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Juneau’s animal shelter is at cat-pacity. Unaltered...

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2025/09/12

The number of unaltered cats in Juneau is growing faster and faster, and the local animal shelter is struggling to keep up.

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Universal free breakfast to start up again at Juneau...

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2025/09/12

The Juneau School District Board of Education approved $230,000 to bring back the program for this school year.

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Alaska judge rules in state’s favor on repeal of a...

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2025/09/11

The Dunleavy administration repealed the rule in 2024, saying it was counterproductive and argued it contributed to higher health care costs. Medical providers say that isn’t true.

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Car buyers and dealers in Alaska face limited options...

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2025/09/11

Due to fire concerns over lithium ion batteries, major shipping companies have stopped shipping EVs to Alaska.

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Alaska’s top conservative writer explains why she...

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2025/09/11

In a Q&A, Suzanne Downing says she left Must Read Alaska in a dispute with one of the investors who bought the site in 2023 and kept her on as a writer.

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Education support staff union sues Juneau School...

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2025/09/11

Juneau Education Support Staff filed a lawsuit Monday claiming the district did not follow the steps needed to shut down the after school program and have a private provider take over.

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Republican Bernadette Wilson picks Wasilla Sen. Mike...

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2025/09/10

If elected, Shower, a conservative who has focused some of his legislative effort on election security, would administer state election laws and appoint the head of the Division of Elections.

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ConocoPhillips plans large layoffs, potentially...

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2025/09/10

Oil and gas industry employment in Alaska has been slowly rebounding since the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, but that could change.

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Juneau may be getting a ‘new’ City Hall after all

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2025/09/10

The Juneau Assembly moved forward with a plan to purchase and renovate two floors of the Michael J. Burns building.

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International relay persists despite broken ferry,...

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2025/09/10

This year, the event celebrated its biggest gathering, despite broken infrastructure and ongoing political tension.

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Newscast – Friday, August 28, 2025

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2025/08/30

In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named Stephen J. Cox to be Alaska's next attorney general; The Juneau Police Department released the body-worn camera footage today of a violent arrest by an officer in late July. The video was released just a day after the officer involved resigned from his position; After a week of deliberation, the jury will continue to consider the evidence in a sexual assault trial against a former Juneau chiropractor next week; A small number of Alaska Native

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Dunleavy says he won’t call Alaska lawmakers into...

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2025/08/30

The current special session will expire at the end of Sunday with Department of Agriculture issue unresolved.

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Jury continues to deliberate in sexual assault trial...

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2025/08/30

As of Friday afternoon, the jurors had yet to return a verdict.

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Juneau police officer resigns following violent arrest

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2025/08/29

The department placed him on paid administrative leave following the arrest. He resigned the day before the Juneau Police Department released the body-worn camera footage of the incident.

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At oil conference, Dunleavy declines to endorse his...

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2025/08/29

Dodging a moderator’s question, he also declined to name any of his former cabinet officials as his preferred choice in the 2026 election.

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Tannery closures hinder Alaska sea otter hunters

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2025/08/29

With no large-scale tanneries in Southeast Alaska, hunters have few options to continue their traditional cultural practices of skin-sewing sea otters.

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Yup’ik climate advisor appointed by UN secretary general

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2025/08/29

A young Alaska Native engineer with roots in Kongiganak has been appointed as a Youth Climate advisor to the United Nations.

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The Roadless Rule is on the chopping block, and the...

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2025/08/28

At the Southeast Tribal Environmental Forum in Juneau this week, tribes and environmental groups discussed strategies to keep the rule in place.

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Skagway, Yukon to pursue federal permits for new ore...

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2025/08/28

Local officials say the dock could provide a major financial boost and help diversify Skagway's economy, which relies heavily on tourism.

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Gov. Dunleavy names Stephen J. Cox as Alaska’s next...

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2025/08/28

Cox most recently served as a senior vice president for Bristol Bay Industrial, a subsidiary for the Bristol Bay Native Corporation. Before that he was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.

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