payout-walker-argues/ The Juneau Assembly is slated to tackle a marathon of critical financial decisions on Monday night. 
The topics on the agenda include deciding on significant components of the city’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year and potential changes in how the city pays for glacial outburst flood mitigation. 
Monday’s meeting is the final chance for residents to testify on t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/major-assembly-decisions-on-city-facility-closures-flood-mitigation-funding-on-monday-nights-agenda/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/major-assembly-decisions-on-city-facility-closures-flood-mitigation-funding-on-monday-nights-agenda/ Guest host Rochelle Smallwood interviews artist Jennifer Younger about the opening of “Intertwined: Returning To Our Roots’ at Aan Hít
Comedian Sam Miller and producer Zac Pease chat about comedy, and the sold-out JAHC Laughs Comedy Show at Devil’s Club
Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation with special guest host Rochelle Smallwood. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KT]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/artist-jennifer-younger-opens-intertwined-returning-to-our-roots-at-aan-ht-jahc-laughs-comedy-show-featuring-sam-miller-and-mike-glazer/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/artist-jennifer-younger-opens-intertwined-returning-to-our-roots-at-aan-ht-jahc-laughs-comedy-show-featuring-sam-miller-and-mike-glazer/ U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has been silent for weeks on President Trump’s controversial plan to spend public funds on a White House ballroom and his nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund, to help people Trump deems victims of political prosecutions.
Sullivan took a position Thursday. He voted to block those Trump priorities, supporting Democratic amendments. They failed, but for a senator running for reelection with Trump’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sullivan-votes-against-trumps-ballroom-and-compensation-fund/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sullivan-votes-against-trumps-ballroom-and-compensation-fund/ An unusual partnership is sailing Alaska’s waters this summer. A cruise line is teaming up with an international whale advocacy organization to host a marine mammal observer on board for part of the season. 
Steve Jones is the chief operating officer at ORCA, a citizen-science nonprofit based in the United Kingdom that advocates for whales an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-alaska-cruise-ship-hosts-marine-mammal-observer-to-better-prevent-whale-strikes/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-alaska-cruise-ship-hosts-marine-mammal-observer-to-better-prevent-whale-strikes/ In this newscast:Democratic incumbent Rep. Andi Story now has an opponent in the race for her current seat in the state House: Annette Kreitzer, Haines’ former borough manager.
After years of planning, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska soft-opened a casino on Douglas Island this week. It’s Juneau’s first casino.
The National Science Foundation plans to yank a long-sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-4-2026/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-june-4-2026/ The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a new master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast Thursday. This is the final approval the program needs to begin accepting students. 
Angela Lunda is the campus’ interim Dean of Education. She said this program would strengthen the teacher workforc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-uas-indigenous-language-masters-program-gets-final-approval-from-state-board-of-education/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-uas-indigenous-language-masters-program-gets-final-approval-from-state-board-of-education/ Guest host Rochelle Smallwood interviews teachers, parents, and students from the Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy Program, who will be dancing as part of Celebration 2026George Holly shares about Morning Reflections — happening each morning of Celebration around the healing basket at 8 am on the Sealaska Plaza.
Weaver Lily Hope and musician Ashley Young on the pop-up concert and info session for the upcoming Textile S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ashely-young-and-lily-hope-textile-symposium-pop-up-george-hollys-celebration-morning-reflections-tcll-program-with-rochelle-smallwood/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ashely-young-and-lily-hope-textile-symposium-pop-up-george-hollys-celebration-morning-reflections-tcll-program-with-rochelle-smallwood/ This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
Every Celebration, a dance group is asked to lead. That means they write a song that all groups dance to during Grand Entrance and Grand Exit – the dance ceremonies that bookend Celebration.
Though this year’s lead d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-seiga-liimii-marcella-asicksik-on-leading-the-dances-for-celebration-2026/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-seiga-liimii-marcella-asicksik-on-leading-the-dances-for-celebration-2026/ Democratic incumbent Rep. Andi Story now has an opponent in the race for her current seat in the state House: Annette Kreitzer, Haines’ former borough manager.
The Juneau Independent reported earlier this week that Kreitzer filed as a Republican to run for the District 3 seat. The seat represents Haines, Skagway, Gustavus and parts of North Juneau.
If elect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-haines-borough-manager-to-challenge-rep-andi-story-for-district-3-house-seat/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-haines-borough-manager-to-challenge-rep-andi-story-for-district-3-house-seat/ The developer of the Alaska LNG project released its first specific public cost estimates Wednesday for the proposed 800-mile gas pipeline and associated infrastructure.
The developer, Glenfarne, told state senators it estimates the full project will cost between $44.5 billion and $54.5 billion.
The first phase of the project, the pi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glenfarne-releases-alaska-lng-cost-estimates-as-skeptical-legislators-press-for-details/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glenfarne-releases-alaska-lng-cost-estimates-as-skeptical-legislators-press-for-details/ A political unknown from Petersburg filed for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race last week. His name is Dan Sullivan, the same name as Alaska’s sitting junior senator. And they’ll both be on the same ballot for Alaska’s primary in August.
The new candidate sparked interest and accusations almost as soon as he announced his campaign.
Both Sullivans are running as Re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/its-no-joke-a-second-dan-sullivan-says-he-really-does-want-to-be-alaskas-next-senator/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/its-no-joke-a-second-dan-sullivan-says-he-really-does-want-to-be-alaskas-next-senator/ After years of planning, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska soft-opened a casino on Douglas Island this week. It’s Juneau’s first casino.
Amber Forrester sat at the end of a long row of electric slot machines, pressing a bright white spin button]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-first-tribal-casino-soft-opens-on-douglas-island-amid-lingering-legal-questions/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-first-tribal-casino-soft-opens-on-douglas-island-amid-lingering-legal-questions/ Alaska is one of only two states that saw increased participation in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program last year.
The increase in SNAP users could be attributed to changes the state has made to improve access to the federally funded food assistance program, according to the state Department of Health.
The increase comes despite most oth]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-one-of-only-2-states-to-see-increase-in-snap-participants-in-2025/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-one-of-only-2-states-to-see-increase-in-snap-participants-in-2025/ This story is co-published by Northern Journal and KYUK.
Every few weeks this winter, 75-year-old Harvey Joe, a Yup’ik Elder in the Western Alaska village of Hooper Bay, climbed onto his snowmachine.
Dragging a sled with a fuel drum on top, he’d bump 20 miles across the tundra to the neighboring village of Chevak.
In Hooper Bay, on th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/youd-be-crying-at-the-pump-this-alaska-villages-gas-was-844-before-the-iran-war/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/youd-be-crying-at-the-pump-this-alaska-villages-gas-was-844-before-the-iran-war/ The National Science Foundation plans to yank a long-standing ocean observation station from the sea floor far off the coast of Alaska next year. 
It’s one station in an entire ocean monitoring system slated to be dismantled as part of the Trump Administration’s rollback on federal science programs that help researchers study the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deep-sea-observation-station-that-tracks-climate-change-set-to-be-pulled-from-gulf-of-alaska/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deep-sea-observation-station-that-tracks-climate-change-set-to-be-pulled-from-gulf-of-alaska/ In this newscast:Celebration officially starts with a Grand Entrance tonight,
Carvers have developed a new method to build traditional canoes without relying on old growth trees,
Some cruise ship companies in Southeast Alaska say customers are concerned about Hantavirus, but state health officials are more worried about other diseases,
Dozens and dozens of candidates officially kicked off their campaigns for governor, Con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-3-2026/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-june-3-2026/ Listen:
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On Tuesday afternoon, canoes — or yaakw — arrived and paddlers asked permission to come ashore. Ten yaakw landed on the beach at Auke Recreation Area, the site of a former Lingít village.
One was different from the others, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-evolution-in-traditional-canoe-carving-had-its-maiden-voyage-this-week/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-evolution-in-traditional-canoe-carving-had-its-maiden-voyage-this-week/ Two years ago, Republican Nick Begich III defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and became Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Now, 14 people are hoping to imitate Begich’s performance.
Monday was the filing deadline for c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-bid-for-re-election-alaska-us-rep-nick-begich-defends-against-14-challengers/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-bid-for-re-election-alaska-us-rep-nick-begich-defends-against-14-challengers/ As you already know, KTOO lost $1.2 million this year, and every year going forward (34% of our annual operating budget). What happened next, though, was something none of us will forget.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-note-of-gratitude-one-year-after-the-loss-of-federal-funding/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-note-of-gratitude-one-year-after-the-loss-of-federal-funding/ Dozens of candidates officially kicked off their campaigns for governor, U.S. Congress and the state Legislature on Monday.
A spokesperson for the Division of Elections, Stephen Kirch, said by email that “nearly 70” filings came in on Monday alone, which was the last day to register a campaign ahead of the August primary. Elections officials were still sifting through them on Tuesday, Kirch said.
As rece]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/nearly-70-candidates-filed-on-deadline-for-alaskas-august-primary-ballot/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/nearly-70-candidates-filed-on-deadline-for-alaskas-august-primary-ballot/ Thirteen canoes bringing Alaska Native paddlers from across Southeast Alaska and Canada arrived in Juneau on Tuesday afternoon. The canoes landed in two separate groups — one in downtown Juneau and the other at Auke Recreation Area, the site of a former Áak’w village.
Listen:
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/02celeblan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yaakw-paddlers-arrive-in-juneau-from-across-southeast-canada-as-celebration-begins/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yaakw-paddlers-arrive-in-juneau-from-across-southeast-canada-as-celebration-begins/ In this newscast:Twelve people were infected by an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness while aboard a cruise ship traveling through Southeast Alaska last week.
A new public use cabin opened near Ward Lake this week.
Thirteen canoes bringing Alaska Native paddlers from across Southeast Alaska and Canada arrived in Juneau this afternoon.
A soon-to-be change in shipping services for Juneau’s Costco is expected to ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-2-2026/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-june-2-2026/ Twelve people were infected by an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness while aboard a small cruise ship traveling through Southeast Alaska last week.
That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released a report of the outbreak aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird on Monday.
The ship began its six-day voyage in Juneau last Tuesday and traveled through several towns, including Sitka]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/12-people-infected-with-gastrointestinal-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-in-southeast-alaska/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/12-people-infected-with-gastrointestinal-outbreak-on-cruise-ship-in-southeast-alaska/ The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has rejected the State of Alaska’s request for a 90% federal cost reimbursement to cover millions in damages caused by the October 2025 storms in Western Alaska.
That’s according to a denial letter the agency sent to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on May 31.
The increase would have been limited to disaster relief during the first 90 da]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fema-denies-request-to-cover-90-percent-of-initial-halong-disaster-relief-costs/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fema-denies-request-to-cover-90-percent-of-initial-halong-disaster-relief-costs/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/02narrcostco.wav
Juneau’s Costco might be the smallest in the world, but it has an outsized impact on many outlying Southeast Alaska communities that rely on it for supplies. 
However, a soon-to-be change in its shipping services is expected to make it more difficult and expensive for small businesses to get products to their towns. 
For ye]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/changes-to-juneau-costcos-shipping-service-expected-to-hurt-small-businesses-in-outlying-southeast-communities/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/changes-to-juneau-costcos-shipping-service-expected-to-hurt-small-businesses-in-outlying-southeast-communities/ Spring is one of Christine Gabriele’s favorite times of year. She spends her days in and around Glacier Bay National Park, watching as the area’s humpback whales return after wintering overseas.
“It’s like taking attendance and seeing your old friends,” said Gabriele, who has been a whale biologist in the park for nearly four deca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glacier-bays-humpbacks-are-recovering-slowly-from-2014-16-marine-heatwave/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glacier-bays-humpbacks-are-recovering-slowly-from-2014-16-marine-heatwave/ In this newscast:Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium opened a new urgent care facility in downtown Juneau over the weekend.
King salmon sport fishing opened today in Juneau’s hatchery harvest areas.
Monday was the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska, after a few shakeups late last week. As Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone reports, there were also some twists in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-1-2026/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-june-1-2026/ Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this election cycle after a few shakeups late last week. The Division of Elections is taking candidates’ registration paperwork until 5 p.m.
Sitting Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom drops bid for governor
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican who ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/election-updates-dahlstrom-drops-out-kreiss-tomkins-picks-running-mate-myers-retires/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/election-updates-dahlstrom-drops-out-kreiss-tomkins-picks-running-mate-myers-retires/ King salmon sport fishing opened Monday in Juneau’s hatchery harvest areas. 
Those areas include Gastineau Channel, Fritz Cove, Auke Bay and Lena Cove. Hatchery area rules are in effect through the end of August. The daily limit is four kings, or Chinook, of any size. 
Daniel Teske, the Juneau area management biologist for sport fisheries at Alaska Department of Fish and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-hatchery-king-salmon-sport-fishing-opens/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-hatchery-king-salmon-sport-fishing-opens/ Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, opened a new urgent care facility in downtown Juneau over the weekend.
The Alaska Native-run health care organization announced on Friday that the new facility is located at the back entrance of its Front Street Clinic, near Harbor Mountain Brewing Company. The clinic officially opened on Su]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/searhc-opens-new-urgent-care-clinic-in-downtown-juneau/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/searhc-opens-new-urgent-care-clinic-in-downtown-juneau/ Alaska and three of its municipalities could be in line for an extra $60 million in oil industry tax revenue after a new ruling in a long-running feud over the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline system.
A state appeals board this week determined the property tax value of the enormous 50-year-old pipeline system, which moves crude 800 miles from the North Slope’s oil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-setback-for-oil-companies-tax-board-raises-trans-alaska-pipeline-value-by-3-billion/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-setback-for-oil-companies-tax-board-raises-trans-alaska-pipeline-value-by-3-billion/ Alaska would more than triple the funding it devotes to school construction and maintenance projects next year under a budget approved this month by the Alaska Legislature. The funding, which awai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-deteriorating-schools-could-receive-more-than-148m-for-repairs-its-a-fraction-of-what-they-need/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-deteriorating-schools-could-receive-more-than-148m-for-repairs-its-a-fraction-of-what-they-need/ In this newscast:Thousands of people will converge in Juneau next week to dance, sing and showcase their Indigenous culture.
More than 100 Sitkans gathered at the Starrigavan boat launch Thursday morning for a blessing and send-off of the “Ancestral Echoes” canoe heading to Celebration in Juneau. Lingít elders Ed Peele and Harvey Kitka offered a blessing accompanied by drumming and singing before the 12]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-29-2026/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-29-2026/ A group of canoes from several different communities embarked from Petersburg on May 24 to paddle together to Juneau, camping and visiting villages along the way. It’s a tradition known as Journey.
Kéet yaakw — a hand-painted, 39-foot, Tlingit-style fiberglass canoe — is Petersburg’s first in ov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/canoes-launch-from-petersburg-on-journey-to-celebration/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/canoes-launch-from-petersburg-on-journey-to-celebration/ Anybody hoping to throw their hat in the ring to be Alaska’s next governor, senator, congressman or state legislator is running out of time. The deadline to file to run for office is 5 p.m. Monday.
There are already 20 candidates running for governor and dozens more seeking other state and federal offices.
Here are three things to watch as the deadline approaches.
1. Lat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/3-things-to-watch-as-alaskas-election-filing-deadline-approaches/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/3-things-to-watch-as-alaskas-election-filing-deadline-approaches/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/appeals-court-says-alaska-has-the-right-to-make-conocophillips-oil-well-data-public/Sat, 30 May 2026 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/appeals-court-says-alaska-has-the-right-to-make-conocophillips-oil-well-data-public/ Thousands of people will converge in Juneau next week to dance, sing and showcase their Indigenous culture. 
Celebration 2026 officially kicks off on Wednesday with the theme “enduring strength.” The every-other-year gathering began more than 40 years ago to recognize the survival and persistence of Lingít, Haida an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-prepares-to-welcome-thousands-as-celebration-2026-approaches/Sat, 30 May 2026 00:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-prepares-to-welcome-thousands-as-celebration-2026-approaches/ WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich are not saying how they feel about two of President Trump’s most controversial priorities: a $1 billion security-related request for his ballroom and a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund that could pay Jan. 6 riot defendants and other Trump allies.
The Trump administration claims the fund will compensate people who have been “victimize]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-seeking-sen-sullivan-rep-begich-stance-on-trump-compensation-fund-get-silence/Sat, 30 May 2026 00:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-seeking-sen-sullivan-rep-begich-stance-on-trump-compensation-fund-get-silence/ Former Gov. Bill Walker is considering another run for governor. Walker, an independent and former Republican who served one term as governor from 2014 to 2018, filed a letter of intent with Alaska campaign regulators Thursday morning.
It would be Walker’s fifth consecutive run for governor. He lost the Republican]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-alaska-gov-bill-walker-considers-fifth-run-for-governor-as-deadline-approaches/Fri, 29 May 2026 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-alaska-gov-bill-walker-considers-fifth-run-for-governor-as-deadline-approaches/ More than 100 Sitkans gathered at the Starrigavan boat launch Thursday morning for a blessing and send-off of the “Ancestral Echoes” canoe, sponsored by the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, heading to Celebration in Juneau.
Paddles at the Starrigavan boat launch on May 28, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney)
Lingít elders Ed Peele and Harvey Kitka offered a blessing accompanied b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sitkans-send-off-ancestral-echoes-canoe-headed-to-celebration/Fri, 29 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sitkans-send-off-ancestral-echoes-canoe-headed-to-celebration/ Clarence “Butch” Laiti was Yanyeidí and T’aaḵu Ḵwáan, born and raised in Juneau. He was a Vietnam War veteran, grandfather and great grandfather. 
Laiti died at the age of 77 on April 10. 
Until his death, he served as president of the Douglas Indian Association, a tribal government based on Douglas Island.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/clarence-butch-laiti-remembered-as-lingit-leader-and-fisheries-advocate/Sat, 23 May 2026 03:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/clarence-butch-laiti-remembered-as-lingit-leader-and-fisheries-advocate/ In this newscast:The popular Goldbelt Tram in downtown Juneau will remain closed as it undergoes repairs and inspections,
More than 300 high school seniors are expected to graduate in Juneau this Sunday,
Alaska Airlines might add a flight from Juneau to Portland, without stopping in Seattle,
Douglas Island Pink and Chum celebrates its 50th anniversary this year,
Hundreds of people gathered in Hoonah last weekend to unveil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-22-2026/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-22-2026/ Juneau Afternoon featuring filmmaker Keeyées Tláa Moriah Hayes on the film “Dear Alaska,” playing June 7 in Juneau, plus Metallica cover band One Eye Open, and CBJ Pools with Terra Patterson.
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/jun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/keeyes-tla-moriah-hayes-film-dear-alaska-one-eye-open-metallica-cover-band-juneau-pools/Sat, 23 May 2026 02:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/keeyes-tla-moriah-hayes-film-dear-alaska-one-eye-open-metallica-cover-band-juneau-pools/ More than 300 high school seniors are expected to graduate in Juneau this Sunday.
Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School will hold its graduation for 34 seniors at the Dzantik’i Heeni gymnasium at noon. The ceremony will include remarks by interim Principal Lori Hoover and be followed by a reception i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-class-of-2026-is-set-to-graduate-this-sunday/Sat, 23 May 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-class-of-2026-is-set-to-graduate-this-sunday/ The popular Goldbelt Tram in downtown Juneau will remain closed as it undergoes repairs and inspections, according to Goldbelt Inc. President and CEO McHugh Pierre.
The tram has been closed since late April after a tram car came to an abrupt halt at its bottom terminal. The incident sent two employees to the hospital with injuries. 
The tram was scheduled to reopen on May 24, but in an interview with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/goldbelt-tram-to-remain-closed-indefinitely-following-incident-last-month/Fri, 22 May 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/goldbelt-tram-to-remain-closed-indefinitely-following-incident-last-month/ Dr. Murray Buttner from Bartlett Family Medicine, Sea Week program highlights with NOAA, UAS, and the Juneau School District, and updates from the Juneau Commission on Aging.
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 the podcast:App]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dr-murray-buttner-joins-bartlett-family-medicine-sea-week-program-welcomes-uas-as-new-partner-older-americans-month/Fri, 22 May 2026 23:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dr-murray-buttner-joins-bartlett-family-medicine-sea-week-program-welcomes-uas-as-new-partner-older-americans-month/ The Alaska Legislature approved millions for immediate upgrades to the facilities at the state-run boarding school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
Mt. Edgecumbe has been the focus of public concern and legislative hearings this year, after more than 100 students disenrolled during the school year. Lawmakers called the state’s management of the school into question after witnessing deterioratin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-approves-millions-for-facilities-upgrades-at-mt-edgecumbe-high-school/Fri, 22 May 2026 23:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-approves-millions-for-facilities-upgrades-at-mt-edgecumbe-high-school/ Listen to this story:
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Alaska Airlines might add a flight from Juneau to Portland, without stopping in Seattle. It’s one possibility among several changes the airline talked about at a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday.
Scott Habberstad manages the airline’s Alaska market.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-might-get-an-alaska-airlines-flight-to-portland-without-stopping-in-seattle/Fri, 22 May 2026 21:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-might-get-an-alaska-airlines-flight-to-portland-without-stopping-in-seattle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-to-get-your-soil-ready-for-spring-planting/Fri, 22 May 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-to-get-your-soil-ready-for-spring-planting/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20hoonahvets.wav
HOONAH — More than a hundred people walked off a catamaran into Hoonah on Saturday morning. They were there to join dozens of other Hoonah residents who gathered to witness the unveiling of two memorials dedicated to veterans and their families. 
The first memorial is an archway anchored]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/this-is-how-we-heal-hoonah-honors-its-veterans-with-two-new-memorials/Fri, 22 May 2026 18:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/this-is-how-we-heal-hoonah-honors-its-veterans-with-two-new-memorials/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly may have found a path out of the red for its budget last night, but it wasn’t easy,
A U.S. Forest Service plan to revamp the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to accommodate more tourists will remain in place, with some additional paperwork,
A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law passed the Alaska Legislature Wednesday as part of a 10-bill package. It]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-may-21-2026/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-may-21-2026/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/21mocutz.wav
The Juneau Assembly may have found a path out of the red for its budget at a late night finance committee meeting on Wednesday — but it wasn’t easy. 
Members spent more than five hours voting on a list of what to cut and what to keep as the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-moves-forward-with-mount-jumbo-gym-closure-museum-staff-layoffs/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-moves-forward-with-mount-jumbo-gym-closure-museum-staff-layoffs/ Alaska lawmakers approved an additional $144 million in one-time funding for K-12 schools next year, plus a batch of education policy changes that garnered bipartisan support particularly aimed at boosting teacher retention and offsetting districts’ energy costs.
The Alaska Legislature has been divided, and at odds with Gov. Mike Dunleavy, over the level of state funding for public education &mda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-approve-one-time-funding-for-k-12-schools-plus-energy-relief/Fri, 22 May 2026 02:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-approve-one-time-funding-for-k-12-schools-plus-energy-relief/ A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law passed the Alaska Legislature Wednesday as part of a 10-bill package. It alters a law that criminalizes sexual assault by a medical provider. 
Democratic Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan’s bill come]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-closing-loophole-in-sexual-assault-law-passes-alaska-legislature/Fri, 22 May 2026 01:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-closing-loophole-in-sexual-assault-law-passes-alaska-legislature/ Juneau Afternoon featuring City & Borough of Juneau Glacial Lake Outburst Flood preparation, “Strings through Time” – an evening of Ukrainian music, and Garden Talk: Soil Preparation.
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/juneauaftern]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glacial-lake-outburst-flood-preprations-strings-through-time-and-soil-preparation-with-darren-snyder/Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/glacial-lake-outburst-flood-preprations-strings-through-time-and-soil-preparation-with-darren-snyder/ The Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on a key priority of Gov. Mike Dunleavy that didn’t pass in the 121-day regular session: tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project.
“It’s like we were just here,” joked Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, as he gaveled in the specia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-adjourn-one-session-and-begin-another-to-mull-tax-breaks-for-lng-project/Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-adjourn-one-session-and-begin-another-to-mull-tax-breaks-for-lng-project/ Cruise ships planning to stop in Seward have had to dock in Whittier instead.
Three ships that were set to visit Seward in the last week were rerouted nearly 90 land miles north to Whittier, according to a social media post from the Seward Chamber of Commerce. A new dock in Seward was scheduled to open on May 14 but has been delayed.
The Alaska Railroad owns and operates the dock. Railroad external affairs director Me]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snag-with-seward-cruise-dock-reroutes-ships-to-whittier/Thu, 21 May 2026 22:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snag-with-seward-cruise-dock-reroutes-ships-to-whittier/ WASHINGTON — President Trump is undermining his own legislative agenda by working to oust two Republican senators, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday.
“Maybe he doesn’t think he needs us,” she said. “But I don’t know. Last I checked, the laws don’t just appear before his desk to be signed.”
Trump’s actions to take down inc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-wants-a-more-loyal-senate-murkowski-says-hes-sabotaging-that/Thu, 21 May 2026 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-wants-a-more-loyal-senate-murkowski-says-hes-sabotaging-that/ Listen:
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A U.S. Forest Service plan to revamp the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to accommodate more tourists will remain in place, with some additional paperwork. A federal court decided this month not to scrap the improvement project after ruling last year that the agency’s planning process violated the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-court-decides-not-to-scrap-mendenhall-glacier-visitor-center-improvement-plan-after-legal-violation/Thu, 21 May 2026 03:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-court-decides-not-to-scrap-mendenhall-glacier-visitor-center-improvement-plan-after-legal-violation/ In this newscast:Juneau residents say the city’s sole electric provider’s proposal to raise bills by 20% is not affordable,
It’s National Safe Boating Week and the U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams in Juneau are asking residents to help prevent false alerts,
Alaska Native Vietnam War veteran, George Lindoff from Hoonah, got a proper homecoming decades after his service,
The Alaska Legislature is l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-may-20-2026/Thu, 21 May 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-may-20-2026/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20WELCOMEHOME.mp3
When George Lindoff returned to the U.S. in 1971 after fighting for his country in Vietnam, he was not met with a warm welcome. Instead, there were anti-war protestors. 
“First time we landed in San Francisco, t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/vietnam-war-veteran-from-hoonah-gets-proper-homecoming-decades-after-his-service/Thu, 21 May 2026 02:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/vietnam-war-veteran-from-hoonah-gets-proper-homecoming-decades-after-his-service/ It’s National Safe Boating Week, and U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams in Juneau are asking residents to help prevent false alerts. 
A false alert is anytime the Coast Guard’s search and rescue systems are activated when there is no real emergency. Responders still have to treat it like it is one, said U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District Master Chief Greg Slush]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-coast-guard-advises-southeast-alaskans-to-avoid-false-alerts/Thu, 21 May 2026 01:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-coast-guard-advises-southeast-alaskans-to-avoid-false-alerts/ The Alaska Legislature approved a wide-ranging crime bill on Wednesday, the last day of its regular session. The bill includes measures that raise Alaska’s age of sexual consent to 18 and criminalize child sex abuse material generated by artificial intelligence.
House Bill 239 includes elements of 10 separate proposals introduced this year and last year, plus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-passes-sweeping-crime-bill-raising-age-of-consent-to-18-on-last-day-of-session/Thu, 21 May 2026 00:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-passes-sweeping-crime-bill-raising-age-of-consent-to-18-on-last-day-of-session/ On a blustery morning in mid-May, some two dozen people transferred from a large boat to a smaller one and then onto a rocky island in the middle of Lynn Canal.
Left on the boat were stacks of wood meant for building bunk beds in the red-and-white lighthouse perched high above the shore.
“I don’t think we’re going to get this lumber off from Haines,” said Sue York, who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-oldest-original-lighthouse-will-soon-open-to-the-public-for-the-first-time/Wed, 20 May 2026 23:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-oldest-original-lighthouse-will-soon-open-to-the-public-for-the-first-time/ After Alaska Electric Light & Power filed a rate increase case with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska last week, some Juneau residents say a 20% bill increase is too high. 
Lynda Giguere is one of a few residents who submitted a public comment on the case. She said the additional cost would hurt her wallet. 
“I mean, 20% is significant — when your utility]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-say-aelampprsquos-proposal-to-raise-bills-by-20-is-not-affordable/Wed, 20 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-say-aelampprsquos-proposal-to-raise-bills-by-20-is-not-affordable/ The Alaska Legislature is headed for a special session focused on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project immediately after lawmakers adjourn on Wednesday.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said that’s because lawmakers look unlikely to pass a bill that would replace the 2% annual property tax with a tax on gas flowing through the pipeline.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/special-session-called-after-alaska-lawmakers-fail-to-reach-pipeline-deal-with-governor/Wed, 20 May 2026 19:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/special-session-called-after-alaska-lawmakers-fail-to-reach-pipeline-deal-with-governor/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly voted last night to divest from Eaglecrest Ski Area’s gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would reinstate pensions for public employees late last night as the Alaska House failed to advance a tax cut for the Alaska LNG project. Lawmakers had hoped to make a deal: they’d pass a gas pipeline t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-may-19-2026/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-may-19-2026/ In this interview, Read discusses the creative process behind the album, the similarities between Scottish and American folk music, and how her upbringi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scottish-multi-instrumentalist-hannah-read-plays-live-in-the-kxll-studio-discusses-new-album/Wed, 20 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scottish-multi-instrumentalist-hannah-read-plays-live-in-the-kxll-studio-discusses-new-album/ New parents in Alaska would be eligible for up to 12 weeks of state-paid leave starting in 2030 under a bill approved Saturday by the Alaska House of Representatives.
If signed into law, House Bill 193 would require the state to pay certain working parents up to $524 per week for up to 12 weeks starting in 2030 after a birt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-considers-bill-mandating-paid-leave-for-many-new-parents-starting-in-2030/Wed, 20 May 2026 02:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-considers-bill-mandating-paid-leave-for-many-new-parents-starting-in-2030/ A man accused of breaking into two homes in the Mendenhall Valley and assaulting three people earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Juneau resident Seeti Maua, 24, faces six felony charges and three misdemeanor assault charges related to the alleged break-ins and sexual assault of one person.
Maua is currently in Department of Corrections custody and appeared in-person at hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/suspect-in-violent-mendenhall-valley-break-ins-pleads-not-guilty/Wed, 20 May 2026 02:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/suspect-in-violent-mendenhall-valley-break-ins-pleads-not-guilty/ Douglas Island Pink and Chum celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Juneau hatchery – commonly known as DIPAC – was founded in 1976. That was shortly after the Alaska Legislature passed a bill allowing private nonprofits to operate salmon hatcheries as a way to rehabilitate low salmon runs.
KTOO’s Mike Lake talked with Executive Director Katie Harms about highlights from the last five dec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-dipac-celebrates-50-years-of-salmon-sustainability-in-juneau/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-dipac-celebrates-50-years-of-salmon-sustainability-in-juneau/ The Juneau Assembly voted on Monday night to divest from Eaglecrest Ski Area’s gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated. 
The vote marks a reversal of the Assembly’s controversial 2022 decision to purchase the gondola for the city-owned ski area. It comes after the Assembly learned the project’s price tag would be nearl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-officially-backs-out-of-eaglecrest-ski-areas-gondola-project/Tue, 19 May 2026 22:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-officially-backs-out-of-eaglecrest-ski-areas-gondola-project/ Chilkat Valley Preschool in Haines is working to change the ages it serves. Once licensing is approved, it will open enrollment to infants. That’s the group that the Haines Early Childhood Task Force has identified as the most underserved. But it will take time and money for the transition to happen.
Haines, like many towns, is dealing with a childcare shortage. So it was a bit of a surprise when enrollment numbers at Chilkat Valley Prescho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-nonprofit-preschool-is-restructuring-to-accept-infants/Tue, 19 May 2026 22:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-nonprofit-preschool-is-restructuring-to-accept-infants/ A high-stakes quid pro quo deal fell apart in the Alaska Capitol on Monday as legislators failed to approve a tax break for the propose]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pipeline-for-pension-deal-falls-apart-as-the-alaska-legislatures-regular-session-nears-end/Tue, 19 May 2026 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pipeline-for-pension-deal-falls-apart-as-the-alaska-legislatures-regular-session-nears-end/ The Juneau Assembly met for a regular meeting on Monday night to vote on whether to divest from the ski area’s gondola project, approve funding toward a potential federal buyout program of flood-prone homes and approve a grant for summer childcare programs in Juneau. 
Here are some of the highlights from the meeting:
• The Juneau Assembly approved two ordinances to fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-highlights-gondola-divestment-view-drive-buyout-childcare/Tue, 19 May 2026 07:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-highlights-gondola-divestment-view-drive-buyout-childcare/ The Alaska House is considering a tax break for the Alaska LNG project aimed at making the long-dreamed natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska a reality. Debate was ongoing Monday afternoon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-weighs-negotiated-compromise-cutting-taxes-for-alaska-lng-project/Tue, 19 May 2026 03:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-weighs-negotiated-compromise-cutting-taxes-for-alaska-lng-project/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight on whether to finalize its plan to divest from Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project,
As leadership of the Juneau School District undergoes a major changeover this summer, many of those positions are being filled with current employees,
A Canadian mining company wants to reopen a gold mine in British Columbia, upstream from the Taku River, Southeas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-may-18-2026/Tue, 19 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-may-18-2026/ Sixth graders in Juneau’s Montessori Borealis program recently showcased their family histories with presentations they spent months working on. 
It’s the capstone project for their grade level — and the presentations parallel southeast Alaska’s history, too. ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-students-reach-back-into-history-with-capstone-ancestry-project/Tue, 19 May 2026 01:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-students-reach-back-into-history-with-capstone-ancestry-project/ As leadership of the Juneau School District undergoes a major changeover this summer, most of its top administrator and principal positions are being filled with current employees. 
The district is filling six more leadership positions following several retirements and resignations. It announced the positions on Friday. 
Thunder Mountain Middle School Assistant Principal La]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-selects-current-employees-to-fill-multiple-leadership-vacancies/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-selects-current-employees-to-fill-multiple-leadership-vacancies/ Earthquakes and elevated gas emissions are causing scientists to take a closer look at Kupreanof Volcano. It’s a remote, heavily glaciated volcano about 50 miles northeast of Sand Point with very little known eruptive history.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the volcano’s alert level to Advis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-alaska-peninsula-volcano-is-showing-signs-of-unrest-scientists-are-learning-more-about-it-for-the-first-time/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-alaska-peninsula-volcano-is-showing-signs-of-unrest-scientists-are-learning-more-about-it-for-the-first-time/ Less than two years after Alaskans approved a ballot measure creating a mandatory sick leave law, the Alaska House of Representatives has voted to partially repeal it.
By a 22-18 vote on Saturday, the House approved an amendment that would cancel the law’s application for seasonal workers and for workers employed by a business with nine or fewer employees. The cancellat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-votes-to-immediately-eliminate-sick-leave-for-many-workers-in-the-state/Mon, 18 May 2026 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-votes-to-immediately-eliminate-sick-leave-for-many-workers-in-the-state/ Alaska lawmakers are racing against the clock this week with the Legislature’s regular session set to end by Wednesday night.
Over the weekend, leaders in the state House and Senate worked out a compromise on the state budget and decided on $1,200 in payments to Alaskans this fall. That’s a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-land-on-1200-payout-as-they-negotiate-aklng-bill/Mon, 18 May 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-land-on-1200-payout-as-they-negotiate-aklng-bill/ The Alaska Legislature wants the state’s development agency to finance new apartment complexes and other multifamily housing.
House Bill 184 passed the Senate in a 17-3 vote Friday after clearing the House in February. It gives the Alaska Industrial Development and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/legislature-looks-to-add-workforce-housing-to-alaska-development-agencys-priority-list/Mon, 18 May 2026 20:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/legislature-looks-to-add-workforce-housing-to-alaska-development-agencys-priority-list/ In this newscast:Divers are searching the murky waters of Gastineau Channel this week in hopes of locating the body of a Juneau man who has been missing for nearly a year,
The case against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women under the guise of medical care may continue into another year. At a hearing Wednesday, the defense attorney said he would likely not be ready to go to trial unt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-15-2026/Sat, 16 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-15-2026/ Juneau Afternoon featuring the League of Women Voters’ “Suffs” movie event, and the Yadaa.at Kalé: JDHS Drama, Debate, and Forensics team heads to nationals.
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 the podca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yadaaat-kal-jdhs-drama-debate-and-forensics-heads-to-nationals-league-of-women-voters-showing-suffs/Sat, 16 May 2026 02:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yadaaat-kal-jdhs-drama-debate-and-forensics-heads-to-nationals-league-of-women-voters-showing-suffs/ The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night on whether to finalize its plan to divest from Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project. It would mean paying back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated. 
The decision comes after the Assembly voted in committee last month to go in this direction. The vote on Monday night will finalize that decision.
When th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-vote-on-finalizing-eaglecrest-gondola-divestment-on-monday/Sat, 16 May 2026 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-vote-on-finalizing-eaglecrest-gondola-divestment-on-monday/ Listen:
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Canagold Resources, the company proposing to open the New Polaris gold mine on the Tulsequah River in British Columbia, says it’s taking steps to protect the environment. 
The Tulsequah is a tributary of the Taku River in Alaska, which is known as the most productive salmon stream in Southeast. A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/proposed-new-polaris-mine-raises-concerns-about-taku-river-salmon-but-mining-company-assures-safegaurds/Sat, 16 May 2026 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/proposed-new-polaris-mine-raises-concerns-about-taku-river-salmon-but-mining-company-assures-safegaurds/ State regulators are breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government on Wednesday decided against listing Gulf of Alaska king salmon with Endangered Species Act protections.
The move comes more than two-and-a-half years after a Washington state environmental group first called on the agency to list kings under the Endangered Species Act.
The Wild Fish Conservancy filed the petition on the grounds that king populations have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/noaa-rejects-petition-to-list-gulf-of-alaska-king-salmon-under-the-endangered-species-act/Sat, 16 May 2026 00:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/noaa-rejects-petition-to-list-gulf-of-alaska-king-salmon-under-the-endangered-species-act/ The case against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women under the guise of medical care may continue into another year.At a hearing Wednesday, the defense attorney said he would likely not be ready to go to trial until 2027. 
Listen:
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Jeff]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/public-defender-for-former-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-asks-to-delay-retrial-until-2027/Fri, 15 May 2026 23:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/public-defender-for-former-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-asks-to-delay-retrial-until-2027/ Juneau Afternoon featuring From Juneau to Ireland with Fortenbery, Vidic, and The Heists, plus the Alaska Law Enforcement Torch Run, and Juneau Community Foundation Douglas-Dornan Fund.
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 the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/from-juneau-to-ireland-with-fortenbery-vidic-and-the-heists-law-enforcement-torch-run-douglas-dornan-grant/Fri, 15 May 2026 22:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/from-juneau-to-ireland-with-fortenbery-vidic-and-the-heists-law-enforcement-torch-run-douglas-dornan-grant/ WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted with Democrats Wednesday to advance a resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran, after rejecting six similar measures. But she said her stance is not absolute, and she said she might be willing to approve nearly $30 billion to pay for the war.
First, though, she’s asking for more facts about what the war has cost, beyond the round numbers the Pentagon has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-votes-with-dems-to-end-war-but-shes-open-to-paying-for-it/Fri, 15 May 2026 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-votes-with-dems-to-end-war-but-shes-open-to-paying-for-it/ Divers are searching the murky waters of Gastineau Channel this week in hopes of locating the body of a Juneau man who has been missing for nearly a year. 
Benjamin “Benny” Stepetin, a 42-year-old Juneau resident, disappeared last June. His brother, Martin Stepetin Sr., said his family hasn’t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/divers-search-for-missing-juneau-man-in-gastineau-channel-nearly-a-year-after-disappearance/Fri, 15 May 2026 19:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/divers-search-for-missing-juneau-man-in-gastineau-channel-nearly-a-year-after-disappearance/ In this newscast:Beginning next school year, elementary school students will no longer be dismissed 30 minutes early on Mondays,
Juneau’s pools are no longer on the Juneau Assembly’s chopping block, for now. The city museum still is,
National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now that he’s in Alaska, his main mode of transportation is about to change,
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-may-14-2026/Fri, 15 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-may-14-2026/ National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now that he’s in Alaska, his main mode of transportation is about to change. 
He’s following the path of Stone Age human migration out of Africa and across the globe. He started in Ethiopia, walked out o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/journalist-walking-across-the-globe-for-last-decade-takes-to-the-sea-in-southeast-alaska/Fri, 15 May 2026 01:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/journalist-walking-across-the-globe-for-last-decade-takes-to-the-sea-in-southeast-alaska/ Juneau’s pools, Dimond Park Field House and reductions to social service grants are off the Juneau Assembly’s chopping block — for now. The Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Mount Jumbo Gym and Douglas Fire Station are still in limbo. 
The Assembly spent five hours Wednesday night honing in on what city services and facilities it bel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-pools-and-field-house-safe-for-now-as-juneau-assembly-eyes-other-cuts-amid-budget-deficit/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-pools-and-field-house-safe-for-now-as-juneau-assembly-eyes-other-cuts-amid-budget-deficit/ Juneau Afternoon featuring Last Chance Mining Museum, Parents for Safe Grad, and Juneau Ghost Light Theatre Play Crawl.
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 the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Juneau Afternoon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/jglt-play-crawl-last-chance-mining-museum-parent-for-safe-grad/Thu, 14 May 2026 23:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/jglt-play-crawl-last-chance-mining-museum-parent-for-safe-grad/ The Alaska Legislature rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general, Stephen Cox, on a 29-31 vote Thursday morning, an extraordinary rebuke of the governor’s appointment to head the Department of Law.
Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate said they were concerned about a range of co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-rejects-dunleavy-ag-appointee-stephen-cox/Thu, 14 May 2026 23:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-rejects-dunleavy-ag-appointee-stephen-cox/ As lawmakers spar over a wide range of issues in the final days of the Alaska Legislature’s regular session, one idea is bringing Republicans, Democrats and independents together.
The state House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.
“Let us leave partisanship b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-famously-massive-cabbages-should-be-the-official-state-vegetable-state-house-says/Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-famously-massive-cabbages-should-be-the-official-state-vegetable-state-house-says/ The number of cruise ship passengers in Haines could more than quadruple if the borough leases its largest dock to an international cruise port operator.
The Haines Borough is exploring a partnership with Global Ports Holding, which is interested in taking over long-term management of the Port Chilkoot Dock, the Chilkat Valley News reported last week.
The Turkish-owned company has offices in London, Barc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cruise-traffic-in-haines-could-skyrocket-under-potential-deal-with-major-cruise-port-operator/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cruise-traffic-in-haines-could-skyrocket-under-potential-deal-with-major-cruise-port-operator/ A Canadian company proposing to reopen a gold mine in British Columbia plans to drive a large boat up Alaska’s Taku River this summer to see whether it can ship construction materials to the site. Some locals worry it could run aground or damage property along the banks. 
Canagold Resources plans to use a 98-foot-long, steel-hulled landing craft called the Inlet Raider. The route is up the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/canagold-plans-to-drive-98-foot-long-ship-up-taku-river-to-proposed-new-polaris-mine-in-june/Thu, 14 May 2026 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/canagold-plans-to-drive-98-foot-long-ship-up-taku-river-to-proposed-new-polaris-mine-in-june/ In this newscast:As lawmakers spar over a wide range of issues in the final days of the Alaska Legislature’s regular session, one idea is bringing them together. The state House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.
A Canadian company proposing to reopen a gold mine in British Columbia plans to drive a large boat up Alaska’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-may-13-2026/Thu, 14 May 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-may-13-2026/ Beginning next school year, elementary school students will no longer be dismissed 30 minutes early on Mondays. 
The Juneau School Board voted down continuing the practice during a meeting on Tuesday, with members citing concerns around impacts on families and a lack of data showing improvement]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-ends-30-minute-early-release-for-elementary-students-next-year/Thu, 14 May 2026 02:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-ends-30-minute-early-release-for-elementary-students-next-year/ A late amendment to a bill nearing final passage in the Alaska Capitol would exempt some Alaska Native village corporations from public financial disclosures required by state law.
On Monday afternoon, the Alaska Senate’s labor and commerce committee voted to amend House Bill 126 with a new section that reduces and caps the number of Native corporations requir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-considers-exempting-some-native-corporations-from-public-disclosure/Thu, 14 May 2026 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-considers-exempting-some-native-corporations-from-public-disclosure/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration on May 11 for two Interior Alaska communities after they were inundated by severe ice jam flooding.
The declaration covers areas near Chalkyitsik on the Black River and Hughes on the Koyukuk River,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-issues-disaster-declaration-for-flooded-interior-alaska-communities/Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-issues-disaster-declaration-for-flooded-interior-alaska-communities/ With a week left in the legislative session, the Alaska House passed a bill Tuesday focused on how students are counted.
The bill aims to stabilize the budgeting process for school districts through a few different ways. Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, sponsored the bill and explained on the floor Tuesday that it allows school districts to use known enrollment counts to calculate f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-aiming-to-stabilize-school-budget-process-passes-out-of-alaska-house/Wed, 13 May 2026 21:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-aiming-to-stabilize-school-budget-process-passes-out-of-alaska-house/ The Alaska Legislature’s regular session ends in just over a week, on May 20, and lawmakers are racing to pass a wide range of bills and resolutions before the deadline.
Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone has been at the Capitol tracking what law]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/its-bill-passing-season-heres-what-to-expect-in-the-final-days-of-the-alaska-legislatures-session/Wed, 13 May 2026 19:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/its-bill-passing-season-heres-what-to-expect-in-the-final-days-of-the-alaska-legislatures-session/ Juneau residents will see higher electricity bills starting next month. 
Alaska Electric Light & Power, the city’s only electric utility, filed a rate increase case on Monday with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to recover costs from infrastructure projects and inflation.
The power company expects the average Juneau hou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/aelampp-to-raise-juneau-electricity-rates-due-to-inflation-capital-improvements/Wed, 13 May 2026 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/aelampp-to-raise-juneau-electricity-rates-due-to-inflation-capital-improvements/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board will consider what to add back to its budget for this fiscal year during a regular meeting Tuesday night. The district has more unspent funds than what it’s allowed under state law to carry over into the next fiscal year that begins in July.
Juneau residents will see higher electricity bills starting next month.
More than 100 middle school students in Juneau are getting hands]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-may-12-2026/Wed, 13 May 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-may-12-2026/ The City and Borough of Juneau clerk’s office has certified two proposed citizen ballot propositions for the 2026 local election. That means the groups behind them are approved to start collecting signatures of support to put the questions on the ballot this fall. 
The two propositions were filed late]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-ballot-initiatives-aimed-at-boosting-city-revenue-recreation-facilities-certified-for-signature-gathering/Wed, 13 May 2026 02:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-ballot-initiatives-aimed-at-boosting-city-revenue-recreation-facilities-certified-for-signature-gathering/ The U.S. Marines Corps doesn’t have a big presence in Alaska, but that presence is expanding.
The Corps announced two new initiatives Friday that will bring more Marines north to Alaska, some on a rotating basis to coordinate training exercises and others more permanently in a detachment of reservists to be based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
“This is something that the Marine Corps, Alaska, we’ve all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-marine-corps-expands-alaska-footprint/Wed, 13 May 2026 00:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-marine-corps-expands-alaska-footprint/ Join KTOO for an expert panel discussion on Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood. Panelists will talk about the latest science guiding flood planning, the temporary flood wall made of HESCO barriers, future solutions and public safety.
KTOO climate and environment reporter Alix Soliman will moderate the one-hour panel discussion, followed by a 30 minute Q&A.
Panelists:
Nathan Epps and John Rajek, U.S. Army Corps of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/flood-prep-panel-discussion/Tue, 12 May 2026 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/flood-prep-panel-discussion/ 1st place for Best Same-Day Feature (AUDIO, VIDEO), Alix Soliman and Clarise Larson for “‘It would have been catastrophic’: Juneau’s temporary levee protects most homes from record flooding”
2nd place for Best Natural Sound Journalism (ALL M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ktoo-wins-five-alaska-press-club-awards/Tue, 12 May 2026 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ktoo-wins-five-alaska-press-club-awards/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12paddlez.wav
More than 100 middle school students in Juneau are getting hands-on experience to learn about traditional Lingít carving by crafting their own canoe paddles in the classroom. 
The sounds of sanding, filing and chipping, and the aroma of spruce filled a classroom in Thunder M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-middle-school-students-learn-traditional-lingt-carving-ahead-of-celebration/Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-middle-school-students-learn-traditional-lingt-carving-ahead-of-celebration/ A state judge in Anchorage has again delayed a new election misconduct trial for former state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, after state prosecutors requested the postponement.
Earlier this year, judges Catherine Easter and Thomas Matthews scheduled a new trial for June, but Judge Josie Garton agreed on May 1 to postpone the tria]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-prosecutors-ask-to-delay-new-election-misconduct-trial-for-former-alaska-legislator/Tue, 12 May 2026 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-prosecutors-ask-to-delay-new-election-misconduct-trial-for-former-alaska-legislator/ A bill that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate on Monday and headed to the House, as the end of the legislative session approaches.
Senate Bill 111, known as the Consumer Digital Right to Repair Act, would require electronics manufacturers to provide parts, documentation and tools to Alaskans looking to fix thin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-passed-bill-seeks-to-assert-right-to-repair-for-consumer-electronics/Tue, 12 May 2026 20:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-passed-bill-seeks-to-assert-right-to-repair-for-consumer-electronics/ In this newscast:Young Juneau musicians got a chance to bring down the house over the weekend at a dual fundraiser for the Juneau Soccer Club and a music program that groups kids who want to play in rock bands,
Researchers have spent months studying the Tracy Arm tsunami landslide, and they conclude it was the second largest on record,
The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-may-11-2026/Tue, 12 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-may-11-2026/ Young Juneau musicians got a chance to bring down the house over the weekend at a dual fundraiser for the Juneau Soccer Club and a music program that groups kids who want to play in rock bands.
At 6 p.m. on Saturday night, a crowd full of kids and their parents jammed out to the Flaming Fjords at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. The band — made up most]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-youth-rock-out-on-stage-after-months-of-practice/Tue, 12 May 2026 01:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-youth-rock-out-on-stage-after-months-of-practice/ The Juneau School Board will consider what to add back to its budget for this fiscal year during a regular meeting Tuesday night. The district has more unspent funds than what it’s allowed under state law to carry over into the next fiscal year that begins July 1.
The proposed addbacks include langu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-consider-adding-language-arts-curriculum-technology-equipment-to-this-years-budget/Tue, 12 May 2026 01:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-consider-adding-language-arts-curriculum-technology-equipment-to-this-years-budget/ Rural Alaska has long struggled with an abundance of stray and loose dogs and high rates of dog bites, with young children]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-take-aim-at-alaskas-chronic-problems-with-abandoned-and-loose-dogs/Mon, 11 May 2026 23:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-take-aim-at-alaskas-chronic-problems-with-abandoned-and-loose-dogs/ The Alaska Legislature has voted to mandate a three-step disaster evacuation scale for use statewide, a move inspired in part by a miscommunication in a wildfire near Denali National Park.
The state House voted 39-1 on Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 192 and require that state and local officials use the terms “Rea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-approves-standardized-disaster-evacuation-scale-for-statewide-use/Mon, 11 May 2026 21:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-approves-standardized-disaster-evacuation-scale-for-statewide-use/ The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it comes to implementing a massive program intended to improve rural healthcare across the state.
Alaska received $272 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed in the summer of 2025, putting it on track to receive nearly $1.4 b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-asks-federal-government-for-more-flexibility-on-rural-health-funding/Mon, 11 May 2026 19:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-asks-federal-government-for-more-flexibility-on-rural-health-funding/ Bretwood Higman has spent years scouring Alaska’s mountains for signs of potential landslides. One spot he looked: Tracy Arm Fjord – a popular cruise destination between Juneau and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/we-should-be-acting-more-quickly-tracy-arm-tsunami-highlights-unseen-hazards-in-busy-alaska-fjords/Sat, 09 May 2026 03:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/we-should-be-acting-more-quickly-tracy-arm-tsunami-highlights-unseen-hazards-in-busy-alaska-fjords/ In this newscast:Huna Totem Corporation officials say they are full steam ahead with the plan to open downtown Juneau’s fifth cruise ship dock by 2028. That’s despite unexpected timeline delays and price hikes that may scale down the project,
In early April, two people allegedly severely beat a man in the Marine Parking Garage in downtown Juneau. He was medevaced out of town. Nearly a month later, Alfred Torre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-8-2026/Sat, 09 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-8-2026/ Juneau Afternoon featuring Navy Band Northwest, Water Ways exhibit at Liaise Studios, and World Migratory Bird Day with Juneau Audubon.
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 the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Junea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/navy-band-northwest-water-ways-at-liaise-studios-world-migratory-bird-day/Sat, 09 May 2026 02:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/navy-band-northwest-water-ways-at-liaise-studios-world-migratory-bird-day/ Huna Totem Corporation officials say they are full steam ahead with the plan to open downtown Juneau’s fifth cruise ship dock by 2028. That’s despite unexpected timeline delays and price hikes that may scale down the project. 
Susan Bell, vice president of strategic initiatives for the Alaska Native village corpora]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/huna-totems-new-cruise-dock-project-could-be-downsized-due-to-cost-hikes-tariffs/Sat, 09 May 2026 01:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/huna-totems-new-cruise-dock-project-could-be-downsized-due-to-cost-hikes-tariffs/ In early April, two people allegedly severely beat a man in the Marine Parking Garage in downtown Juneau. He was medevaced out of town. Nearly a month later, Alfred Torres Sr. was pronounced brain dead and taken off of life support on Monday.
Torres’s family is reeling from the loss. His daughter, Lau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/family-mourns-death-of-juneau-man-beaten-in-downtown-parking-garage-last-month/Sat, 09 May 2026 01:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/family-mourns-death-of-juneau-man-beaten-in-downtown-parking-garage-last-month/ The Alaska Senate has finalized its draft of the state’s operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, moving lawmakers closer to the end of their last regular session before the 2026 election.
In a 17-3 vote, Senators approved a $13.1 billion proposal that includes a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend for 2026, plus a $150 “energy rebat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-approves-139-billion-draft-state-budget-and-1150-payments-to-alaskans/Fri, 08 May 2026 23:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-approves-139-billion-draft-state-budget-and-1150-payments-to-alaskans/ Juneau Afternoon featuring artists from the Marine View Mural Project, Mudrooms “Sip & Tell” event at Devil’s Club, and Auke Bay Elementary students on their upcoming pansy sale.
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.Sub]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/marine-view-mural-project-mudrooms-ldquosip-amp-tellrdquo-auke-bay-elementary-pansy-sale/Fri, 08 May 2026 22:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/marine-view-mural-project-mudrooms-ldquosip-amp-tellrdquo-auke-bay-elementary-pansy-sale/ The first month of the American war against Iran caused crude oil prices to skyrocket around the world, and the price of Alaska’s oil has risen particul]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/amid-iran-war-alaskas-oil-is-selling-with-an-extra-premium-on-global-markets/Fri, 08 May 2026 20:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/amid-iran-war-alaskas-oil-is-selling-with-an-extra-premium-on-global-markets/ This is part three in a three-part series about Tracy Day and her family’s ongoing search for answers. Read part one here and part two here. 
Juneau woman Tracy Day has been missing for more than seven years. And while her disappearance has become a rallying cry for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Juneau, her daughter, Kaelyn Schneider, also wants people to know who she was before she went missing.
Listen:
h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-woman-vows-to-continue-searching-for-her-missing-mother/Fri, 08 May 2026 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-woman-vows-to-continue-searching-for-her-missing-mother/ In this newscast:The Juneau Police Department has arrested a man suspected of assaulting three people over the weekend in the Mendenhall Valley,
Kaelyn Schneider has a lot of questions about the police investigation into her mother’s disappearance. Tracy Day, a Lingít woman from Juneau, went missing in 2019 and police say they have no suspects,
A bill aimed at stabilizing school district budgeting process mad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-may-7-2026/Fri, 08 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-may-7-2026/ A Juneau lawmaker’s bill to increase state funding for free legal aid to vulnerable Alaskans is headed to the governor. 
Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, sponsored House Bill 48. She introduced it in late January of this legislative session. The Alaska House advanced the bill in late February and the Senate approved it o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-lawmakers-bill-to-boost-legal-aid-funding-for-vulnerable-alaskans-heads-to-the-governor/Fri, 08 May 2026 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-lawmakers-bill-to-boost-legal-aid-funding-for-vulnerable-alaskans-heads-to-the-governor/ An Alaska Superior Court judge in Anchorage has given the state of Alaska permission to shoot bears in Southwest Alaska as part of a plan to boost a local caribou herd.
In a 22-page order, Judge Adolf Zeman said a cull planned for this month may take place while attorneys proceed with arguments about the constitutionality of the state’s action.
With the order, Ze]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska/Thu, 07 May 2026 22:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska/ This is part two in a three-part series about Tracy Day and her family’s ongoing search for answers. Read part one here. 
Kaelyn Schneider has a lot of questions about the police investigation into her mother’s disappearance. Tracy Day, a Lingít woman from Juneau, went missing in 2019 and pol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/seven-years-after-tracy-days-disappearance-juneau-police-say-they-have-no-suspects-and-no-new-leads/Thu, 07 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/seven-years-after-tracy-days-disappearance-juneau-police-say-they-have-no-suspects-and-no-new-leads/ This is part two in a three-part series about Tracy Day and her family’s ongoing search for answers. Read part one here. 
Kaelyn Schneider has a lot of questions about the police investigation into her mother’s disappearance. Tracy Day, a Lingít woman from Juneau, went missing in 2019 and pol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/7-years-after-tracy-days-disappearance-juneau-police-say-they-have-no-suspects-and-no-new-leads/Thu, 07 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/7-years-after-tracy-days-disappearance-juneau-police-say-they-have-no-suspects-and-no-new-leads/ Lawmakers in the Alaska House unveiled their first draft of the state’s capital budget on Monday. It adds $99.5 million in general-purpose spending to the roughly $250 million capital budget that passed the Senate last month. The majority of the added items focus on shoring up schools and university facilities around the state.
Rep. Calvin Schrage, an Anchorage independent who co-chairs the H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/house-panel-boosts-maintenance-pulls-west-su-and-cascade-point-projects-from-budget/Thu, 07 May 2026 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/house-panel-boosts-maintenance-pulls-west-su-and-cascade-point-projects-from-budget/ The Juneau Police Department is looking for a man suspected of assaulting three people at random in two separate attacks in the Mendenhall Valley over the weekend. 
According to Juneau Police Department Deputy Chief Krag Campbell, police believe the person is a current threat to public safety. 
“These do seem random. There’s not a person in custody at this time,” he said]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-on-the-lookout-for-suspect-accused-of-attacking-multiple-people-in-mendenhall-valley/Thu, 07 May 2026 05:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-on-the-lookout-for-suspect-accused-of-attacking-multiple-people-in-mendenhall-valley/ Update, 4:30 p.m. Thursday:
The Juneau Police Department has arrested a man suspected of assaulting three people over the weekend in the Mendenhall Valley. 
Police took into custody 24-year-old Juneau resident Seeti Maua on Thursday afternoon. He was arrested on three counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary and one count of second-degree sexual assault. 
Maua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-arrest-suspect-accused-of-attacking-multiple-people-in-mendenhall-valley/Thu, 07 May 2026 05:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-arrest-suspect-accused-of-attacking-multiple-people-in-mendenhall-valley/ In this newscast:Tuesday was a day of remembrance, awareness and calls to action to address the crises of Alaska Native and other Indigenous people facing extreme rates of violence,
City and federal contractors originally planned to build the flood wall along the Mendenhall River much higher this summer, after it just barely protected hundreds of homes from Juneau’s largest glacial outburst flood last August. But af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-may-6-2026/Thu, 07 May 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-may-6-2026/ Calculating school funding is complicated. It’s currently based on enrollment projections, which can create uncertainty in a school district’s budgeting process. House Bill 261 would allow districts to use known numbers instead of projections to build budgets. 
In the bill, districts could use enrollment numbers from the previous year, or a th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-aimed-at-stabilizing-school-district-budgeting-process-proceeds-through-legislature/Thu, 07 May 2026 02:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-aimed-at-stabilizing-school-district-budgeting-process-proceeds-through-legislature/ Juneau Maritime Festival – Saturday, May 9Alaska Robotics Mini-Con comic festival – Saturday, May 9
Juneau Dance Theatre’s “Coppélia” – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 8-10Audio 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/juneau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/jedc-maritime-festival-ak-robotics-mini-con-juneau-dances-copplia/Thu, 07 May 2026 02:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/jedc-maritime-festival-ak-robotics-mini-con-juneau-dances-copplia/ Tuesday was Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Day. It’s a day of remembrance, awareness, and calls to action to address the crises of Alaska Native and other Indigenous people facing extreme rates of violence.
Family members of missing and murdered people gathered off Egan Drive in downtown Juneau as the wor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-families-of-missing-and-murdered-loved-ones-gather-to-draw-attention-to-the-crisis/Thu, 07 May 2026 01:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-families-of-missing-and-murdered-loved-ones-gather-to-draw-attention-to-the-crisis/ City and federal contractors originally planned to build the flood wall along the Mendenhall River much higher this summer, after it just barely protected hundreds of homes from Juneau’s largest glacial outburst flood last August. But after the project cost ballooned, leaders decided to scale it back. 
Until Monday, both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City & Bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/now-juneaus-flood-wall-is-being-rebuilt-to-withstand-a-glacial-outburst-flood-30-larger-than-last-year-instead-of-twice-the-size/Thu, 07 May 2026 00:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/now-juneaus-flood-wall-is-being-rebuilt-to-withstand-a-glacial-outburst-flood-30-larger-than-last-year-instead-of-twice-the-size/ When the remnants of Typhoon Halong blew through Kwigillingok in October, Lucy Martin sheltered in her home with her boys and her father.
“Just after 2:15 a.m., I looked out the window and I saw graves rolling, graves and caskets rolling,” Martin said. “It was a real-life horror movie for me.”
Martin spoke at a roundtable in An]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-rocked-by-halong-plead-with-feds-for-help-relocating-our-land-is-no-longer-safe/Wed, 06 May 2026 21:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-rocked-by-halong-plead-with-feds-for-help-relocating-our-land-is-no-longer-safe/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pressing lawmakers to act quickly on his proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project.
With liquefied natural gas prices high and supplies uncertain because of the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, now is the time for the project, Dunleavy told reporters at a news conference in Anchorage on Monday.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-pushes-skeptical-senators-to-move-forward-with-alaska-lng-tax-cuts/Wed, 06 May 2026 20:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-pushes-skeptical-senators-to-move-forward-with-alaska-lng-tax-cuts/ In this newscast:As the Juneau Assembly moves forward with ending the city’s involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project, they’re now trying to figure out what to do with the parts,
Last year, missing woman Tracy Day’s family requested a death declaration hearing as a way to ask police officers questions about their investigation. But the judge said their questioning wasn&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-may-5-2026/Wed, 06 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-may-5-2026/ Human-bear interactions are not necessarily uncommon in Southeast Alaska. But they can be dangerous to the bear as well as the human.
KTOO’s Mike Lane recently sat down with Area Management Biologist Carl Koch with Fish and Game Wildlife Conservation to talk about securing trash and other attractants. In part two of that interview, they r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-the-dorsquos-and-donrsquots-of-staying-safe-in-bear-country/Wed, 06 May 2026 02:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-the-dorsquos-and-donrsquots-of-staying-safe-in-bear-country/ As the Juneau Assembly moves forward with ending the city’s involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project, they’re now trying to figure out what to do with the parts. 
At an Assembly committee of the whole meeting Monday night, the Assembly asked city staff to pursue a plan to terminate the project and sell all its parts and equ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-moves-forward-with-plan-to-sell-gondola-parts-at-financial-loss/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-moves-forward-with-plan-to-sell-gondola-parts-at-financial-loss/ Hooligan. Berries. Natural disasters.
Those are among the focus areas of a Chilkoot Indian Association project that aims to respond to climate threats in Haines. The project will lead to a climate adaptation plan rooted in data and projections about how the global phenomenon will manifest in Haines specifically.
“It’s pretty cool. If you ever had a question of, ‘What does that mean here?’ This is the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-tribal-project-is-producing-hyper-local-climate-data-and-strategies-for-haines/Tue, 05 May 2026 22:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-tribal-project-is-producing-hyper-local-climate-data-and-strategies-for-haines/ Every year, state biologists predict how many salmon can be commercially harvested in relation to expected run strengths. It guides how they manage the state’s fisheries, like when and where they open and for how long.
The state Department of Fish and Game announced in April that this year’s expected overall harvest is 126 million]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/126-million-salmon-thats-the-estimated-harvest-by-alaskas-commercial-fishermen-this-year/Tue, 05 May 2026 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/126-million-salmon-thats-the-estimated-harvest-by-alaskas-commercial-fishermen-this-year/ This is part one in a three-part series about Tracy Day and her family’s ongoing search for answers.
May 5 is a day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. For many families, it’s a reminder of cases that are still open and may never close.
Like Tracy’s Day’s case. Day is a Lingít woman from Juneau, who went m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-year-after-a-missing-juneau-woman-was-declared-dead-her-family-still-wants-answers/Tue, 05 May 2026 17:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-year-after-a-missing-juneau-woman-was-declared-dead-her-family-still-wants-answers/ “Tambayan at Kwentuhan,” features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau. The name means “a place to hang out and share stories” in Tagalog. 
The exhibit is on display at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center until May 30. It was produced by Mana, a media]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-exhibit-from-mana-documents-the-legacy-of-filipinos-in-juneau/Tue, 05 May 2026 03:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-exhibit-from-mana-documents-the-legacy-of-filipinos-in-juneau/ “Tambayan at Kwentuhan,” features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau. The name means “a place to hang out and share stories” in Tagalog. 
The exhibit is on display at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center until May 30. It was produced by Mana Alaska,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-exhibit-from-mana-alaska-documents-the-legacy-of-filipinos-in-juneau/Tue, 05 May 2026 03:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-exhibit-from-mana-alaska-documents-the-legacy-of-filipinos-in-juneau/ In this newscast:The Goldbelt Tram in downtown Juneau will remain closed for at least the next three weeks, after a tram car came to an abrupt halt at its bottom terminal last week,
Public service is nothing out of the ordinary for Scott Ciambor, a longtime employee of the City and Borough of Juneau. He’s worn different hats within CBJ, from chief housing officer to planning manager to his newest role as director]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-may-4-2026/Tue, 05 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-may-4-2026/ The Goldbelt Tram in downtown Juneau will remain closed for at least the next three weeks. That’s after a tram car came to an abrupt halt at its bottom terminal last week, sending two employees to the hospital for injuries. 
The tram will now be closed through May 24.
The incident happened last Thursday night at about 9 p.m. According to emergency responders and Goldbelt, five employees were ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/goldbelt-tram-will-remain-closed-for-weeks-following-incident-that-sent-two-employees-to-hospital/Tue, 05 May 2026 01:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/goldbelt-tram-will-remain-closed-for-weeks-following-incident-that-sent-two-employees-to-hospital/ Alaska lawmakers on Monday failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill offering a number of ballot access and election security reforms. Two Southeast Alaska lawmakers who had previously supported the bill voted against the override, leading it to fail 38 to 22. Lawmakers needed 40 votes to override the veto.
Proponents of Senate Bill 6]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/veto-override-vote-on-elections-bill-fails-as-two-southeast-alaska-lawmakers-flip/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/veto-override-vote-on-elections-bill-fails-as-two-southeast-alaska-lawmakers-flip/ Cheyenne Nelson pulled a pair of fur pompom earrings from a box stacked with her creations.
“These are otter,” she said. “I buy my fur from the scraps of other artists so that nothing goes to waste.”
Nelson, who is Aleut and Tlingit, owns Iliamna Arts in Anchorage. A self-taught artist, she uses fur from otters, rabbits, lynx and foxes to make jewelry, inc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-native-artists-say-etsys-new-fur-ban-discriminates-against-indigenous-sellers/Mon, 04 May 2026 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-native-artists-say-etsys-new-fur-ban-discriminates-against-indigenous-sellers/ Blake Gettys, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, will run for lieutenant governor alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes, the duo announced Thursday in Anchorage.
Incumbent Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-shelley-hughes-picks-blake-gettys-as-running-mate/Mon, 04 May 2026 20:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-shelley-hughes-picks-blake-gettys-as-running-mate/ KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with Ciambor and talked about what his goals are for leading the department.
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The following transc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-juneaursquos-new-director-of-community-development-shares-his-visions-and-goals/Mon, 04 May 2026 20:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-juneaursquos-new-director-of-community-development-shares-his-visions-and-goals/ Legislators aimed pointed questions at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general during a series of contentious confirmation hearings Thursday and Friday. Attorney General-designee Stephen Cox appeared before two Senate committees ahead of a confirmation vote expected in the legislative session&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-grill-dunleavy-ag-pick-stephen-cox-in-contentious-confirmation-hearings/Mon, 04 May 2026 20:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-grill-dunleavy-ag-pick-stephen-cox-in-contentious-confirmation-hearings/ In this newscast:Two people were sent to Bartlett Regional Hospital for minor injuries after a Goldbelt Tram car came to an abrupt halt at its bottom terminal while making its way down Mount Roberts last night. That’s according to Capital City Fire and Rescue.
The University of Alaska system will have a new president this summer. The Board of Regents appointed Fairbanks attorney Matt Cooper to the role this morning.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-01-2026/Sat, 02 May 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-may-01-2026/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/jazz-amp-classics-spring-festival-spring-winds-from-juneau-community-bands-foster-care-awareness-month-with-tlingit-amp-haida/Sat, 02 May 2026 02:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/jazz-amp-classics-spring-festival-spring-winds-from-juneau-community-bands-foster-care-awareness-month-with-tlingit-amp-haida/ The University of Alaska system will have a new president this summer. The Board of Regents appointed Fairbanks attorney Matt Cooper to the role Friday morning. He formerly served as general counsel for the university. 
Cooper will succeed President Pat Pitney, who will retire later this month.
Pitney said during Friday’s emergency]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/university-of-alaska-board-of-regents-selects-former-general-counsel-as-next-president/Fri, 01 May 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/university-of-alaska-board-of-regents-selects-former-general-counsel-as-next-president/ Decisions about Alaskan schools are almost always made by administrators, school board members and lawmakers. But students also play a role. Twice a year, student leaders from across the state gather at the Alaska Association of Student Government conference to decide on goals to improve the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/student-delegates-from-across-the-state-gather-in-juneau-to-learn-about-leadership/Fri, 01 May 2026 22:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/student-delegates-from-across-the-state-gather-in-juneau-to-learn-about-leadership/ WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran.
“I do not accept that we should engage in open-ended military action without clear direction or accountability,” she said in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday. “Congress has a role. Congress has to step up and fulfill that role, that obligati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-asserts-congresss-role-in-war-diverging-from-her-alaska-colleague/Fri, 01 May 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-asserts-congresss-role-in-war-diverging-from-her-alaska-colleague/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill Thursday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days.
Senate Bill 64 proposed a variety of changes to Alaska’s election system, especially around absentee voting. The bill would set up a ballot tracking and curing system, which would allow Alaskans to watch their votes move through the counting process a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-vetoes-election-reform-bill-citing-concerns-over-timeline-ahead-of-2026-election/Fri, 01 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-vetoes-election-reform-bill-citing-concerns-over-timeline-ahead-of-2026-election/ Two people were sent to Bartlett Regional Hospital for minor injuries after a Goldbelt Tram car came to an abrupt stop at its bottom terminal while making its way down Mount Roberts Thursday evening, according to Capital City Fire/Rescue. 
CCFR Chief Tom Hatley was at the scene at about 9:30 p.m. He said five people were aboard the tram when]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/two-sent-to-hospital-in-juneau-after-goldbelt-tram-car-comes-to-abrupt-stop/Fri, 01 May 2026 08:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/two-sent-to-hospital-in-juneau-after-goldbelt-tram-car-comes-to-abrupt-stop/ In this newscast:State House lawmakers rolled a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday.
A lot of people – from toddlers to teens to retirees – had a lot to say to the Juneau Assembly at a special meeting Wednesday. It was the first chance for residents to testify about a list of possible city service cuts and facility closures the Assembly is consider]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-30-2026/Fri, 01 May 2026 03:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-30-2026/ Listen to this story:
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The temporary flood wall along the Mendenhall River just barely protected hundreds of homes from Juneau’s largest glacial outburst flood last summer. Now, city and federal contractors are racing to repair the damage and bolster it for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-flood-wall-is-being-rebuilt-to-withstand-glacial-outburst-floods-nearly-double-the-size-of-last-year/Fri, 01 May 2026 02:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-flood-wall-is-being-rebuilt-to-withstand-glacial-outburst-floods-nearly-double-the-size-of-last-year/ Juneau Afternoon featuring NAMI Juneau Mental Health Awareness Month, Alaska Robotics First Friday with artist Rob Roys and author Bridget Smith, and Made in Alaska Juneau market.
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 the podc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mental-health-awareness-month-rob-roys-and-bridget-smith-first-friday-at-alaska-robotics-made-in-alaska-market/Fri, 01 May 2026 02:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mental-health-awareness-month-rob-roys-and-bridget-smith-first-friday-at-alaska-robotics-made-in-alaska-market/ Lawmakers in the Alaska House rolled out a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday.
The House Resources Committee’s version of House Bill 381 would raise more money for the state and local communities than Dunleavy’s proposal but far less than the draft under consideration in the state Senate.
All three]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-shrinks-governors-proposed-tax-break-for-lng-project/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-shrinks-governors-proposed-tax-break-for-lng-project/ A lot of people – from toddlers to teens to retirees – had a lot to say to the Juneau Assembly at a special meeting Wednesday night. 
It was the first chance for residents to testify about a list of possible city service cuts and facility closures the Assembly is considering as the city grapples with a multimillion-dollar budget shortfal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-decry-proposed-city-service-reductions-and-facility-closures-at-juneau-assembly-meeting/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-decry-proposed-city-service-reductions-and-facility-closures-at-juneau-assembly-meeting/ It’s that time of year again when we’re all told to be “bear aware.” Bear encounters can happen when we’re hiking, camping or even just walking through town.
KTOO’s Mike Lane recently sat down with Area Management Biologist Carl Koch with Fish and Game Wildlife Conservation to learn what attracts the bears and how we can limit encounters.
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Local aviation experts and air carriers said they expect to see some of the new weather stations come online this summer or fall. But the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-is-getting-more-than-100-new-weather-stations-but-its-not-clear-yet-where-they-will-be/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-is-getting-more-than-100-new-weather-stations-but-its-not-clear-yet-where-they-will-be/ “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” is a one-person show pulsing with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, and spoken word. During a third-grade lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latinx eight-year-old raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and the teacher can’t answer the question. The production stars Enrique Bravo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/where-did-we-sit-on-the-bus-opens-mana-exhibit-on-filipino-elders-critter-trek-at-city-museum-juneau-libraries-may-events-2/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/where-did-we-sit-on-the-bus-opens-mana-exhibit-on-filipino-elders-critter-trek-at-city-museum-juneau-libraries-may-events-2/ “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” is a one-person show pulsing with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, and spoken word. During a third-grade lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latinx eight-year-old raises their hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” and the teacher can’t answer the question. The production stars Enrique Bravo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/where-did-we-sit-on-the-bus-opens-mana-exhibit-on-filipino-elders-critter-trek-at-city-museum-juneau-libraries-may-events/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/where-did-we-sit-on-the-bus-opens-mana-exhibit-on-filipino-elders-critter-trek-at-city-museum-juneau-libraries-may-events/ On a clear, warm day in Haines last weekend, the trails that run through the heart of town were busier than normal. Local artists were posted up in the woods, carving, crocheting and playing music.
The sound of a button accordion rang out – courtesy of Nene Wolfe, who was perched on a sunny platform. Sky Skiles accompanied her on an electric okedo, a kind of Japanese drum.
The pair]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-brings-a-lot-of-joy-chilkat-valley-artists-practice-their-crafts-on-local-trails/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-brings-a-lot-of-joy-chilkat-valley-artists-practice-their-crafts-on-local-trails/ In this newscast:Community members can provide feedback on the City and Borough of Juneau’s budget Wednesday during a special meeting.
Juneau student Cassie Lumba advanced to the national finals of Poetry Out Loud after competing in the semifinals in Washington D.C.
Two groups of Juneau residents filed proposed citizen propositions this week in hopes of putting questions on the 2026 local election ballot.
The U.S. F]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-29-2026/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-29-2026/ Alaska utilities have warned of sharp price hikes when they start importing liquefied natural gas in the coming years to replace dwindling supplies of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-energy-cliff-isnt-coming-its-already-here/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-energy-cliff-isnt-coming-its-already-here/ The Alaska Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would once again offer state and local government employees a pension. The House was concurred with the Senate’s changes Wednesday, sending the measure to Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Despite dozens of attempts since the state closed its pension plans in 2006,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-passes-bill-offering-public-pensions-with-fate-at-dunleavys-desk-uncertain/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-passes-bill-offering-public-pensions-with-fate-at-dunleavys-desk-uncertain/ The Alaska Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would once again offer state and local government employees a pension. The House was concurred with the Senate’s changes Wednesday, sending the measure to Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Despite dozens of attempts since the state closed its pension plans in 2006,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-passes-bill-offering-public-pensions-with-fate-at-dunleavys-desk-uncertain/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-passes-bill-offering-public-pensions-with-fate-at-dunleavys-desk-uncertain/ Two groups of Juneau residents filed proposed citizen propositions this week aimed at undoing some of the consequences of ballot measures that voters approved last election.
Late Tuesday morning, a group of five residents walked into the City and Borough of Jun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-voters-chose-to-cut-local-taxes-last-election-now-some-residents-want-them-back/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-voters-chose-to-cut-local-taxes-last-election-now-some-residents-want-them-back/ More than 100 people gathered to see Petersburg’s first canoe in a century when the local tribe unveiled and blessed it after its first time on the water.
Eleven pullers paddled the canoe, or “yaakw” in Lingít, around the tip of Mitk]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/petersburg-unveils-ket-yaakw-with-traditional-canoe-blessing-at-sandy-beach/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/petersburg-unveils-ket-yaakw-with-traditional-canoe-blessing-at-sandy-beach/ Juneau student Cassie Lumba will be advancing to the national finals of Poetry Out Loud after competing in the semifinals in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.Lumba is a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and won Alaska’s Poetry Out Loud competition in March.
Fifty-four students from U.S. states and territories r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-cassie-lumba-makes-it-to-finals-at-national-poetry-out-loud-competition/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-cassie-lumba-makes-it-to-finals-at-national-poetry-out-loud-competition/ In this newscast:Four Alaskans appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to serve on various state boards and commissions recently resigned ahead of a legislative confirmation vote expected May 7,
The remains of a woman found in a wooded area in Spenard last week have been identified as Kelly Hunt, a 19-year-old college student from Shaktoolik who had been missing since January,
A bill that would reinstate a pension system for stat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-28-2026/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-28-2026/ WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of dollars will likely be spent on Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, and Democratic challenger Mary Peltola took in the lion’s share of it during the first three months of the year.
Her campaign listed nearly $9 million in receipts for the quarter. Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan raised $1.7 million over the same period.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/7-things-to-know-about-money-in-alaskas-us-senate-race/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/7-things-to-know-about-money-in-alaskas-us-senate-race/ Remember that mysterious “golden orb” government scientists found at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska in 2023? Was it an egg? A sponge? Remnants of a space alien?
Scientists were baffled. Two-and-a-half years later, they say they’ve figured it out.
First, though, here was the scene back in 2023: Some scientists aboard the research vessel called the Okeanos Explorer are h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scientists-identify-mysterious-golden-orb-discovered-off-alaskas-coast/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scientists-identify-mysterious-golden-orb-discovered-off-alaskas-coast/ You’ve likely seen Brian Wallace around town. And odds are: he was carrying a camera. Wallace has been taking photos of Juneau people, places and happenings since he was a kid. He worked as a photojournalist at the Juneau Empire for nearly 30 years. 
He comes from a family of artists: his father, the late Amos Wallace, was a renowned carver. 
Wallace takes pictures of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-brian-wallace-on-preserving-time-through-photography/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-brian-wallace-on-preserving-time-through-photography/ Four Alaskans appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to serve on various state boards and commissions recently resigned ahead of a legislative confirmation vote expected May 7. Dunleavy told legislators in a series of letters on Friday and Monday that the four had left their seats.
His office did not respond to questions asking whether the appointees had been asked to resign, but two were the subject of s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/four-dunleavy-appointees-to-boards-and-commissions-resign-ahead-of-confirmation-vote/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/four-dunleavy-appointees-to-boards-and-commissions-resign-ahead-of-confirmation-vote/ In this newscast:Juneau’s first cruise ship of the year arrived this afternoon,
The Canadian company proposing to open the New Amalga gold mine in Juneau, announced this week that it plans to build an ore barge dock at Cascade Point regardless of whether the state moves forward with its controversial ferry terminal at the same location,
Petersburg’s local tribe unveiled and blessed its new killer whale canoe e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-27-2026/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-27-2026/ For more than three decades, Tim Bourcy’s tour company guided clients on a historic, 33-mile hike between Skagway, Alaska and Canada. Among his guests have been tourists, film crews and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Bourcy sold his company a few years back. But he’s among those who are reeling over the reality that hikers have not been able to trek the entire Chilkoot Trail for six se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hikers-still-cant-walk-the-full-chilkoot-trail-as-us-and-canada-keep-remote-border-closed/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hikers-still-cant-walk-the-full-chilkoot-trail-as-us-and-canada-keep-remote-border-closed/ Juneau’s first cruise ship of the year arrived Monday afternoon. 
It marks the kickoff of the 2026 cruise ship season. Juneau is expected to see about 1.69 million passengers arriving on ships between now and Oct. 6, when the season ends. 
Sarah Wong was one of the more than 2,000 passengers on the MS Eurodam who walked off the ship and onto the Juneau seawalk on Monday. Sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-first-cruise-ship-of-2026-kicks-off-first-year-of-daily-passenger-limits/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-first-cruise-ship-of-2026-kicks-off-first-year-of-daily-passenger-limits/ A governor’s nominee for the Alaska Police Standards Council who served on the board for eight months has resigned following legislative confirmation hearings.
The resignation comes after legislative hearings where Veronica Lambertsen was questioned about her eligibility for a rural seat on the board and social media and defended conspiracy theories.
A spokesperson for Gov. Mike Dunleavy&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-police-standards-council-nominee-resigns-after-lawmakers-flag-social-media-posts-eligibility/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-police-standards-council-nominee-resigns-after-lawmakers-flag-social-media-posts-eligibility/ Alaska&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/biologists-forecast-a-reduced-alaska-commercial-salmon-harvest/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/biologists-forecast-a-reduced-alaska-commercial-salmon-harvest/ A bill that would reinstate a pension system for state and local government employees in Alaska is on the verge of a state Senate vote, which would bring it closer than ever to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s desk.
It’s a major priority for leaders of the bipartisan coalitions controlling the House and Senate. But the Senate&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-returning-alaska-to-pension-plan-nears-state-senate-vote-amid-concerns-over-cost/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-returning-alaska-to-pension-plan-nears-state-senate-vote-amid-concerns-over-cost/ In this newscast:A former Juneau School District principal pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge stemming from an incident involving a student.
The defense attorney for a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women said he wants a retrial to be moved to Anchorage instead of Juneau.
The Skagway Borough was awarded a federal grant to construct an industrial dock that will allow heavy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-24-2026/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-24-2026/ Six months after arriving in Anchorage, evacuees from Western Alaska have moved from hotels into temporary housing.
Hundreds of people have been unable to return to their homes since ex-Typhoon Halong devastated parts of Western Alaska. The storm hit Oct. 12, and wind and high water lifted houses in some villages, leaving dozens of them unlivable. Many]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/6-months-after-halong-evacuees-in-anchorage-move-into-temporary-housing/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/6-months-after-halong-evacuees-in-anchorage-move-into-temporary-housing/ On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, AWARE, Inc. will host the “Denim Day” sexual assault awareness fashion show, an event marking International Denim Day in Juneau. This year’s event marks a shift in local advocacy, as AWARE explicitly calls upon men in the community to take a substantial role in the movement to end sexual violence.
Juneau Audubon Society bird walks. Saturday, April 25, the bird walk will be on the wes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/denim-day-fashion-show-audubon-spring-walks-uas-summer-classes-walk-southeast/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/denim-day-fashion-show-audubon-spring-walks-uas-summer-classes-walk-southeast/ Grande Portage Resources, Ltd., the Canadian company proposing to open the New Amalga gold mine in Juneau, announced this week that it plans to build an ore barge dock at Cascade Point regardless of whether the state moves forward with its controversial ferry terminal at the same location. 
The company also provided more detailed mining plans, in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-amalga-gold-mine-plans-to-ship-ore-from-cascade-point-no-matter-what-happens-with-ferry-terminal/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-amalga-gold-mine-plans-to-ship-ore-from-cascade-point-no-matter-what-happens-with-ferry-terminal/ A Juneau School District principal pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge stemming from an incident involving a student.
John Paul is the principal of Montessori Borealis and Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School, both located at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus in Lemon Creek. He was charged with assault on April 3 after he allegedly restrained a student in March. The school district placed hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-principal-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-charge/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-principal-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-charge/ This story has been updated.A former Juneau School District principal pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge stemming from an incident involving a student.
Until recently, John Paul was the principal of Montessori Borealis and Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School, both located at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus in Lemon Creek. He was charged with assault on April 3 after he allegedly restrain]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-school-principal-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-charge/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-school-principal-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-charge/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/songwriters-on-songwriters-taylor-dallas-vidic-and-spencer-edgers/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/songwriters-on-songwriters-taylor-dallas-vidic-and-spencer-edgers/ Songwriters on Songwriters featuring Taylor Dallas Vidic and Spencer EdgarsOn this episode of Songwriters on Songwriters, Spencer Edgars chats with Taylor Dallas Vidic about Taylor’s debut album “Cat & Mouse.” They discuss their collaboration on the “Cat” half of the album, infused with jazz originals and Edgars’ arrangements. They also discuss the “Mouse” half]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/songwriters-on-songwriters-taylor-dallas-vidic-and-spencer-edgars/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/songwriters-on-songwriters-taylor-dallas-vidic-and-spencer-edgars/ Members of the Senate Judiciary committee put questions to a governor’s nominee for the Alaska Police Standards Council about her social media posts during a confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Veronica Lambertsen defended conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, blood-harvesting from children and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Lambertsen has been nominated by Gov. Mik]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/nominee-for-alaska-police-standards-council-defends-conspiracy-theories/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/nominee-for-alaska-police-standards-council-defends-conspiracy-theories/ April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and AWARE is planning a fashion show to honor survivors of sexual assault and raise awareness. The event is happening on what’s known as Denim Day, which falls on April 29 this year.
KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with AWARE Director of Outreach and Engagement Christina Michelle to learn more.
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The follow]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-what-is-denim-day-and-how-does-it-relate-to-sexual-assault-awareness-month/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-what-is-denim-day-and-how-does-it-relate-to-sexual-assault-awareness-month/ The defense attorney for a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women said he wants a retrial to take place in Anchorage instead of Juneau. At least one the defendant’s accusers doesn’t think that’s a good idea. 
It’s been nearly five years since Juneau chiropractor Jeffrey Fultz was arrested]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/retrial-of-former-juneau-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-may-move-to-anchorage/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/retrial-of-former-juneau-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-may-move-to-anchorage/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly discussed a list of more than 40 city services and facilities that could face reductions or closures for the first time at a finance committee meeting Wednesday night,
A week after a Ward Air plane crashed and sank into Favorite Channel near Juneau, officials are still piecing together what happened,
The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass Nationa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-23-2026/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-23-2026/ The Juneau Assembly discussed a list of more than 40 city services and facilities that could face reductions or closures for the first time at a finance committee meeting Wednesday night.
Assembly member Christine Woll chairs the finance committee. She started the meeting by acknowledging the difficult situation the Assembly is facing. 
“These are p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-begins-to-grapple-with-list-of-dozens-of-proposed-city-service-cuts-and-closures/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-begins-to-grapple-with-list-of-dozens-of-proposed-city-service-cuts-and-closures/ The state Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget Wednesday, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and a $150 energy relief check. It came about a week after the state House passed a budget with a $1,500 dividend.
The Se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-version-of-state-budget-includes-1000-dividend-and-150-energy-relief/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-version-of-state-budget-includes-1000-dividend-and-150-energy-relief/ A week after a Ward Air plane crashed and sank into Favorite Channel near Juneau, officials are still piecing together what happened. 
Last Thursday morning, a pilot reported a loss of engine power while flying from Haines to Juneau and then crashed into Favorite Channel near Boy Scout Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and launched a boat and helicopte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/investigation-underway-to-determine-cause-of-recent-ward-air-plane-crash-near-juneau/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/investigation-underway-to-determine-cause-of-recent-ward-air-plane-crash-near-juneau/ Civil rights advocates are suing over Alaska’s decision last year to share confidential voter data, including home addresses, dates of birth and partial Social Security numbers, with the federal government.
The American Civil Liberties Union’s Alaska chapter, the national ACLU’s Voting Rights Project and the Washington, D.C.-based Electronic Priv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lt-gov-faces-lawsuit-for-sharing-confidential-voter-data-with-trump-doj/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lt-gov-faces-lawsuit-for-sharing-confidential-voter-data-with-trump-doj/ The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass National Forest. One of its ideas is to designate recreation areas according to commercial use, which could guide where the Forest Service concentrates permits for tour operators. 
In a draft outline for the Tongass Forest Plan revision, the agency proposes two types of recreation areas: high commercial use and low commercial use.
Barb Miranda is the dep]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-seeks-input-on-tongass-commercial-tourism-zones/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-seeks-input-on-tongass-commercial-tourism-zones/ The Bureau of Land Management announced last week it will hold an auction in June for drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The lease sale is mandated in federal law but also reflects the Trump administration’s commitment to promoting energy development in the state.
The Arctic refuge’s coastal plain — a swath along the Beaufort Sea that po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-oil-lease-sale-for-the-arctic-refuge-draws-mixed-reactions-from-alaska-native-communities/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-oil-lease-sale-for-the-arctic-refuge-draws-mixed-reactions-from-alaska-native-communities/ WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is proposing steep cuts to the National Park Service and plans to cut nearly 3,000 more positions from the payroll.
U.S. senators of both parties told Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at a hearing Wednesday that they don’t like the idea.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the budget and personnel cuts would further degrade the Park Service.
&ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-condemn-trump-administrations-national-park-service-cuts-and-10b-slush-fund/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senators-condemn-trump-administrations-national-park-service-cuts-and-10b-slush-fund/ UAS Indigenous Studies presents two events on Friday, April 24: Northwest Coast Art Student Showcase from 4-7 p.m. in Egan 223 & Gathering of the Drums in celebration of the Native & Rural Student Centerʼs 30th Anniversary from 6-9:15 p.m. at the Noyes Pavilion.The Juneau Piano Series and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council are presenting a chamber music concert on April 24, 7 p.m. at the JACC. The concert will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gathering-of-the-drums-northwest-art-showcase-shostakovich-piano-quintet-climate-change-presentation-at-planetarium-juneau-chamber-spirits-of-alaska/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gathering-of-the-drums-northwest-art-showcase-shostakovich-piano-quintet-climate-change-presentation-at-planetarium-juneau-chamber-spirits-of-alaska/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly will discuss potential city service reductions at a finance committee meeting on Wednesday night,
The kickoff of the 2026 cruise ship tourism season is just around the corner in Juneau. The first ship, the MS Eurodam, arrives Monday afternoon,
A proposal to raise Alaska’s age of consent from 16 to 18 took a step forward on Friday as a key part of an omnibus package of crime legis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-22-2026/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-22-2026/ A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much smaller tax cut.
The Senate Resources Committee rolled out the new version of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bill Monday afternoon.
The original bill introduced by Dun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senate-committee-eyes-smaller-tax-break-for-alaska-lng-project/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senate-committee-eyes-smaller-tax-break-for-alaska-lng-project/ A union that represents workers for one of Skagway’s largest employers is set to grow by about 40 members after employees voted to unionize earlier this month.
The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad employs 180 people, most of which are based in Skagway. They make it possible for the train to carry hundreds of thousands of passengers each year from the small, tourist town to a range of destinations along the railr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tour-guides-and-stockers-for-skagways-largest-tourist-attraction-vote-to-unionize/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tour-guides-and-stockers-for-skagways-largest-tourist-attraction-vote-to-unionize/ The kickoff of the 2026 cruise ship tourism season is just around the corner in Juneau. The first ship, the MS Eurodam, arrives Monday afternoon.
KTOO’s Clarise Larson sat down with the city’s Visitor Industry Director Alix Pierce to learn more about what’s in store this season and what residents should expect. 
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/upl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-first-cruise-ship-of-juneaus-2026-tourism-season-arrives-monday-heres-what-to-know/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-first-cruise-ship-of-juneaus-2026-tourism-season-arrives-monday-heres-what-to-know/ WASHINGTON — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG Tuesday, a mega project that he acknowledged has a mega challenge.
Wright, testifying at a Senate hearing, said the project to build a pipeline and an export terminal for North Slope natural gas is his No. 1 infrastructure priority.
“Not a week goes by that I don’t have multiple meetings or dialogue]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/energy-secretary-says-alaska-lng-is-his-no-1-infrastructure-priority/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/energy-secretary-says-alaska-lng-is-his-no-1-infrastructure-priority/ The Juneau Assembly will discuss potential city service reductions at a finance committee meeting on Wednesday night. Ideas for reduction include possibly closing down city facilities like the Mt. Jumbo Gym or the downtown pool. 
The meeting will largely revolve around a summary created by city staff that outlines more than 40 city services that could be on the chopping block. The list also includes the number of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-discuss-dozens-of-proposed-service-reductions-and-facility-closures/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-discuss-dozens-of-proposed-service-reductions-and-facility-closures/ In this newscast:Leadership of the Juneau School District will undergo a major changeover this summer,
Juneau’s cold-weather warming shelter was supposed to close for the season last week, but, instead, the shelter will be open year-round, thanks to a decision by the Juneau Assembly earlier this month,
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Aware is planning a fashion show to celebrate survivors of sexual assau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-21-2026/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-21-2026/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/21shelterforever.wav
Juneau’s cold-weather warming shelter was supposed to close for the season last week. Instead, the shelter will now be open year-round, thanks to a decision by the Juneau Assembly earlier this month. 
Jno Diedrichson sipped a late-night cup of coffee as a movie played quietl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/patrons-say-juneaus-year-round-warming-shelter-is-a-lifeline/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/patrons-say-juneaus-year-round-warming-shelter-is-a-lifeline/ A proposal to raise Alaska’s age of consent from 16 to 18 took a step forward on Friday as a key part of an omnibus package of crime legislation proposed by Anchorage Democratic Sen. Matt Claman. The age of consent legislation had stalled in a Senate committee since it passed the House unanimously last year.
But the fact that it’s one of 10 bills in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/raising-alaskas-age-of-consent-headlines-10-bill-package-of-crime-legislation/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/raising-alaskas-age-of-consent-headlines-10-bill-package-of-crime-legislation/ WASHINGTON — Alaska normally has three people — two senators and a House member — at the U.S. Capitol arguing for federal land and natural resources policies that boost the state’s economy.
Last week, 150 Alaskans fanned out a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-flock-to-us-capitol-to-pitch-economic-development/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-flock-to-us-capitol-to-pitch-economic-development/ The Alaska Senate advanced a resolution Monday to preserve three work visas to support Alaska’s economic security.
Alaska relies on J-1 visas to fill teacher positions, H-1B visas for highly skilled workers and the H-2B program for temporary nonagricultural workers in tourism, health care and seafood processing industries and for teachers.
Sen. Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, sai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-advances-resolution-asking-federal-policymakers-to-protect-visa-programs/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-advances-resolution-asking-federal-policymakers-to-protect-visa-programs/ In this newscast:A year-long investigation into Anchorage and Mat-Su massage parlors has led to seven arrests involving sex trafficking,
As part of a crime bill passed by the Legislature two years ago, the Department of Corrections contracted with the Alaska Federation of Natives to conduct a study looking at ways to reduce the overrepresentation of Alaska Native People in the state’s prison population. The study wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-20-2026/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-20-2026/ Leadership of the Juneau School District will undergo a major changeover this summer. In addition to a new superintendent, more than half the superintendent’s six-member cabinet is turning over. The Juneau School Board also unanimously approved creating an assistant superintendent position on April]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/more-than-half-of-the-juneau-school-districts-leaders-will-change-this-summer/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/more-than-half-of-the-juneau-school-districts-leaders-will-change-this-summer/ As protesters gathered along a main thoroughfare in Fairbanks on April 11, several carried portraits of William Rexford, a 24-year-old Alaska Native man. On New Year’s Day, two Alaska State Troo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/troopers-will-not-face-charges-in-new-years-day-shooting-of-fairbanks-man-experiencing-mental-health-crisis/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/troopers-will-not-face-charges-in-new-years-day-shooting-of-fairbanks-man-experiencing-mental-health-crisis/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it is opening an Office of Seafood.
This first-of-its-kind office comes after years of advocacy from Alaska’s congressional delegation and fishermen
The Agriculture Department said in a press release that the Office of Seafood will, “prioritize customer service and ease of navigation for American seafood cultivators, producers, and processors to ac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/usdas-new-seafood-office-labels-fishermen-as-farmers-of-the-sea/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/usdas-new-seafood-office-labels-fishermen-as-farmers-of-the-sea/ Inside the Petersburg Indian Association’s warehouse, it smelled strongly of paint.
A white, Tlingit-style fiberglass canoe rested on a boat trailer, barely fitting the room’s length. Just short of 40 feet, it will take about a dozen pullers to paddle the ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/petersburgs-tribe-prepares-its-first-canoe-in-a-century-for-journey-to-celebration/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/petersburgs-tribe-prepares-its-first-canoe-in-a-century-for-journey-to-celebration/ A program that delivers boxes of food to struggling Alaskans is set to end this summer.
A confluence of events that threatened food security in the state prompted the emergency aid starting in late 2025.
A disaster in Western Alaska brought on by ex-Typhoon Halong in October, combined with an extended federal government shutdown that caused delays to food aid around the same time, made access to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-emergency-food-program-served-thousands-of-alaskans-a-gap-will-remain-when-it-ends/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/an-emergency-food-program-served-thousands-of-alaskans-a-gap-will-remain-when-it-ends/ Juneau filmmaker Scott Burton will premiere his documentary “Earnest Drinker: A Film about Relationships with Alcohol” at the Goldtown Theater on Tuesday, April 21, followed by a statewide premiere on KTOO 360 TV. For more details on the film and its participants, visit earnestdrinker.com.The members of the Burn Thompson Writers Group are having a poetry reading at the City Museum (114 W. 4th Street) on Saturday, April]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scott-burtons-film-earnest-drinker-world-premiere-burn-thompson-writers-group-cancer-connection-peer-training/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scott-burtons-film-earnest-drinker-world-premiere-burn-thompson-writers-group-cancer-connection-peer-training/ In this newscast:Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in a utility closet.
Officials say a plane made a crash landing in Favorite Channel near Juneau Thursday morning.
Tlingit and Haida’s Generations Southeast Juneau Campus is offering free community emergency response team training beginning April 25th.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-17-2026/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-17-2026/ Identity Alaska is closing its Anchorage clinic this month due to multiple logistical and financial challenges. The clinic is the only dedicated LGBTQ+ focused health care center in the state and serves around 1,500 Alaskans for primary and mental health care. Most of the clinic’s patients were in Anchorage, but health]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-only-dedicated-queer-health-care-clinic-is-closing/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-only-dedicated-queer-health-care-clinic-is-closing/ Theater at Latitude 58 opens “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” for a two-week run April 16-26.The Juneau Symphony presents “Elegance & Energy,” which includes the premiere of the overture from the upcoming first-ever Tlingit opera composed by Ed Littlefield.
The Litter Free Juneau Community Clean-up is on Saturday, April 18.The Early Career Fair, presented by Southeast Childhood Collective, is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-symphony-tlingit-opera-overture-charlie-brown-opens-litter-free-early-learning-fair/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-symphony-tlingit-opera-overture-charlie-brown-opens-litter-free-early-learning-fair/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska.
A Finnish firm is under contract to build up to four of the ships, called Arctic security cutters, and the first is projected to arrive in 2028.
Sen. Dan Sullivan celebrated the homeporting announcement with the cabinet secretary who oversees the C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/coast-guard-says-two-new-icebreakers-will-be-homeported-somewhere-in-alaska/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/coast-guard-says-two-new-icebreakers-will-be-homeported-somewhere-in-alaska/ KTOO’s Morning Edition Host Mike Lane sat down with Mike Lopez, a CERT program liaison in Juneau, to learn more.
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The following transcript has been lightly edited f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cert-program-offers-training-at-generations-southeast-juneau-campus/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cert-program-offers-training-at-generations-southeast-juneau-campus/ Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in a utility closet. A maintenance staff member accidentally cut heat tape in a closet in the surgery unit shortly before 2 p.m.
Capital City Fire/Rescue responded and put out the fire, with the help of hospital staff, according to hospital spokesperson Erin Hardin. Staff, patients and visitors were evacuated. Responders gave the all clear at 3:40]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/elective-surgeries-canceled-friday-after-fire-at-bartlett-regional-hospital/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/elective-surgeries-canceled-friday-after-fire-at-bartlett-regional-hospital/  
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In this Newscast:A Lingit composer and musician from Sitka has been part of a team composing the first full opera in the Lingit language.
A Juneau school principal is on administrative leave and facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly restraining a student.
The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union.
President Trump has appoin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-16-2026/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-16-2026/ Like the rest of the country, Alaskans have been paying a lot more for gas in recent weeks due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. It was noticeable to Bryant Fiorenzi last Sunday in Fairbanks as he filled up a 2010 Mercury Mariner.
“I can’t remember a time in my driving life where I was paying $4.50 a gallon,” he said. “It’s really good on gas compared to most cars, bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/rising-gas-prices-squeeze-alaska-drivers-and-their-budgets/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/rising-gas-prices-squeeze-alaska-drivers-and-their-budgets/ Officials say a plane made a crash landing in Favorite Channel near Juneau Thursday morning. The pilot, who was the plane’s sole passenger, was rescued and later transported to a hospital.
Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Shannon Shepard said the Coast Guard received reports of a downed Cessna single-engine propeller plane in the vicinity of Boy Scout Beach and north of Shelter Island in Favorite Ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pilot-transported-to-hospital-after-juneau-plane-goes-down-near-shelter-island/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pilot-transported-to-hospital-after-juneau-plane-goes-down-near-shelter-island/ Coast Guard officials say a floatplane went down in Favorite Channel near Juneau Thursday morning. The pilot, who was the plane’s sole passenger, was rescued and later transported to a hospital.
Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Shannon Shepard said the Coast Guard received reports of a downed Cessna single-engine propeller plane in the vicinity of Boy Scout Beach and north of Shelter Island in Favor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pilot-transported-to-hospital-after-juneau-floatplane-goes-down-near-shelter-island/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pilot-transported-to-hospital-after-juneau-floatplane-goes-down-near-shelter-island/ This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
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 the first full opera in the Lingit language. It’s about the Battle of Sitka in the early 1800s.
Littlefield composed the mu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-ed-littlefield-on-composing-a-lingit-opera/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-ed-littlefield-on-composing-a-lingit-opera/ President Trump has appointed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
The commission promotes Arctic science and establishes priorities for funding research projects in Alaska and the international Arctic.
This is the first time a sitting governor has served on the commission, according to USARC Executive Director John Farrell, and the appointment takes effect immediately.
Dunleavy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-appoints-alaska-governor-to-a-seat-on-us-arctic-research-commission/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-appoints-alaska-governor-to-a-seat-on-us-arctic-research-commission/ In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers.
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting at the November election.
Two Chilkat robes – one very old, one not yet on the loop – will soon belong to a Lingit clan as t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-15-2026/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-15-2026/ A Juneau school principal is on administrative leave and facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly restraining a student. 
John Paul is the principal of Montessori Borealis and Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School, both of which are at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus in Lemon Creek. He’s served as principal since 2023.
According to charging documents, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-principal-charged-with-assault-after-incident-involving-a-student/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-principal-charged-with-assault-after-incident-involving-a-student/ A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities in dire need of repairs across Alaska is on its way to a full Senate vote. The Senate Finance Committee rolled out its capital budget on Monday and passed the bill out of committee Tuesday afternoon.
The Senate’s draft would require roughly $248 million in unrestricted funds, much of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/248-million-draft-of-senate-capital-budget-would-shore-up-schools-and-state-facilities/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/248-million-draft-of-senate-capital-budget-would-shore-up-schools-and-state-facilities/ The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union Tuesday night.
This marks the end of a more than yearlong negotiation process that escalated to the union authorizing a strike in March.
Board Vice President Elizabeth Siddon said she’s glad to reach an agreement after a difficult negotiation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-approves-contract-with-teachers-union/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-approves-contract-with-teachers-union/ Two Chilkat robes — one very old, one not yet on the loom — will soon belong to a Lingít clan as they work to rebuild their clan house in Sitka.
In the last year, California sculptor Bruce Beasley started to think about how he can repatriate his collection of Indigenous art to the people who made]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/repatriation-and-rematriation-come-together-in-two-new-chilkat-robes-for-sitka-clan/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/repatriation-and-rematriation-come-together-in-two-new-chilkat-robes-for-sitka-clan/ The Alaska House rejected a state Senate effort to impose corporate income taxes on energy producer Hilcorp and other similarly structured oil and gas companies.
It was the House’s first floor vote in this two-year Legislature on a major oil and gas tax measure — and a moment t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-rejects-senate-effort-to-impose-corporate-taxes-on-hilcorp/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-rejects-senate-effort-to-impose-corporate-taxes-on-hilcorp/ In this newscast:The U.S. Forest Service will hold an in-person public meeting in Juneau tomorrow to gather feedback for the Tongass National Forest management plan revision,
The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers,
A new muni-owned treatment center in Anchorage is housing people in micro-u]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-14-2026/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-14-2026/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/14teleupdate.wav
The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers.
The Assembly is becoming increasingly divided on what to do with the city-owned property. The neighborhood is in a prime location in downtown Junea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-delays-telephone-hill-demolition-pending-responses-from-prospective-developers/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-delays-telephone-hill-demolition-pending-responses-from-prospective-developers/ Ben Horton, Juneau Choice and Accountability Program FacilitatorNatalie Watson, Prevention ManagerSaralyn Tabach]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/culture-rich-conversations-healthy-relationships-in-rural-communities-part-one/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/culture-rich-conversations-healthy-relationships-in-rural-communities-part-one/ The U.S. Forest Service will hold an in-person public meeting in Juneau on Wednesday to gather feedback for the Tongass National Forest Management Plan revision. The plan will set the agency’s priorities for the forest over the next decade or more. 
The meeting will be held at the Juneau Ranger District building on Mendenhall Loop Road from 5 to 7 p.m. Attendance is in-person o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-to-hold-tongass-forest-plan-public-meeting-in-juneau-wednesday/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-to-hold-tongass-forest-plan-public-meeting-in-juneau-wednesday/ Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola, who is mounting a high-profile challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, announced on Monday that her campaign raised $8.9 million in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/peltola-announces-big-fundraising-haul-signaling-an-expensive-senate-race-in-alaska/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/peltola-announces-big-fundraising-haul-signaling-an-expensive-senate-race-in-alaska/ Last Saturday afternoon in Haines, people were ordering food like normal at Alpenglow Woodfired Pizza, the town’s only pizza joint.
But things weren’t normal: it was the restaurant’s last day in business. The owner announced on Facebook early last week that the restaurant was shutting down with just five days’ notice, leaving the small town with e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-only-pizza-shop-closes-its-doors/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-only-pizza-shop-closes-its-doors/ The Alaska House approved its version of the state operating budget Monday afternoon. The budget passed along caucus lines, with all 21 members of the Democrat-heavy bipartisan majority voting in favor and all 19 minority Republicans opposed.
The bill underwent a few majo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-budget-with-1500-permanent-fund-dividend-and-boosts-to-education-funding/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-budget-with-1500-permanent-fund-dividend-and-boosts-to-education-funding/ In this newscast:Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance as the department undergoes a major multimillion-dollar renovation in the coming weeks,
The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district’s teachers union at its meeting Tuesday,
At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, cit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-13-2026/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-13-2026/ Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance as the department undergoes a major multimillion-dollar renovation in the coming weeks.  
Kim McDowell is the chief nursing officer and chief operating officer of the city-owned hospital. She said the upcoming renovations will improve both safety and quality of care for patients. It’s been nearly two decades since the emergency]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-owned-hospital-prepares-for-multimillion-dollar-renovation-project/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-owned-hospital-prepares-for-multimillion-dollar-renovation-project/ The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district’s teachers union at its meeting on Tuesday night.
The Juneau Education Association spent more than a year negotiating a new contract with the district, which escalated to a union vote authorizing a strike. Both parties came to a ten]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-decide-on-contract-with-teachers-union/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-decide-on-contract-with-teachers-union/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-the-red-hots-guest-dance-band-for-2026-and-juneaus-own-queens-live-in-studio-1a/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-the-red-hots-guest-dance-band-for-2026-and-juneaus-own-queens-live-in-studio-1a/ President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting at the November election.
“The Wonderful People of Alaska desperately want to restore Free, Fair, and Honest Elections in their Great State, and get rid of their disastrous, and very fraudulent, “Ranked-Choice Voting,” Trump said on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/president-donald-trump-calls-for-repeal-of-ranked-choice-voting-in-alaska/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/president-donald-trump-calls-for-repeal-of-ranked-choice-voting-in-alaska/ One morning last month, Olena Dubchenko packed two suitcases for her and her four-year-old son, Maksim. Aside from clothes and toys, she included a few keepsakes: a swaddle, baby blanket and a worn-out fairytale book she brought from her war-torn hometown in Ukraine.
Dubchenko was preparing to move out of her Anchorage apartment and fly to Seattle wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lengthening-bureaucratic-delays-are-leaving-ukrainians-in-alaska-without-income-or-certainty-about-what-comes-next/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lengthening-bureaucratic-delays-are-leaving-ukrainians-in-alaska-without-income-or-certainty-about-what-comes-next/ At least three cruise lines have tweaked their 2026 itineraries to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, citing safety concerns after a major tsunami struck the area last August.
Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Royal Caribbean Cruises have all notified customers that their ships this summer will not be visiting the area, which offers sweeping views of the Sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-last-years-historic-tsunami-some-cruise-lines-say-theyll-avoid-tracy-arm-this-year/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-last-years-historic-tsunami-some-cruise-lines-say-theyll-avoid-tracy-arm-this-year/ In this newscast:Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill Thursday afternoon, according to his spokesman.
Alaska Airlines increased checked bag fees for most customers duet to volatile fuel prices and global uncertainty.
Juneau’s three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Wednesday for a mid-session town hall event.
Starting today, Alaska Seaplanes can use new, propriet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-10-2026/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-10-2026/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers on Thursday he’d signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill. The closely watched bill provides $70 million dollars for construction projects, $75 million for disaster relief and nearly $100 million for wildfire suppression. Lawmakers passed it late last mont]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-signs-closely-watched-450-million-fast-track-budget-bill/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-signs-closely-watched-450-million-fast-track-budget-bill/ A Juneau boy with a rare genetic disease has now undergone a potentially life-saving treatment after years of fundraising. 
Cade Jobsis just turned 5 years old, and with that birthday, received gene therapy treatment in Dallas, Texas – a treatment that could save his life. 
Cade’s mother, Emma Jobsis, has been raising money since]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-boy-undergoes-gene-therapy-after-millions-raised-to-restart-clinical-trials/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-boy-undergoes-gene-therapy-after-millions-raised-to-restart-clinical-trials/ Juneau’s three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Wednesday for a mid-session town hall event at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.
The Alaska Legislature’s 2026 regular session is more than halfway done. Sen. Jesse Kiehl said so far, it’s been an interesting one amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. 
&ld]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-delegates-talk-oil-education-funding-at-mid-session-town-hall/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-delegates-talk-oil-education-funding-at-mid-session-town-hall/ Listen:
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On Thursday morning, Patrick Ford descended through clouds shrouding Juneau in a brand new Cessna 208 Caravan. The plane emerged from whiteout conditions at around 1600 feet above the Mendenhall Wetlands and glided gently onto the runway at Juneau International Airport.
Ford is a pilot and the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-seaplanes-gets-approval-for-new-departure-landing-paths-to-reduce-flight-disruptions/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-seaplanes-gets-approval-for-new-departure-landing-paths-to-reduce-flight-disruptions/ Listen:
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On Thursday morning, Patrick Ford descended through clouds shrouding Juneau in a brand new Cessna 208 Caravan. The plane emerged from whiteout conditions at around 1600 feet above the Mendenhall Wetlands and glided gently onto the runway at Juneau International Airport.
Ford is a pilot and the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-seaplanes-gets-approval-for-new-departure-and-landing-paths-to-reduce-cancellations-disruptions/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-seaplanes-gets-approval-for-new-departure-and-landing-paths-to-reduce-cancellations-disruptions/ The chief of staff for a member of the Alaska House of Representatives was arrested early Sunday morning in Juneau and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Kathryn “Katy” Giorgio, 45, is an aide to Rep. Genevieve Mina, D-Anchorage, and pleaded not guilty to a class A misdemeanor in an initial hearing on Monday.
Her arrest came less than a week after Fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-legislators-aide-arrested-for-dui-in-juneau/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-legislators-aide-arrested-for-dui-in-juneau/ Gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop, a former Republican state senator, on Wednesday announced he had chosen Greta Schuerch, an Alaska Native corporation board member, as his running mate.
Bishop is one of 18 candidates for Alaska governor. Incumbent Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, is constitutionally prevented from serving a third consecutive term.
Schuerch, 46, is from Kiana, a village in Northwest Alaska. She work]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-gop-governor-candidate-click-bishop-picks-iupiaq-leader-greta-schuerch-as-running-mate/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-gop-governor-candidate-click-bishop-picks-iupiaq-leader-greta-schuerch-as-running-mate/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-live-music-with-hannah-read-amp-2026-guest-artist-willi-carlisle/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-live-music-with-hannah-read-amp-2026-guest-artist-willi-carlisle/ In this newscast:A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing for nearly three weeks in Juneau was located earlier this week and returned home,
Earlier this week, Huna Totem and the City and Borough of Juneau finalized the tidelands lease agreement for a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau, which gives the final stamp for its development,
The City and Borough of Juneau stopped accepting septic waste from Gustavus last]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-9-2026/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-9-2026/ While not much has changed on Juneau’s waterfront since the Juneau Assembly approved a tidelands lease for the development of a fifth cruise ship dock downtown last year, work has been progressing in the background.
That’s according to Susan Bell with Huna Totem Corp., the Alaska Native village corporation behind t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/huna-totem-says-new-juneau-cruise-dock-construction-will-begin-next-summer/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/huna-totem-says-new-juneau-cruise-dock-construction-will-begin-next-summer/ It’s Alaska Folk Festival week in Juneau, which means hundreds of musicians are showcasing their skills on the Main Stage at Centennial Hall and at other venues around town.
On the first night of Folk Fest on Monday, volunteers scrambled to get ready and shared what it takes to make the festival run. 
Listen:
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/up]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/behind-the-scenes-at-alaska-folk-festival-volunteers-keep-the-show-moving/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/behind-the-scenes-at-alaska-folk-festival-volunteers-keep-the-show-moving/ Signs of the prolonged shutdown are cropping up at the largest Coast Guard base in the country.
There’s a hiring freeze on all but a few specific positions on Base Kodiak. The local Coast Guard Exchange has partially cut its store hours short. Websites are going unmanaged.
And the last time the base’s Facebook feed was updated was Feb. 26. It says, “Due t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/third-shutdown-of-fiscal-year-has-severe-impacts-for-coast-guard/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/third-shutdown-of-fiscal-year-has-severe-impacts-for-coast-guard/ Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend.
In the state House, the Finance Committee added a roughly $3,800 dividend to the latest draft of the budget April 1 before sending it on to the floor for a final debate. It would require drawing down nearly half of the state’s $3 bill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-leaders-still-aiming-for-1000-dividend-despite-high-oil-prices/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-leaders-still-aiming-for-1000-dividend-despite-high-oil-prices/ Listen to this story:
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Most households and businesses in the rural community of Gustavus rely on septic systems. For years, a private company from Juneau ferried over to pump them out. 
But the City an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/officials-are-still-looking-for-a-solution-after-juneau-rejected-pfas-contaminated-poop-from-gustavus/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/officials-are-still-looking-for-a-solution-after-juneau-rejected-pfas-contaminated-poop-from-gustavus/ In this newscast:Juneau’s teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District,
After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau,
The 2026 Traditional Games begin in the capital city Friday,
A behind-the-scenes look at the 51st Alaska Folk Festi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-8-2026/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-8-2026/ 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 onl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-carey-seward-amp-the-sizz-air-jazz-new-music-and-talk-at-sealaska/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-carey-seward-amp-the-sizz-air-jazz-new-music-and-talk-at-sealaska/ The 2026 Traditional Games begin in the capital city on Friday. Around 200 participants from around the state and at least three other countries will compete through Sunday at Juneau Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.The free event is co-hosted by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and Sea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-ninth-traditional-games-welcomes-international-competitors/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-ninth-traditional-games-welcomes-international-competitors/ Juneau’s teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District. Now, it’s the school board’s turn to decide whether to approve the contract before it’s implemented.
The majority vote comes after more than a year of strained contract negotiations between the district]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-teachers-union-approves-contract-with-school-district/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-teachers-union-approves-contract-with-school-district/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/roe-seized-from-factory-trawler-accused-of-fishing-violations-in-alaskas-bering-sea/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/roe-seized-from-factory-trawler-accused-of-fishing-violations-in-alaskas-bering-sea/ This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
This week is the Alaska Folk Festival, an annual music festival in Juneau that started in 1975.
Folk Fest is completely free to attend, thanks to the work of dozens and dozens of volunteers. With about 12]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-hiram-henry-on-the-volunteers-that-drive-folk-fest/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-hiram-henry-on-the-volunteers-that-drive-folk-fest/ This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
This week is the Alaska Folk Festival, an annual music festival in Juneau that started in 1975.
Folk Fest is completely free to attend, thanks to the work of dozens and dozens of volunteers. With about 12]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-hiram-henry-on-the-volunteers-that-drive-alaska-folk-fest/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-hiram-henry-on-the-volunteers-that-drive-alaska-folk-fest/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-live-music-with-quinton-woolman-morgan-and-big-sissy-pink-martini-on-their-upcoming-juneau-concert/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-live-music-with-quinton-woolman-morgan-and-big-sissy-pink-martini-on-their-upcoming-juneau-concert/ In this newscast:The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab is set to close and the future of the Pacific Northwest Research Station lab in Juneau is uncertain since the U.S. Forest Service began a national restructuring last week,
The city’s cold weather emergency shelter, which was set to close for the season next week, is turning into a year-round operation,
Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a federal class-action lawsuit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-7-2026/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-april-7-2026/ After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau. 
The neighborhood is currently scheduled to be demolished this summer following approval from the Assembly last year. But at a meeting Monday night, Assembly members voted to reexamine that timeline and the redevelopment]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-agrees-to-reexamine-telephone-hill-demolition-plan-and-timeline/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-agrees-to-reexamine-telephone-hill-demolition-plan-and-timeline/ Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter, which was set to close for the season next week, is turning into a year-round operation. The Juneau Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday to make that change.
The aim is that opening the shelter year-round would help address Juneau’s current lack of shelter space and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-approves-opening-winter-warming-shelter-year-round/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-approves-opening-winter-warming-shelter-year-round/ Fishermen in Southeast Alaska will be able to harvest about 70,000 more king salmon this season than last year.
The state Department of Fish and Game announced the harvest goal for all gear groups on March 31.
“It’s not, you know, a great catch limit, but it’s a decent catch limit,” said fish biologist Dani Evenson, with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/southeast-alaska-back-to-average-harvest-goal-for-king-salmon-after-2025-low/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/southeast-alaska-back-to-average-harvest-goal-for-king-salmon-after-2025-low/ Ahead of the Easter weekend, an Alaska House committee inserted a massive Permanent Fund dividend into its latest draft of the state budget. It’d be in line with the formula used to calculate the dividend until the mid-2010s, what’s called a statutory dividend, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/house-committee-oks-3800-dividend-that-would-spend-half-of-state-savings/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/house-committee-oks-3800-dividend-that-would-spend-half-of-state-savings/ The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab is set to close and the future of the Pacific Northwest Research Station lab in Juneau is uncertain since the U.S. Forest Service began a national restructuring last week.
The agency announced last Tuesday that its headquarters will move to Utah, the existing regional structure will be switched to a state structure and dozens of forest research labs will close. But there are still many unknowns that the age]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/future-of-juneaus-forest-service-lab-in-limbo-after-agency-announces-restructuring-closes-anchorage-forestry-lab/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/future-of-juneaus-forest-service-lab-in-limbo-after-agency-announces-restructuring-closes-anchorage-forestry-lab/ Metals mining has a prominent place in Alaska history. Today, it remains a prominent economic driver in the state.
Over the past decade, the metals mining sector has made up 3% to 4% of Alaska’s gross domestic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/metals-mining-in-alaska-still-a-big-source-of-jobs-money-and-exports-report-says/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/metals-mining-in-alaska-still-a-big-source-of-jobs-money-and-exports-report-says/ In this newscast:The city is now asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year,
The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight during a regular meeting on whether to turn the city’s cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation,
A labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers has filed three charges against the yard’s new]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-6-2026/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-april-6-2026/ The city is asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year. 
Funding an extension of the seawalk, adding more downtown public restrooms and offsetting Juneau Mountain Rescue operation costs are some of the proposed projects. Residents have until May 3 to submit comments. 
Each cruise ship passenger who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cruise-ship-passenger-free-proposals-include-seawalk-extension-more-downtown-public-restrooms/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cruise-ship-passenger-free-proposals-include-seawalk-extension-more-downtown-public-restrooms/ The city is asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year. 
Funding an extension of the seawalk, adding more downtown public restrooms and offsetting Juneau Mountain Rescue operation costs are some of the proposed projects. Residents have until May 3 to submit comments. 
Each cruise ship passenger who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cruise-ship-passenger-fee-proposals-include-seawalk-extension-more-downtown-public-restrooms/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/cruise-ship-passenger-fee-proposals-include-seawalk-extension-more-downtown-public-restrooms/ A group of Juneau organizations and the regional tribal government are working together on an event that will provide direct services to unhoused people in Juneau. 
The Juneau Coalition on Housing and Homelessness and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s Community Advocacy Program are partnering to host Project Homeless Connect on Tuesday.
The event]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-organizations-will-host-an-event-to-help-unhoused-people-connect-with-services/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-organizations-will-host-an-event-to-help-unhoused-people-connect-with-services/ From laid-back jam sessions to unique late-night sets, KXLL has got you covered to help you plan your after-hours Folk Fest experience. We’ll be updating it throughout the week with any]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/2026-kxll-nightlife-guide/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/2026-kxll-nightlife-guide/ Two Alaska inmates died in one week at the end of March according to the state department of corrections.
Johnny Allen Nashookpuk was 63 years old and Jeffery Mulifai was 66. They were both most recently housed at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla.
They are the first two deaths reported in state custody in 2026. A spokesperson for the department, Betsy Holley, did not respond to questio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-department-of-corrections-reports-two-inmate-deaths-in-one-week/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-department-of-corrections-reports-two-inmate-deaths-in-one-week/ Linguists across the state say Alaska’s primary research institute for Alaska Native languages is being starved of funding, and that its mission is at risk. But administrators at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, which houses the Alaska Native Language Center, say that’s not true — and that it’s actually growing.
The stat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/at-hearing-linguists-tell-lawmakers-that-the-alaska-native-language-centers-mission-is-at-risk/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/at-hearing-linguists-tell-lawmakers-that-the-alaska-native-language-centers-mission-is-at-risk/ Three of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran.
Alaska Marine Lines, Matson and Tote Maritime are all increasing their fuel-related surcharges, starting this month.
Alaska Marine Lines ships freight to communities in Southeast Alaska, including Haines, Skagway an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-freight-shipping-costs-set-to-spike-amid-war-in-iran/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-freight-shipping-costs-set-to-spike-amid-war-in-iran/ In this newscast:Staff at the University of Alaska have successfully voted to form a union,
The City and Borough of Juneau’s budget-making process officially kicked off Wednesday,
The state of Alaska is collecting input from Juneau residents hit by glacial outburst flooding in 2024 to help decide how a federal grant for $6 million will be spent,
A group of Juneau organizations and the regional tribal government are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-3-2026/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-april-3-2026/ Theater Alaska is offering two youth programs in April:Knight at Dawn KIDS — Theater Alaska on April 3 & 4Retention: An Academic Pentathlon — Theater Alaska on April 17, 18, 19KXLL is sponsoring Hip-Hop Night at The Crystal Saloon, and the annual KTOO Nightlife Guide has coverage of all non-Folk Fest Mainstage events happening during the week of April 6-12.
UAS Folk Fest brings together student bands and local and n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/uas-folk-fest-theater-alaska-youth-programs-kxll-hip-hop-day/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/uas-folk-fest-theater-alaska-youth-programs-kxll-hip-hop-day/ The state of Alaska is collecting input from Juneau residents hit by glacial outburst flooding in 2024 to help decide how a $6,051,588 federal grant will be spent.  
That flood, which occurred before the city put up a temporary levee along the river, inundated nearly 300 homes in the Mendenhall Valley overnight, forcing people to evacuate through the ice cold wate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-seeks-community-input-on-2024-glacial-outburst-flood-federal-grant-priorities/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-seeks-community-input-on-2024-glacial-outburst-flood-federal-grant-priorities/ The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night during a regular meeting on whether to turn the city’s cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation. Right now, it’s only open from mid-October through mid-April. 
City officials say it would help address Juneau’s current lack of shelter space and housing units, and would reduce the number of unhoused people camping in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-will-decide-whether-to-offer-winter-warming-shelter-year-round/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-will-decide-whether-to-offer-winter-warming-shelter-year-round/ As the Alaska Folk Festival approaches, so does a big spike in activity at downtown bars.With that comes concerns about drink safety. Two people in Juneau who work to prevent sexual assault in different ways say it’s everyone’s responsibility to look out for each other.
Tawney Letterman has served drinks at bars for 16 years. She said there’s a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/advocates-remind-bar-patrons-to-stay-vigilant-about-drink-safety-as-folk-festival-approaches/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/advocates-remind-bar-patrons-to-stay-vigilant-about-drink-safety-as-folk-festival-approaches/ Large majorities of Alaskans tell pollsters they’re sick of changing their clocks twice a year. And for years, lawmakers have introduced bills that would stop us from springing forward and falling back.
This year is no exception. But the thornier question is, what time should it be?
In some sense, it’s principle versus pragmatism. Nature versus industry. Early birds versus night owls.
The one]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-want-to-stop-changing-their-clocks-but-what-time-should-it-be/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-want-to-stop-changing-their-clocks-but-what-time-should-it-be/ The Univeristy of Alaska Southeast Dual Enrollment Progam offers high school students an opportunity to get a jump start on their college career. UAS welcomes registration of high school and homeschool students who are prepared for college-level work. Jessica Dean from UAS, and Nate Dutton from Juneau Schools detail the program options, and how to get registered.
Upates from the Juneau Commission on Aging with Deborah Craig and L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/uas-dual-enrollment-offers-registered-high-school-and-homeschool-students-college-credit/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/uas-dual-enrollment-offers-registered-high-school-and-homeschool-students-college-credit/ Staff at the University of Alaska have successfully voted to form a union. 
The group calls itself the Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity, or CAUSE-UAW. It’s organizing as part of the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, one of the largest unions in the nation.
The union covers permanent staff, including people]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/university-of-alaska-staff-successfully-vote-to-form-a-union/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/university-of-alaska-staff-successfully-vote-to-form-a-union/ In this newscast:Three young mountain goats with a highly contagious viral skin infection have been found this winter on popular Juneau hiking trails,
The Juneau Assembly voted last night to end the city’s involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated,
Alaska school districts consistently build budgets based on many uncertain]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-2-2026/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-april-2-2026/ The Alaska Senate on Wednesday advanced a constitutional amendment that would establish a dedicated fund for public education.
If passed, lawmakers could design a new source of state revenue to go toward the fund that would be used specifically for schools. The resolution states that the Legislature could only appropriate money from the fund for public ed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-advances-constitutional-amendment-to-establish-education-fund/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-advances-constitutional-amendment-to-establish-education-fund/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/02budgetbuster.wav
The City and Borough of Juneau’s budget-making process officially kicked off on Wednesday. Over the next few months, the Juneau Assembly will face tough decisions about how to balance a budget that faces a multimillion-dollar hole. 
Throughout the next few mont]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-begins-budget-process-that-likely-could-see-significant-cuts-to-services/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-begins-budget-process-that-likely-could-see-significant-cuts-to-services/ Three young mountain goats with a highly contagious viral skin infection have been found this winter on popular Juneau hiking trails. 
The infection, which can transfer to humans and pets, is called contagious ecthyma. Skin lesions form around the mouth, eyes and nose. It’s usually mild in humans and dogs, but it’s typically more severe and fatal in lambs and goat kids. 
Carl K]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-third-mountain-goat-dies-from-contagious-skin-infection-signage-goes-up-on-popular-juneau-hiking-trails/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-third-mountain-goat-dies-from-contagious-skin-infection-signage-goes-up-on-popular-juneau-hiking-trails/ The Alaska House narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that would update the state’s corporate income tax to capture more revenue from companies that sell to Alaskans over the internet.
The heart of House Bill 280 is a change to what’s known as market-based sourcing. That’s a method of calculating corporate income taxes that’s based on the location of the customer, rather tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-new-version-of-vetoed-corporate-tax-change/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-new-version-of-vetoed-corporate-tax-change/ The Juneau Assembly voted on Wednesday night to end the city’s involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated.
The Assembly’s vote came during a finance committee meeting, which means it isn’t final. Procedurally, the Assembly still needs to introduce an ordinance, take public t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-votes-to-end-the-citys-involvement-in-eaglecrest-ski-areas-gondola/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-votes-to-end-the-citys-involvement-in-eaglecrest-ski-areas-gondola/ Alaska school districts consistently build budgets based on many uncertainties, but a bill that aims to stabilize the budgeting process moved out of the House Education Committee Wednesday. 
House Bill 261 would change how students and certain schools are counted under the state’s education funding formula. This would allow school districts to budget with more certa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-that-aims-to-stabilize-school-district-budgeting-advances-out-of-house-education-committee/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-that-aims-to-stabilize-school-district-budgeting-advances-out-of-house-education-committee/ In this newscast:Wild king salmon sport fishing regulations for 2026 took effect across Southeast today. In most inside waters of the northern panhandle, the season opens June 15,
Around 25,000 Alaskans lost all or part of their health insurance subsidies in 2026 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
Pink Martini, a band from Portland, Oregon, will play in Sitka and Juneau in a couple of weeks to benefit the rebuilding o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-1-2026/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-april-1-2026/ Wild king salmon sport fishing regulations for 2026 took effect across Southeast on Wednesday. In most inside waters of the northern panhandle, including Juneau, the season opens June 15. 
Daniel Teske is a Juneau area management biologist for sport fisheries at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He said the regulations for kings, also called Chinook salmon, haven’t change]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/wild-king-salmon-sport-regulations-take-effect-in-juneau-area/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/wild-king-salmon-sport-regulations-take-effect-in-juneau-area/ The Alaska Folk Festival kicks off next Monday, April 6, for a full week of music, guest artists, and workshops. In addition, the festival is premiering “50 Years of Folk Fest,” a documentary that chronicles its history and impact. Full details and schedule available at akfolkfest.org.The Marie Darlin Prize is a $5,000 award that celebrates an outstanding Juneau artist, writer, or performer whose recent work expresse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-folk-festival-premieres-50-years-of-folk-fest-documentary/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-folk-festival-premieres-50-years-of-folk-fest-documentary/ Guest host Christina Love, a recent recipient of AWARE’s Women of Distinction honor for her work in advocacy and as U.S Commissioner on Civil Rights, navigates the conversation with a panel of experts in the field.
Guests include:Natasha Jackson, Community Advocacy Manager, Tlingit & HaidaNatalie Watso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sexual-assault-and-prevention-with-aware-child-adocacy-center-and-tlingit-amp-haida-with-guest-host-christina-love/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sexual-assault-and-prevention-with-aware-child-adocacy-center-and-tlingit-amp-haida-with-guest-host-christina-love/ Phoenix Johnson works in political advocacy and education now, but around two decades ago, fresh out of the Unit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-sitka-doctor-is-convicted-of-assaulting-patients-a-former-ketchikan-colleague-comes-forward/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-sitka-doctor-is-convicted-of-assaulting-patients-a-former-ketchikan-colleague-comes-forward/ A legislative resolution urging a continued and better-enforced ban on Russian seafood in the United States is headed to Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Part of a series of actions by Alaska lawmakers to try to shore up the state&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-push-for-continued-ban-on-russian-seafood-imports/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-push-for-continued-ban-on-russian-seafood-imports/ U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she didn’t want to be “lecture-y,” but she told state lawmakers that they needed to step up their game in a few areas.
“And one of those areas – I’m just going to offer it up here – is matching funds,” she said in her annual address to the Alaska Legislature Tuesday. “Wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-asks-alaska-legislature-to-up-its-game/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-asks-alaska-legislature-to-up-its-game/ Mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say they’re not on board with a bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy offering tax breaks for the project. At least, not yet.
The governor’s bill would replace a statewide 20-mill property tax on oil and gas infrastructure, split between the state and local governments, with a volu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/borough-mayors-urge-changes-to-dunleavys-alaska-lng-tax-break-bill/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/borough-mayors-urge-changes-to-dunleavys-alaska-lng-tax-break-bill/ In this newscast:Today is the last day for Alaskans to apply for a 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend,
Juneau’s beloved city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area is embroiled in controversy over a gondola project and its price tag,
A theater in a historic building in downtown Juneau is being brought back to life after sitting empty for years,
Mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-31-2026/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-31-2026/ Inside an 86-year-old movie theater in downtown Juneau, a group of film lovers sifted through decades of debris in a dusty room behind the big screen. 
There were a couple of generations of theater seats in various states of deconstruction and decay. Red rolls of tickets and an ancient cash register sat on shelves. A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-20th-century-theater-is-seeing-new-life-and-a-new-name-as-aurora-grand/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-20th-century-theater-is-seeing-new-life-and-a-new-name-as-aurora-grand/ Guest host Christina Love, a recent recipient of AWARE’s Women of Distinction honor for her work in advocacy and as U.S Commissioner on Civil Rights, navigates the conversation with a panel of experts in the field.
Guests include:Natasha Jackson, Community Advocacy Manager, Tlingit & HaidaNatalie Watso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sexual-assault-and-prevention-with-aware-child-advocacy-center-and-tlingit-amp-haida-with-guest-host-christina-love/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sexual-assault-and-prevention-with-aware-child-advocacy-center-and-tlingit-amp-haida-with-guest-host-christina-love/ Annie Goodenough spends her summers traveling the Alaska coast on cruise ships.
But she’s not there for glacier views or whale sightings. She’s a state inspector, tasked with ensuring the ships aren’t endangering Alaska’s natural]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/for-months-carnival-corp-has-withheld-water-pollution-data-from-alaska-regulators/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/for-months-carnival-corp-has-withheld-water-pollution-data-from-alaska-regulators/ Juneau’s beloved city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area is embroiled in controversy over a gondola project and its price tag, which has ballooned to a potential cost of as much as $37 million.
That has left city leaders and the ski area’s board scrambling to find ways to make the millions of dollars in unexpected costs pencil out. Now some are worried the situation could threaten the ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-owned-ski-area-faces-uncertain-future-as-gondola-project-cost-balloons/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-owned-ski-area-faces-uncertain-future-as-gondola-project-cost-balloons/ Matthew “Bronco” Williams, an Anchorage-based private school teacher, has announced that he is running as an independent for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Williams, 28, has not held public office. He ran as a Democrat for the Mississippi state House in 2019 at the age of 21, and the U.S. House representing Mississippi in 2024. He recently moved to Anchorage]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-teacher-announces-run-for-us-house-as-an-independent/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-teacher-announces-run-for-us-house-as-an-independent/ In the mid-90s, there was a campaign to a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pink-martini-to-perform-point-house-benefit-concerts-in-sitka-juneau-next-month/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pink-martini-to-perform-point-house-benefit-concerts-in-sitka-juneau-next-month/ The Alaska Legislature has a tradition of inviting the congressional delegation to deliver an address while it’s in session. Murkowski was first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and won her latest reelection in 2022.
Gavel Alaska coverage of legislative addresses is broadcast live on KTOO 360TV or on KTOO 104.3 FM.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-sen-lisa-murkowski-addresses-alaska-legislature-at-11-am/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-sen-lisa-murkowski-addresses-alaska-legislature-at-11-am/ The Alaska Legislature has a tradition of inviting the congressional delegation to deliver an address while it’s in session. Murkowski was first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and won her latest reelection in 2022.
Gavel Alaska coverage of legislative addresses is broadcast live on KTOO 360TV or on KTOO 104.3 FM.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-sen-lisa-murkowski-addresses-alaska-legislature/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-sen-lisa-murkowski-addresses-alaska-legislature/ The National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a complaint alleging that candidate Mary Peltola spent campaign money as a “slush fund,” on personal expenses.
The NRSC is working to defend U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s seat and is asking the Federal Election Commission to investigate Peltola, his Democratic challenger.
The Republican complaint hinges on a legal question that sounds like a philosophical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gop-group-complains-peltola-spent-campaign-money-while-mum-about-running-for-office/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gop-group-complains-peltola-spent-campaign-money-while-mum-about-running-for-office/ In this newscast:Tribal citizens in and outside Alaska recently voted to elect new delegates and community council members to represent them in the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska,
More than 1000 people gathered at Juneau’s Overstreet Park on Saturday to participate in the third ‘No Kings’ protest held nationwide to push back against President Donald Trump’s policie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-30-2026/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-30-2026/ Tribal citizens in and outside Alaska recently voted to elect new delegates and community council members to represent them in the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. 
Following the online election that ended March 19, Juneau welcomed nine new delegates and 11 returning delegates, who will each serve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-tribal-citizens-elect-new-delegates-following-election-rule-change/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-tribal-citizens-elect-new-delegates-following-election-rule-change/ Alaskans are a small step closer to having a system that can send alerts to their phones seconds before an earthquake hits. Those alerts would come from a U. S. Geological Survey early warning system called ShakeAlert — which some states and countries have had for years.
In late February, Congress allocated $34.9 million to USGS to ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-funds-boost-longstanding-effort-to-build-an-earthquake-early-warning-system-for-alaska/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/federal-funds-boost-longstanding-effort-to-build-an-earthquake-early-warning-system-for-alaska/ An aide to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Forrest Wolfe, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Thursday evening in Juneau. Wolfe is Dunleavy’s deputy legislative director, according to a state personnel database.
In a charging document, a Juneau police officer said he stopped Wolfe in Downtown Juneau at roughly 10:30 Thursday night after Wolfe’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-governors-aide-arrested-and-charged-with-drunk-driving-in-juneau/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-governors-aide-arrested-and-charged-with-drunk-driving-in-juneau/ An eighteenth candidate joined the race to be Alaska’s next governor on Tuesday. Anchorage attorney Gregg Brelsford threw his hat in the ring as an independent.
Brelsford, 75, spent time as an Anchorage prosecutor, a municipal manager for two communities in Bristol Bay and the CEO of the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, he said in an interview. Brelsford also ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House following]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/independent-attorney-gregg-brelsford-is-18th-candidate-in-alaska-governors-race/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/independent-attorney-gregg-brelsford-is-18th-candidate-in-alaska-governors-race/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/28nokingsJUN.wav
It was a chilly Saturday afternoon in downtown Juneau, but that didn’t stop protesters like Kathleen Jorgensen from gathering. She said she refuses to accept the cold and wore a bright, flowery hat. 
“It’s spring, and I don’t care what Mother Nature says &mdas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/over-a-thousand-people-gather-in-juneau-for-latest-nationwide-no-kings-protest/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/over-a-thousand-people-gather-in-juneau-for-latest-nationwide-no-kings-protest/ It was a chilly Saturday afternoon in downtown Juneau, but that didn’t stop protesters like Kathleen Jorgensen from gathering. She said she refuses to accept the cold and wore a bright, flowery hat. 
“It’s spring, and I don’t care what Mother Nature says — it is spring,” she said, laughing. 
Jorgensen was one]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/over-1500-people-gather-in-juneau-for-latest-nationwide-no-kings-protest/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/over-1500-people-gather-in-juneau-for-latest-nationwide-no-kings-protest/ In this newscast:Organizers and lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol yesterday morning to rally in support of bills and funding to address climate change in Alaska,
A highly unusual — and four-legged — suspect was apprehended yesterday in Juneau,
The University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together to create a Sc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-27-2026/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-27-2026/ Listen here:
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The University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together to create a Schoo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/uas-and-tlingit-amp-haida-partner-to-create-school-of-indigenous-studies-in-lsquohistoric-momentrsquo/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/uas-and-tlingit-amp-haida-partner-to-create-school-of-indigenous-studies-in-lsquohistoric-momentrsquo/ Juneau-ite Megan McMillan is working on her MFA in New Zealand. She is in Juneau for six weeks, collecting data for her thesis: “Resident Perspectives of the Cruise Industry in Juneau, Alaska.” She is accepting survey responses and also looking for subjects to interview in a longer format.Survey link: https://lincoln.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4uEUer7MYPJ72SA new singing group, Singing for Our Lives, started this M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/megan-mcmillans-mfa-thesis-seeks-survey-takers-on-juneau-tourism-new-singing-group-singing-for-our-lives-and-jensen-olsen-arboretum-set-to-expand-hours-on-april-1/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/megan-mcmillans-mfa-thesis-seeks-survey-takers-on-juneau-tourism-new-singing-group-singing-for-our-lives-and-jensen-olsen-arboretum-set-to-expand-hours-on-april-1/ Organizers and lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday morning to rally in support of bills and funding to address climate change in Alaska. 
At the gathering of about 25 people, Rep. Donna Mears, an Anchorage Democrat, said climate disasters are expensive for the state. 
“The additional cost to government for responding to climate disasters like int]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/small-group-of-alaskans-rally-for-climate-action-at-capitol/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/small-group-of-alaskans-rally-for-climate-action-at-capitol/ A highly unusual — and four-legged — suspect was apprehended on Thursday in Juneau. 
Tim Travis works at N C Machinery near the airport. Late Thursday morning, while headed out for their lunch break, he and his coworkers discovered an opossum roaming about outside their shop.  
“I was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-very-briefly-had-an-opossum-on-the-lam/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-very-briefly-had-an-opossum-on-the-lam/ The 51st Alaska Folk Festival will feature about 125 acts on the main stage – and that’s just one piece of a much larger production. Beyond Centennial Hall, performances fill the dance hall at the JACC and a full schedule of workshops adds to the mix.So how does it all come together? KTOO’s Mike Lane spoke with Folk Fest Board President Josh Fortenbery about the logisti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-received-200-applications-for-125-main-stage-slots-qampa-with-board-president-josh-fortenbery-on-who-makes-the-cut/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/folk-fest-received-200-applications-for-125-main-stage-slots-qampa-with-board-president-josh-fortenbery-on-who-makes-the-cut/ The Ted Stevens Legislative Intern Program offers students the opportunity to work in the Alaska Legislature during session. Intern EJ Richards and Professor Glenn Wright share details.
Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, is hosting the Scouting for Food drive to benefit the Southeast Alaska Foodbank this April.The annual literary journal published by UAS, Tidal Echoes, is set to launch with a public event on Thursday, Ap]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ted-stevens-legislative-intern-program-scouting-america-food-drive-literary-journal-tidal-echoes/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ted-stevens-legislative-intern-program-scouting-america-food-drive-literary-journal-tidal-echoes/ The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a stopgap budget bill amid an ongoing debate among lawmakers around war-driven oil revenues and whether to draw from state savings.
The stopgap budget bill contains $449.6 million in state spending including for disaster relief, construction, education, correctional officer o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-passes-stopgap-budget-amid-uncertainty-around-war-driven-oil-revenues/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislature-passes-stopgap-budget-amid-uncertainty-around-war-driven-oil-revenues/ Developers of the Alaska LNG project are pressing lawmakers to pass a tax bill proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday.
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. and its private-sector partner Glenfarne told the House Resources Committee on Wednesday that Dunleavy’s proposal to replace property taxes with a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gasline-developers-say-dunleavy-bill-would-cut-costs-key-to-competing-in-global-market/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gasline-developers-say-dunleavy-bill-would-cut-costs-key-to-competing-in-global-market/ In this newscast:A privately-run child care program is set to offer all-day care for school-aged children in several Juneau schools this summer,
Since Juneau broke its official winter snowfall record on Monday, some residents have asked whether the melting snowpack will influence the next glacial outburst flood expected in the Mendenhall Valley this summer. The short answer is no,
One person died over the weekend in a maj]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march-26-2026/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march-26-2026/ At the Gold Medal Basketball tournament on Tuesday, as the squeaks of players’ shoes on the gym floor faded, the Eagle Raven Dance Group filed out onto the court.Through the mostly red, black and blue regalia, flashes of rainbow peaked through. 
Group leader Jackie Pata announced the Weaving Our Pride]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ravenstail-robe-made-by-juneau-youth-has-its-coming-out-party/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ravenstail-robe-made-by-juneau-youth-has-its-coming-out-party/ A privately-run child care program is set to offer all-day care for school-aged children in several Juneau schools this summer. 
Auke Lake Preschool runs Auke Lake RALLY as an after-school child care program at Auke Bay Elementary School, Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary and Harborview Elementary School. Once the school year ends, Auke Lake RALLY will continu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/auke-lake-rally-to-offer-summer-child-care-in-juneau/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/auke-lake-rally-to-offer-summer-child-care-in-juneau/ Since Juneau broke its official winter snowfall record on Monday, some residents have asked whether the melting snowpack will influence the next glacial outburst flood expected in the Mendenhall Valley this summer.  
The short answer is no. Local scientists who study the flood say this winter’s snowfall won’t have much, if any, inf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-record-winter-snowfall-wont-influence-glacial-outburst-flood-size-this-summer/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-record-winter-snowfall-wont-influence-glacial-outburst-flood-size-this-summer/ The Alaska Senate approved a measure to boost state taxes on oil and gas production on Wednesday. Lawmakers tacked it on to what would have been a routine renewal of a state oil royalty agreement.
Sen. Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, sponsored the amendment to House Bill 194, saying it would close a corporate income tax loophole and potentially]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-pushes-for-increase-in-oil-tax-revenue-amid-war-driven-oil-boom/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-pushes-for-increase-in-oil-tax-revenue-amid-war-driven-oil-boom/ City and Borough of Juneau RecycleWorks and Solid Waste Processing departments:https://juneau.org/engineering-public-works/recycleworkshttps://juneau.org/engineering-public-works/solid-wasteJuneau Chamber’s upcoming Spirits of Alaska eventJuneau School District’s Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy ProgramAudio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/recycleworkscbj-solid-waste-juneau-chamber-spirits-of-alaska-student-learning-from-the-juneau-school-district-tlingit-culture-language-and-literacy-program/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/recycleworkscbj-solid-waste-juneau-chamber-spirits-of-alaska-student-learning-from-the-juneau-school-district-tlingit-culture-language-and-literacy-program/ One person died over the weekend in a major avalanche near Haines Pass, just across the border in British Columbia.
Late March is typically prime time for recreation in the backcountry hot spot. But experts are now warning about unstable snow conditions in the area that likely won’t improve any time soon.
The victim was traveling with a group of five skiers on Sunday in the Rainy Hol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/avalanche-death-near-haines-sparks-warnings-about-unstable-snowpack/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/avalanche-death-near-haines-sparks-warnings-about-unstable-snowpack/ In this newscast:Juneau’s Thane Road remains closed until further notice since high winds have raised the risk of avalanches,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prioritizing short and medium-term solutions to glacial outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley,
The second iteration of the City and Borough of Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force has been meeting since mid-December,
The Alaska Legislature is on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-25-2026/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-25-2026/ Update: 8:20 p.m.
Thane Road reopened at 5:00 p.m. and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities plans to conduct avalanche hazard reduction when conditions allow in the coming days. 
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Juneau’s Thane Road remains closed until further notice amid high winds that have raised the risk of avalanches. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/thane-road-reopens-after-gale-winds-raise-avalanche-risk/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/thane-road-reopens-after-gale-winds-raise-avalanche-risk/ Juneau’s Thane Road remains closed until further notice amid high winds that have raised the risk of avalanches. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities observed eight natural avalanches Tuesday between Thane and Mount Juneau. 
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory, in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday.
DOT’s Sonny Mauricio said the wind has stopped the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/thane-road-closed-as-gale-winds-raise-avalanche-risk/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/thane-road-closed-as-gale-winds-raise-avalanche-risk/ This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
Earlier this year, Robin DeAlva made a Facebook group that she says addresses a specific issue in Juneau — the challenge of finding and offloading arts and craft supplies in the wake of Juneau’s Joann store closing l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-robin-dealva-on-making-an-online-exchange-for-arts-supplies/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-robin-dealva-on-making-an-online-exchange-for-arts-supplies/ The Alaska House of Representatives passed an elections bill aimed at streamlining the state’s voting process and updating the voter rolls with a bipartisan vote on Monday. If signed into law, the bill would implement a new ballot tracking system, provide paid postage for all absentee mail-in ballots and implement provisions for faster election results, among other changes.
The H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-elections-overhaul-bill-amid-national-debate-around-voter-access/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-elections-overhaul-bill-amid-national-debate-around-voter-access/ The second iteration of the City and Borough of Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force has been meeting since mid-December. The group is tasked with looking at whether the city’s current approach to managing tourism is working and recommending big-picture changes to the Juneau Assembly.
KTOO’s Clarise Larson sat down with its vice chair, Kirby Day, to learn mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-task-force-wants-public-feedback-to-inform-tourism-policy-in-juneau/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-task-force-wants-public-feedback-to-inform-tourism-policy-in-juneau/ In this newscast:Juneau has officially broken its snowfall record.
The City and Borough of Juneau began mailing out annual property tax assessment values to homes and businesses late last week.
Three finalists have been chosen in a mural contest to decorate new bear-resistant trash infrastructure in downtown Juneau this summer.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska came to Juneau last week to give training sessions]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-24-2026/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-24-2026/ The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska came to Juneau last week to give training sessions on what to do if residents encounter immigration enforcement actions in town – whether you’re a bystander, an employer or someone getting detained. 
In a “Know Your Rights” session at the University of Alaska Southeast, ACLU Alaska Execu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/aclu-of-alaska-holds-bystander-training-in-juneau-amid-uptick-in-immigration-enforcement-nationwide/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/aclu-of-alaska-holds-bystander-training-in-juneau-amid-uptick-in-immigration-enforcement-nationwide/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prioritizing short and medium-term solutions to glacial outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley, but that doesn’t mean the agency has lost sight of the lake tap they chose as their preferred long-term solution late last year. ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/army-corps-says-its-working-on-multiple-glacial-outburst-flood-solutions-for-juneau-at-once/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/army-corps-says-its-working-on-multiple-glacial-outburst-flood-solutions-for-juneau-at-once/ The state of Alaska is looking for someone to take the Matanuska, one of the first three ships built as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System after statehood.
In a public notice published Friday afternoon, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said it is now looking for “interested parties regarding th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-prepares-to-get-rid-of-historic-ferry-matanuska-one-of-states-oldest/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-prepares-to-get-rid-of-historic-ferry-matanuska-one-of-states-oldest/ Three finalists have been chosen in a mural contest to decorate new bear-resistant trash infrastructure in downtown Juneau this summer.
The winning design will be printed on an enclosure of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/voting-is-open-for-bear-resistant-trash-can-art-destined-for-downtown-juneau/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/voting-is-open-for-bear-resistant-trash-can-art-destined-for-downtown-juneau/ The City and Borough of Juneau began mailing out annual property tax assessment values to homes and businesses late last week. And for most, the change from this year to last shouldn’t be too jarring.
According to new data shared by the city, the median assessed value for residential properties increased by just over half a percent. The median assessed value of a single-family home increased by even less — abo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residential-assessments-remain-stable-with-less-than-1-increase-from-last-year/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residential-assessments-remain-stable-with-less-than-1-increase-from-last-year/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to rule in favor of the Republican National Committee that all ballots must be received on Election Day to be counted.
In a case argued Monday, the RNC challenges a Mississipi law that allows ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to arrive up to five days later.
Alaska accepts postmarked ballots that arrive up to 10 days after Electio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-accepts-ballots-that-arrive-after-election-day-this-case-could-end-that/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-accepts-ballots-that-arrive-after-election-day-this-case-could-end-that/ The filing deadline for this year’s Alaska Permanent Fund dividend is March 31, and if Rep. Nick Begich III has his way, this year’s dividend will be tax free.
On March 3, Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House introduced a bill that would exempt the dividend from federal taxes.
When Begich mentioned it during his address to state law]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-rep-nick-begich-proposes-federal-tax-exemption-for-permanent-fund-dividends/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-rep-nick-begich-proposes-federal-tax-exemption-for-permanent-fund-dividends/ In this newscast:Juneau broke its local record for snowiest March on Sunday with almost 64 inches, and now the capital city is just over an inch away from beating its winter snowfall record,
The Juneau School District has reached a tentative agreement on a contract with its teachers union, after more than a year of negotiations that escalated to a successful vote authorizing the union to strike last week,
The U.S. Forest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-23-2026/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-23-2026/ Update, Tuesday 9 a.m. 
Juneau has officially broken its snowfall record.The city reached 201.2 inches at the Juneau International Airport at midnight, surpassing the previous record of 197.9 inches set in the winter of 2006-07. Snowfall has been recorded at the airport since 1943.
Original story:
Juneau broke its local record for snowiest March on Sunday with 63.8 inches, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-officially-breaks-snowfall-record-after-brief-setback/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-officially-breaks-snowfall-record-after-brief-setback/ Update, Tuesday 9 a.m. 
Juneau has officially broken its snowfall record.The city reached 201.2 inches at the Juneau International Airport at midnight, surpassing the previous record of 197.9 inches set in the winter of 2006-07. Snowfall has been recorded at the airport since 1943.
Original story:
Juneau broke its local record for snowiest March on Sunday with 63.8 inches, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-has-officially-broken-its-snowfall-record/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-has-officially-broken-its-snowfall-record/ Juneau broke its local record for snowiest March on Sunday with 63.8 inches, and now, the capital city is just 1.2 inches away from beating its winter snowfall record. 
This March broke the previous record of 62.7 inches set in 2007. 
But Juneau has not yet broken its winter snowfall record after a data correction lag in a national database moved the goalpost. Juneau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-breaks-march-snowfall-record-but-not-the-winter-record-yet/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-breaks-march-snowfall-record-but-not-the-winter-record-yet/ The U.S. Forest Service plans to hold a virtual meeting this week for residents across Southeast to share feedback on a revised Tongass National Forest management plan. The plan will set the agency’s priorities for the forest over the next decade or so. 
The virtual town hall is on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The online opportunity is in addition to in-person public meetings the agency announced earlier this month. Those opportunities t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-plans-to-hold-virtual-meeting-on-tongass-forest-plan-revision-wednesday/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-plans-to-hold-virtual-meeting-on-tongass-forest-plan-revision-wednesday/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed a bill Friday offering tax breaks for a planned natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska.
The bill would exempt the Alaska LNG project from local taxes, including a 2% annual statewide property tax and local sales and use taxes. They’d be replaced by a tax on the volume of gas flowing through the pipeline once it comes online.
In an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-proposes-property-tax-breaks-for-alaska-lng-pipeline/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-proposes-property-tax-breaks-for-alaska-lng-pipeline/ Tribal members of Kipnuk have overwhelmingly voted to relocate their community after devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, according to results released by the tribe on March 20.
More than 92% of adult tribal members that the tribe was able to contact by phone in recent weeks voted to relocate. Nearly a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kipnuk-votes-to-relocate-following-devastation-from-halong/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kipnuk-votes-to-relocate-following-devastation-from-halong/ Ten Juneau high school students gained real-world home-building experience — and some much-needed Vitamin D — earlier this month during a school district trip to Maui, Hawaii. 
Students spent several days rebuilding homes destroyed by the wildfires that devastated the town of Lahaina in 2023. The Juneau School District’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-high-schoolers-travel-to-hawaii-to-help-rebuild-homes-destroyed-by-lahaina-wildfires/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-high-schoolers-travel-to-hawaii-to-help-rebuild-homes-destroyed-by-lahaina-wildfires/ The Alaska State Board of Education moved to establish a special committee to review ongoing issues and make recommendations to improve operations at the state-run boarding school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-education-board-takes-steps-to-assess-boarding-school-conditions-after-outcry/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-education-board-takes-steps-to-assess-boarding-school-conditions-after-outcry/ Lawmakers in Juneau set up a conference committee this week to hammer out a final draft of a budget bill that would fund hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of construction projects across the state. The bill also includes tens of millions for disaster relief and wildfire suppression and would refill a scholarship fund lawmakers used to bridge a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-look-to-resolve-standoff-over-fast-track-budget-bill/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-look-to-resolve-standoff-over-fast-track-budget-bill/ The Juneau School District has reached a tentative agreement on a contract with its teachers union. This comes after more than a year of negotiations that escalated to a successful vote authorizing the union to strike earlier this week.
The two-year agreement covers this school year and the next. In a joint press releas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-teachers-union/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-teachers-union/ In this newscast:The Juneau Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 17-year-old boy who has been reportedly missing for two days.
Juneau’s legendary Gold Medal Basketball Tournament kicks off this weekend for the 77th time.
Juneau Police commander Matt DuBois speaks with KTOO’s Mike Lane about a regional task force that investigates illegal drugs being distributed in Southeast Alaska.
The Kodiak]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-20-2026/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-20-2026/ The state of Alaska is delaying construction on the first phase of the controversial Cascade Point ferry terminal, proposed to connect Juneau and Haines, due to a permitting issue.
The work was originally planned to begin this summer. That would have entailed building an access road, a new bridge, a gate and an upland staging area, but not the terminal itself.
But the state Department of Transportation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-puts-off-cascade-point-construction-until-next-year/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-puts-off-cascade-point-construction-until-next-year/ The U.S. Coast Guard has identified two people who died Sunday while working in a confined space on a freight barge near Ketchikan.
The two deceased have been identified as Ben Fowler and Sidney Mohorovich. One body was recovered on Sunday and the other was recovered on Tuesday. The other two crewmembers working in the confined space have be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/crewmembers-in-fatal-barge-incident-near-ketchikan-identified/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/crewmembers-in-fatal-barge-incident-near-ketchikan-identified/ Last month, the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs task force arrested a Juneau man and found nearly $160,000-worth of controlled substances at his residence – most of which was fentanyl.
Elsewhere in the region, SEACAD has seized pounds of methamphetamine in Ketchikan, Haines and Wrangell in the past few months.
Juneau Police comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-do-southeast-communities-coordinate-on-drug-busts-a-qampa-with-one-of-the-leaders-of-seacad/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-do-southeast-communities-coordinate-on-drug-busts-a-qampa-with-one-of-the-leaders-of-seacad/ University of Alaska President Pat Pitney, who’s set to retire at the end of May, delivered her final State of the University address Thursday at the Westmark Hotel during a luncheon for the Rotary Club of Fairbanks. The roughly 30-minute speech emphasized overcoming challenges and entering what sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ua-president-pitney-gives-final-state-of-the-university-address-ahead-of-retirement/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ua-president-pitney-gives-final-state-of-the-university-address-ahead-of-retirement/ The Juneau Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 17-year-old boy who has been reportedly missing for two days. 
According to police, Michael Northern Miller did not return home from school on Wednesday. Police say he was reportedly seen on Thursday evening at about 11 p.m. in the Mendenhall Valley near Jerry Drive. “The best help is to kee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/police-seek-help-locating-missing-17-year-old-boy-in-juneau/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/police-seek-help-locating-missing-17-year-old-boy-in-juneau/ School districts around Alaska are bracing for another year of deep cuts, a year after state lawmakers overcame two vetoes to increase funding for public schools.
Last year’s $700 boost to the base student allocation followed years of pleas from families, teachers and local officials who said the state’s public school system was at a breaking point.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/why-alaska-school-districts-are-still-facing-deep-cuts-after-last-years-funding-increase/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/why-alaska-school-districts-are-still-facing-deep-cuts-after-last-years-funding-increase/ In this newscast:The state of Alaska is delaying construction on the first phase of a controversial ferry terminal proposed to connect Juneau and Haines, due to a permitting issue.
Alaska youth and advocates are calling on lawmakers to create a statewide fund for suicide prevention by charging a small fee on Alaskans’ monthly phone bills.
The Juneau School District’s teachers union voted to authorize a strike]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march-19-2026/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march-19-2026/ The Juneau School District’s teachers union voted to authorize a strike earlier this week amid ongoing contract negotiations. According to a press release from Juneau Education Association, 92% of the union’s 265-person bargaining unit voted to authorize a strike.
Kelley Harvey is a reading interventionist at Auke Bay Elemen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-teachers-union-votes-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-negotiations-drag-on/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-teachers-union-votes-to-authorize-strike-as-contract-negotiations-drag-on/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/19capitol988.mp3
Alaska youth and advocates are calling on lawmakers to create a statewide fund for suicide prevention by charging a small fee on Alaskans’ monthly phone bills. 
The nation’s Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is 988. It’s the easy-to-remember number to call that was l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/advocates-and-youth-call-on-alaska-lawmakers-to-support-bills-to-fund-suicide-prevention/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/advocates-and-youth-call-on-alaska-lawmakers-to-support-bills-to-fund-suicide-prevention/ The Alaska Board of Fisheries is meeting Tuesday through Saturday in Anchorage at the Egan Civic and Convention Center to consider changes to statewide finfish fisheries. Board members are appointed by the governor. They consider changes to the state’s fish regulations after listening to opinions from Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game and the public.
Three proposals are seeking to limit hatche]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/board-of-fish-to-consider-limiting-pink-and-chum-hatchery-production-and-changes-to-trawl-gear/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/board-of-fish-to-consider-limiting-pink-and-chum-hatchery-production-and-changes-to-trawl-gear/ Juneau’s legendary Gold Medal Basketball Tournament kicks off this weekend for the 77th time. 
Beginning on Sunday, hundreds of people from across Southeast Alaska will attend throughout the week to watch nearly 30 regional adult teams play dozens of games and compete for titles in five brackets.
Tim Wilson, a Lions Club co-chair for this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-iconic-gold-medal-basketball-tournament-returns-this-weekend/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-iconic-gold-medal-basketball-tournament-returns-this-weekend/ The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council has had new leadership for a few months now, and that has come with some changes.
Maggie McMillan joined the arts agency as executive director in December. The JAHC’s operations manager retired shortly before that, so McMillan took over finances as well. She stepped into both roles at a time when arts organ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-juneau-arts-and-humanities-council-director-navigates-financial-challenges/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-juneau-arts-and-humanities-council-director-navigates-financial-challenges/ An auction of drilling rights in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska broke records Wednesday, suggesting that the oil and gas industry is keenly interested in expanding in the U.S. Arctic.
Kevin Pendergast, Alaska director of the Bureau of Land Management, announced that the winning bids totaled nearly $164 mi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/164m-auction-for-drilling-rights-in-alaskas-arctic-sets-new-records/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/164m-auction-for-drilling-rights-in-alaskas-arctic-sets-new-records/ Voting begins Wednesday for University of Alaska staff across the state to decide on forming a union. The group is called the Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity.
The nascent union is organizing as part of the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, one of the largest unions in the nation.
Mike DeLue is on the organizing comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/voting-to-form-university-of-alaska-staff-union-begins/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/voting-to-form-university-of-alaska-staff-union-begins/ In this newscast:Alaska Seaplanes announced this week that it would be implementing a 6% temporary fuel surcharge on fares beginning Friday. The company cites a nearly 40% increase in fuel costs due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The City and Borough of Juneau plans to move into a new City Hall by the end of this year. That means the current building could be up for sale in the coming months.
Voting begins We]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-18-2026/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-18-2026/ Climate change has caused winter in Alaska’s largest cities to warm more dramatically than in other major cities across the U.S. over the long term. But this winter in Juneau doesn’t match the overall trend. 
Nicole Ferrin, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Juneau, said that’s the difference between climate and we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-wild-winter-bucks-the-climate-trend/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-wild-winter-bucks-the-climate-trend/ Alaska Seaplanes announced this week that it would be implementing a 6% temporary fuel surcharge on fares beginning Friday. The company cites a nearly 40% increase in fuel costs due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. 
Andy Kline, a spokesperson for the company, said — as far as he knows — Alaska Seaplanes has never implemented a short-term charge of this kind before. But he called the cur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-seaplanes-announces-temporary-fuel-surcharge-citing-iran-war/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-seaplanes-announces-temporary-fuel-surcharge-citing-iran-war/ The City and Borough of Juneau plans to move into a new City Hall by the end of this year. That means the current building could be up for sale in the coming months. 
At a committee meeting Monday night, the Juneau Assembly moved forward with an ordinance that – if approved – would make the property located on Heritage Way in downtown Juneau available for purchase. The minimum bid would be $2.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-hall-could-be-up-for-sale-in-the-coming-months/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-hall-could-be-up-for-sale-in-the-coming-months/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Tuesday narrowly agreed to take up a voting bill that President Trump says is essential for the survival of the country, and opponents argue will disenfranchise millions of Americans.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican who voted not to open debate on the Save America Act. It would require voters to show photo ID at the polls and provide proof of citizenship]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-is-sole-republican-to-vote-to-block-the-save-act/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-is-sole-republican-to-vote-to-block-the-save-act/ NOME – Defending Iditarod champion Jessie Holmes and his perky team of sled dogs made a brisk run down Front Street about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to deliver the 44-year-old musher his second title in as many years.
From Brushkana Creek off the Denali Highway, Holmes is the first repeat champion the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog R]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/iditarods-new-champ-same-as-the-old-champ-jessie-holmes-notches-rare-repeat-win/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/iditarods-new-champ-same-as-the-old-champ-jessie-holmes-notches-rare-repeat-win/ Juneau School District’s student services director is resigning at the end of June.
Jason DeCamillis said in an email to KTOO that he is leaving the district to “pursue other professional opportunities.”He submitted his resignation to the district last week.
The student services director oversees the district’s special education program. It is also in charge of multiple services and s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-districts-student-services-director-to-resign-in-june/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-districts-student-services-director-to-resign-in-june/ In this newscast:The Alaska Board of Fisheries is meeting today through Saturday in Anchorage to consider changes to statewide finfish fisheries.
Juneau’s city-owned cold weather emergency shelter may soon start accepting patrons year-round instead of closing its doors in mid-April.
The Juneau School District’s student services director is resigning at the end of June.
For Tongass Voices, Juneau-Douglas High S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-17-2026/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-17-2026/ The head of a powerful state Senate committee is calling for stronger legislative oversight and changes to state oil and gas taxes as the developer of the Alaska LNG project approaches a final investment decision.
Backers say it’s an effort to ensure the state gets a fair deal if a North Slope gas pipeline moves forward, but others worry it could have a chilling effect on the project.
Anchorage Republican Sen. Cat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senate-bill-seeks-transparency-and-accountability-for-alaska-lng-project/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/senate-bill-seeks-transparency-and-accountability-for-alaska-lng-project/ The Juneau Assembly is considering an ordinance that would turn the city’s cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation, instead of just opening from mid-October through mid-April. 
At an Assembly committee of the whole meeting on Monday night, Juneau’s Deputy City Manager Robert Barr said it would give the city’s most vulnerable residents a place to sleep ever]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-considers-offering-city-winter-warming-shelter-year-round/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-considers-offering-city-winter-warming-shelter-year-round/ Lawmakers are considering new legislation to increase state funding for Alaska schools, and heard public comment on Wednesday evening that showed overwhelming support for more fu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/support-for-education-funding-bill-comes-as-alaska-districts-grapple-with-ongoing-deficits/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/support-for-education-funding-bill-comes-as-alaska-districts-grapple-with-ongoing-deficits/ This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
Cassie Lumba is a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and earlier this month, she won Alaskaʼs Poetry Out Loud competition.
S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-alaskas-poetry-out-loud-state-champion-shares-her-favorite-poem/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tongass-voices-alaskas-poetry-out-loud-state-champion-shares-her-favorite-poem/ A bill meant to protect Alaskans from drinking water contaminated with PFAS – which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – had its first committee hearing in the Alaska Legislature on Thursday. PFAS, often called ‘forever chemicals’ since they don’t break down naturally, are toxic and known to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-pfas-exposure-some-alaskans-testify-for-stronger-drinking-water-protections/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-pfas-exposure-some-alaskans-testify-for-stronger-drinking-water-protections/ In this newscast:Juneau residents will have multiple opportunities this week to provide feedback about how and where they’d like to see changes to better the capital city’s roadways for all users,
After months of on-an-off closures and limited services, the city’s recycling center will be back to operating at full capacity and regular hours starting tomorrow,
A bill meant to protect Alaskans from drinkin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-16-2026/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-16-2026/ Frontrunning teams in the 2026 Iditarod raced across the sea ice of Norton Sound early Monday, as defending champion Jessie Holmes held onto a solid lead and the hopes of joining a handful of mushers with consecutive wins.
Only five others have repeated as cha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/iditarod-mushes-onto-sea-ice-and-final-stretches-with-defending-champ-holmes-still-in-front/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/iditarod-mushes-onto-sea-ice-and-final-stretches-with-defending-champ-holmes-still-in-front/ After months of on-and-off closures and limited services, the city’s recycling center will be back to operating at full capacity and regular hours starting Tuesday.
Stuart Ashton, the city’s recycling manager, thanked the public for its patience while the center was often closed for repairs.
“This recycling center being a cornerstone of waste]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-recycling-center-will-finally-be-back-at-full-capacity-after-months-of-issues/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-recycling-center-will-finally-be-back-at-full-capacity-after-months-of-issues/ After months of on-and-off closures and limited services, the city’s recycling center will be back to operating at full capacity and regular hours starting Tuesday.
Stuart Ashton, the city’s recycling manager, thanked the public for its patience while the center was often closed for repairs.
“This recycling center being a cornerstone of waste]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-recycling-center-will-finally-back-at-full-capacity-after-months-of-issues/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-recycling-center-will-finally-back-at-full-capacity-after-months-of-issues/ Juneau residents will have multiple opportunities this week to provide feedback about how and where they’d like to see changes to better the capital city’s roadways for all users. 
The city is hosting three open house events to invite the public to learn more about its Safe Streets For All plan. In 2024, the city rece]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-seeks-public-feedback-for-plan-to-improve-juneaus-road-safety/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-seeks-public-feedback-for-plan-to-improve-juneaus-road-safety/ The fate of a closely watched budget bill in the Alaska Legislature is back up in the air after House Republicans declined to back a supermajority vote on Thursday that would have funded the bill from savings.
Republicans argued higher-than-expected oil prices — due largely to the war in Iran — would negate the need for a savings draw. And that’s true, if new state reve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/supplemental-budget-bill-stalls-as-alaska-house-mulls-war-fueled-oil-price-forecast/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/supplemental-budget-bill-stalls-as-alaska-house-mulls-war-fueled-oil-price-forecast/ In this newscast:This upcoming cruise ship tourism season will be the first time Juneau has a daily passenger cap — numbers that came through negotiations between the city and the cruise lines,
It has now been more than a month since a Juneau man who had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people was last seen by staff,
Negotiations between the City and Borough of Juneau and the local chapter of the Interna]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-13-2026/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-13-2026/ The live debut of Mike Maas’s Blue Nagoon project. The concert is on March 14 at The Crystal Saloon. It will feature original songs from his albums “Here Be Dragons,” “Love in the Time Of…,” and a forthcoming rock album, and covers of some favorite songs from the 80s to today. The band is Maas on keys/guitar, Nick Fishman on drums, and Simon Taylor on bass, and five Juneau singers: Alyssa Fisch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/blue-nagoon-debuts-live-concert-at-crystal-saloon-jump-short-film-festival-at-goldtown-nick/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/blue-nagoon-debuts-live-concert-at-crystal-saloon-jump-short-film-festival-at-goldtown-nick/ Negotiations between the City and Borough of Juneau and the local chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters have stalled out after more than a year of contract negotiations. The union has been operating without one since last summer. 
In its proposal for a three-year contract, the city says it is offering Juneau’s loca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-firefighters-union-and-the-city-still-at-an-impasse-after-more-than-a-year/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-firefighters-union-and-the-city-still-at-an-impasse-after-more-than-a-year/ Listen to this story:
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Youth from across the state presented films they made highlighting the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues where they live. 
White water rushing through boulders in downtown Juneau’s Gold Creek and other scenes from Cope Park flashed across a large screen at the Juneau Arts and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-youth-present-climate-and-environment-films-at-juneau-screening/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-youth-present-climate-and-environment-films-at-juneau-screening/ A new collective of doulas, the SE AK Birth Collective, is offering two community events during World Doula Week beginning March 22.
“Plants Out of Place” Fireside Lecture features representatives from Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition and Tlingit & Haida discussing invasive plant species in Southeast and how they impact the lands and waters around us. The talk is at Mendenhall Glaciers on Friday, March 27, at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-doula-collective-to-hold-events-during-world-doula-week-plants-out-of-place-fireside-chat-and-juneau-schools-optional-programs-preview/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-doula-collective-to-hold-events-during-world-doula-week-plants-out-of-place-fireside-chat-and-juneau-schools-optional-programs-preview/ The Alaska Legislature on Friday extended Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s disaster declaration related to the storms that wrought havoc in Western Alaska last fall. The 30-day extension allows state agencies to continue responding to ongoing needs associated with the storm through early April.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-contentious-debate-legislature-again-extends-halong-disaster-declaration/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-contentious-debate-legislature-again-extends-halong-disaster-declaration/ It has now been more than a month since a Juneau man who had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people was last seen by staff. 
Junior Lama Siufanua was reported missing on Feb. 25. 
Police say there are no updates, and the case has been assigned to their investigations unit. 
Siufanua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-previously-staying-at-glory-hall-hasnt-been-seen-in-more-than-a-month/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-previously-staying-at-glory-hall-hasnt-been-seen-in-more-than-a-month/ This upcoming cruise ship tourism season will be the first time Juneau has a daily passenger cap thanks to negotiations between the city and cruise lines. Still, more than half the respondents in a local survey say they don’t believe the city is doing enough to mitigate tourism impacts on residents.  
On Thursday, Juneau’s Visitor Industry Director Alix Pierce shared data from an a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-survey-shows-majority-of-juneau-residents-still-think-city-isnt-doing-enough-to-manage-tourism/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-survey-shows-majority-of-juneau-residents-still-think-city-isnt-doing-enough-to-manage-tourism/ The head of the U.S. Department of the Interior visited Alaska on Thursday and spoke about Alaska’s role in national and international energy security.
Sec. Doug Burgum and his team were traveling to the U.S.-sponsored Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum in Tokyo, Japan. They had a stopover at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and were joined]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/at-anchorage-stopover-interior-secretary-touts-alaskas-role-in-energy-dominance/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/at-anchorage-stopover-interior-secretary-touts-alaskas-role-in-energy-dominance/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board approved its budget for next year on Tuesday. The district will be able to maintain services but there are still funding uncertainties,
A former Juneau school board member submitted what current board members called “disparaging comments” to be engraved on fundraising bricks for a new school playground in Lemon Creek,
Alaska Congressman Nick Begich urged the state Legis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march12-202/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march12-202/ Aaron Davidman talks about his new film “American Solitaire,” which will have a special pre-release screening and Q&A around Southeast Alaska, including Juneau, on March 23 at the Goldtown. The film explores veterans’ stories and gun violence prevention.Con Brio presents “Art Songs” with Sara Radke Brown, soprano, Candace LiVolsi, harp, and friends. Music of Debussy, Delibes, Hahn, Strauss, Schu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-film-american-solitaire-pre-release-screenings-in-southeast-con-brio-presents-art-songs-and-juneau-steam-coalitions-curiosity-unleashed/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-film-american-solitaire-pre-release-screenings-in-southeast-con-brio-presents-art-songs-and-juneau-steam-coalitions-curiosity-unleashed/ A former Juneau School Board member submitted what current board members called “disparaging comments” to be engraved on fundraising bricks for a new school playground in Lemon Creek.
Emil Mackey paid for the bricks and submitted the comments. He served on the Juneau Board of Education for nine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-school-board-member-writes-disparaging-comments-on-bricks-for-new-playground/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/former-juneau-school-board-member-writes-disparaging-comments-on-bricks-for-new-playground/ Officials with the Alaska National Guard said plans to deploy a trained rapid response force this month to support federal authorities in Washington D.C. has been pushed back to May.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy in Novembe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-national-guard-says-planned-deployment-to-washington-dc-pushed-to-may/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-national-guard-says-planned-deployment-to-washington-dc-pushed-to-may/ A high-profile budget bill that would enable hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of government-funded construction projects across Alaska took a substantial step forward in the state Legislature on Wednesday. The Alaska Senate unanimously passed what’s known as the supplemental budget and approved a $373.5]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-deal-sends-high-stakes-budget-bill-to-house-for-final-vote/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-deal-sends-high-stakes-budget-bill-to-house-for-final-vote/ Listen here:
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The Juneau School Board on Tuesday approved its budget for next year. The district will be able to maintain its services, but there are still funding uncertainties. For instance, teachers don’t have a new contract, and they’v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-approves-budget-amid-unresolved-teachers-union-contract/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-approves-budget-amid-unresolved-teachers-union-contract/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board selected Shawn Arnold to be the district’s next superintendent. He was one of three finalists for the position and the only current district employee,
The Juneau Assembly has decided to postpone a vote on whether to disempower Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors for at least six months,
A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law had its firs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-11-2026/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-11-2026/ A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law had its first committee hearing yesterday. Democratic Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan’s bill, introduced this year, would alter a law that specifically criminalizes sexual assault by a medical provider.
As it stands now, a key part of the legal definition of sexual assault by a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-close-gap-in-alaska-sexual-assault-law/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-close-gap-in-alaska-sexual-assault-law/ The Juneau Assembly has decided to postpone a vote on whether to disempower Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors for at least six months.
That’s after recent news that a preliminary cost estimate for the installation of the city-owned ski area’s controversial gondola puts the project’s total cost at $37 million. When th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-ski-areas-board-will-remain-an-empowered-board-for-now/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-ski-areas-board-will-remain-an-empowered-board-for-now/ The Iditarod is known for its toughness, but this year three teams on the 1,000-mile trail to Nome are in the race’s first-ever noncompetitive Expedition Class.
Two are wealthy businessmen who’ve contributed money to the race. One is a former champ.
Despite their financial contributions, some mushers are question]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/relaxed-rules-have-iditarod-mushers-wary-of-new-expedition-class/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/relaxed-rules-have-iditarod-mushers-wary-of-new-expedition-class/ The Juneau School Board selected Shawn Arnold to be the district’s next superintendent. He was one of three finalists for the position and the only current district employee.
Arnold has worked in the district since 2021. He’s the principal at Thunder Mountain Middle School after previously serving as principal of Thunder Mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-selects-shawn-arnold-to-be-next-superintendent/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-selects-shawn-arnold-to-be-next-superintendent/ Alaska Congressman Nick Begich urged the state Legislature to be bold with policies to encourage resource development, just as a previous generation did to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Begich said the state needs to mat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/rep-begich-tells-legislators-to-seize-the-moment-on-resource-extraction-and-gas-line/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/rep-begich-tells-legislators-to-seize-the-moment-on-resource-extraction-and-gas-line/ The Juneau Assembly decided Monday to sign an agreement with the federal government for a buyout of View Drive, the street hit hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding.The decision comes after some city leaders met with residents and found more interest than an informal city poll indicated last month. 
Assembly Member Paul Kelly said he attended the meeting with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-moves-to-begin-buyout-process-for-flood-ravaged-street-but-could-still-back-out/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-moves-to-begin-buyout-process-for-flood-ravaged-street-but-could-still-back-out/ In this newscast:Social service providers in Juneau say they’re worried about fallout if the Juneau Assembly decides to cut city funding to some of Juneau’s most critical social services.
The Juneau Assembly decided Monday to sign an agreement with the federal government for a buyout of View Drive, the street hit hardest by annual glacial outburst funding.
A trial date for a lawsuit between the Juneau School D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-10-2026/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-10-2026/ A trial date for a lawsuit between the Juneau School District and its support staff union won’t be decided on for another six months. 
Juneau Education Support Staff, or JESS, sued the district last September, arguing the district didn’t follow its contract with the union when it ended RALLY, the district’s after-school and summer child care program. The district ended RALLY l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-and-support-staff-union-delay-plans-to-go-to-trial/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-and-support-staff-union-delay-plans-to-go-to-trial/ Social service providers in Juneau say they’re worried about fallout if the Juneau Assembly decides to cut city funding to some of Juneau’s most critical social services.
On Monday night, multiple providers testified during the Assembly’s regular meeting to advocate for the city’s continued funding of social service grants. 
Kaia Quinto is the ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-social-service-providers-advocate-for-funding-amid-looming-city-budget-cuts/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-social-service-providers-advocate-for-funding-amid-looming-city-budget-cuts/ U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III delivers his address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature Tuesday at 11 a.m.
This is the Republican Congressman’s second address to the Legislature since winning Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. Hous]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-us-rep-nick-begich-addresses-alaska-legislature/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-us-rep-nick-begich-addresses-alaska-legislature/ Alaska students could have a new graduation requirement in the not-too-distant-future. The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would mandate a new civics course or exam for students who start ninth grade in 2027.
The bill is a longtime priority for Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican.
“What it really is all about is creating citizens,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-passes-bill-requiring-civics-education-for-high-school-students/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-senate-passes-bill-requiring-civics-education-for-high-school-students/ The Juneau School Board has a regular meeting Tuesday to discuss next year’s budget and a contract with its support staff union. The public has an opportunity to comment in person or over Zoom. 
The district reached a tentative agreement with Juneau Education Support Staff, or JESS, last week. The school]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-discuss-proposed-budgets-union-contract-for-support-staff/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-discuss-proposed-budgets-union-contract-for-support-staff/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight on whether to appropriate nearly $500,000 to Dzantik’i Heeni Playground Capital Improvement Project,
A team of specialists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory stopped by Sitka to do some station maintenance work on Mt. Edgecumbe, a volcano on nearby Kruzof Island,
British Columbia is proposing to limit U.S.-based Tribes from government consultations related to e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-9-2026/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-9-2026/ Juneau musician Taylor Dallas Vidic has joined a lot of acts over the years. She sings with big bands, motown groups and other singer-songwriters.Now, after working on it for years, she’s releasing her first album, “Cat and Mouse,” in April. Her first single, “Trash Birds,” is available now on music streaming platforms. She’s also hosting an album release party on April 3 and 4.
As Vidic tells KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey, one h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-singer-songwriter-taylor-dallas-vidics-first-album-delves-into-relationships-through-jazz-folk-mashup/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-singer-songwriter-taylor-dallas-vidics-first-album-delves-into-relationships-through-jazz-folk-mashup/ The Trump administration is seeking to open national preserves in Alaska to bear baiting by sport hunters.
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday announced that it will propose a ne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-administration-plans-to-end-ban-on-bear-baiting-in-alaska-national-preserves/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-administration-plans-to-end-ban-on-bear-baiting-in-alaska-national-preserves/ The snow is back for the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
A little over a half-foot of snow blanketed Anchorage for the Iditarod’s ceremonial kickoff Saturday, creating a very different scene from the previous year, which saw an abbreviated run through the city, on mere ribbons of snow, and a move]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-snow-is-back-2026-iditarod-kicks-off-with-anchorage-ceremonial-start/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-snow-is-back-2026-iditarod-kicks-off-with-anchorage-ceremonial-start/ On a bluebird day in early March, helicopters buzzed overhead. They were shuttling skiers from nearby peaks to Alaska Heliskiing, a local operator based about 30 miles north of Haines. The conditions lately have been excellent.
“Just blower cold powder, plenty deep. You can’t feel the bottom,” said Sean Brownell, who owns the local company. “It’s perfect, cold w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-haines-a-small-army-of-locals-is-gearing-up-to-host-a-global-ski-competition/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-haines-a-small-army-of-locals-is-gearing-up-to-host-a-global-ski-competition/ The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday on whether to appropriate $493,000 to the Dzantik’i Heeni Playground Capital Improvement Project. 
The money comes from the Juneau School District’s fund balance and would pay for playground equipment and its installation at the campus, where students have been playing on a dirt field. This round of fundin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-vote-on-dzantiki-heeni-playground-funds-st-vincents-maintenance/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-vote-on-dzantiki-heeni-playground-funds-st-vincents-maintenance/ In this newscast:The U.S. Forest Service has announced its public meetings schedule for residents across Southeast to share feedback on a revised Tongass National Forest management plan. The plan will set the agency’s priorities for the forest over the next decade or so,
Community members had the opportunity to meet and ask questions to the three Juneau schools superintendent finalists during a forum Wednesday]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-6-2026/Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-march-6-2026/ Taku Winds, the winds ensemble from Juneau Community Bands, will perform their concert “Rhapsody in Blue” Saturday night, March 7. Conductor Alan Young and the president of the board, Sarah McNair-Grove, discuss the program.The Juneau Public Library is presenting a conversation with two authors, Naomi Klouda and Marybeth Holleman, on Sunday, March 8. “Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears: Navigating a Changing Climate&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/taku-winds-spring-concert-touchstones-of-glaciers-and-bears-library-presentation-and-mudrooms-storytelling-event-season-finale/Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/taku-winds-spring-concert-touchstones-of-glaciers-and-bears-library-presentation-and-mudrooms-storytelling-event-season-finale/ The head of the Alaska Division of Elections will not share legal advice that led to the state’s decision to send an extended voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-officials-stonewall-state-legislators-on-justification-for-handing-voter-data-to-feds/Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-officials-stonewall-state-legislators-on-justification-for-handing-voter-data-to-feds/ The U.S. Forest Service has announced its public meetings schedule for residents across Southeast to share feedback on a revised Tongass National Forest management plan. The plan will set the agency’s priorities for the forest over the next decade or so. 
The Tongass is the largest national forest in the U.S., with more than 16 million acres covering 80% of Southeast Alaska.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-schedules-in-person-meetings-across-southeast-on-tongass-plan-revision/Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-schedules-in-person-meetings-across-southeast-on-tongass-plan-revision/ Tribal members spoke out against the state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau at a panel hosted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council on Wednesday.
The state’s plan for the first phase of the ferry terminal includes developing an access road and a construction staging area at the end of Glacier Highway on the south side of Berners Bay. It would be roughly 30 miles f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tribal-members-speak-out-against-proposed-cascade-point-ferry-terminal/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tribal-members-speak-out-against-proposed-cascade-point-ferry-terminal/ Tribal citizens spoke out against the state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau at a panel hosted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council on Wednesday.
The state’s plan for the first phase of the ferry terminal includes developing an access road and a construction staging area at the end of Glacier Highway on the south side of Berners Bay. It would be roughly 30 miles]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tribal-citizens-speak-out-against-proposed-cascade-point-ferry-terminal/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tribal-citizens-speak-out-against-proposed-cascade-point-ferry-terminal/ Three Southeast Alaska fishers have been charged with deliberately sinking their vessels and creating marine obstructions, the U.S.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/southeast-alaska-fishers-accused-of-intentionally-sinking-their-vessels/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/southeast-alaska-fishers-accused-of-intentionally-sinking-their-vessels/ The federal government received no bids Wednesday in what it called the “Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale.”
It was the first of six auctions for offshore Cook Inlet drilling rights that Congress mandated in President Trump’s reconciliation bill last summer, called the One Big Beautiful Bil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/big-beautiful-auction-for-drilling-rights-in-cook-inlet-is-a-bust/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/big-beautiful-auction-for-drilling-rights-in-cook-inlet-is-a-bust/ Listen here:
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Juneau community members had the opportunity to meet and ask questions to the three superintendent finalists during a community forum on Wednesday. Each finalist had 30 minutes where they introduced themselves and answered audi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-superintendent-finalists-focus-on-building-trust-relationships-during-community-forum/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-superintendent-finalists-focus-on-building-trust-relationships-during-community-forum/ In this newscast:Tribal members spoke out against the state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau at a panel hosted by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council,
A new preliminary cost estimate to install the controversial gondola project at Eaglecrest Ski Area is a staggering $27 million,
Skijoring is an exhilarating way to spend time with your dog. Here are 4 tips to get started,
Alaska lawmakers are c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march-5-2026/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-march-5-2026/ Edward K. Thomas, President Emeritus of the Tlingit and Haida Central Council. His autobiography is titled “My Moment in Time: Tempering Tribal Leadership with Life’s Experiences.” He will be at Hearthside Books on First Friday, March 6, for a book signing.Rylee Jensen chats about her event happening at Kindred Post. Rylee is a wildlife photographer working toward giving back via conservation efforts through her work]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/edward-k-thomas-president-emeritus-of-tlingit-amp-haida-on-his-autobiography-lsquomy-moment-in-timersquo-plus-wildlife-photographer-rylee-jensen/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/edward-k-thomas-president-emeritus-of-tlingit-amp-haida-on-his-autobiography-lsquomy-moment-in-timersquo-plus-wildlife-photographer-rylee-jensen/ A new preliminary cost estimate to install the controversial gondola project at Eaglecrest Ski Area is $27 million, which is more than three times higher than originally expected and far more than the city has to pay for the project. 
Eaglecrest board member Jim Calvin broke the news of the installation cost estimate for the project at a joint board meeting with the Juneau Ass]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-ski-areas-preliminary-gondola-installation-cost-comes-in-at-estimated-27m/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-ski-areas-preliminary-gondola-installation-cost-comes-in-at-estimated-27m/ We meet the Women of Distinction who will be honored by AWARE at the 28th annual Women of Distinction Gala being held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Centennial Hall. The honorees are Maria Gladziszewski, Seikoonie Fran Houston, Christina Love, and Dr. Alice Taff.
We speak to two local Juneau high school contestants participating in this year’s Poetry Out Loud event on Monday, March 9, 2026.And First Friday previews with the Jun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/awares-2026-women-of-distinction-local-students-prepare-for-poetry-out-loud-and-first-friday-previews/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/awares-2026-women-of-distinction-local-students-prepare-for-poetry-out-loud-and-first-friday-previews/ Alaska lawmakers are considering another boost to per-student funding for public schools. The co-chairs of the House Education Committee, Sitka independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot and Juneau Democratic Rep. Andi Story, introduced a bill Wednesday that would boost the so-called base student allocation by $630 at an estimated cost of $159 million.
House Bill 347 comes after lawmakers boosted s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-consider-another-increase-to-per-student-public-school-funding/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-consider-another-increase-to-per-student-public-school-funding/ Republicans in the U.S. Senate rejected a resolution that would have limited President Trump’s power to continue the war on Iran.
Nearly all Republicans voted against it, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
She said “there’s no question” Trump should ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-despite-misgivings-votes-against-withdrawing-trumps-power-to-conduct-iran-war/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-despite-misgivings-votes-against-withdrawing-trumps-power-to-conduct-iran-war/ In this newscast:The federal government is suing a former chair of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors board for nearly $1 million spent to raise his sunken tugboat from Gastineau Channel in 2023,
The Juneau School District and its support staff union reached a tentative agreement yesterday, almost one year after both parties initially exchanged proposed contracts,
Juneau students have missed four days this school year due t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-4-2026/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-march-4-2026/ The Juneau School District and its support staff union reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, almost one year after both parties initially exchanged proposed contracts.
The tentative agreement is a three-year contract for an estimated 286 members of Juneau Education Support Staff, or JESS, according to an announcement from the district. That includes employees who wo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-support-staff-union/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-support-staff-union/ How many snow days is too many before Juneau’s school year extends into the summer? 
The Juneau School District hasn’t reached that point, according to Chief of Staff Kristin Bartlett. That’s partially because the district was able to get some of the lost days waived by the state, due to extraordinary weather. It also has four extra days built into its calen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-students-have-missed-four-days-this-school-year-due-to-snow-they-wont-have-to-make-them-up/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-students-have-missed-four-days-this-school-year-due-to-snow-they-wont-have-to-make-them-up/ How many snow days is too many before Juneau’s school year extends into the summer? 
The Juneau School District hasn’t reached that point, according to Chief of Staff Kristin Bartlett. That’s partially because the district was able to get some of the lost days waived by the state, due to extraordinary weather. It also has four extra days built into its calen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-students-have-missed-four-days-this-school-year-due-to-snow-so-far-they-wont-have-to-make-them-up/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-students-have-missed-four-days-this-school-year-due-to-snow-so-far-they-wont-have-to-make-them-up/ The federal government is suing a former chair of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors board for nearly $1 million spent to raise his sunken tugboat from Gastineau Channel in 2023. 
The Justice Department filed suit in late February against longtime Juneau resident Don Etheridge and his wife, Teresa, in Alaska’s U.S. Dist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/feds-sue-juneaus-former-docks-and-harbors-board-chair-over-900k-sunken-tugboat-cleanup/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/feds-sue-juneaus-former-docks-and-harbors-board-chair-over-900k-sunken-tugboat-cleanup/ My dog, Bloon, is a six-year-old giant, fluffy husky rescue who has the eyes of an angel but the energy of a rabid raccoon.
She. Never. Stops. And, especially during the winter when it’s dark and cold, it can get tough to find ways to keep her tame and me sane. But over the years, I discovered one way to truly tire her out (and also have fun in the process) is skijori]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skijoring-is-an-exhilarating-way-to-spend-time-with-your-dog-here-are-4-tips-to-get-started/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skijoring-is-an-exhilarating-way-to-spend-time-with-your-dog-here-are-4-tips-to-get-started/ Listen here:
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The Juneau School District has one of the oldest school-based hunter education programs in Alaska. Its current teacher recently won the state’s Hunter Educator of the Year award after bringing hunter education back into Juneau’s classrooms. 
James White wen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-hunter-educator-of-the-year-award-goes-to-juneau-middle-school-teacher/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-hunter-educator-of-the-year-award-goes-to-juneau-middle-school-teacher/ Alaska lawmakers are preaching caution as war in Iran and across much of the Middle East pushes oil prices higher.
Strikes by the U.S. and Israel, described by President Donald Trump as an effort to degrade Iran’s military and bring about regime change, have killed the country’s supreme leader and prompted furious r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-view-iran-war-induced-oil-price-spike-with-caution/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-view-iran-war-induced-oil-price-spike-with-caution/ In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau announced early facilities closures today, since a snowstorm has affected road conditions,
The Arctic Winter Games begin Sunday in Whitehorse, and half of Alaska’s snowshoe team has been practicing in Juneau,
The state has expanded a fishing closure for shrimp in Southeast Alaska to protect the species. Shrimping in Southeast is now closed to all harvesters through the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-3-2026/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-march-3-2026/ This is a developing story.
Update, Wednesday 10 a.m.:
Thane Road reopened at 9 a.m. Avalanche risk remains elevated in slide zones amid warming temperatures. A winter storm warning remains in effect until noon.Update, Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.
The city issued an advisory at around 6:30 p.m. saying the risk of urban avalanches will continue to elevate overnight due to heavy snowfall and wind. The city encourages residen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/update-snowstorm-causes-avalanche-risk-to-rise-thane-road-reopens/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/update-snowstorm-causes-avalanche-risk-to-rise-thane-road-reopens/ Update: March 3 at 6:45 p.m.
The city issued an advisory at around 6:30 p.m. saying the risk of urban avalanches will continue to elevate overnight due to heavy snowfall and wind. The city encourages residents in avalanche paths to be prepared by packing a go bag and clearing snow off of cars in the event of an evacuation advisory. John Bressette, Juneau’s avalanche advisor, wrote on the avalanche webpage that Gol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/update-snowstorm-causes-avalanche-risk-to-rise-city-facilities-and-thane-road-closed/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/update-snowstorm-causes-avalanche-risk-to-rise-city-facilities-and-thane-road-closed/ This is a developing story.
The City & Borough of Juneau announced early facility closures Tuesday as a snowstorm affected road conditions and the state will close Thane Road at 6 p.m.The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, which is expected to end Wednesday at noon.
Early city facility closures include the pools, public libraries, the Treadwell Arena, Zach Gordon Youth Center, Dimond Park Fieldho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snowstorm-causes-juneau-city-facilities-thane-road-to-close/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snowstorm-causes-juneau-city-facilities-thane-road-to-close/ Some Alaska school districts say they can’t afford to hire and retain international teachers after the Trump administration hiked fees for highly skilled worker visas.
Alaska school districts have increasingly hired international teachers through the H-1B program amid an ongoing teacher shortage. Until last September, the annual fee for such visas was $5,000 per]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-push-trump-administration-to-waive-100k-visa-fee-for-international-teachers/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-push-trump-administration-to-waive-100k-visa-fee-for-international-teachers/ State lawmakers had some sharp questions on Monday for Alaska’s Division of Elections about its decision to share the state’s full, unredacted voter list with the Department of Justice.
The state turned over the voter list to th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-question-alaskas-decision-to-turn-over-confidential-voter-data-to-doj/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-question-alaskas-decision-to-turn-over-confidential-voter-data-to-doj/ State prosecutors are no longer pursuing charges against a University of Alaska Fairbanks student who, in an act of protest, ate AI-generated art displayed on campus.
Graham Granger, 20, had faced one count of misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal mischief after his Jan. 13 arrest. Prosecutors dismissed the single count on Feb. 19, an outcome bot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/prosecutors-drop-case-against-uaf-student-about-5-weeks-after-he-ate-ai-generated-art/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/prosecutors-drop-case-against-uaf-student-about-5-weeks-after-he-ate-ai-generated-art/ In this newscast:Members of the Juneau community have an opportunity to watch recorded interviews with finalists for Juneau schools superintendent and give feedback to the school board by Thursday,
Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-2-2026/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-march-2-2026/ Members of the community have an opportunity to watch recorded interviews with the three finalists for Juneau superintendent and give feedback to the school board by Thursday. 
Finalists for the Juneau School District’s superintendent position did a round of interviews last week with Steve Lowder, a consultant with national search]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/community-can-weigh-in-on-juneau-school-district-superintendent-finalists-this-week/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/community-can-weigh-in-on-juneau-school-district-superintendent-finalists-this-week/ Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed the agency to explain why. 
Until recently, the Army Corps was pursuing the lake tap solution, which would involve digging a tunnel through]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-leaders-ask-army-corps-why-its-going-back-to-the-drawing-board-on-long-term-glacial-flood-solution/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-leaders-ask-army-corps-why-its-going-back-to-the-drawing-board-on-long-term-glacial-flood-solution/ Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed the agency to explain why. 
Until recently, the Army Corps was pursuing the lake tap solution, which would involve digging a tunnel through]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-leaders-ask-army-corps-why-it-reversed-on-long-term-glacial-outburst-flood-solution/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-leaders-ask-army-corps-why-it-reversed-on-long-term-glacial-outburst-flood-solution/ Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on a major source of water pollution from cruise ships in Alaska waters.
Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan, both Democrats from Juneau, each introduced bills that revolve around the type of fuel ships use. The bills vary slightly, but they do essentially the same thing: require ships to use fuel with lower levels of contaminants, inclu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-fight-water-pollution-from-cruise-ships/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-fight-water-pollution-from-cruise-ships/ Folk singer-songwriter Willi Carlisle is the guest artist for the 51st annual Alaska Folk Festival in April. 
Carlisle is from Kansas, and has spent his career in and around the Ozark mountains learning folk traditions and reimagining them. He previously performed at Juneau’s festival in 2019.KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey spoke with Carlisle about what make]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-folk-festival-guest-artist-willi-carlisle-on-whats-bringing-him-back-to-juneau/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-folk-festival-guest-artist-willi-carlisle-on-whats-bringing-him-back-to-juneau/ The Alaska House on Friday advanced legislation intended to increase construction of workforce housing.
Alaska has long had a severe and persistent housing shortage. House Bill 184 attempts to address that by allowing the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the state’s economic development agency, to finance construction of commercial h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-advances-bill-intended-to-boost-workforce-housing/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-advances-bill-intended-to-boost-workforce-housing/ The Alaska House unanimously passed a prohibition on AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Friday, a longtime priority for a conservative Homer lawmaker. Lawmakers greatly expanded the scope of the bill just before passing it, including by adding provisions that would severely limit children’s access to social media.
House Bill 47 started with a simple concept: to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-bill-limiting-ai-sexual-imagery-and-child-social-media-use/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-bill-limiting-ai-sexual-imagery-and-child-social-media-use/ U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he supports the U.S. attack on Iran because, he said, the Trump administration’s attempts at diplomacy failed to stop Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons.
“I’m not someone that, in general, would support kind of taking out world leaders. But I think these guys, … my belief is that they’re less world leaders than terrorists, right?”
Sullivan sp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sen-sullivan-says-he-supports-attack-on-iran/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sen-sullivan-says-he-supports-attack-on-iran/ The Arctic Winter Games begin March 8 in Whitehorse, Yukon, where middle and high school athletes from most circumpolar regions of the world will compete in a wide variety of sports. 
At the start of Pioneer Road in North Douglas, half of Team Alaska’s snowshoers gathered for practice Thursday evening to run on the hard-packed snow. 
S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-athletes-head-to-canada-to-compete-in-arctic-winter-games/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-athletes-head-to-canada-to-compete-in-arctic-winter-games/ A Canadian mining company is hoping to be the first to export ore from Skagway since 2023, renewing local concerns about decades of contamination from past mineral shipping.
Selkirk Copper is a newly formed mining company based in Canada’s Yukon territory. The company recently acquired a project known as the Minto Mine, which exported ore out of Skagway until it shut down amid inso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-mining-company-wants-to-restart-ore-exports-in-skagway/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-new-mining-company-wants-to-restart-ore-exports-in-skagway/ With support from the Friends of the State Library, Archives and Museum, Con Brio Chamber Series, now in its 10th season, brings trumpeter Jeff Karlson of Ketchikan to Juneau for a full-length recital Saturday, February 28, at 2:00 pm.The Juneau Douglas Ice Association at Treadwell Arena is hosting the state hockey tournament for 17 & 18-year-olds on March 6-8.Zach Gordon Youth Center shares upcoming events]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trumpeter-jeff-karlson-leads-con-brio-chamber-series-concert-juneau-douglas-ice-association-hosts-youth-tournament-and-zach-gordon-youth-center-upcomnig-events/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trumpeter-jeff-karlson-leads-con-brio-chamber-series-concert-juneau-douglas-ice-association-hosts-youth-tournament-and-zach-gordon-youth-center-upcomnig-events/ In this newscast:Downtown Juneau’s popular Marine Park will become a construction site for more than a year, starting next week,
Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on water pollution from major ships, including cruises,
The Alaska Permanent Fund beat its performance benchmark last year and is approaching $90 billion. That’s according to the investment consulting firm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-27-2026/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-27-2026/ Para leer en español.
Alex Sanchez-Ramos’ life looks a lot different than it did a week ago. That’s when a group of masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed his family’s home in Soldotna, arrested his wife, Sonia Espinoza Arriaga, and two of her sons. Sanchez-Ramos, a lifelong Alaskan and U.S. citizen, described a chaotic scene as the agents gave Sonia’s oldest son orders.
&ldqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ice-took-this-mom-and-her-kids-from-soldotna-shock-outrage-and-sadness-came-next/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ice-took-this-mom-and-her-kids-from-soldotna-shock-outrage-and-sadness-came-next/ Downtown Juneau’s popular Marine Park will become a construction site for more than a year starting next week.
The park will undergo a major multimillion-dollar rebuild meant to make the area less congested during the summer tourism season and provide more community gathering spaces.
Lauren Verrelli, the deputy director of Juneau’s Parks and Recreation department,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/marine-park-in-downtown-juneau-to-undergo-major-10m-rebuild-starting-next-week/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/marine-park-in-downtown-juneau-to-undergo-major-10m-rebuild-starting-next-week/ Alaska foster youth could see their ties to siblings legally protected through the adoption process, under legislation proposed last year in the Alaska House of Representatives.
House Bill 157 would maintain the legal relationship between siblings through the process of adoption]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-lawmaker-pushes-legislation-to-protect-sibling-ties-for-alaska-foster-youth/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-lawmaker-pushes-legislation-to-protect-sibling-ties-for-alaska-foster-youth/ In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the union that represents Juneau police,
Most of the residents of the Juneau neighborhood hit hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding don’t want to pay for a portion of a buyout program that would allow them to leave the flood zone,
Juneau’s city-owned airport was briefly at risk of an emergency closure as i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-26-2026/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-26-2026/ Staffing shortages, heavy workloads and burnout have stretched Juneau’s fire department thin. Now, a new chief is at the helm, and he wants to rebuild morale and reshape the culture inside Capital City Fire/Rescue.
KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with the new chief, Tom Hatley, to learn how he plans to accomplish that.
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The following transcript has been li]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-with-capital-city-firerescuersquos-new-chief-on-staff-retention-and-resources/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-with-capital-city-firerescuersquos-new-chief-on-staff-retention-and-resources/ Juneau’s city-owned airport was briefly at risk of an emergency closure as its fleet of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting trucks faced maintenance issues that could have shut down air traffic if all vehicles broke down.
That’s according to Juneau International Airport’s new manager, Andres Delgado, who spoke to the Juneau Assembly about the situat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-airport-seeks-new-emergency-fire-trucks-following-brief-shutdown-scare/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-airport-seeks-new-emergency-fire-trucks-following-brief-shutdown-scare/ The City and Borough of Juneau has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the union that represents Juneau police – eight months after the last contract expired and a year after negotiations began.
The Public Safety Employees Association and the city reached a tentative agreement earlier this month. On Wednesday the Assembly passed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-union-reaches-agreement-with-the-city/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-police-union-reaches-agreement-with-the-city/ The Alaska Permanent Fund beat its performance benchmarks last year and compares favorably to its peers, according to the investment consulting firm Callan, which has advised the state on the Permanent Fund’s performance for decades.
In testimony to the House and Senate Finance Committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, Callan CEO Greg Allen had high praise for the Permanent Fund’s manager]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-permanent-funds-performance-compares-favorably-to-peers-evaluators-tell-lawmakers/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-permanent-funds-performance-compares-favorably-to-peers-evaluators-tell-lawmakers/ At least 10 high school students from around the globe are in Alaska right now as exchange students, and several of them recently gathered in Juneau for orientation. 
The exchange stude]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/international-exchange-students-visiting-juneau-reflect-on-life-in-alaska/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/international-exchange-students-visiting-juneau-reflect-on-life-in-alaska/ Most of the residents of the Juneau neighborhood hit hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding, don’t want to pay for a portion of a buyout program that would allow them to leave the flood zone. 
Eighteen homes on View Drive are located beyond the temporary levee the city built to protect most other n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/proposed-buyout-for-juneau-residents-hit-hardest-by-glacial-outburst-flooding-might-be-dead-in-the-water/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/proposed-buyout-for-juneau-residents-hit-hardest-by-glacial-outburst-flooding-might-be-dead-in-the-water/ In this newscast:A Juneau man who had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people has not been seen by staff in more than two weeks and has been reported missing,
Winter maintenance of streets, supporting schools and public safety are the top budget priorities of more than 4,000 Juneau residents who took a city budget survey earlier this year,
The Juneau planning commission unanimously approved a conditional use p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-25-2026/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-25-2026/ Juneau String Ensembles: Chamber Music Night is Saturday, February 28, at Thunder Mountain Middle School. Students Ysabel Wilson and Maya Breedlove chat and share a short preview of the music.Theatre in the Rough’s “Weekend of Revolution,” featuring a cabaret and a staged reading, takes place Saturday, February 28, and Sunday, March 1. Donnie Gott and Timothy Sislo outline the weekend’s activities.
The new execu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/theatre-in-the-roughs-weekend-of-revolution-juneau-string-ensembles-chamber-music-night-and-becca-parks-from-the-juneau-chamber/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/theatre-in-the-roughs-weekend-of-revolution-juneau-string-ensembles-chamber-music-night-and-becca-parks-from-the-juneau-chamber/ A Juneau man who had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people has not been seen by staff in more than two weeks and has been reported missing. 
Junior Lama Siufanua is 38 years old and was last seen at the Glory Hall in the Mendenhall Valley on February 9. 
Deputy Chief Krag Campbell said the Juneau Police Department is seeking any information from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-previously-staying-at-glory-hall-shelter-reported-missing/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-previously-staying-at-glory-hall-shelter-reported-missing/ A Juneau man who had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people has not been seen by staff in more than two weeks and has been reported missing. 
Junior Lama Siufanua is 38 years old and was last seen at the Glory Hall in the Mendenhall Valley on February 9. 
Deputy Chief Krag Campbell said the Juneau Police Department is seeking any information from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-man-staying-at-juneau-shelter-has-been-reported-missing/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-man-staying-at-juneau-shelter-has-been-reported-missing/ The Juneau planning commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit on Tuesday for a two-story retail and entertainment building called “Alaska Fly & Dive” in the heart of downtown Juneau’s tourism corridor.
The project would sit on a 1-acre empty lot next to the downtown library and Marine Parking Garage. It’s just steps from the seawalk, where 1.7 million]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-planning-commission-approves-permit-for-60m-theater-project-in-downtown-tourism-corridor/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-planning-commission-approves-permit-for-60m-theater-project-in-downtown-tourism-corridor/ Language educators in Juneau are working to create a Master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast. It would be the first of its kind in Alaska. 
Lingít language professor X̱’unei Lance Twitchell talked about the possible future degree program on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon last week. 
“My colleague É]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/indigenous-language-educators-work-to-establish-masters-teaching-program-at-university-of-alaska-southeast/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/indigenous-language-educators-work-to-establish-masters-teaching-program-at-university-of-alaska-southeast/ The arrest of a Soldotna family by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including two teens and a 5-year-old, has prompted a wave of concern and lawmakers to hold an investigatory hearing on Monday on the arrest and detention of minors in Alaska.
“As far as I am aware, the detention of children by ICE in Alaska is unprecedented,” said Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-probe-state-detention-policies-following-ice-arrest-of-soldotna-family/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-probe-state-detention-policies-following-ice-arrest-of-soldotna-family/ Alaska senators moved forward a new version of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s tax bill last week. The newest draft of Senate Bill 227 bears little resemblance to the bill the governor proposed earlier this year as part of his broader fiscal plan.
Most significantly, the new version advanced b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/major-oil-tax-rewrite-headlines-new-alaska-senate-draft-of-dunleavy-tax-bill/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/major-oil-tax-rewrite-headlines-new-alaska-senate-draft-of-dunleavy-tax-bill/ Winter maintenance of streets, supporting schools and public safety are the top budget priorities of more than 4,000 Juneau residents who took a city budget survey earlier this year. 
The data will help inform the Juneau Assembly as it decides what city services to fund — or potentially cut — to mend a multimillion-dollar budget hole. 
Juneau residents had a lot to say about how they’d like to se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/survey-says-streets-schools-and-safety-among-juneaus-top-priorities-ahead-of-looming-city-cuts/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/survey-says-streets-schools-and-safety-among-juneaus-top-priorities-ahead-of-looming-city-cuts/ The Juneau School Board has selected three finalists to be the district’s next superintendent. Two candidates are currently based in Juneau, and all three have experience with education in Alaska.
This follows national search firm McPherson & Jacobson recruiting applicants and gathering community input earlier this year.
Board member David Noon chairs the superintendent search committee. He said ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-selects-three-finalists-for-new-superintendent/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-selects-three-finalists-for-new-superintendent/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board has selected three finalists to be the district’s next superintendent,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has backed out of studying a lake tap solution to glacial outburst floods that have ravaged Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley neighborhoods in recent years,
The Haines Assembly voted in January to change how it collects sales tax. Now, cruise ships docked in Haines will be r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-24-2026/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-24-2026/ The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it’s getting ready to offer 2.1 million acres of federally managed land to the state of Alaska.
State and federal officials say that will clear a path for energy and mineral production. But some residents are worried that the move could strip rural communities of longstanding subsistence rights.
The area of Burea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/department-of-the-interior-set-to-cede-millions-of-acres-of-public-land-to-the-state-of-alaska/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/department-of-the-interior-set-to-cede-millions-of-acres-of-public-land-to-the-state-of-alaska/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has backed out of studying a solution to the glacial outburst floods that have ravaged Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley neighborhoods in recent years. 
City officials say the corp’s abrupt change in pos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/army-corps-backs-out-of-plan-to-study-lake-tap-as-long-term-mendenhall-valley-flood-solution/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/army-corps-backs-out-of-plan-to-study-lake-tap-as-long-term-mendenhall-valley-flood-solution/ The Alaska House on Monday approved a fast-tracked spending bill totaling nearly half a billion dollars intended to cover higher-than-expected costs in the ongoing fiscal year. But for now, after the failure of a supermajority vote that would allow lawmakers to access state savings, the bill is unfunded.
House Bill 289 combines sever]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-approves-490m-fast-track-budget-bill-but-savings-draw-in-question/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-approves-490m-fast-track-budget-bill-but-savings-draw-in-question/ A measure to repeal Alaska’s nonpartisan primaries and ranked choice general elections will be on the ballot this year, but exactly how it’s worded remains a hot dispute.
Both sides of the repeal — pro- and anti — have now sued the Division of Elections to try to change the language, because how voters interpret what they see on the ballot can affect the outcome.
Repeal Now file]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-trying-to-repeal-ranked-choice-voting-sue-over-ballot-wording/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskans-trying-to-repeal-ranked-choice-voting-sue-over-ballot-wording/ Ten boats sank in Juneau harbors during the intense winter storms that struck at the beginning of the year. The city is still dealing with the aftermath. 
KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with Juneau Harbormaster Matt Creswell to learn about the cleanup efforts, and what boat owners and community members can do to prevent other vessels from sinking.
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https://media.ktoo.org/wp-conte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-with-juneaursquos-harbormaster-as-cleanup-continues-from-intense-winter-storms/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-with-juneaursquos-harbormaster-as-cleanup-continues-from-intense-winter-storms/ In this newscast:The Alaska House approved a fast-tracked spending bill totaling nearly half a billion dollars this afternoon. It’s intended to cover higher-than-expected costs in the ongoing fiscal year, and it’s a combination of several requests from Gov. Mike Dunleavy,
Several Juneau boats sank in city harbors during the intense winter storms that started in late December. The city is still dealing with t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-feb-23-2026/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-feb-23-2026/ Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell discusses an upcoming MA in Teaching Indigenous Languages at UAS, as well as the other ongoing language classes available to the community.The creative team for the upcoming production of “Pueblo Revolt” previews the show, opening at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas on Friday, February 27.Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pueblo-revolt-opens-at-perseverance-and-dr-xunei-lance-twitchell-on-new-ma-in-teaching-indigenous-languages-at-uas/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pueblo-revolt-opens-at-perseverance-and-dr-xunei-lance-twitchell-on-new-ma-in-teaching-indigenous-languages-at-uas/ (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
The University of Alaska Board of Regents says the university will continue the policy to ban references to “DEI,” or “diversity, equity and inclusion,” enacted last year, despite a federal court ruling that struck down the policy and the U.S. Department of Education agreeing to drop an appeal.
Jonathon Taylor, a spokesperson for the university, said]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ua-board-of-regents-to-continue-anti-dei-policy-despite-federal-court-ruling/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ua-board-of-regents-to-continue-anti-dei-policy-despite-federal-court-ruling/ On Feb. 20, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it has extended the deadline for people affected by the October 2025 west coast storms to apply for individual assistance to April 3.
The deadline applies to individual assistance applications through FEMA, the state, and for federal Small Business Administration loans.
This is the second extension of a deadline initially set for December 2025 that would have expired on Feb. 20.
FEMA said that i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deadline-to-apply-for-october-2025-storm-relief-extended-to-april-3/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/deadline-to-apply-for-october-2025-storm-relief-extended-to-april-3/ In this newscast:Juneau choreographer Hali Duran explores the six stages of a queen bumblebee’s life cycle in Acoustic Turbulence — a new production of Orpheus Project, showing this weekend.
A large gravel lot in the hear of downtown Juneau’s tourism corridor has sat empty for years. But that might soon change.
In a recent budget meeting, the Juneau School Board discussed adding rather than cutting posit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-20-2026/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-20-2026/ Alaska saw its eighth hottest year on record in 2025 according to a new report, with temperatures coming in at 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last three decades on average.
“This last year was a confirmation that, unfortunately, we are warming our planet faster than we hope,” said State Climatologist Martin Stuefer, who authored the 2025 annual report by the Alaska Cli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/2025-was-alaskas-8th-hottest-year-on-record/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/2025-was-alaskas-8th-hottest-year-on-record/ Juneau choreographer Hali Duran explores the six stages of a queen bumblebee’s life cycle in Acoustic Turbulence, a new production showing this weekend. 
But Duran said the project was also a way to reflect on the soul and journey of someone close to her. 
“I was researching ancient Egyptian mythology, and they believed that bees represented the journey of the soul, and that really spoke to me,” Duran said earlier thi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/acoustic-turbulence-explores-the-journey-of-the-soul-through-a-bees-life-cycle/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/acoustic-turbulence-explores-the-journey-of-the-soul-through-a-bees-life-cycle/ Listen here:
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During Thursday’s meeting, the Juneau School Board discussed adding rather than cutting positions next school year. But unsettled union contracts continue to bring uncertainty to the budget process. 
The board added new positions to next year’s proposed bud]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-adds-nursing-homeschool-positions-to-proposed-budget/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-adds-nursing-homeschool-positions-to-proposed-budget/ A large gravel lot in the heart of downtown Juneau’s tourism corridor has sat empty for years. But that might soon change. 
On Tuesday, the city’s planning commission will consider whether to approve a conditional use permit for the construction of a two-story retail and entertainment building called “Alaska Fly & Dive.”
According to the permit applic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/is-this-empty-gravel-lot-about-to-become-downtown-juneaus-newest-tourist-attraction/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/is-this-empty-gravel-lot-about-to-become-downtown-juneaus-newest-tourist-attraction/ A state legislator’s chief of staff faces charges of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. Federal agents arrested Craig Scott Valdez, 36, early Friday in Juneau, according to court documents.
Valdez is an Anchorage resident listed as having served as Republican Wasilla stat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-chief-of-staff-arrested-on-child-sex-crime-charges/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-chief-of-staff-arrested-on-child-sex-crime-charges/ The Alaska Department of Corrections spent over $24 million more than the budget approved by the Legislature last year, with a large portion for staff overtime, raising alarm from lawmakers.
DOC officials submitted their additional budget request to the Legislature earlier this month, part of a routine budget process to account for state spending over the past year — bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-department-of-corrections-spent-24m-over-budget-last-year-mostly-on-staff-overtime/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-department-of-corrections-spent-24m-over-budget-last-year-mostly-on-staff-overtime/ Juneau Community Foundation highlights upcoming scholarship and deadlines for continuing education opportunitiesWildlife biologist Tania Lewis is giving a talk on bears in connection with the Juneau Reads program at the Juneau Public LibraryUAS Career Services invites all UAS students, alumni, and the Juneau Community to a full day of career connections on Wednesday, February 25
Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-community-foundation-tania-lewis-talks-bears-and-uas-spring-career-fair/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-community-foundation-tania-lewis-talks-bears-and-uas-spring-career-fair/ In this newscast:After multiple weeks of being closed, Juneau’s recycling center is back up and running at a limited capacity.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan bristled at the suggestion that he only defends the Trump administration. In his annual address to the Alaska Legislature Wednesday he also slammed national Democrats as bent on ruining Alaska.
Immigration enforcement agents swarmed a Soldotna home Tuesday morning and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-19-2026/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-19-2026/ After multiple weeks of closure, Juneau’s recycling center is back up and running at limited capacity. 
The partial reopening comes after the center has been closed on and off since late December, after Juneau was hit with back-to-back record-breaking snowstorms, which inundated it with a backlog of materials to process. 
Denise Koch, the c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-recycling-center-to-open-at-limited-capacity-after-weekslong-closure/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-recycling-center-to-open-at-limited-capacity-after-weekslong-closure/ The smell of buttered popcorn wafted through the Skagway School as dozens of people streamed inside. They were there to watch a new documentary — one about their own community during one of its darkest periods in recent history.
The film depicts life in Skagway between 2020 and 2022, when the cruise industry shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/can-you-survive-another-crisis-new-documentary-chronicles-pandemic-in-skagway/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/can-you-survive-another-crisis-new-documentary-chronicles-pandemic-in-skagway/ The Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Indigenous Science Building is a hub for SHI’s education programs and hands-on learning grounded in Indigenous knowledge, languages, and values. It features a traditional foods kitchen, three cutting-edge labs, including a digital media lab and an Indigenous science lab. Guests: Kellie Patricia Lynch, STEAM Program Manager, Joe Zuboff, Cultural Specialist for the Cultural Warriors progra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sealaska-heritage-indigenous-science-building-offers-resources-and-educational-opportunities-sails-learn-to-adapt-day-at-eaglecrest-and-barbara-craver-shares-her-gouachewatercolor-process/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sealaska-heritage-indigenous-science-building-offers-resources-and-educational-opportunities-sails-learn-to-adapt-day-at-eaglecrest-and-barbara-craver-shares-her-gouachewatercolor-process/ Lawmakers held a series of hearings with officials from Mt. Edgecumbe High School, the largest state-run boarding school in Alaska, following a tumultuous year of budget and staff cuts, administration changes and a wave of student disenrollments.
Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, opened his remarks at a Feb. 12 Senate Finance Committee hearing saying lawmakers need]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-press-mt-edgecumbe-officials-after-more-than-100-students-disenrolled-this-year/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-press-mt-edgecumbe-officials-after-more-than-100-students-disenrolled-this-year/ U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, in his annual address to the Alaska Legislature, slammed national Democrats as bent on ruining Alaska.
“Now, I’m not being partisan here. These are just the facts,” he said at one point during his speech Wednesday. “And Alaskans should know who wants to help us and who wants to hurt us.”
As in past years, he blamed the Biden administration fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sullivan-laces-annual-address-to-legislature-with-partisan-complaint/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sullivan-laces-annual-address-to-legislature-with-partisan-complaint/ The first round of fundraising reports in the 2026 governor’s race were released Tuesday, shedding some light on a crowded field.
Altogether, candidates raised more than $4.3 million by the beginning of February, according to the first batch of campaign finance reports in the race.
Anchorage podiatrist and Republican Matt He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/10-candidates-report-six-figure-hauls-from-early-fundraising-in-alaska-governors-race/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/10-candidates-report-six-figure-hauls-from-early-fundraising-in-alaska-governors-race/ In this newscast:The City of Hoonah has a new chief of police, and his hiring comes after the last chief was fired while trying to resign last spring.
The Juneau School Board will hold its first reading of the school district’s budget tomorrow.
Nearly all who testified at a public hearing yesterday afternoon at the state capitol were in favor of a Juneau representative’s bill that seeks to ban law enforcement]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-18-2026/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-18-2026/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/18maskshearing.wav
Nearly everyone who testified at a public hearing Tuesday afternoon at the state capitol was in favor of a Juneau representative’s bill that seeks to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty in Alaska.
But one person who spoke against the bill happened to be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/law-enforcement-mask-ban-gets-support-in-public-hearing-opposition-from-anchorage-police-chief/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/law-enforcement-mask-ban-gets-support-in-public-hearing-opposition-from-anchorage-police-chief/ The Juneau School Board will hold its first reading of the school district’s budget on Thursday. 
In a work session on Saturday, the board directed district administrators to create a list of items that they can discuss adding to the budget. That includes things like additional positions for the district’s nursing staff, special education and homeschool program.
Student services director Jas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-consider-adding-positions-in-next-years-budget/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-to-consider-adding-positions-in-next-years-budget/ The U.S. Forest Service officially kicked off its public process for the Tongass National Forest Plan Revision on Wednesday, with an initial 30-day public comment period intended to guide a draft plan and environmental review. 
The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the U.S., with more than 16 million acres covering 80% of Southeast Alaska, including more than a thousand isl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-opens-public-comment-for-tongass-national-forest-plan-revision/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-opens-public-comment-for-tongass-national-forest-plan-revision/ Immigration enforcement agents swarmed a Soldotna home Tuesday morning and took a family of four, including a kindergartner, into custody.
Sonia Arriaga, from Jalisco, Mexico, has lived in Alaska since 2023. Her husband, Alexander Sanchez-Ramos, said agents arrived in about five vehicles and pulled her from her car when she returned from driving her mi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ice-detains-soldotna-kindergartner-and-family/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ice-detains-soldotna-kindergartner-and-family/ The City of Hoonah has a new chief of police to replace the last chief who was fired while trying to resign last spring. 
James Beck of Oklahoma began his role as Hoonah’s new chief of police and director of public safety in January. Hoonah, a community of less than a thousand people, is located on the northeastern side of Chichagof Island, west of Juneau. 
Beck has served in multiple law enforcemen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hoonahs-new-police-chief-wants-to-focus-on-trust-and-transparency/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hoonahs-new-police-chief-wants-to-focus-on-trust-and-transparency/ Anchorage cross-country skier Gus Schumacher won a silver medal Wednesday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games, after racing a near-perfect anchor leg in the team sprint event.
Paired with teammate Ben Ogden from Vermont, Schumacher challenged Norwegian superstar Johannes Klæbo on the last climb of the six-lap race and finished]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorages-schumacher-earns-silver-in-cross-country-team-sprint/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorages-schumacher-earns-silver-in-cross-country-team-sprint/ Travelers can now schedule ferry rides with the Alaska Marine Highway System for May through September. That’s after the summer schedule opened for booking Feb. 12.
The schedule looks a lot like recent years, with six of the state’s nine vessels sailing. There is not enough funding or staffing to run them all, said Shannon McCarthy, spokesperson for the state D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-summer-ferry-schedule-is-open-for-booking/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-summer-ferry-schedule-is-open-for-booking/ In this newscast:State transportation officials will hold a virtual public forum tomorrow evening on proposed safety improvements at one of Juneau’s most dangerous intersections.
For the first time, Juneau police confirm immigration enforcement activity in Alaska’s capital during President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration push.
A proposed mining road in Juneau is up for public comment.
Mariculture exp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-17-2026/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-17-2026/ At the end of a dock in Auke Bay, an oyster farmer lifted a creaky hatch door on an unassuming floating platform. Inside were bins holding thousands of young oysters, called spat.
The platform is called a floating upweller system, or FLUPSY, and it’s one way oyster farms can keep more stock.  
“This is just a cheaper way to buy spat in a smaller size,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mariculture-workshop-in-juneau-highlights-growth-potential-for-alaska-oyster-farms/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mariculture-workshop-in-juneau-highlights-growth-potential-for-alaska-oyster-farms/ State transportation officials will hold a virtual public forum on Wednesday evening on proposed safety improvements at one of Juneau’s most dangerous intersections.
The intersection at Yandukin Drive and Egan Drive is near the Fred Meyer grocery store and has long been one of Juneau’s most accident-prone areas. Dozens of crashes, some deadly, have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-to-host-virtual-meeting-on-plan-to-improve-safety-at-dangerous-juneau-intersection/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-to-host-virtual-meeting-on-plan-to-improve-safety-at-dangerous-juneau-intersection/ A Canadian company with plans to mine for gold near the face of Herbert Glacier applied to punch an access road through state land in December. The state opened a public comment period for the road last week. 
Grande Portage Resources wants to build a 15 foot-wide and 1.3 mile-long unpaved road with helicopter pads connected to Glacier Highway around mile 27. The road between Herbert River]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-amalga-mining-road-proposal-opens-for-public-comment/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-amalga-mining-road-proposal-opens-for-public-comment/ A 17th candidate has announced she’s running for governor.
Meda DeWitt, 45, is a traditional healer, drawing on her Tlingit heritage. She teaches at the University of Alaska.
She’s running as a nonpartisan.
“I care about our future,” she said. “I care about the way that we steward our lands and want to see a state that has a thriving ecosystem and healthy communities that can live in perpetuity]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/meda-dewitt-traditional-healer-announces-run-for-governor/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/meda-dewitt-traditional-healer-announces-run-for-governor/ In July, a state inspector boarded a cruise ship in Juneau for a routine review. The inspector’s report includes a photo that shows a metal drum full of chunky, black sludge — a mixture laden with sulfur and heavy metals.
That particular drum was slated to be offloaded on land, in British Columbia. But on many ships, systems known as scrubbers ensure the toxic sludge never materializes on board. That&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/some-countries-are-cutting-this-source-of-marine-pollution-will-alaska-do-the-same/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/some-countries-are-cutting-this-source-of-marine-pollution-will-alaska-do-the-same/ Federa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/with-western-alaska-salmon-runs-weak-managers-set-limits-on-the-pollock-fleets-chum-bycatch/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/with-western-alaska-salmon-runs-weak-managers-set-limits-on-the-pollock-fleets-chum-bycatch/ Alaska lawmakers are going for round two on a bill Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed last year. The bill would change the way corporate income taxes are calculated, bringing in tens of millions of dollars in new revenue.
Lawmakers failed to override Dunleavy’s veto of the bill at the beginning of this year’s session.
Backers of the bill say it’s necessary with a ti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-go-for-a-redo-on-vetoed-corporate-income-tax-bill/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-go-for-a-redo-on-vetoed-corporate-income-tax-bill/ The Alaska House Finance Committee adopted its first draft of the state’s budget. It makes a variety of smallish changes from the governor’s proposal, and one really big one: it removes the Permanent Fund dividend.
The change has attracted a lot of a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-alaska-houses-draft-budget-has-no-pfd-heres-what-that-means/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-alaska-houses-draft-budget-has-no-pfd-heres-what-that-means/ Monday is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, an Alaska State holiday honoring a Lingit activist, who testified before Alaska’s territorial legislature in Juneau to demand civil rights for Alaska Native people.  
In the 1940s, the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood began petitioning Alaska’s territorial governor for civil rights protection. That included]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/author-ernestine-hayes-says-elizabeth-peratrovichs-advocacy-work-isnt-over/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/author-ernestine-hayes-says-elizabeth-peratrovichs-advocacy-work-isnt-over/ In this newscast:Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Seahawks Super Bowl 2026 parade in Seattle on Wednesday. Juneau resident and Seahawks superfan Donna James was one of them,
Juneau residents will have a chance to weigh in on what they’d like the city to prioritize during its upcoming budget process as it faces a multimillion dollar budget hole,
The Juneau School District released a budget simulation tool]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-13-2026/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-13-2026/ The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is currently docked in the capital city at the downtown cruise ship dock as it prepares to venture to the Bering Sea to conduct maritime security operations and fisheries enforcement.
The 418-foot-long national security cutter and its roughly 150 crew arrived in Juneau on Thursday morning. It’s homeported in Alameda, California.
Petty Officer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-coast-guard-cutter-waesche-makes-logistics-stop-in-juneau/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-coast-guard-cutter-waesche-makes-logistics-stop-in-juneau/ Kin Support Program’s Positive Indigenous Parenting series is designed to help people connect with positive indigenous parenting practices, and is adaptable to the culture of the region through the inclusion of local knowledge bearers and elders. The series begins Friday, February 20, at the Mendenhall Library. To gain more information or register, email vanessa@southeastkin.org with the subject PIP Monthly.
Theater at Latitud]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kin-support-programs-positive-indigenous-parenting-series-theater-at-latitude-58s-camelot-and-planet-ski-offers-a-journey-through-the-solar-system/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kin-support-programs-positive-indigenous-parenting-series-theater-at-latitude-58s-camelot-and-planet-ski-offers-a-journey-through-the-solar-system/ The Juneau School District released a budget simulation tool on Wednesday that allows people to build and submit what they think the district’s budget should look like.
Balancing Act focuses on building the district’s operating budget. That includes funding for student instruction, including teachers, administrators and school supplies.
The district originally planned to al]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-releases-budgeting-tool-for-community-feedback-on-budget-priorities/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-releases-budgeting-tool-for-community-feedback-on-budget-priorities/ Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Seahawks Super Bowl 2026 parade in Seattle on Wednesday, and Juneau resident and Seahawks superfan Donna James was one of them. 
Juneau residents Donna James and Ken Willard attended the Super Bowl parade in Seattle on February 11, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Donna James)
James went to the parade with her partner, Ken]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-seahawks-superfan-travels-to-super-bowl-parade-in-seattle/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-seahawks-superfan-travels-to-super-bowl-parade-in-seattle/ Juneau residents will have a chance to weigh in on what they’d like the city to prioritize during its upcoming budget process as it faces a multimillion-dollar budget hole. 
The city will host the first of three public workshops on the topic on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Filipino Community Hall downtown. The workshop is filled up – the city capped participation at 25 people]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-can-weigh-in-on-juneaus-multimillion-dollar-budget-hole-at-upcoming-workshops/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-can-weigh-in-on-juneaus-multimillion-dollar-budget-hole-at-upcoming-workshops/ The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a 30-day extension for the state of disaster covering the fall 2025 storms that battered the state’s west coast.
The extension allows the state to continue spending money from its disaster response fund as it continues cleanup and repair efforts from two storms in October. Hundreds of Alaskans were displaced by the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/procedural-objections-almost-stop-alaska-legislature-from-extending-disaster-declaration/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/procedural-objections-almost-stop-alaska-legislature-from-extending-disaster-declaration/ WASHINGTON — Alaska Congressman Nick Begich said it’s just common sense to require a photo ID to vote and to make sure that only citizens can register.
“For years, there have been questions levied, on both sides of the aisle, about the integrity of elections,” he said in an interview Tuesday. “We can’t have that. That’s not healthy for our democratic republ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-delegation-split-on-bill-requiring-voters-to-prove-citizenship-at-registration/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-delegation-split-on-bill-requiring-voters-to-prove-citizenship-at-registration/ The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is less than a month away and set to run on its normal northern route this year.
Race officials said that’s a relief, after low snow conditions last year forced the race to start in Fairbanks, over 200 miles north, for the fourth time in history.
Snow conditions are generally much better than they were last year, s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-superbowl-of-dog-mushing-the-iditarod-set-to-run-its-normal-northern-route/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-superbowl-of-dog-mushing-the-iditarod-set-to-run-its-normal-northern-route/ Tlingit & Haida’s Cultural Ambassador Program prepares for summer 2026 with training available in March.
Spice Juneau partners to offer Five Hearts on Franklin for Valentine’s weekend, plus preparation is underway for the 5th annual Holi Festival in Juneau on Monday, March 29.The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council‘s full slate of February events includes: All Ages Metal Concert on Friday, February 13, Wearable A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-amp-haida-seeks-cultural-ambassadors-for-summer-2026-wearable-art-goes-lsquocamprsquo-and-spice-juneau-preps-to-celebrate-holi/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-amp-haida-seeks-cultural-ambassadors-for-summer-2026-wearable-art-goes-lsquocamprsquo-and-spice-juneau-preps-to-celebrate-holi/ Federal officers detained three Juneau men for immigration enforcement and removed them from the community last year.The Juneau Police Department says its knowledge of these incidents and its involvement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Juneau is very limited. 
Alaska De]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-men-were-detained-and-removed-from-juneau-by-immigration-enforcement-last-year/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/three-men-were-detained-and-removed-from-juneau-by-immigration-enforcement-last-year/ Staff from Alaska Marine Lines and the Alaska Marine Highway System discussed EV shipping safety during a panel held by Renewable Juneau, an advocacy nonprofit, on Wednesday. 
Electric vehicles have grown in popularity in Juneau over the years, but shipping safety concerns have now made it more difficult for people to bring them to Alaska or send them out for maintenance.
AML stopped shipping electri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-marine-lines-ferry-system-staff-discuss-options-for-safely-transporting-electric-vehicles-to-southeast-alaska/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-marine-lines-ferry-system-staff-discuss-options-for-safely-transporting-electric-vehicles-to-southeast-alaska/ In this newscast:The state Senate will consider a bill meant to increase educational options for Alaska students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Staff from Alaska Marine Lines and the Alaska Marine Highway System discussed EV shipping safety during a panel held by Renewable Juneau, an advocacy nonprofit, yesterday.
KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with Akanksha Basil to learn about her efforts to strengthen and streamline]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-12-2026/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-12-2026/ As Alaska lawmakers reckon with a tight state budget and rising costs in the Department of Corrections, some are floating an uncomfortable idea: once again sending Alaska inmates out of state.
Over the last ten years, lawmakers have boosted the Department of Corrections’ budget by 70%, and even that hasn’t been enough.
Each of the past five years, the department has had to ask lawmakers for millions]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-float-sending-inmates-out-of-state-as-prison-costs-mount/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-float-sending-inmates-out-of-state-as-prison-costs-mount/ Members of the House Transportation Committee slammed state transportation officials on Tuesday over a controversial ferry project that lawmakers said stands to benefit private interests but not ferry users themselves.
“The Alaska Marine Highway System was created for Alaska]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-grill-transportation-officials-over-controversial-ferry-project/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-grill-transportation-officials-over-controversial-ferry-project/ The Alaska Fellows Program cultivates Alaska’s next generation of leaders. It places young professionals in communities across the state, where they work alongside nonprofit and public sector organizations while receiving mentorship, housing and a modest living stipend.In Juneau, Akanksha Basil is tasked with improving the community’s disaster response.
KTOO’s Mike La]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-with-juneaursquos-alaska-fellows-program-voad-coordinator-on-improving-local-disaster-response/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/qampa-with-juneaursquos-alaska-fellows-program-voad-coordinator-on-improving-local-disaster-response/ “Acoustic Turbulence” is a bold fusion of music, dance, visual art, and poetry that celebrates the bumblebee’s poetic journey and the soul it symbolizes. With original music, poetry, and choreography, this performance follows a spirit’s transformative path from challenge and uncertainty to truth, peace, and unity with the divine. It will play only two shows on Saturday, February 21, and Sunday, February 22, at the Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/acoustic-turbulence-from-orpheus-project-combines-music-poetry-and-movement-to-explore-lifes-journey/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/acoustic-turbulence-from-orpheus-project-combines-music-poetry-and-movement-to-explore-lifes-journey/ Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Carney highlighted efforts to reduce case backlogs and asked lawmakers to fund new judges and long-delayed courthouse maintenance during the annual State of the Judiciary address on Wednesday.
Carney pointed to a pair of December reports from the Anchorage Daily News, ProPublica and Bethel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-chief-justice-highlights-progress-on-court-delays-in-speech-to-legislature/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-chief-justice-highlights-progress-on-court-delays-in-speech-to-legislature/ In this newscast:The Juneau School District is returning over $1 million earmarked for child care back to the city,
The Alaska Department of Transportation has faced intense scrutiny in recent months over its plan to build a new ferry terminal between Juneau and Haines. Now, the agency is drawing fire from a panel of lawmakers charged with overseeing it,
For the Alaska Survival Kit series, Alaska Public Media’s Wesl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-11-2026/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-11-2026/ A Juneau representative’s proposal to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty got a chilly reception from some state lawmakers during its first hearing on Tuesday.
Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, prefiled House Bill 250 in early January ahead of the legislative session. In a presentation to the House State Affairs Committee, Hannan called her bill “pro-law enforcement.&rd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-legislators-bill-banning-masked-law-enforcement-faces-skepticism-from-some-lawmakers/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-legislators-bill-banning-masked-law-enforcement-faces-skepticism-from-some-lawmakers/ The Juneau School District is returning $1.05 million earmarked for child care back to the city.
The school board unanimously approved returning the funds following multiple delays since November as board members mulled over the future of after-school child care in the district. The decision was made during a regular board meeting Tuesday night. 
Board member Melissa Cullum said she supports re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-returns-105-million-in-child-care-funding-to-city/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-returns-105-million-in-child-care-funding-to-city/ The families of three more victims of last year’s fatal Bering Air plane crash have sued the regional airline.
The pilot and all nine passengers died when Bering Air Flight 445 crashed on sea ice on its way from Unalakleet to Nome.
A prel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/3-more-families-sue-bering-air-a-year-after-a-deadly-crash-near-nome/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/3-more-families-sue-bering-air-a-year-after-a-deadly-crash-near-nome/ Students and school officials from across Alaska visited the Legislature — from the North Slope, to the Yukon Flats, to Yakutat and Hoonah — to make what has become an annual plea to lawmakers to inv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-school-maintenance-backlog-has-reached-a-crisis-students-and-school-boards-tell-lawmakers/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-school-maintenance-backlog-has-reached-a-crisis-students-and-school-boards-tell-lawmakers/ Fifteen Democratic-led states have dropped a six-year-old lawsuit challenging the legality of a federal plan that allowed oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
The states announced their plans in a notice filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, where the lawsuit was filed in February 2020.
The state of Washington was the lead plaintiff. Mike Faulk, deputy communica]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/washington-and-other-democratic-led-states-drop-lawsuit-against-arctic-refuge-oil-drilling-in-alaska/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/washington-and-other-democratic-led-states-drop-lawsuit-against-arctic-refuge-oil-drilling-in-alaska/ Sitting in the Legislative Information Office in Bethel, full of hardbound volumes and photos of the state’s political history, Sen. Lyman Hoffman said he’s ready to close the book on his own four-decade career in politics.
“I think it’s, it’s time … the next closest person behind me is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hoffman-says-its-time-as-he-prepares-to-wrap-up-40-year-career-in-state-politics/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hoffman-says-its-time-as-he-prepares-to-wrap-up-40-year-career-in-state-politics/ The head of Alaska’s court system is set to deliver the annual State of the Judiciary Address from the Capitol in Juneau at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The Alaska Legislature has a tradition of inviting the Alaska Supreme Court’s chief justice to deliver an address each year during session. Chief Justice Susan Carney was appointed to the court in 2016]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-2026-state-of-the-judiciary-address/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-2026-state-of-the-judiciary-address/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly approved more than $2 million worth of city funding to support four proposed affordable housing projects last night,
As breweries in Alaska adjust to a legal ruling that allows them to have unlimited live shows, a different sort of industry is also celebrating: musicians,
Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out today at a U.S. Senate hearing against possible changes withi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-10-2026/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-10-2026/ The money comes from the city’s Affordable Housing Fund. The fund was created five years ago to help combat the city’s housing shortage. It offers grants or loans to projects that aim to build more low]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-oks-more-than-2m-toward-affordable-housing-projects/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-oks-more-than-2m-toward-affordable-housing-projects/ As breweries in Alaska adjust to a legal ruling that could allow them to have unlimited live shows, a different sort of industry is also celebrating: musicians. 
Until last month, breweries were limited to hosting four live shows a year. Before 2024, they were banned from having them completely. Now, breweries can host un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-musicians-welcome-ruling-granting-breweries-unlimited-live-music/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-musicians-welcome-ruling-granting-breweries-unlimited-live-music/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s fiscal plan is taking a beating as lawmakers and the public take a closer look at the proposal. Last week, dozens of Alaskans called into a hearing to voice their particular displeasure with the governor’s proposal to institute a statewide sales tax.
Now, the governor is changing course a bit. In an interview with Alaska Public Media on Friday, Dunlea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/facing-opposition-dunleavy-says-lawmakers-should-take-more-time-on-his-tax-bill/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/facing-opposition-dunleavy-says-lawmakers-should-take-more-time-on-his-tax-bill/ Rayna Paul sat in an Anchorage office on Monday, scrolling through a spreadsheet filled with hundreds of names and phone numbers of Kipnuk tribal members.
“We are just on As,” she said with a chuckle.
Paul is Kipnuk’s environmental director who is in charge of the village’s voting process. Ov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/one-phone-call-at-a-time-kipnuk-residents-vote-on-whether-to-rebuild-or-relocate/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/one-phone-call-at-a-time-kipnuk-residents-vote-on-whether-to-rebuild-or-relocate/ Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in Greenland Monday that she feels terrible for the anxiety her country inflicted on the Danish territory.
“In just a few sentences and words, trust that has bee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-tries-to-reassure-greenlanders-still-shaken-by-trumps-threats/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-tries-to-reassure-greenlanders-still-shaken-by-trumps-threats/ Support for grant-funded positions and teacher contracts became the main issue during the Juneau School Board’s budget public forum on Thursday. 
Most of the 28 parents, elders, teachers, students and community members at the forum testified in support of funding positions in the Tlin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/community-testifies-in-support-of-tcll-staff-union-contracts-at-juneau-school-board-forum/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/community-testifies-in-support-of-tcll-staff-union-contracts-at-juneau-school-board-forum/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night on whether to approve $2.3 million worth of city funding to support five proposed affordable housing projects.
Support for grant-funded positions and teacher contracts became the main issue during the Juneau School Board’s budget public forum last week.
Alaska’s state government remains in search of a solution to its long-running budget problems.
Kipn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-feb-9-2026/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-feb-9-2026/ The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night on whether to approve $2.3 million worth of city funding to support five proposed affordable housing projects. 
The money comes from the city’s Affordable Housing Fund. The city created the fund five years ago to address its housing shortage — specifically, the lack of low- and middle-income rentals. Since then, the city has awarded nearly $13]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-vote-on-23m-worth-of-affordable-housing-funding/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-to-vote-on-23m-worth-of-affordable-housing-funding/ Leading members of the Alaska House of Representatives said Friday that Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s ambitious long-term state fiscal plan has almost no support among legislators and is almost certainly dead on arrival.
House leaders spoke with reporters Friday morning]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-say-governors-fiscal-plan-is-likely-dead-after-first-week-of-hearings/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-legislators-say-governors-fiscal-plan-is-likely-dead-after-first-week-of-hearings/ The family of one of the victims who died in a Bering Air plane crash last year is suing the regional airline. The news came a day before the anniversary of the crash, which killed all 10 people on board and shook communities in Northwest Alask]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-year-after-fatal-plane-crash-family-sues-bering-air/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-year-after-fatal-plane-crash-family-sues-bering-air/ The number of out-of-state workers in Alaska is continuing to rise and is near an all-time high, according to a new report published this week by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
In 2024, almost 23% of non-federal jobs in Alaska were held by so]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/almost-1-in-4-alaska-workers-doesnt-live-in-the-state-new-report-concludes/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/almost-1-in-4-alaska-workers-doesnt-live-in-the-state-new-report-concludes/ In this newscast:Nineteen people have applied to be the Juneau school district’s next superintendent, according to search firm McPherson & Jacobson.
Alaska’s largest professional theater indefinitely postponed a run of its show in Anchorage this spring due to financial concerns.
The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night on whether to approve $2.3 million worth of city funding to support five proposed affo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-6-2026/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 03:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-feb-6-2026/ A group of local Juneau women has worked together to bring the PBS documentary film “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause” to Juneau. It will play the Goldtown Theater on Sunday, February 8, and Monday, February 9. Erin Harrington and Stephanie Yates discuss the project and its formation.
Juneau Jazz Fest is taking place this week in Juneau. A wide variety of educational and public performances make up the schedule. Michael]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-women-bring-the-m-factor-menopause-movie-to-juneau-plus-juneau-jazz-fest-mudrooms-and-jahmi-lookback-film-project-hits-the-big-screen/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-women-bring-the-m-factor-menopause-movie-to-juneau-plus-juneau-jazz-fest-mudrooms-and-jahmi-lookback-film-project-hits-the-big-screen/ After proposing to build a new cabin near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, the U.S. Forest Service released a draft decision last month abandoning it. 
The cabin site was initially selected due to public interest. It would have been built within a mining claim block across the river from the proposed New Amalga gold mine owned by Grande Portage Resources, Ltd. The Forest Service approved exploratory drilling at New Amalga in Apri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-forest-service-cancels-plan-to-build-herbert-glacier-cabin-in-juneau/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-forest-service-cancels-plan-to-build-herbert-glacier-cabin-in-juneau/ Nineteen people have applied to be Juneau School District’s next superintendent, according to search firm McPherson & Jacobson.
The job posting to replace outgoing Superintendent Frank Hauser was open for more than three weeks before closing Thursday. The search firm will use data from surveys and stakeholder meetings to narrow down the candidates.
Meanwhile, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-continues-to-seek-public-input-after-superintendent-application-period-closes/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-continues-to-seek-public-input-after-superintendent-application-period-closes/ Dr. Jes Young is the new gynecologist at Bartlett Family Medicine (formerly known as Family Practice Physicians). She works as a general practitioner, but with specialties in menopause and sexual medicine. D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trina-lynch-jacksons-the-briefcase-new-bartlett-family-medicine-gynecologist-dr-jes-young-commission-on-aging-updates-and-bees-in-juneau-photo-exhibit/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trina-lynch-jacksons-the-briefcase-new-bartlett-family-medicine-gynecologist-dr-jes-young-commission-on-aging-updates-and-bees-in-juneau-photo-exhibit/ A Sitka-based cruise line is closing its doors. Alaskan Dream Cruises announced Wednesday that it has ceased operations and cancelled all future sailings.
In a post on its website, the cruise company said since 2011, it’s had the “privilege of sharing the wonders of Alaska and the richness of our Alaska Native heritage with incredible guests from across the globe.”
The company is owned by Allen Marine, a local maritime business that’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/allen-marine-shutters-overnight-cruise-company-alaskan-dream-cruises/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/allen-marine-shutters-overnight-cruise-company-alaskan-dream-cruises/ Alaska’s largest professional theater indefinitely postponed a run of its show in Anchorage this spring due to financial concerns. 
Perseverance Theatre had originally planned to bring its newest production, opening in Juneau later this month, to Anchorage. For the past decade, the theater has regula]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/perseverance-theatre-postpones-anchorage-run-of-spring-show-amid-funding-woes/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/perseverance-theatre-postpones-anchorage-run-of-spring-show-amid-funding-woes/ Lawrence Fenumiai, the 34-year-old Juneau man charged with killing his Anchorage jail cellmate in a December 2024 assault, will return to the criminal justice system after being found mentally competent to stand trial.
Both Fenumiai and his cellmate, 36-year-old William Farmer, were dia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-man-accused-of-killing-anchorage-cellmate-found-competent-to-stand-trial-on-murder-charges/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-man-accused-of-killing-anchorage-cellmate-found-competent-to-stand-trial-on-murder-charges/ Juneau’s Crimson Bears high school football team is slated to be featured in the most-watched sporting event in the United States this weekend — the Super Bowl. 
In September, a team of five reporters and cameramen from NBC Sports visited Juneau and filmed their game against Anchorage’s Dimond High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-crimson-bears-football-will-be-featured-on-super-bowl-sunday/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-crimson-bears-football-will-be-featured-on-super-bowl-sunday/ The 2026 Winter Olympics kick off in Italy on Friday at 10 a.m. Alaska time with an opening ceremony.
The Games run through Feb. 22 and will feature about a dozen athletes with ties to Alaska.
Here’s what to know about how (and when) to watch them.
But first: Who’s competing?
The athletes with Alaska connections include eight skiers with Alaska Pacific University N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-and-when-to-watch-alaska-athletes-in-the-winter-olympics/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/how-and-when-to-watch-alaska-athletes-in-the-winter-olympics/ In this newscast:On Monday, a Juneau jazz musician canceled a show that was meant to be a part of a festival in town this week.  The show was advertised as a fundraiser for the ACLU of Alaska but the organization who planned the festival said they didn’t agree to that.
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game recently euthanized a sick mountain goat that had a highly contagious viral skin infection that can tra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-2-2025/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-feb-2-2025/ A Juneau resident took home a sick mountain goat kid with crusty skin lesions after hiking Perseverance Trail last weekend and contacted the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Officials say the goat had a highly contagious viral skin infection that can transfer to humans and pets.
“It’s very important that people — if they see a sick or a dead wild anim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/adfampg-euthanizes-mountain-goat-kid-with-contagious-skin-infection-found-on-perseverance-trail/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/adfampg-euthanizes-mountain-goat-kid-with-contagious-skin-infection-found-on-perseverance-trail/ If you ask Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a lot of the state’s problems come back to the budget process.
Every year, lawmakers gather in Juneau for four months and spend much of that time debating how the state should spread around its limited funds: how much for education, how much for public]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/would-gov-dunleavys-fiscal-plan-solve-alaskas-long-running-budget-issues/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/would-gov-dunleavys-fiscal-plan-solve-alaskas-long-running-budget-issues/ The Juneau Assembly has some big financial decisions to make in the coming months. That’s because the city faces a multimillion-dollar budget hole that could result in cutting some city services in order to stay afloat. 
Along with figuring out how to balance the city’s budget, the Juneau Assembly will need to decide in the coming months whether a temporary tax and two bond d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-considers-school-and-wastewater-bonds-temporary-tax-for-next-election/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-considers-school-and-wastewater-bonds-temporary-tax-for-next-election/ “Capitol Crude” author Lisa WeisslerAlaska State Museum solo artist Myesha Callahan FreetUnseen Ocean Collective art show at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.
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 the podcast:Ap]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/february-first-friday-features-capitol-crude-solo-artist-myesha-callahan-freet-at-state-museum-and-unseen-ocean-collective-at-the-jacc/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/february-first-friday-features-capitol-crude-solo-artist-myesha-callahan-freet-at-state-museum-and-unseen-ocean-collective-at-the-jacc/ A Juneau jazz musician canceled a show that was meant to be a part of a festival in town this week. The show was advertised as a fundraiser for the ACLU of Alaska, but the organization who planned the festival said it didn’t agree to that.
Spencer Edgers plays the saxophone with other local musicians in the Dream Band. Local nonprofit Juneau Jazz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-juneau-jazz-band-wanted-to-make-its-show-a-fundraiser-festival-organizers-say-they-didnt-agree-to-that/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-juneau-jazz-band-wanted-to-make-its-show-a-fundraiser-festival-organizers-say-they-didnt-agree-to-that/ Two of Alaska’s largest news organizations and two top reporters did not commit defamation when they described a former state employee’s statements about rape, a state judge ruled on Tuesday in Anchorage.
Jeremy Cubas, a former aide to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, sued Alaska Public Media, the Anchorage Daily News, Nat Herz and Curtis Gilbert last year. American Public Me]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-judge-dismisses-defamation-lawsuit-against-anchorage-daily-news-alaska-public-media/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-judge-dismisses-defamation-lawsuit-against-anchorage-daily-news-alaska-public-media/ Representatives from the mining industry gathered in Vancouver, British Columbia last week for an annual conference.
But opponents of a mineral exploration project outside Haines seized on the opportunity for their own purpose. They wanted to send the industry one key message: “Leave our valley.”
In 2024, the Chilkat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/opponents-of-mining-site-near-haines-target-new-owner-at-industry-conference/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/opponents-of-mining-site-near-haines-target-new-owner-at-industry-conference/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Aaron C. Peterson of Anchorage to be a federal District Court judge in Alaska.
The vote was 58 to 39, with seven Democrats voting yes.
Peterson is in his mid-40s and was born in Anchorage. He’s an Air Force veteran and has worked at the state Department of Law since 2012. Earlier, he clerked in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-senate-confirms-a-new-judge-for-alaska/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-senate-confirms-a-new-judge-for-alaska/ Those who knew and loved Marlene Johnson say she was in constant motion — either behind the scenes, or on the forefront of the major issues that have shaped life for Alaska Natives for more than 60 years.
The Lingít leader died on Jan. 25 at the age of 90.
Early family photo of Marlene Johnson. (Courtesy of Vera Starba]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-voice-for-change-remembering-marlene-johnson-a-pioneer-in-the-fight-for-native-rights/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-voice-for-change-remembering-marlene-johnson-a-pioneer-in-the-fight-for-native-rights/ More than 90% of the comments submitted to the state reject the Cascade Point ferry terminal proposed in Juneau. Many of the comments opposing the project suggest the purported benefits to ferry passengers are disingenuous, and the project looks instead like a fast-tracked subsidy for mining companies.
Dozens of commenters said that the public process to approve thi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/southeast-ferry-riders-call-proposed-cascade-point-terminal-a-boondoggle-in-public-comments/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/southeast-ferry-riders-call-proposed-cascade-point-terminal-a-boondoggle-in-public-comments/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board will take public testimony tomorrow as it works on building out a budget,
American Cruise Lines plans to expand in Alaska in the years to come. But that plan requires prized mooring space in harbors that are tight to begin with. In Haines, the company said it would pitch in to rebuild a public dock to solve that problem. Then, it backed out amid community pushback,
Former Sitka sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-4-2026/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-feb-4-2026/ The Juneau School Board will take public testimony Thursday as it works on building out a budget. This comes as a preliminary budget projects a $5.37 million dollar deficit. 
Nicole Herbert is the CFO for the district. She said during a board retreat last month that the deficit could be covered in a couple of ways. One method is taking from savings.
“We&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-budget-projects-53-million-deficit-as-district-begins-collecting-public-feedback/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-budget-projects-53-million-deficit-as-district-begins-collecting-public-feedback/ Kipnuk resident Rayna Paul fought back tears as she talked about how the remnants of Typhoon Halong ravaged her village — and why relocating is so important for the next generation.
“We want t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kipnuk-confronts-hard-choice-on-relocation-after-last-years-devastating-storm/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/kipnuk-confronts-hard-choice-on-relocation-after-last-years-devastating-storm/ A round of vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy last summer have Alaska’s construction industry on edge. Industry groups are pushing state lawmakers to quickly pass an appropriations bill that they say would unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in federal matching funds.
The problem started last year, when lawmakers searched for funds to plug holes in the state budget. To fund the state&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-have-alaskas-construction-industry-urging-lawmakers-to-pass-quick-fix/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-vetoes-have-alaskas-construction-industry-urging-lawmakers-to-pass-quick-fix/ Former state legislator Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democrat from Sitka, is running for governor, he said Tuesday.
Kreiss-Tomkins, frequently known as “JKT,” served in the Alaska House of Representatives between 2013 and 2023. He becomes the 16th candidate and third Democrat to enter this year’s gubernatorial election.
Incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-race-for-governor-picks-up-16th-candidate-a-former-state-legislator-from-sitka/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-race-for-governor-picks-up-16th-candidate-a-former-state-legislator-from-sitka/ A new play, “These Birds: A play inspired by death, flowers, and Farkle,” opened in Juneau Jan. 29. The show was born from interviews and conversations with local residents about death and dying.
The Theater Alaska play is written by Juneau playwright Merry Ellefson. But the seed for the project started with hospice chaplain Claire Richardson. 
Richardson wanted to find a way to inspire people to talk about death. She said creating a play from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/these-birds-relies-on-real-life-juneau-stories-of-death-and-dying/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/these-birds-relies-on-real-life-juneau-stories-of-death-and-dying/ In this newscast:A new play “These Birds: A play inspired by death, flowers, and Farkle” opened in Juneau last week,
The Ketchikan Indian Community purchased a former resort north of town with the goal of converting it into an addiction healing center, but a handful of residents in the neighborhood expressed opposition for the project at a recent borough planning commission meeting,
Marlene Johnson, a Lingit c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-3-2026/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-feb-3-2026/ A national storytelling nonprofit is launching its winter and spring season in Anchorage this week, with Alaska voices helping to kick off a series centered on the idea of the American Dream.
The Moth is an organization that promotes the art of storytelling through education, performance and other efforts. The Moth’s Mainstage show comes to the Atwood Concert Hall in Anchorage on February fourth. The Anchorage performance is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/two-alaska-storytellers-will-speak-to-the-american-dream-as-the-moths-mainstage-tour-kicks-off-in-anchorage/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/two-alaska-storytellers-will-speak-to-the-american-dream-as-the-moths-mainstage-tour-kicks-off-in-anchorage/ Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal government to issue a key annual grant.
“Currently right now, we have a shortfall in our budget,” said Dom Pannone, director of program administration and management for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, to members]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-ferry-system-could-run-out-of-funding-this-summer-due-to-federal-chaos-problem/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-ferry-system-could-run-out-of-funding-this-summer-due-to-federal-chaos-problem/ WASHINGTON — We’re only one month into election year 2026 and it’s already clear that the incumbents in Alaska’s federal races have a lot of money to defend their seats.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan raised nearly $7.5 million last year, according to his latest campaign finance report.
“We’re feeling incredibly strong about where our campaign is,” campaign spokesperson Nate Adams said. “Our fundraising]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/race-for-cash-is-well-underway-for-alaskas-us-senate-and-house-campaigns/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/race-for-cash-is-well-underway-for-alaskas-us-senate-and-house-campaigns/ In this newscast:The North Douglas boat launch will soon reopen to the public after being closed for more than two weeks due to damage to its parking lot.
As the city’s Emergency Programs Manager, Ryan O’Shaughnessy leads emergency planning, response and recovery for the City and Borough of Juneau. KTOO’s Mike Lane recently caught up with O’Shaughnessy to talk about lessons learned from the majo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-feb-2-2026/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 03:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-feb-2-2026/ A $300 million project to build a new Coast Guard base in Juneau for the icebreaker Storis likely will not be complete until at least 2029, the service’s top admiral said in a U.S. Senate hearing last week.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/coast-guards-new-juneau-base-may-not-be-complete-until-2029-commandant-says/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/coast-guards-new-juneau-base-may-not-be-complete-until-2029-commandant-says/ The North Douglas boat launch will soon reopen to the public after being closed for more than two weeks due to damage to its parking lot. 
In mid-January, Juneau Docks and Harbors staff closed off a portion of the launch’s parking lot on North Douglas Highway that provides access to the boat ramp. That’s after they discovered a large sinkhole that developed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/north-douglas-boat-launch-to-reopen-later-this-week-following-sinkhole-closure/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/north-douglas-boat-launch-to-reopen-later-this-week-following-sinkhole-closure/ The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to harvest over 5,000 acres of trees in the Tongass National Forest, just east of Ketchikan. A majority of that will be old-growth tr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-moves-forward-with-logging-project-near-ketchikan/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/forest-service-moves-forward-with-logging-project-near-ketchikan/ As the city’s Emergency Programs Manager, Ryan O’Shaughnessy leads emergency planning, response and recovery for the City and Borough of Juneau.
KTOO’s Mike Lane recently caught up with O’Shaughnessy to talk about lessons learned from the major storm events in December and January and how the de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-emergency-manager-talks-planning-response-and-recovery-in-wake-of-local-disaster/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-emergency-manager-talks-planning-response-and-recovery-in-wake-of-local-disaster/ The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for full reimbursement for disaster relief efforts immediately following last October’s devastating Western Alaska storms, despite the Dunleavy administration’s claim that the federal disaster declaration meant the state would be fu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-administration-denies-full-disaster-funding-for-western-alaska-storms-state-files-appeal/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-administration-denies-full-disaster-funding-for-western-alaska-storms-state-files-appeal/ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a bill funding the departments of Defense, Health, Labor and Transportation, among others, with both Alaska senators voting yes.
Still, hours later, at 8 p.m. Alaska time, funding will lapse for those departments, comprising much of the government. The U.S. House still has to pass the bill, and House members don’t return to the Capitol until Monday.
The shutdown, or laps]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yes-its-another-government-shutdown-but-alaska-impacts-might-be-minimal/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/yes-its-another-government-shutdown-but-alaska-impacts-might-be-minimal/ The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses.
House Bill 93 aims to ensure that only people who spend enough time each year in Alaska to qualify for a Permanent Fund dividend can buy resident hunting and fishing licenses, which tend to cost less and of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-bill-tightening-residency-requirements-for-hunting-and-fishing-licenses/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-house-passes-bill-tightening-residency-requirements-for-hunting-and-fishing-licenses/ The Juneau School Board is quickly moving through the search process for a new superintendent. And it’s working with a search firm to collect feedback from the community before it makes a hiring decision.
Board Member David Noon said at a super site council meeting last week that the board plans to hire a superintendent in March.
“]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-seeks-feedback-for-superintendent-search/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-seeks-feedback-for-superintendent-search/ Some storefront owners in Juneau spoke out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or shuttered their doors Friday as part of the nationwide general strike following recent killings in Minneapolis. 
Downtown, small businesses including Drip Drop Wonder Shop, Liaise Studio and Alaska Robotics Gallery closed, joining businesses across the country protesting ICE. 
A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/some-small-businesses-in-juneau-speak-out-against-ice-amid-nationwide-strike/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/some-small-businesses-in-juneau-speak-out-against-ice-amid-nationwide-strike/ In this newscast:Sitka will receive $10 million dollars for a new wastewater disinfection system.
Juneau residents might have to pay sales tax again on food and utilities despite voters approving a local exemption for them during last fall’s municipal election.
The Juneau School Board is quickly moving through the search process for a new superintendent.
Some storefront owners in Juneau are speaking out against U.S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-30-2026/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-30-2026/ The Heists, Taylor Dallas Vidic, and Josh Fortenbery will play The Alaskan on Saturday, January 31. Taylor, Andrew, and Erin stop in to play a couple of tunes and talk about recent and upcoming travels, and progress on imminent album releases.
Juneau Ghost Light Theatre presents a new live radio play, “The Case of the Aspiring Actress: A Detective Seau N. Sew Mystery,” on Friday, February 6 at the KTOO Studios. Playwrigh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-music-with-fortenbery-vidic-the-heists-jglt-on-the-air-presents-new-seau-n-sew-mystery-the-case-of-the-aspiring-actress-and-juneau-public-libraries-offers-new-juneau-reads/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-music-with-fortenbery-vidic-the-heists-jglt-on-the-air-presents-new-seau-n-sew-mystery-the-case-of-the-aspiring-actress-and-juneau-public-libraries-offers-new-juneau-reads/ (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Wednesday.
Alaska had an estimated 738,737 people as of July 1, 2025, the department said in its annual state population estimate. That’s up 1,649 people from the department’s July 2024 population estimate of 737,0]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-population-rises-slightly-but-more-people-continue-to-move-out-than-move-in/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-population-rises-slightly-but-more-people-continue-to-move-out-than-move-in/ Juneau residents might have to pay sales tax again on food and utilities, despite approving a local exemption during last fall’s municipal election. 
That’s because Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently proposed a statewide sales tax as part of his fiscal plan meant to stabilize the state’s finances. 
At a community town hall event Thursday evening,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/under-dunleavy-proposal-juneau-residents-might-pay-sales-tax-on-food-and-utilities-again/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/under-dunleavy-proposal-juneau-residents-might-pay-sales-tax-on-food-and-utilities-again/ WorldQuest 2026 from the Juneau World Affairs Council is happening on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
Dave Wetzel opens “Atmospheric Landscapes” exhibition at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum on Friday, February 6, 2026Pete Griffin reflects on his 37-year career with the U.S. Forest Service at the next Fireside Lecture on Friday, January 30, at 7:00 p.m.
Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Junea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/worldquest-2026-trivia-event-dave-wetzels-atmostpheric-landscapes-at-the-city-museum-and-pete-griffins-diary-of-a-forest-ranger-fireside-lecture/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/worldquest-2026-trivia-event-dave-wetzels-atmostpheric-landscapes-at-the-city-museum-and-pete-griffins-diary-of-a-forest-ranger-fireside-lecture/ A new nonpartisan report by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage has concluded that raising oil and corporate taxes to balance Alaska’s b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/raising-oil-corporate-taxes-is-least-painful-option-for-reducing-alaska-deficits-iser-concludes/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/raising-oil-corporate-taxes-is-least-painful-option-for-reducing-alaska-deficits-iser-concludes/ The Alaska state House’s ethics committee has launched an investigation into whether Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance illegally used state resources when she successfully pushed the local newspaper to remove and revise a story.
Vance objected to a Homer News article about a vigil she helped organize after the assassination of conservative activist C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/homer-rep-vance-faces-ethics-probe-over-official-letter-pressuring-newspaper/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/homer-rep-vance-faces-ethics-probe-over-official-letter-pressuring-newspaper/ The City & Borough of Juneau tip-toed toward a federal buyout program for homeowners on View Drive this week, a street that’s been hit the hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding. The city’s asking those residents if they’ll help pay for it.
Eighteen homes line the forested cul-de-sac on View Drive, which extends into the Mendenhall River]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-asks-view-drive-residents-to-help-pay-for-their-own-buyout-after-years-of-outburst-flooding/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-asks-view-drive-residents-to-help-pay-for-their-own-buyout-after-years-of-outburst-flooding/ More than 200 people gathered in the capital city Thursday to speak out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, following recent killings of two citizens in Minneapolis. 
Juneau resident Denali Marin organized the noon rally outside the courthouse, where protestors brought salt and chanted, “Melt ICE.” 
Marin listed some of the people who have lost their lives]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-call-to-defund-ice-at-rally-downtown-following-killings-in-minnesota/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-residents-call-to-defund-ice-at-rally-downtown-following-killings-in-minnesota/ In this newscast:Juneau’s recycling center is closed again in order to repair damaged critical equipment. And it could be quite a while before the center opens back up again.
New public art is coming to downtown Juneau this spring. Murals will soon adorn the Marine View building parking garage near the cruise ship docks. It’s part of a project years in the making that teaches artists about the legal and creati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-29-2026/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-29-2026/ Listen here:
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Murals will soon adorn the Marine View building parking garage near Juneau’s cruise ship docks. 
It’s part of a project years in the making that teaches local artists about the legal and creative sides of murals.
Maddox Rasmussen washed paintbrushes in between sections of a mural]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/budding-juneau-muralists-learn-the-ins-and-outs-of-public-art-through-new-workshop/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/budding-juneau-muralists-learn-the-ins-and-outs-of-public-art-through-new-workshop/ While Alaska school districts are seeing improvements in kindergarten to third grade students’ reading proficiency, which officials credit to the Alaska Reads Act, some districts are struggling to access state managed funds for a federal grant program aimed at supporting literacy programs, teacher development, and student learning.
Lawm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-50m-literacy-grant-is-helping-alaska-schools-but-some-districts-say-its-tough-to-access-funds/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-50m-literacy-grant-is-helping-alaska-schools-but-some-districts-say-its-tough-to-access-funds/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-music-summit-con-brios-winds-in-winter-and-cooperative-extension-february-class-preview/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-music-summit-con-brios-winds-in-winter-and-cooperative-extension-february-class-preview/ Juneau’s recycling center is closed again in order to repair damaged critical equipment. 
It could be quite a while before the center opens back up again, according to Denise Koch, the city’s director of Engineering and Public Works.
“Recycling is a really important service, and we recognize that the people of Juneau really value thi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-could-be-weeks-before-juneau-residents-can-recycle-again/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/it-could-be-weeks-before-juneau-residents-can-recycle-again/ After years of delays, the build contract to replace the Alaska Marine Highway System’s ferry Tustumena is out to bid. The state’s project notice calls for the new mainliner ferry to be completed by the beginning of 2029 with an estimated price tag of more than $300 million.
The new ferry will be a more]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tustumena-replacement-project-out-to-bid-new-ferry-to-sail-in-2029/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tustumena-replacement-project-out-to-bid-new-ferry-to-sail-in-2029/ In this newscast:Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska — especially in Southeast — using news articles dating back more than a century. It’s because climate change is making atmospheric rivers more extreme,
John Bressette is the city’s avalanche advisor, tracking weather and avalanche risk in Juneau’s urban paths. He joined CBJ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-jan-28-2026/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-jan-28-2026/ The state of Alaska’s case against a Haines man charged with animal cruelty is stuck in a holding pattern, seven months after officials first removed dozens of animals from his wildlife facility.
In September, the Office of Special Prosecutions filed three felony and two misdemeanor charges against Chilkat Valley resident Steve Kroschel, the longtime owner of the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center.
After a years-long back and forth over conditi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-animal-cruelty-case-at-a-standstill-as-defendant-says-hes-in-russia-and-plans-to-stay-there/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/haines-animal-cruelty-case-at-a-standstill-as-defendant-says-hes-in-russia-and-plans-to-stay-there/ John Bressette is Juneau’s new avalanche advisor, tracking weather and avalanche risk in the capital’s urban paths. He joined the city just before record snowfall, followed by rain and flooding, pushed the community to declare a disaster and issue evacuation advisories downtown.
KTOO’s Mike Lake spoke with Bressette about navigati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-new-avalanche-advisor-started-right-before-recent-evacuations/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-new-avalanche-advisor-started-right-before-recent-evacuations/ Landslides have killed at least a dozen people in Southeast in recent years. 
That prompted Aaron Jacobs, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Juneau, and his colleague to answer a maj]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scientists-confirm-climate-change-is-making-destructive-landslides-more-frequent-across-alaska-especially-in-southeast/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/scientists-confirm-climate-change-is-making-destructive-landslides-more-frequent-across-alaska-especially-in-southeast/ WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem should be held accountable over a fierce immigration crackdown that has killed two citizens in Minneapolis and that she should resign.
“She has — through her words, and I think in her actions — she’s taken a direction that has not been helpful to the situation, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/republican-sens-murkowski-and-tillis-call-for-noem-to-resign/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/republican-sens-murkowski-and-tillis-call-for-noem-to-resign/ Listen here:
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Juneau high school students are speaking out about how unresolved contract negotiations are affecting them in the classroom. 
It’s been nearly a year since contract negotiations officially began between the Juneau School District and its teachers’ union]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/union-contract-negotiations-spark-student-outrage-in-support-of-juneau-teachers/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/union-contract-negotiations-spark-student-outrage-in-support-of-juneau-teachers/ In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly has stalled on deciding whether to disempower the Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors until March.
Students are speaking out about how unresolved union negotiations are affecting them in the classroom.
Students in Skagway are calling on their school district to adopt a policy that would let them take part in subsistence activities without it potentially counting against them]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-27-2026/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-27-2026/ The federal government says 98% of rural Alaskans catch, hunt or gather at least some of their food. And much of that happens during the school year.
Now, students in Skagway are calling on their school district to adopt a policy that would let them take part in those activities — without it potentially counting against them.
The push originated with Ryder Calver, who is the treasurer of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skagway-students-are-asking-for-time-off-school-to-participate-in-subsistence-activities/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skagway-students-are-asking-for-time-off-school-to-participate-in-subsistence-activities/ The Juneau Assembly has stalled on deciding whether to disempower the Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors until a joint meeting in March. 
Earlier this month, Mayor Beth Weldon proposed an ordinance to reduce the status of the city-owned ski area’s board from an empowered board to an advisory board. She ci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-stalls-on-whether-to-disempower-eaglecrest-ski-areas-board/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-assembly-stalls-on-whether-to-disempower-eaglecrest-ski-areas-board/ A University of Alaska Fairbanks student is out on bail after ripping almost 60 images off the walls of a university art gallery and eating some of them earlier this month.
The incident has since gone viral — prompting countless social media posts and even reaching national outlets. Lizzy Hahn, an undergraduate journalism student at UAF, broke the story in The Sun Star, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-student-is-out-on-bail-after-tearing-up-and-eating-another-students-ai-generated-art/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-student-is-out-on-bail-after-tearing-up-and-eating-another-students-ai-generated-art/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a series of bills on Friday and Monday that he says would stabilize the state’s finances. The most prominent pieces of Dunleavy’s plan are a statewide sales tax and a new formula for Permanent Fund dividends.
“I want to stop our fights over the PFD and the Permanent Fund, and I want to minimize arguments over how much we’re going]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-introduces-sales-tax-new-dividend-formula-and-other-pieces-of-fiscal-plan/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-introduces-sales-tax-new-dividend-formula-and-other-pieces-of-fiscal-plan/ The oil rig that crashed into the frozen ground on the North Slope near Nuiqsut Friday remains too unstable for responders to access the scene, state officials said. While no serious injuries were reported, days after the incident, there were still many unknowns for the companies involved and the nearby community.
Doyon Rig 26 was commissioned in 2016 by Conoco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/investigation-continues-over-massive-oil-rig-toppling-on-north-slope-as-nuiqsut-residents-raise-concerns/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/investigation-continues-over-massive-oil-rig-toppling-on-north-slope-as-nuiqsut-residents-raise-concerns/ With almost 700 participants, Juneau’s annual board game convention sold out for a second time this year. Some people traveled from as far as Indiana and Massachusetts to play at Platypus Con. And the weekend-long event stayed open late — until the early morning hours. 
A lot of players were deep in their games late-night on Saturday. In Centennial Hall, a room]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/rolling-dice-after-midnight-late-night-leveling-up-at-juneaus-platypus-con/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/rolling-dice-after-midnight-late-night-leveling-up-at-juneaus-platypus-con/ Juneau teens and residents are calling on the Alaska Legislature and Governor Mike Dunleavy to call off the state’s longtime push for a n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-26-2026/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-26-2026/ Juneau teens and residents are calling on the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy to call off the state’s longtime push for a natural gas pipeline in Alaska. 
On Saturday, more than 40 people gathered at the steps of the Alaska State Capitol in downtown Juneau to protest the long-sought Alaska LNG p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-teens-call-on-state-lawmakers-to-halt-alaska-lng-project/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-teens-call-on-state-lawmakers-to-halt-alaska-lng-project/ The State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a school psychology masters program at the University of Alaska Anchorage aimed to address the state’s shortage of school psychologists. The approval took place during the board’s special virtual meeting on Thursday.
This comes after the board voted it down last October after some mem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-education-board-oks-uaa-program-aimed-at-tackling-school-psychologist-shortage/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-education-board-oks-uaa-program-aimed-at-tackling-school-psychologist-shortage/ More than 200 Juneau residents gathered downtown at Overstreet Park Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil. They were there to honor a man who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during protests against ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. 
“There’s a lot of grief, there’s a lot of anger — a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/candlelit-vigil-lights-downtown-juneau-following-alex-pretti-shooting-in-minneapolis/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/candlelit-vigil-lights-downtown-juneau-following-alex-pretti-shooting-in-minneapolis/ Before juvenile salmon make their way to the sea, they grow and feed in freshwater, including wetlands, for anywhere between a few months and several years.
But new research finds that as air temperatures rise with climate change, the water that flows through coastal Alaska’s ponds and marshes is warming rapidly, too. That could spell trouble for Pacif]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/wetlands-are-warming-as-fast-as-the-atmosphere-thats-bad-news-for-salmon/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/wetlands-are-warming-as-fast-as-the-atmosphere-thats-bad-news-for-salmon/ The federal government is reviewing a business program that brings contracting opportunities to Alaska Native corporations and tribes.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a video posted on X last week that his department will review the 8(a) Business Development Program. The program falls under the federal Small Business Administration a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-pentagon-is-reviewing-a-program-that-helps-alaska-native-corporations-get-federal-contracts/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-pentagon-is-reviewing-a-program-that-helps-alaska-native-corporations-get-federal-contracts/ Former Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum deviated from state policy and failed to perform the necessary due diligence before committing millions in state savings to a private equity fund, according to an outside review ordered by Gov. Mike Dunleavy after Crum’s decision came to light last summer.
In its repor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/crum-deviated-from-state-law-and-policy-when-investing-alaskas-savings-review-finds/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/crum-deviated-from-state-law-and-policy-when-investing-alaskas-savings-review-finds/ Alaska had fewer overdose deaths i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-drug-overdose-deaths-drop-though-less-dramatically-than-national-plunge/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-drug-overdose-deaths-drop-though-less-dramatically-than-national-plunge/ Eight cross-country skiers from Alaska are going to the 2026 Olympics in Italy next month. U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced the team Thursday morning.
Alaskans make up one half of the 16-skier U.S. cross-country ski team. All eight of the athletes ski with Alaska Pacific University’s team in Anchorage. APU]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/exciting-and-daunting-eight-alaska-nordic-skiers-will-compete-in-italy-olympics/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/exciting-and-daunting-eight-alaska-nordic-skiers-will-compete-in-italy-olympics/ With the second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature under way, it’s a good time to check in with members of Juneau’s delegation.Morning Host Mike Lane recently sat down with Representative Andi Story to learn what’s on her agenda for this session.https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/21RepAndiStory.wav
The following transcript has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-rep-andi-story-prioritizes-education-and-housing-this-legislative-session/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-rep-andi-story-prioritizes-education-and-housing-this-legislative-session/ Yéil Ya-Tseen (Nicholas Galanin) guides the musical project Ya Tseen. The band just dropped a new album, “Stand On My Shoulders,” and will play an album release party at The Crystal Saloon on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Galanin is also one of the collaborators on the new exhibit “Gestures of Our Rebel Bodies,” opening at Aan Hít (Village House) Gallery on Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ya-tseen-new-album-release-party-theater-alaska-premieres-new-interview-based-play-these-birds-and-updates-with-cbj-pools/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ya-tseen-new-album-release-party-theater-alaska-premieres-new-interview-based-play-these-birds-and-updates-with-cbj-pools/ In this newscast:Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors is pushing back against the mayor’s proposal to remove most of the board’s decision-making authority,
Former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola will be in Juneau today at the Crystal Saloon bar downtown to celebrate her campaign launch for U.S. Senate,
A new bill aims to bring stability to Alaska school districts’ budgeting process,
Gov. Mike]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-23-2026/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-23-2026/ Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors is pushing back against the mayor’s proposal to remove most of the board’s decision-making authority. This comes after recent leadership turnover at the mountain and ongoing financial challenges.
Last week, Mayor Beth Weldon told the Juneau Assembly she asked the city’s attorney to draft an ordinance to reduce the status of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-board-pushes-back-against-juneau-mayors-plan-to-diminish-its-power/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-board-pushes-back-against-juneau-mayors-plan-to-diminish-its-power/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy reviewed his seven years in office and outlined his agenda for his final year during his annual State of the State address on Thursday.
“I believe the people in this room can accomplish big things, whether it’s in public education, public safety or stabilizing our fiscal situation,” Dunleavy said. “W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-reviews-his-record-and-touts-final-year-agenda-in-state-of-the-state-speech/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-reviews-his-record-and-touts-final-year-agenda-in-state-of-the-state-speech/ Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:0]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/comedian-billy-wayne-davis-juneau-symphony-features-alexander-tutunov-and-uas-outdoor-studies-program/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/comedian-billy-wayne-davis-juneau-symphony-features-alexander-tutunov-and-uas-outdoor-studies-program/ Alaska U.S. House Rep. Nick Begich III has a new challenger.
Bill Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman and retired teacher and school administrator, filed to run for the congressional seat as an independent candidate.
He cites the late Alaska Congressman Don Young as an inspiration.
“That’s kind of who I hope to, in some respect, mold myself after,” he said. “What’s good for Alaskans first and, you know, we need to start putting distance be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bristol-bay-fisherman-and-retired-educator-bill-hill-enters-us-house-race/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bristol-bay-fisherman-and-retired-educator-bill-hill-enters-us-house-race/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/22EdMoneyRevamp.wav
Alaska’s state education funding formula is really complicated. It’s based on data, collected during the school year, that takes months to process. That can leave districts building budgets based on projections that might be inaccurate. Juneau D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-bill-aims-to-bring-stability-to-alaska-school-districts-budgeting-process/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-bill-aims-to-bring-stability-to-alaska-school-districts-budgeting-process/ Former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola will be in Juneau Friday evening at the Crystal Saloon bar downtown to celebrate her campaign launch for U.S. Senate. 
Last week, she announced she’s running for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. 
Peltola, a Democrat, served both a partial and full term in the U.S. House until the 2024 elect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mary-peltola-to-make-stop-in-juneau-for-us-senate-campaign-launch/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mary-peltola-to-make-stop-in-juneau-for-us-senate-campaign-launch/ Alaska lawmakers failed Thursday to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that backers said would have modernized Alaska’s corporate income tax system.
The override failed 35-25. It would have required a 45-vote majority to become law.
Se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-fail-to-override-dunleavys-veto-of-corporate-income-tax-bill/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-fail-to-override-dunleavys-veto-of-corporate-income-tax-bill/ Starting at 6:30 p.m., KTOO Managing Editor Lisa Phu will host a discussion with Alaska Legislative Digest Publisher Tim Bradner, KNBA News Producer Rhonda McBride, and Alaska Public Media State Government Reporter Eric Stone to provide some context for the speech.
Watch live Gavel Alaska coverage of the discussion and Dunleavy’s speech on KTOO 360TV or li]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-gov-dunleavy-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-gov-dunleavy-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address/ In this newscast:19-year-old Kake resident Jade Williams was killed at a party in 2017. On Wednesday, more than eight years later, the main suspect in the case was sentenced for causing her death,
The City and Borough of Juneau is seeking feedback about how the community wants the Assembly to prioritize city funds as it faces a recurring multi-million-dollar budget deficit beginning July 1st,
Young commercial fishermen fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-22-2026/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-22-2026/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/22budgetsurvey.wav
The Juneau Assembly is bracing for a tough budget season in the coming months. 
That’s because during last fall’s municipal election, Juneau voters approved municipal tax cuts that created a multimillion-dollar recurring hole in the city’s budget.
The city’s next fiscal year begins on July 1 of t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-city-survey-seeks-public-feedback-as-juneau-faces-multimillion-dollar-budget-hole/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-city-survey-seeks-public-feedback-as-juneau-faces-multimillion-dollar-budget-hole/ Seventeen-year-old Quinn Branch was among the young fishermen socializing at the Hangar on the Wharf ballroom in downtown Juneau on Tuesday evening as part of the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit.Branch traveled to the summit from Kodiak because she said her dream is to spend the rest of her life setnetting on the Island. 
“So my grandpa, who I’ve been fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/from-taxes-to-policy-young-commercial-fishermen-gather-in-juneau-to-gain-industry-knowledge/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/from-taxes-to-policy-young-commercial-fishermen-gather-in-juneau-to-gain-industry-knowledge/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/11th-annual-board-game-convention-platypus-con-plus-new-website-from-the-city-and-borough-of-juneau-seeks-feedback-on-commuity-budget-values/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/11th-annual-board-game-convention-platypus-con-plus-new-website-from-the-city-and-borough-of-juneau-seeks-feedback-on-commuity-budget-values/ Two Alaska school districts filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Anchorage Superior Court against the state, its governor and its education commissioner over what they say is a long-running failure to adequately fund public education.
In the complaint, the Kus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-lawsuit-2-school-districts-say-alaska-fails-to-meet-its-constitutional-obligation-on-public-education/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/in-lawsuit-2-school-districts-say-alaska-fails-to-meet-its-constitutional-obligation-on-public-education/ As the deadline for public comment approaches, the Alaska Federation of Natives is pulling out all the stops to block a national sport hunting and fishing group’s push to reform the federal subsistence board.
This comes after Safari Club International successfully petitioned the U.S. Interior and Agriculture Departments to review federal subsistence management policies.
Last month, the Interior D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/afn-rallies-against-safari-club-international-federal-subsistence-management-proposals/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/afn-rallies-against-safari-club-international-federal-subsistence-management-proposals/ Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances.
“There will be a temporary, seasonal sales tax concept put forth for discussion with the Legislature,” Dunleavy said during a cabinet meeting livestreamed on his Facebook page]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-says-his-fiscal-plan-will-include-a-temporary-seasonal-sales-tax/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gov-dunleavy-says-his-fiscal-plan-will-include-a-temporary-seasonal-sales-tax/ In this newscast:An Alaska foster youth advocacy organization is suing the state Office of Children’s Services for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older youth in their care.
Governor Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances.
KTOO’s Alix Soliman speaks with Alaska’s acting regional forester Je]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-jan-21-2026/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-jan-21-2026/ More than eight years after 19-year-old Kake resident Jade Williams was killed at a party, a man has been sentenced for causing her death. 
On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Marianna Carpeneti sentenced 33-year-old Isaac Friday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter. Friday has already spent several years in prison since his 2019 arrest. The judge suspended the remaining years of the sentence. 
Instead of serving more time in prison, Friday]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-sentenced-for-2017-death-of-kake-woman/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/man-sentenced-for-2017-death-of-kake-woman/ An Alaska foster youth advocacy organization is suing the state Office of Children’s Services for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older youth in their care.
The lawsuit by Facing Foster Care in Alaska claims foster youth placed in shelters or college dormitories don’t receive enough money for food or basic needs like they would if they were in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/foster-youth-organization-sues-ocs-for-alleged-lack-of-food-and-necessities/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/foster-youth-organization-sues-ocs-for-alleged-lack-of-food-and-necessities/ With the second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature just kicking off, it’s a good time to check in with members of Juneau’s delegation to talk priorities and plans for the session. Rep. Sara Hannan (D-Juneau) spoke with KTOO’s Mike Lane last week just before the session started. 
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The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-rep-sara-hannan-talks-about-what-a-successful-session-looks-like/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-rep-sara-hannan-talks-about-what-a-successful-session-looks-like/ The Alaska Legislature is back in session. Lawmakers in the House and Senate gaveled in this afternoon.
At the Capitol Tuesday, the atmosphere was a bit like the first day of school — lots of smiles and hugs, some what-did-you-do-this-summers. Blue delphinium]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-return-to-juneau-with-four-months-to-address-a-packed-agenda/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lawmakers-return-to-juneau-with-four-months-to-address-a-packed-agenda/ In this newscast:After more than a year of negotiations, the Anchorage School District and the local teachers’ union have come to a tentative contract agreement.
The Alaska Legislature is back in session.
With the second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature underway, KTOO is checking in with members of Juneau’s delegation to talk priorities and plans for the session.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-20-2026/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-20-2026/ In this newscast:After more than a year of negotiations, the Anchorage School District and the local teachers’ union have come to a tentative contract agreement.
The Alaska Legislature is back in session.
With the second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature underway, KTOO is checking in with members of Juneau’s delegation to talk priorities and plans for the session.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-20-2026/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-20-2026/ Alaska lost about a third of its U.S. Forest Service employees in the past year due to federal staffing cuts led by the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Before that, the agency had around 700 Alaska-based staff. This month, the agency told KTOO that 467 remain. 
Leading this workforce in flux is Jerry Ingersoll, the U.S. Forest Service’s acting regional for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-period-of-change-at-the-forest-service-a-conversation-with-alaskas-acting-regional-forester/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-period-of-change-at-the-forest-service-a-conversation-with-alaskas-acting-regional-forester/ After the dissolution of the state’s third-largest political party, the Alaska Division of Elections is sending out notices to the 19,117 members of the former Alaskan Independence Party, warning them to update their voter information.
“In the coming weeks, the DOE will inform the voters registered as a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-party-breaks-up-alaskan-independence-members-will-get-official-notice-from-state/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/after-party-breaks-up-alaskan-independence-members-will-get-official-notice-from-state/ WASHINGTON — National Democrats cheered when former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola announced on Monday that she’s challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Peltola, they said, gives Democrats a shot at winning a majority in the Senate.
But much more often than not, Alaska votes Republican in statewide races. Is it just wishful Democratic thinking that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/democrats-say-peltola-can-win-alaskas-us-senate-seat-really-though/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/democrats-say-peltola-can-win-alaskas-us-senate-seat-really-though/ Lawmakers return to the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday and, as always, they’ve got a long agenda to tackle, from health care and energy to the state’s persistent budget struggles.
Alaska Public Media’s state government reporter, Eric Stone, will be tracking the session in Juneau. He joined Wesley Early on Alaska News Ni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-return-to-juneau-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-expect/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-lawmakers-return-to-juneau-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-expect/ Stomping through stubborn, crunchy January snow, Dr. Jennifer Pierce made her way recently to a new Anchorage Fire Department vehicle. It might look like a simple SUV, but it’s equipped as a new mobile unit that – for the first time – will allow emergency resp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-first-on-site-addiction-treatment-for-those-who-overdose-launches-with-pilot-programs/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-first-on-site-addiction-treatment-for-those-who-overdose-launches-with-pilot-programs/ Landslides, storm-driven floods, infrastruct]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/proposed-surcharge-on-oil-would-help-pay-for-responses-to-climate-related-disasters-in-alaska/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/proposed-surcharge-on-oil-would-help-pay-for-responses-to-climate-related-disasters-in-alaska/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board held off returning about $1 million in funding earmarked for childcare to the City and Borough of Juneau amid questions about the current privately-run program,
Alaska’s capital city will soon have a new fire chief,
A local master Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver has been awarded a national fellowship that bolsters culture and tradition across the United States,
Martin Luther Ki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-16-2026/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-16-2026/ In this newscast:The Juneau School Board held off returning about $1 million in funding earmarked for childcare to the City and Borough of Juneau amid questions about the current privately-run program,
Alaska’s capital city will soon have a new fire chief,
A local master Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver has been awarded a national fellowship that bolsters culture and tradition across the United States,
Martin Luther Ki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-16-2025/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-16-2025/ “Gestures of Our Rebel Bodies” exhibition opening at Aan Hít on Saturday, February 24. A panel presentation is set for Thursday, February 22. Co-curators Ursala Hudson and Kimberly Fulton Orozco prev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gestures-of-our-rebel-bodies-exhibition-curators-explore-tradition-in-motion-with-indigenous-artists-from-across-the-northwest-coast/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/gestures-of-our-rebel-bodies-exhibition-curators-explore-tradition-in-motion-with-indigenous-artists-from-across-the-northwest-coast/ Alaska’s capital city will soon have a new fire chief. 
The City and Borough of Juneau named Thomas Hatley as Capital City Fire/Rescue’s new fire chief on Friday afternoon. His first day will be Feb. 9. 
He was one of the two finalists for the position to replace longtime fire chief Rich Etheridge, who retired at th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-and-borough-of-juneau-announces-new-fire-chief/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-and-borough-of-juneau-announces-new-fire-chief/ The Juneau School Board held off on returning $1.05 million in funding earmarked for child care to the City and Borough of Juneau this week amid questions about the current privately-run program and the possibility of an additional operator in the future.
Board Vice President Elizabeth Siddon said at a meeting Tuesday she still has questions around how things are going with Auke Lake Preschool, like the statu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-delays-returning-1-million-to-the-city-due-to-questions-about-after-school-child-care/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-board-delays-returning-1-million-to-the-city-due-to-questions-about-after-school-child-care/ Hundreds of health care workers and government officials descended on Anchorage this week for the kickoff of a five-year, $1.3 billion program aimed at reimagining medical care across Alaska.
The money comes from the Rural Health Transformation Program created by President Trump’s signature tax- and spending-cut legislat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-kicks-off-billion-dollar-effort-to-transform-rural-health-care/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-kicks-off-billion-dollar-effort-to-transform-rural-health-care/ Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up on Monday.It’s a day to remember the legacy of the famous civil rights leader and a national day of service, and local organizations and volunteers will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mlk-day-events-in-juneau-celebrate-kings-legacy-of-activism/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mlk-day-events-in-juneau-celebrate-kings-legacy-of-activism/ The Gastineau Channel Historical Society, which manages the Sentinel Island Lighthouse, has teamed up with Alaska Brewing Company for an event on Thursday, January 22, called “Hops & History.” Gary Gillette, Renee Hughes, and Amanda Breslow preview the event and the history and mystique of lighthouses.The 3rd Annual ChoiceFest, featuring films and a guest speaker/filmmaker, Asha Dahya, is scheduled for Friday, January 16, at Cen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/choicefest-welcomes-guest-filmmaker-asha-dahya-sentinal-lighthouse-event-lsquohops-amp-historyrsquo/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/choicefest-welcomes-guest-filmmaker-asha-dahya-sentinal-lighthouse-event-lsquohops-amp-historyrsquo/ An Alaska Superior Court judge has ruled that a state law limiting live shows at breweries, distilleries and wineries in Alaska is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment and the Alaska Constitution’s protections for free speech.
Judge Adolf Zeman issued his decision Wednesday in a two-year-o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-judge-overturns-state-law-limiting-live-music-at-breweries-and-distilleries/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/anchorage-judge-overturns-state-law-limiting-live-music-at-breweries-and-distilleries/ The Alaska Court of Appeals took up the case of a Whittier woman Thursday who was indicted in 2023 on felony charges of voter misconduct.
Like others born in American Samoa, Tupe Smith is a U.S. national but not a U.S. citizen. Smith says she thoug]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-appeals-court-takes-up-american-samoa-born-womans-voter-misconduct-case/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-appeals-court-takes-up-american-samoa-born-womans-voter-misconduct-case/ In this newscast:The Juneau School District Board of Education agreed to approve the $180,000 in funding to help pay for a new playground at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus in Lemon Creek,
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantanamo Bay,
KTOO is checking in with members of Juneau’s legislative delegation to talk priorities, predictions, and plans for t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-15-2026/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-15-2026/ The Juneau School District Board of Education agreed to approve up to $180,000 dollars in funding to help pay for a new playground at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus in Lemon Creek.
During a special meeting Thursday, board members agreed to pull the money from an afterschool child care fund to match a foundation’s grant toward the project. The child ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dzantiki-heeni-playground-inches-toward-reality-following-school-board-funding-approval/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dzantiki-heeni-playground-inches-toward-reality-following-school-board-funding-approval/ Local master Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver Lily Hope has been awarded a national fellowship that bolsters culture and tradition across the United States.She is one of the United States Artists awardees for 2026, which means she gets $50,000 toward her work with no strings attached. 
“It’s a wild gift to have somebody just hand you some money and say, ‘Do what you will,’” she said. “There is absolutely zero]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-weaver-receives-national-fellowship-with-50000-attached/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-weaver-receives-national-fellowship-with-50000-attached/ The Juneau Bar Association, in conjunction with the Alaska Bar Association, is hosting its annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Legal Aid Clinic at two locations in Juneau. Check the Alaska Bar Association website for details.AWARE is offering a 10-week relationship course specifically designed for partners to strengthen their bond before challenges arise. The course begins January 22. Information and sign-up are available at the AWARE website.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-bar-association-offering-free-legal-help-sessions-on-mlk-holiday-aware-looking-for-couples-for-10-week-relationship-course-mudrooms-2nd-annual-adult-only-event/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/local-bar-association-offering-free-legal-help-sessions-on-mlk-holiday-aware-looking-for-couples-for-10-week-relationship-course-mudrooms-2nd-annual-adult-only-event/ With the second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature beginning on Tuesday, it’s a good time to check in with members of Juneau’s delegation to talk priorities, predictions and plans for the session.
Sen. Jesse Kiehl (D-Juneau) spoke with KTOO’s Mike Lane about what he expects to see this year.
https://media.k]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/priorities-predictions-and-plans-going-into-the-legislative-session-with-juneaus-sen-jesse-kiehl/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/priorities-predictions-and-plans-going-into-the-legislative-session-with-juneaus-sen-jesse-kiehl/ With the second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature beginning on Tuesday, it’s a good time to check in with members of Juneau’s delegation to talk priorities, predictions and plans for the session.
Sen. Jesse Kiehl (D-Juneau) spoke with KTOO’s Mike Lane about what he expects to see this year.
https://media.k]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/priorities-predictions-and-plans-going-into-the-legislative-session-with-juneau-sen-jesse-kiehl/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/priorities-predictions-and-plans-going-into-the-legislative-session-with-juneau-sen-jesse-kiehl/ The state Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with its effort to overhaul the longstanding plan that dictates how it manages one of Alaska’s three state forests.
Agency staff are in Haines this week to meet with a range of local groups to solicit input for the new roadmap, which would open the entire Haines State Forest to loggin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-seeks-input-for-plan-to-boost-logging-in-haines/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/state-seeks-input-for-plan-to-boost-logging-in-haines/ WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among a group of senators who met with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland Wednesday, trying to provide an assurance that they couldn’t get from the White House: That Greenland is safe from a U.S. military incursion.
“I think it’s important to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-wants-to-reassure-denmark-but-its-not-clear-congress-is-with-her/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/murkowski-wants-to-reassure-denmark-but-its-not-clear-congress-is-with-her/ Southeast Alaska’s largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba – money some tribal members are concerned comes from supporting immigrant detention. 
While tribal corporation leadership says their operations are separate from the detention center on the mil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-tribal-members-concerned-by-tribal-government-corporation-presence-in-guantanamo-bay/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-tribal-members-concerned-by-tribal-government-corporation-presence-in-guantanamo-bay/ Residents living in avalanche-prone downtown neighborhoods got the all-clear to return home Wednesday after the city lifted its last remaining evacuation advisory this morning. 
Mary Amor was finally preparing to leave Juneau’s emergency shelter at Centennial Hall. She’s been staying there with her brother since last Friday, when the city issued an evacuation advisory for resident]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-in-avalanche-zones-return-home-after-juneau-clears-last-evacuation-advisory/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-in-avalanche-zones-return-home-after-juneau-clears-last-evacuation-advisory/ Alaska’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday that aims to reduce bycatch in parts of southwest Alaska using better marine data, technology and gear.
The Bycatch Reduction and Research Act, introduced by U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich, would address research gaps in en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newly-proposed-legislation-aims-to-curb-alaska-bycatch/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newly-proposed-legislation-aims-to-curb-alaska-bycatch/ In this newscast:Residents living in avalanche-prone downtown neighborhoods got the all-clear to return home today after the city lifted its last remaining evacuation advisory this morning,
Avalanche risk rose over the weekend, as more snow and then rain pounded Juneau. Meanwhile, staff at the city’s emergency warming shelter for unhoused residents relocated operations three times in two days,
A Juneau-born athlete]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-jan-14-2026/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-wednesday-jan-14-2026/ The Alaska House of Representatives will have two new faces when lawmakers return next week for the start of the legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Mat-Su Republicans Steve St. Clair and Garret Nelson to fill two open seats in the state House.
So, who are these two new lawmakers, and what do they hope to accomplish]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-freshmen-two-new-mat-su-republicans-prepare-for-their-first-session/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/the-freshmen-two-new-mat-su-republicans-prepare-for-their-first-session/ A Juneau-born athlete is headed to Italy next month to represent Team USA’s biathlon team in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. 
Last month, 24-year-old Maxime Germain made the team for the event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. 
This week, Germain spoke to KTOO from Germany, where he’s racing in the Biathlon World Cup. He said he&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-juneau-born-athlete-is-headed-to-the-2026-olympic-winter-games/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/a-juneau-born-athlete-is-headed-to-the-2026-olympic-winter-games/ Avalanche risk rose over the weekend as more snow and then rain pounded Juneau. Meanwhile, staff at the city’s emergency warming shelter for unhoused residents relocated operations three times in two days.
When the city issued evacuation advisories for high risk areas of town on Friday, it said the shelter along Thane Road was too close to historic avalanche paths to stay put, said St. Vincent de Pau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/why-juneaus-warming-shelter-moved-multiple-times-during-the-avalanche-advisory/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/why-juneaus-warming-shelter-moved-multiple-times-during-the-avalanche-advisory/ In this newscast:An evacuation advisory remains in effect for Juneau’s Behrends avalanche path downtown for a fifth day, but now the City & Borough of Juneau’s evacuation alert is using more urgent language,
The cost to move Juneau’s City Hall is coming in millions of dollars higher than expected,
A 10-year-old Bethel cold case murder spotlights faults in Alaska justice system,
The United States Supr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-13-2026/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-13-2026/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/afro-mermaids-healing-our-relationship-with-water/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/afro-mermaids-healing-our-relationship-with-water/ Some of Alaska’s largest pollock processors are abandoning a foreign worker visa program that once supplied up to half their workforce, citing rising costs and uncertainty under stricter immigration policies.
Tom Enlow is the president and CEO of UniSea Seafoods, Unalaska’s largest seafood processor. He said the company is moving away from the H-2B visas to save money on an inconsistent system.
“The H-2B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-pollock-processors-drop-foreign-worker-program-citing-uncertainty/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-pollock-processors-drop-foreign-worker-program-citing-uncertainty/ The cost to move Juneau’s City Hall is coming in millions of dollars higher than expected.
According to the city administration, it’s expected to cost $20.5 million to purchase, renovate and move into two floors of the Michael J. Burns building, which houses the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation downtown. The floors are slated to become Junea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-hall-move-will-cost-millions-more-than-expected/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneaus-city-hall-move-will-cost-millions-more-than-expected/ The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the state of Alaska’s latest attempt to alter Alaska’s decades-old system of subsistence fishing management.
In a one-sentence order Monday, the court said it will not review a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in August that Alaska cannot manage fishing on a st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-that-could-have-upended-alaska-subsistence-fishing/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-that-could-have-upended-alaska-subsistence-fishing/ An avalanche evacuation advisory remains in effect for one neighborhood that sits beneath Mount Juneau in Alaska’s capital city. And now, for the first time, the city is using a radar detection system to track avalanches that rumble down the mountain, thanks to state money freed up by the city and tribe’s disaster declaration last week. 
Severin Staehly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mount-juneau-gets-new-radar-avalanche-detection-system-as-behrends-path-remains-under-evacuation-advisory/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mount-juneau-gets-new-radar-avalanche-detection-system-as-behrends-path-remains-under-evacuation-advisory/ In this newscast:An atmospheric river struck Juneau over the weekend, after previous back-to-back storms buried the city in several feet of snow,
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska recently launched a new foundation,
For the first time, Juneau is using a radar detection system to track avalanches that rumble down the mountain, thanks to state money freed up by the city and tribe’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-12-2026/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-12-2026/ The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska recently launched a new foundation. Its main goal right now is to fundraise for a new education campus in Juneau. 
The tribe announced the formation of the Tlingit & Haida Foundation last month. Jamie Gomez is the executive director of the nonprofit.&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-launches-nonprofit-to-fund-new-90m-tribal-education-campus-in-juneau/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/tlingit-and-haida-launches-nonprofit-to-fund-new-90m-tribal-education-campus-in-juneau/ The state of Alaska is preparing to give away millions of dollars worth of gravel to public corporations, a move that would amount to millions of dollars in assistance to some of the state’s biggest construction projects.
According to a Q&A posted by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the beneficiaries could include the proposed Ambler Access Pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-offers-free-rocks-and-dirt-helping-big-state-backed-construction-projects/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-offers-free-rocks-and-dirt-helping-big-state-backed-construction-projects/ WASHINGTON — Democrat Mary Peltola announced Monday that she’s running for U.S. Senate, taking on Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Peltola served one partial and one full term in the U.S. House, becoming the first Alaska Native person elected to Congress. She then narrowly lost her seat in 2024.
Her announcement Monday c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mary-peltola-enters-alaska-us-senate-race/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mary-peltola-enters-alaska-us-senate-race/ The start of Alaska’s annual legislative session is just over a week away. And there’s plenty on the agenda for lawmakers this year, from a possible gas pipeline to a plan to stabilize the state’s finances. But lawmakers have some other ideas they’d like to discuss in the next four months, too. Alaskans got their first look at a set of pre-filed bills ahead of this year&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ahead-of-legislative-session-alaska-lawmakers-propose-big-changes-and-small-tweaks/Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ahead-of-legislative-session-alaska-lawmakers-propose-big-changes-and-small-tweaks/ In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau issued an avalanche evacuation advisory for all residents in slide zones this morning. The advisory comes as an atmospheric river slams Juneau, after previous storms dumped several feet of snow,
As snow turned to rain in Juneau today, the city is warning residents that roads are beginning to flood, and the snow on roofs is getting heavier,
The City and Borough of Juneau has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-9-2026/Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-9-2026/ Two small avalanches released on a slide path of Mount Juneau, above the Behrends neighborhood, as Ezra Strong was on a walk this morning in the pouring rain. 
The city issued an evacuation advisory about an hour earlier for Juneau residents in all known slide paths downtown and along Thane Road. Strong and his wife live on Gruening Avenue with their dog. He said he’s not heeding the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/multiple-small-avalanches-release-in-juneau-after-city-issues-evacuation-advisory/Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/multiple-small-avalanches-release-in-juneau-after-city-issues-evacuation-advisory/ The City and Borough of Juneau has largely wrapped up shoveling on Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx — Glacier Valley Elementary School and began work on Mendenhall River Community School on Friday. 
This comes after record snowfall caused the district to close schools multiple times this week, including all scho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snow-removal-roof-monitoring-at-juneau-schools-continues-through-weekend/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snow-removal-roof-monitoring-at-juneau-schools-continues-through-weekend/ The general manager of Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area has resigned and the chair of its board of directors has stepped down. Both departures were announced Thursday night during the ski area’s board of directors meeting.
Hannah Shively served as the board chair for less than six months. At the meeting, she said she was leaving the ro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-ski-areas-general-manager-resigns-board-chair-steps-down/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/eaglecrest-ski-areas-general-manager-resigns-board-chair-steps-down/ The U.S. House of Representatives voted 230-196 on Thursday to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years and reverse massive cost increases that went into effect with the new year.
The reversal must still be approved by the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump before becoming effective.
Alaska’s lon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-rep-nick-begich-votes-against-3-year-extension-of-federal-health-care-subsidies/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaskas-rep-nick-begich-votes-against-3-year-extension-of-federal-health-care-subsidies/ A portion of a residential roof collapsed Thursday in Juneau under the weight of several feet of snow that fell over the past few weeks. 
Tracey Muir was born and raised in Juneau and bought the house in Mendenhall Valley a little over a year ago. He was inside when the roof gave way.
“This morning, I heard crackling, came and took a peek, and it was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/part-of-residential-roof-collapses-under-snow-in-mendenhall-valley/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/part-of-residential-roof-collapses-under-snow-in-mendenhall-valley/ In this newscast:The City of Hoonah declared a local emergency earlier this week following heavy snowstorms in the region.
As the state of Alaska responds to Juneau’s disaster declaration, the capital city is bracing for heavy rain and potential flooding from an atmospheric river expected to hit Southeast late Thursday night.
Students and staff at Mendenhall River Community School were evacuated from the elemen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-8-2026/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-jan-8-2026/ Juneau Animal Rescue‘s animal control officers, Director Jordan Bales and Officer Jacob Miller, share details and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/spruce-root-offering-master-class-for-entrepreneurs-juneau-animal-rescue-on-licensing-and-vaccination-and-death-with-dessert-death-on-a-ranch-from-true-crime-alaska/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 02:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/spruce-root-offering-master-class-for-entrepreneurs-juneau-animal-rescue-on-licensing-and-vaccination-and-death-with-dessert-death-on-a-ranch-from-true-crime-alaska/ The public comment period for phase 1 of the controversial Cascade Point Ferry Terminal in Juneau closes tomorrow, Jan. 9. 
The state’s proposed ferry terminal would be located about 30 miles north of the Auke Bay ferry terminal, on land owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, an Alaska Native Corporation. The project is slated to cost tens of millions of dollars]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/public-comment-period-for-proposed-cascade-point-ferry-terminal-closes-friday/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 01:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/public-comment-period-for-proposed-cascade-point-ferry-terminal-closes-friday/ The City of Hoonah declared a local emergency this week following heavy snowstorms in the region. 
On Tuesday night, the Hoonah City Council unanimously approved a disaster declaration, which opens the door for the Southeast community to request aid from the state. Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved the declaration Thursday morning. 
Hoonah’s City Administrator, Dennis Gray Jr., says the small community on C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hoonah-declares-local-disaster-following-back-to-back-storms-in-southeast-alaska/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hoonah-declares-local-disaster-following-back-to-back-storms-in-southeast-alaska/ The “Simple Loving Kindness – Art Inspired by Meditation” exhibit will be happening at the JAHC Gallery in March 2026. The group is looking for artists to be a part of the exhibit and participate in optional mediation group sessions. Nancy Caracand and Darcy Lockhart share more about the process. Find out more at the website: slkart.org.Juneau Audubon Society‘s planned January 8th lecture is canceled, but Brenda Wrigh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/upcoming-simple-loving-kindness-art-show-seeks-artists-inspired-by-meditation/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/upcoming-simple-loving-kindness-art-show-seeks-artists-inspired-by-meditation/ Update, Thursday 5 p.m.:
As of Thursday afternoon, Juneau School District Chief of Staff Kristen Bartlett said the district hasn’t received information that more schools need to be closed for snow removal. She said the city’s engineering team is monitoring schools daily, and that decisions are made on a day-to-day basis.
“It’s a balancing act of making sure that we&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mendenhall-river-community-school-evacuated-due-to-concerns-over-gym-roof-closed-friday/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mendenhall-river-community-school-evacuated-due-to-concerns-over-gym-roof-closed-friday/ Students and staff at Mendenhall River Community School were evacuated from the elementary school Thursday morning due to growing concern about the snow load on the gym roof. 
In a news release, the Juneau School District said everyone inside the school is being relocated to Thunder Mountain Middle School “out of an abundance of caution” and that &ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mendenhall-river-community-school-evacuated-due-to-concerns-over-gym-roof/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/mendenhall-river-community-school-evacuated-due-to-concerns-over-gym-roof/ Avalanche professionals are warning backcountry adventurers to stay out of risky terrain after snow slammed the Upper Lynn Canal in late December.
National Weather Service data shows the storm dumped at least 44 inches of snow in Haines, making it the sixth snowiest five-day period in more than two decades. Other reports documented closer to six or seven feet.
“It was d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ticking-time-bomb-extreme-snowfall-fuels-avalanche-danger-around-haines/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/ticking-time-bomb-extreme-snowfall-fuels-avalanche-danger-around-haines/ A national support line for Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault has begun work to launch an Alaska-specific service.
Strong Hearts Native Helpline is a Native-led nonprofit that offers 24-hour, seven-day-a-week support for anonymous and confidential calls from people who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault.
The line is staffed by Native advoca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/national-native-helpline-for-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault-to-open-alaska-specific-service/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/national-native-helpline-for-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault-to-open-alaska-specific-service/ The City and Borough of Juneau will hold another briefing at 10:30 a.m. today about avalanche risk and ongoing storm response. City, state and tribal staff will share information and the National Weather Service will provide an update. Tune in live on the radio 104.3 FM or 91.7 FM or watch here.
Thane Road currently remains closed at the avalanche gates.
The Juneau Arts and Culture Center will be closed today in order to serve as a supplemental emergency shelter if n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-updates-on-juneaus-avalanche-evacuation-alert-for-downtown-slide-paths/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-updates-on-juneaus-avalanche-evacuation-alert-for-downtown-slide-paths/ The City and Borough of Juneau will hold another briefing at 10:30 a.m. today about avalanche risk and ongoing storm response. City, state and tribal staff will share information and the National Weather Service will provide an update. Tune in live on the radio 104.3 FM or 91.7 FM or watch here.
Thane Road currently remains closed at the avalanche gates.
The Juneau Arts and Culture Center will be closed today in order to serve as a supplemental emergency shelter if n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-updates-on-juneaus-avalanche-evacuation-alert/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-updates-on-juneaus-avalanche-evacuation-alert/ An avalanche evacuation alert has been issued for all downtown Juneau residents in slide zones. An emergency shelter is being set up at Centennial Hall in downtown Juneau.
“This evacuation advisory is made with the safety of Juneau residents in mind,” the alert from the City and Borough of Juneau reads. “This decision is not made lightly and CBJ realizes that evacuating under extreme weather conditions may be difficult. Again, the safety of Juneau resid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-officials-provide-updates-as-juneau-issues-avalanche-evacuation-alert-for-downtown-slide-paths/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-live-officials-provide-updates-as-juneau-issues-avalanche-evacuation-alert-for-downtown-slide-paths/ The City and Borough of Juneau will hold another briefing at 10:30 a.m. today about avalanche risk and ongoing storm response. City, state and tribal staff will share information and the National Weather Service will provide an update. Tune in live on the radio 104.3 FM or 91.7 FM or watch here.
Thane Road currently remains closed at the avalanche gates.
The Juneau Arts and Culture Center will be closed today in order to serve as a supplemental emergency shelter if n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/updates-on-juneaus-avalanche-evacuation-alert-and-storm-response/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/updates-on-juneaus-avalanche-evacuation-alert-and-storm-response/ Update, Saturday 1:15 p.m.
Juneau continues to face flooding and avalanches, with more rain expected Saturday.
Aaron Jacobs, senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Juneau, said the weather pattern the city has seen — with record-breaking early-season snowfall followed by warmer temperatures and rain — is uncommon for Juneau.
“These are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/updates-as-unprecedented-weather-causes-flooding-avalanches-in-juneau/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/updates-as-unprecedented-weather-causes-flooding-avalanches-in-juneau/ Capital Transit has suspended service along Glacier Highway in areas in the avalanche zone.
Update, 11 a.m.:
An avalanche evacuation alert has been issued for all downtown Juneau residents in slide zones. An emergency shelter is being set up at Centennial Hall in downtown Juneau.
“This evacuation advisory is made with the safety of Juneau residents in mind,” the alert from the City and Borough of Juneau reads. “This decision is not made lightly and CBJ real]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-updates-as-juneau-issues-avalanche-evacuation-alert-for-downtown-slide-paths/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-updates-as-juneau-issues-avalanche-evacuation-alert-for-downtown-slide-paths/ Update, Friday 10 a.m.:
The City and Borough of Juneau will hold a presentation at 11:30 a.m. about avalanche risk and ongoing storm response.
City, state and tribal staff will share information and the National Weather Service will provide an update. Tune in live on the radio 104.3 FM or 91.7 FM or watch here.
Update, Thursday 6:45 p.m.:
All Juneau schools are closed Frida]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-updates-as-juneau-braces-for-another-storm-amid-disaster-declaration/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-updates-as-juneau-braces-for-another-storm-amid-disaster-declaration/ As the state of Alaska responds to Juneau’s disaster declaration, the capital city is bracing for heavy rain and potential flooding from an atmospheric river expected to hit Southeast late Thursday night. 
This comes after back-to-back snowstorms dumped more than four feet of snow on Juneau. The city and tribal governments issued a joint disaster declaration Tues]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-braces-for-another-storm-as-state-coordinates-disaster-assistance/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-braces-for-another-storm-as-state-coordinates-disaster-assistance/ The Juneau School District plans to close at least two schools to remove snow on the buildings’ roofs following recent record-breaking snowstorms. 
The district closed Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary first and reopened the rest of its schools Wednesday, following district-wide]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-closes-elementary-school-for-snow-removal-as-precaution-for-additional-snow-and-rain/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/juneau-school-district-closes-elementary-school-for-snow-removal-as-precaution-for-additional-snow-and-rain/ Juneau’s Fred Meyer store closed yet again on Wednesday amid concerns about the heavy snow load on the roof following recent record-breaking snowstorms and cold temperatures. 
The closure began Tuesday evening when shoppers reported on social media that they were evacuated from the building. 
Tiffany Sanders, a spokesperson for Fred Meyer, said the clos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fred-meyer-other-juneau-businesses-close-doors-amid-snow-load-concerns/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/fred-meyer-other-juneau-businesses-close-doors-amid-snow-load-concerns/ City, state and tribal staff shared information about the ongoing snowstorm response and the National Weather Service provided an update on the heavy rain expected to arrive later this week.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-local-officials-share-information-on-juneau-disaster-response/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-local-officials-share-information-on-juneau-disaster-response/ City and tribal staff will share information about the ongoing snowstorm response and the National Weather Service will provide an update on the heavy rain expected to arrive later this week.
Tune in live here on the radio or watch live at ktoo.org starting at 4 p.m.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-city-tribe-share-information-on-local-disaster-response-during-4-pm-briefing/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/watch-city-tribe-share-information-on-local-disaster-response-during-4-pm-briefing/ City and tribal staff will share information about the ongoing snowstorm response and the National Weather Service will provide an update on the heavy rain expected to arrive later this week.
Tune in live on the radio or watch here starting at 4 p.m.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-now-local-officials-share-information-on-juneau-disaster-response-during-4-pm-briefing/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/live-now-local-officials-share-information-on-juneau-disaster-response-during-4-pm-briefing/ A drop in new and existing jobs is forecast in Southeast Alaska this year due to federal layoffs, funding cuts and steady population decline in the region, according to a recent report released by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Economist Dan Robinson heads the state’s labor research department. He said the region is ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/report-shows-negative-job-growth-in-southeast-due-to-federal-layoffs-population-decline/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/report-shows-negative-job-growth-in-southeast-due-to-federal-layoffs-population-decline/ On Jan. 4, Bethel resident Shane Iverson said that he was shocked when he stepped up to the Alaska Airlines counter at the Anchorage airport to check in for his flight home.
“I had two kids. We each had three items to check in, so nine items. I was sitting there with a ton of boxes and luggage when they told me they were gonna have to charge me for most of it,” Iverson said.
It was a surprising bill that Iverson and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-airlines-works-to-fix-issue-that-left-club-49-members-with-hefty-baggage-fees/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-airlines-works-to-fix-issue-that-left-club-49-members-with-hefty-baggage-fees/ Future assessments of U.S. landslide hazards could include the study of risks posed by atmospheric rivers, which caused extreme precipitation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/landslide-bill-puts-new-focus-on-atmospheric-rivers-like-those-that-triggered-deadly-alaska-events/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/landslide-bill-puts-new-focus-on-atmospheric-rivers-like-those-that-triggered-deadly-alaska-events/ City and tribal leaders in Juneau announced a disaster declaration last night.  
The declaration opens the doors for the city to request aid from the state. The mayor said that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has verbally approved the request and will send a state emergency management specialist Thursday.
Last week, the capital city was inundated with more than four feet of snow after prolon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-approves-assistance-to-juneau-after-city-tribe-declare-disaster-following-record-snow/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-approves-assistance-to-juneau-after-city-tribe-declare-disaster-following-record-snow/ The City and Borough of Juneau and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced a joint disaster declaration Tuesday evening following record-breaking snowstorms and cold temperatures. 
The declaration opens the doors for the city to request aid from the state. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has not announced whether he will approve the request. 
In a joint]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-tribal-leaders-in-juneau-declare-local-emergency-following-record-breaking-snowfall/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/city-tribal-leaders-in-juneau-declare-local-emergency-following-record-breaking-snowfall/ The roof of the Bill Ray Center, an empty building on F Street in downtown Juneau, collapsed Tuesday following back-to-back snowstorms and rain.
Although Tuesday’s rain has melted some of the several feet of snow that’s accumulated over more than a week, dripping roofs can still hold a lot of weight.  
The warm-up has also caused roadways to pool with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-ray-center-roof-collapses-downtown-as-roof-shoveling-conditions-grow-more-dangerous/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/bill-ray-center-roof-collapses-downtown-as-roof-shoveling-conditions-grow-more-dangerous/ In this newscast:Schools in Juneau were closed again today (TUES) as the capital city continues to dig out from successive snowstorms,
The roof of the Bill Ray Center, an empty building on F Street in downtown Juneau, collapsed today after back-to-back snowstorms,
Boxes of food, mail and late Christmas presents arrived by plane to the small Southeast Alaska fishing town of Pelican on New Year’s Day. The goods came a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-6-2026/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-tuesday-jan-6-2026/ Boxes of food, mail and late Christmas presents arrived by plane to the small Southeast Alaska fishing town of Pelican on New Year’s Day. The goods came after the isolated town went more than a month without access to outside services. 
From late November till New Year’s Day, the Chichigof Island town of Pelican relied completely on itself. Extreme weather this winter prevented any seaplanes and or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pelican-finally-gets-supplies-after-going-a-month-without-ferries-or-seaplanes/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pelican-finally-gets-supplies-after-going-a-month-without-ferries-or-seaplanes/ Haines and Skagway have suffered through weeks of bitterly cold temperatures and several feet of snow.
Snowfall in Haines has been so heavy that residents are worried about roof loads. Community members are caring for each other in these extreme conditions with shovels and the Internet.
When the National Weather Service reported snow depth of 36 inches over the weekend, Haines resident Sheri Loomis started making a lis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sustained-snow-and-cold-stretch-resources-of-northern-lynn-canal-residents-community-spirit-and-a-list-are-helping/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sustained-snow-and-cold-stretch-resources-of-northern-lynn-canal-residents-community-spirit-and-a-list-are-helping/ The commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Family and Community Services has departed that position to take a job with the Trump administration.
Kim Kovol has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced last week. Her last day working for the state was on Friday, and Tracy Dompeling, the department’s deputy comm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-family-and-community-services-commissioner-leaves-state-post-for-trump-administration-job/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-family-and-community-services-commissioner-leaves-state-post-for-trump-administration-job/ Dozens of Thunder Mountain Mobile Park residents weren’t able to use their showers or do laundry over the holidays and during recent snowstorms. 
Wright Services, the company that owns the park, said it won’t be able to repair the main water line until temperatures warm. And warm weather isn’t in the forecast any time soon. 
Tammy Jablonski]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-at-a-mobile-home-park-in-juneau-go-weeks-without-adequate-water-pressure/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/residents-at-a-mobile-home-park-in-juneau-go-weeks-without-adequate-water-pressure/ Residents of Juneau are living in a snow globe. Another winter storm began Sunday night, dropping more snow on top of the 4 feet that fell just after Christmas.  
City offices and facilities will remain closed Tuesday, as well as local schools.
During a break in the snow over the weekend, many residents prepared for the oncoming winter storm by digging out roofs, driveways and cars.&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snowpocalypse-continues-as-juneau-runs-out-of-places-to-put-it-all-school-closed-again/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snowpocalypse-continues-as-juneau-runs-out-of-places-to-put-it-all-school-closed-again/ Residents of Juneau are living in a snow globe. Another winter storm began Sunday night, dropping more snow on top of the 4 feet that fell just after Christmas.  
During a break in the snow over the weekend, many residents prepared for the oncoming winter storm by digging out roofs, driveways and cars. 
As of Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service reported 6 inches to a foo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snowpocalypse-continues-as-juneau-runs-out-of-places-to-put-it-all/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/snowpocalypse-continues-as-juneau-runs-out-of-places-to-put-it-all/ Ski patrollers at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood rescued a dog from a deep ravine last week that had been missing for 13 days.
Otis, who’s described as a friendly Bernese Mountain Dog who loves snacks, was reported missing on Dec. 17 from his home in Girdwood on Crystal Mountain Road.
Then, on Dec. 29, an Alyeska staff member heard a faint bark as they were head]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/girdwood-dog-missing-for-2-weeks-rescued-from-deep-alyeska-ravine/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/girdwood-dog-missing-for-2-weeks-rescued-from-deep-alyeska-ravine/ In this newscast:The City and Borough of Juneau issued an avalanche alert via text this afternoon, telling residents in the Mount Juneau slide path to be prepared,
Residents of Juneau are living in a snow globe. Another winter storm began last night, dropping more snow on top of the four feet that fell just after Christmas,
Amid record-breaking snowfalls and unusually low temperatures, some residents in a mobile home pa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-5-2026/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-jan-5-2026/ The City and Borough of Juneau issued an avalanche alert via text Monday afternoon, telling residents in the Mount Juneau slide path to be prepared.
It’s the second avalanche alert issued in the last week, as record-breaking snow blankets the community and the mountains above it.  
Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Juneau’s em]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-avalanche-alert-issued-for-behrends-white-neighborhoods-thane-road/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/new-avalanche-alert-issued-for-behrends-white-neighborhoods-thane-road/ U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski struck a note of skepticism in her reaction to Saturday’s military operation ousting Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro.
“While I am hopeful that this morning’s actions have made the world a safer place,” Murkowski wrote in a social media post Saturday, “the manner in which the United States conducts military operations, as well as the authority under which these operations]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-hasnt-provided-legal-basis-for-military-action-in-venezuela-murkowski-says/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/trump-hasnt-provided-legal-basis-for-military-action-in-venezuela-murkowski-says/ At least three Alaskans have died from complications of influenza so far this season, amid a surge in cases happening earlier than last year, according to state epidemiologists.
Alaska has seen about 1,100 reported flu cases so far this season, the state Health Department reported.
This flu season is dominated by a new variant of the flu virus, but getting th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-flu-cases-spike-causing-at-least-3-deaths-and-high-numbers-of-hospitalizations/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-flu-cases-spike-causing-at-least-3-deaths-and-high-numbers-of-hospitalizations/ More snow is on the way this week for Juneau and the rest of the panhandle, even as recovery from last week’s storm continues.
The Juneau School District announced Sunday night that school would be closed Monday. City offices are also closed, and the University of Alaska Southeast campus will operate remotely.National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Spann says communities fr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/school-closed-as-another-winter-storm-brings-snow-potential-rain-mixture-to-juneau/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/school-closed-as-another-winter-storm-brings-snow-potential-rain-mixture-to-juneau/ More snow is on the way this week for Juneau and the rest of the panhandle, even as recovery from last week’s storm continues.
National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Spann says communities from Elfin Cove to Juneau can expect anywhere from 5 to 13 inches of new snow on Monday. The heaviest snow is expected mid-morning through the afternoon.
There’s a possibility for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/another-winter-storm-will-bring-snow-potential-rain-mixture-to-juneau/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/another-winter-storm-will-bring-snow-potential-rain-mixture-to-juneau/ In this newscast:It’s a new year, but Juneau residents are still digging out from four feet of snow that fell earlier this week,
Thane Road is now open after being closed for two days due to avalanche risk,
Two Juneau artists spent this snowy Friday framing and mounting 18 block prints that correlate with myths — ones they wrote themselves,
In 2025 Alaskans experienced record-breaking heat on the North Slope]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-2-2026/Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-jan-2-2026/