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As Alaska’s schools struggle, lawmakers announce task...

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2025/06/12

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is set to meet this summer and fall to study and discuss ways to improve Alaska’s public schools.

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The City and Borough of Juneau will now observe...

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2025/06/12

The change for most city staff comes after negotiations with a union representing some city employees resulted in the addition of the holiday and wage increases over the next few years.

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Juneau lawmakers discuss state budget woes, education...

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2025/06/11

The first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature wrapped up in May. Juneau’s three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Monday to debrief.

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Some Southeast Alaska wolves are eating sea otters....

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2025/06/11

Researchers found that two wolf populations near Gustavus are increasingly relying on marine prey for food. In some cases, the shift is resulting in potentially toxic mercury exposure.

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A traditional subsistence site in Juneau is set to...

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2025/06/11

On Monday, the Juneau Assembly unanimously approved a resolution to accept Mayflower Island from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management with the intent to give it to the Douglas Indian Association.

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Federal Funding Is Critical for Public Radio and...

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2025/06/07

A Joint Release from KTOO Public Media and 11 Alaska Stations June 6, 2025 – On Monday, June 3rd the White House sent a rescissions package to Congress requesting a claw back of FY26 and FY27 Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding that Congress had approved previously. A vote in the House could take place early…

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Juneau is getting a new city-owned public use cabin

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2025/06/06

The new cabin will be a short hike beyond the existing Amalga cabin.

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Tongass Voices: Conservator Ellen Carrlee on...

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2025/06/06

Carrlee is currently collaborating with artists and culture bearers across the state to better understand bead preservation.

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Feds ask court to dismiss timber industry lawsuit...

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2025/06/06

Timber companies allege that the Forest Service failed to fulfill a promise to supply the companies with enough timber to meet market demand. But the government asserts it didn’t promise that.

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A retiring Juneau first responder says mobile crisis...

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2025/06/06

Joe Mishler has been an emergency responder for more than 40 years, about half of which he spent in Juneau. He’s retiring at the end of the month. Mishler has spearheaded a team of mobile response units that address needs that can fall through the cracks. The teams can meet people where they are — at home, at a shelter, or on the street.

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Juneau’s new Coast Guard icebreaker is on its way to...

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2025/06/06

The cutter Storis is expected to arrive in Juneau this August, but it will leave again to be temporarily berthed in Seattle. The Coast Guard estimates it will bring hundreds of Coast Guard personnel and their families to Juneau in the coming years.

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Alaska Board of Education adopts reading standards...

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2025/06/05

The standards recognize students can achieve literacy in state languages other than English.

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National Guard to hold multi-day emergency response...

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2025/06/05

The exercise is meant to prepare Alaska cities to respond to emergencies of national significance.

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British Columbia wildfire disrupts traffic on the...

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2025/06/05

A wildfire in northeastern British Columbia has led to intermittent closures on the Alaska Highway since it started burning last week.

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Climber’s body found after fall on Denali

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2025/06/05

National Park Service rangers recovered the body of a ski mountaineer on Wednesday who fell 3,000 feet to his death off the West Buttress of Denali.

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Alaska legislative leaders call on governor to end...

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2025/06/05

Lawmakers have been trying to figure out if the state is getting the tax money it is owed. But the Dunleavy administration has refused to give legislators the same information that previous administrations gave up willingly.

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Federal cuts could end key library services for rural...

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2025/06/05

At the Moose Pass Public Library, kids were playing in a room lined with bookshelves. Children’s toys lay scattered across the floor. This is a typical day for the library, which has become a hub for the Kenai Peninsula community of about 80 people. It’s one of the roughly 70 libraries in Alaska that participate…

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Climber missing after fall from Denali, rangers say

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2025/06/04

Bad weather has halted a search for a 41-year-old mountaineer who remains missing after falling Monday off the West Buttress of Denali.

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New totem pole honors Hoonah’s fishing heritage

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2025/06/04

The totem pole, called a Kootéeyaa in Lingít, was designed and raised to honor the community’s rich fishing history and traditions.

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Newscast – Friday, May 30, 2025

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2025/05/31

In this newscast: Juneau's Joann arts and crafts store is closed; An unvaccinated Anchorage youth tested positive for measles earlier this month; Immigration officials detailed an Anchorage man originally from Peru last week, according to his wife; Sitka voters have overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next year; Schools in the U.S. are facing a debilitating teacher shortage, and many districts are looking abroad, namely in the

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