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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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Newscast – Wednesday, May 22, 2024
In this newscast: One Juneau inventor hopes to tap into the power of the ocean with a small tidal generator that's poised to hit the market next year; Alaska's governor could soon sign a bill into law that would establish a task force to look into the economic crisis facing the state's seafood industry, but one legislator said leaders missed an opportunity to give tribes a greater voice; Suzanne LaFrance declared victory in Anchorage's mayoral race, a week after voting ended in the runoff election
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Newscast – Tuesday, May 21, 2024
In this newscast: Security footage posted online shows Anchorage police killing an armed man last week, but a witness who owns the camera says her footage contradicts what officers say happened in the lead up to the shooting; The first Alaska woman has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences; The remote village of Golovin is the subject of a new documentary that shines a light on the unique hardships experienced living on the Western Alaska coast; A Homer man died Sunday morning after being attacked by a moose
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Newscast – Monday, May 20, 2024
In this newscast: An electric pole in Ketchikan caught fire late last month and sent Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell into a blackout. The three grids - which are interconnected - went dark for a few hours. That smoldering electric pole was symptomatic of a much larger, decades-long issue facing Ketchikan Public Utilities; Tongass Voices: Kanik Corinne James on being uplifted by Indigenous women in the art world
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Newscast – Friday, May 17, 2024
In this newscast: AKPM's Eric Stone reports on the dozens of bills passed as lawmakers concluded their work this legislative session; Injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska will now be able to access higher insurance reimbursements, thanks to a senate bill passed by lawmakers; A bill passed by the legislature addresses the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous People in the state.
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Newscast – Thursday, May 16, 2024
An affordable housing project built specifically for people in recovery from substance misuse received funding support from the Juneau Assembly this week; KTOO reporter Anna Canny sought out where ravens roost in Juneau in this week's Curious Juneau episode; A 91-year-old cruise tourist is suing the Ketchikan Borough for negligence after his mobility scooter tipped over on a public bus.
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Newscast – Wednesday, May15, 2024
In this newscast: Ketchikan community members are pushing back against the planned construction of a market downtown which would feature two totem poles made by a non-Native Minnesota artist with a checkered past; A look at what's planned for this years Little Norway Festival in Petersburg
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