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KTOO

Public media from Alaska’s capital

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  1. Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026

    The U.S. Geological Survey announced a new estimate for natural gas potential across Alaska's North Slope; The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage and marked its 60th anniversary; Alaska Native education specialists stressed self-determination at the Elders...

  2. Why are Juneau’s highest-paid city employees mostly cops?

    Police leadership said the wage data underscores the department’s years-long struggle to fill vacant positions, which means some officers have been clocking in more and more overtime. But that comes with its own trade-offs.

  3. New opera ‘Black Rock, USA’ premieres with workshop | Glory Hall Empty Bowls 2026 | Juneau Adult Hockey Association preps for winter sign-ups

    Juneau Afternoon featuring Glory Hall Empty Bowls 2026, "Black Rock, USA" opera workshop, and Juneau Adult Hockey Association.

  4. Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026

    In this newscast: Juneau will have a new seasonal sales tax beginning next year. And there will be some new faces on the Juneau Assembly, while the school board remains unchanged. That’s according to the final results for Juneau’s municipal election shared last night; Here’s the clue: He is an...

  5. Juneau’s Thatcher Brouwer named executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska

    Juneau’s Thatcher Brouwer was recently named executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, also known as UFA. Brouwer has more than two decades under his belt as a commercial fisherman and years of experience with statewide fisheries policy.

  6. Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026

    In this newscast: Heavy rain and high winds are slated to continue slamming parts of Southeast Alaska through Tuesday night. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch as well as high wind advisories and warnings, concentrated mostly in the northern panhandle. Meteorologists expect impacts...

  7. Newscast – Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

    In this newscast: Two community wellness events focused on cancer are coming up this week in Juneau; More than 70 people gathered in the rain Saturday morning in Juneau to partake in a nationwide No Kings rally downtown; Ketchikan's city and borough mayors have issued a joint disaster declaration...

  8. Newscast – Friday, Oct. 16, 2026

    In this newscast: A former manager of Juneau’s Switzer Village Mobile Home Park allegedly embezzled funds, failed to pay back millions in loans and sold property she didn’t own. That’s according to a lawsuit her mother, the majority owner of Switzer Village, filed earlier this month; Juneau’s...

  9. Northwest ADA Center voting accessibility | Taku Winds ‘Where the Waters Gather’ | Garden Talk: Winter prep

    Juneau Afternoon featuring Northwest ADA Center, Juneau Community Bands Taku Winds fall concert, and Garden Talk.

  10. Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026

    A Ketchikan fire station is back in operation after a fire damaged the facility; The empty St. Ann's building in Juneau has grant funding to be developed into a senior care center; Alaska's ferry laundry is done by people incarcerated a Lemon Creek Correctional Center for less than $2 per hour; A...

  11. Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026

    In this newscast: Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race, Bernadette Wilson; As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, an Anchorage climate scientist says it might lead to below average snow for most of…

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  12. Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026

    In this newscast: A Juneau man was charged with two felonies last weekend after struck and seriously injured a pedestrian early Sunday morning on Douglas Island; Indigenous scholars from across the country are convening in Juneau this week to learn from local experts, write grants and build...

  13. How the state uses prison labor in Juneau to subsidize its ferry system

    Since 1996, a small crew of people incarcerated at the prison has worked full-time doing all the laundry for Southeast ferries. Picture your standard run-of-the-mill laundromat but on steroids.

  14. Juneau had another record-breaking cruise season. Here’s how it went.

    The season ended with more than 1.7 million passengers visiting Juneau — an all time high. KTOO’s Clarise Larson sat down with the city’s visitor industry director to hear more about it.

  15. Newscast – Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

    A man who barricaded himself with a knife in an office building in downtown Juneau voluntarily surrendered to Juneau Police today; A Juneau educator is helping Alaska Native kids and elders research family histories touched by colonial residential schools; Juneau wrapped up a record-breaking…

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  16. Second Annual Juneau Wayzgoose | Mudrooms storytelling event | KXLL history chat with Andy Kline

    Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau Wayzgoose Weekend, Mudrooms storytelling event, and Andy Kline talks about the founding of KXLL and previews the 24-hour live broadcast.

  17. October is Filipino American History Month

    Kaye Roldan with Filipino Community, Inc. talks about Filipino American History Month, her own family history and growing up in Juneau.

  18. Fu Bao is SAIL’s Advocate of the Year | Artist & musician Harper Joy Gunn | Elections update with KTOO’s Clarise Larson

    Juneau Afternoon featuring SAIL Advocate of the Year Fu Bao, artist and musician Harper Joy Gunn, and election updates with KTOO's Clarise Larson.

  19. Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026

    In this newscast: Today is the last day to vote in Juneau's municipal election; A sixth Juneau man was detained by federal immigration authorities; It's anchors aweigh for Juneau's cruise season. The last ship leaves tonight; It's municipal Election Day here in Juneau; An investigation has...

  20. It’s municipal Election Day in Juneau. Here’s what voters are saying.

    The preliminary results of the election are released on Tuesday night once ballot boxes and vote centers close. The initial results will only include ballots that voters mailed in or dropped off before Election Day.

  21. Newscast – Monday, Oct. 5, 2026

    In this newscast: Tomorrow is Juneau's municipal Election Day and voters have until tomorrow night to cast their ballots; A Juneau man whose remains were discovered inside a chest freezer in July died of natural causes, according to a Juneau Police Department release; Voters in Juneau are…

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  22. ADF&G approves of Trump administration curtailing Endangered Species Act protections

    The new legal interpretations would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss.

  23. Proposition C asks voters whether to approve a 1% seasonal tax in Juneau

    The additional tax is estimated to cost the average household at least $300 a year and is supposed to help fund recreation.

  24. Newscast – Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

    In this newscast: Two environmental conservation groups and a Southeast Alaska tribe have filed a motion to stop a timber sale that's part of a logging project east of Ketchikan; Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska's races for governor and Congress;...

  25. UAS scientists are trying to predict harmful algal blooms as super El Niño heats up

    Biochemist Jason Kuhn and his team are using eDNA to see if they can detect blooms before they make shellfish toxic.

  26. Crude oil surfaced at historic Treadwell Mine. The state plans to study it.

    Oil deposited more than a century ago rose through the soil last summer in the popular Treadwell Mine Historic Park.

  27. Newscast – Tuesday, June 16, 2026

    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…

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  28. Newscast – Monday, June 15, 2026

    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...

  29. Newscast – Friday, June 12, 2026

    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...

  30. Newscast – Thursday, June 11, 2026

    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...

  31. University of Alaska staff union files unfair labor practice charge against employer

    The Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity alleges the university interfered with bargaining rights and retaliated against union members.

  32. What earrings mean at Celebration, to buyers and sellers

    Last week, more than 60 artists showed up in Juneau to sell their jewelry at Celebration, a days-long event that uplifts the survival and persistence of Lingít, Haida and Ts’msyen cultures. Some attendees saved up for years to buy earrings for themselves and loved ones

  33. Juneau Assembly addresses a fairness issue regarding glacial outburst flood wall funding

    Hundreds of homeowners will no longer have to pay into a local improvement district for the HESCO barriers, but a lawsuit over the flood wall is ongoing.

  34. Three key takeaways from Juneau’s finalized city budget

    The Juneau Assembly approved the city’s budget for the next fiscal year on Monday after months of deliberation on how to fill a multimillion-dollar budget hole.

  35. Lingít comic book brings student characters to life during Celebration

    “Naakéedáx̱ Haa X̱oonx’í Yán”, which means “All of our friends from the North” in Lingít, is a comic book created by students, teachers, elders and an alumnus of the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program in Juneau.

  36. Live music with Ashley Young and Quinton Woolman-Morgan | Symphony Hollywood POPS | Pipeline Skater Park Community Day | AK Experience Camp

    Juneau Afternoon featuring live music with Ashley Young and Quinton Woolman-Morgan, Juneau Symphony preview Hollywood POPS, Pipeline Skate Park community day, and AK Experience Camp preview.

  37. Jazz & Classics Spring Festival | Spring Winds from Juneau Community Bands | Foster Care Awareness Month with Tlingit & Haida

    Juneau Afternoon featuring Foster Care Awareness Month with Tlingit & Haida, Juneau Jazz & Classics 40th Spring Festival, and Spring Winds concert from Juneau Community Bands.

  38. Juneau’s flood wall is being rebuilt to withstand glacial outburst floods nearly double the size of last year

    Officials say a flood that large is unlikely, but they’re building for the worst-case scenario.

  39. Mental Health Awareness Month | Rob Roys and Bridget Smith First Friday at Alaska Robotics | Made in Alaska Market

    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.

  40. Residents decry proposed city service reductions and facility closures at Juneau Assembly meeting

    Nearly 80 people signed up to share their two cents on the city’s proposed budget as the Assembly deliberates a list of more than 40 service cuts and facility closures due to a budget shortfall.

  41. Q&A: Now that they’re awake, how can Juneau residents limit encounters with hungry bears?

    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...

  42. ‘Where Did We Sit on the Bus’ opens | Mana exhibit on Filipino elders | ‘Critter Trek’ at City Museum | Juneau Libraries May events

    Juneau Afternoon featuring Theater Alaska's "Where Did We Sit on the Bus?" Plus, Mana Alaska opens a new show at JACC Gallery featuring Filipino elder stories, City Museum opens "Critter Trek," and event updates from Juneau Public Libraries.

  43. Juneau voters chose to cut local taxes last election. Now, some residents want them back.

    Two separate proposed citizen propositions would restore some of the city funding lost as a result of last year’s local election.

  44. Newscast – Tuesday, April 28, 2026

    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...

  45. Tongass Voices: Brian Wallace on preserving time through photography

    Wallace has been taking photos of Juneau people, places and happenings since he was a kid. He’s also working to memorialize the past — his own family’s and Juneau’s.

  46. Newscast – Monday, April 27, 2026

    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...

  47. Newscast – Friday, April 24, 2026

    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...

  48. Denim Day Fashion Show | Audubon spring walks | UAS summer classes | Walk Southeast

    Juneau Afternoon featuring AWARE Denim Day Fashion Show, Juneau Audubon spring bird walks, UAS Commencement, and CBJ Parks and Recreation.

  49. New Amalga gold mine plans to ship ore from Cascade Point, no matter what happens with ferry terminal

    Pending permitting, Grande Portage Resources, Ltd. has released preliminary plans for how it will operate in Juneau.

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