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The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.

  1. 17 HRS AGO

    Newscast – Friday, March 13, 2026

    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 International Association of Fire Fighters have stalled out after more than a year; In Juneau this week, youth from across the state presented films they made highlighting the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues where they live; After weeks of voting, Sitkans have finally chosen a name for the Sitka Sound Science Center's newest Giant Pacific Octopus.

  2. 1D AGO

    Newscast – Thursday, March12, 202

    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 Legislature to be bold with policies to encourage resource development on Tuesday; A high-profile budget bill that would unlock hundreds of millions in government construction projects across Alaska took a step forward in the state Legislature yesterday

  3. 2D AGO

    Newscast – Wednesday, March 11, 2026

    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 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; Animal Care and Control in Anchorage is designed to hold about 150 animals. But right now, there are nearly 250

  4. 3D AGO

    Newscast – Tuesday, March 10, 2026

    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 District and its support staff union won’t be decided on for another six months; 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 high-schoolers starting in 2027; About three dozen sled dog teams are on the thousand-mile Iditarod Trail to Nome as part of this year’s race, and thousands of people around the world are following along. Some of the spectators are kids participating in the IditaRead Challenge, and as Alaska Public Media’s Ava White reports, that includes Anchorage students counting each minute spent with a book as a mile on the trail.

  5. 4D AGO

    Newscast – Monday, March 9, 2026

    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 environmental projects; Juneau singer-songwriter Taylor Dallas Vidic’s first album delves into relationships through jazz-folk mashup

  6. MAR 7

    Newscast – Friday, March 6, 2026

    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 night; Researchers are documenting black seaweed across seven communities in Southeast Alaska. They are trying to get a baseline for the seaweed, and to look at whether the important cultural resource should be considered a keystone species; Three Southeast Alaska fishermen have been charged with intentionally sinking their fishing boats in waters near Sitka and Petersburg; The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday against 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

  7. MAR 6

    Newscast – Thursday, March 5, 2026

    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 considering another boost to per-student funding for public schools

  8. MAR 5

    Newscast – Wednesday, March 4, 2026

    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 to snow. So far, they won’t have to make them up; The Juneau School District has one of the oldest school-based hunter education programs in Alaska and its current teacher recently won the state's Hunter Educator of the Year award; Alaska lawmakers are preaching caution as war in Iran and across much of the Middle East pushes oil prices higher

  9. MAR 4

    Newscast – Tuesday, March 3, 2026

    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 end of April; State lawmakers had some sharp question 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 Alaska House unanimously passed a prohibition on AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Friday. But lawmakers vastly expanded the scope of the bill just before passing it, including provisions that would severely limit children's access to social media

  10. MAR 3

    Newscast – Monday, March 2, 2026

    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 the agency to explain why; Crews are about half way done removing a colossal drilling rig that toppled over on the North Slope; Folk singer-songwriter Willi Carlisle is the guest artist for the 51st annual Alaska Folk Festival in April. KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey spoke with Carlisle about what makes Folk Fest special

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The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.

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