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Newscast – Thursday, April 23, 2026

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2026/04/24

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly discussed a list of more than 40 city services and facilities that could face reductions or closures for the first time at a finance committee meeting Wednesday night; A week after a Ward Air plane crashed and sank into Favorite Channel near Juneau, officials are still piecing together what happened; The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass National Forest. One of its ideas is to designate recreation areas according to commercial

Newscast – Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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2026/04/23

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will discuss potential city service reductions at a finance committee meeting on Wednesday night; The kickoff of the 2026 cruise ship tourism season is just around the corner in Juneau. The first ship, the MS Eurodam, arrives Monday afternoon; A proposal to raise Alaska’s age of consent from 16 to 18 took a step forward on Friday as a key part of an omnibus package of crime legislation proposed by Anchorage Democratic Sen. Matt Claman; An Alaska inmate died last

Newscast – Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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2026/04/22

In this newscast: Leadership of the Juneau School District will undergo a major changeover this summer; Juneau's cold-weather warming shelter was supposed to close for the season last week, but, instead, the shelter will be open year-round, thanks to a decision by the Juneau Assembly earlier this month; April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Aware is planning a fashion show to celebrate survivors of sexual assault; The U.S. Coast Guard announced last week that the first of its two medium-weight

Newscast – Monday, April 20, 2026

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2026/04/21

In this newscast: A year-long investigation into Anchorage and Mat-Su massage parlors has led to seven arrests involving sex trafficking; As part of a crime bill passed by the Legislature two years ago, the Department of Corrections contracted with the Alaska Federation of Natives to conduct a study looking at ways to reduce the overrepresentation of Alaska Native People in the state’s prison population. The study was released recently; Normally Alaska has three people at the U.S. Capitol arguing

Newscast – Friday, April 17, 2026

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2026/04/18

In this newscast: Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in a utility closet: Officials say a plane made a crash landing in Favorite Channel near Juneau Thursday morning: Tlingit and Haida’s Generations Southeast Juneau Campus is offering free community emergency response team training beginning April 25th.

Newscast – Thursday, April 16, 2026

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2026/04/17

In this Newscast: A Lingit composer and musician from Sitka has been part of a team composing the first full opera in the Lingit language: A Juneau school principal is on administrative leave and facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly restraining a student: The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union: President Trump has appointed Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.

Newscast – Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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2026/04/16

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers:President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting at the November election:Two Chilkat robes - one very old, one not yet on the loop - will soon belong to a Lingit clan as they work to rebuild their clan house in Sitka.

Newscast – Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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2026/04/15

In this newscast: The U.S. Forest Service will hold an in-person public meeting in Juneau tomorrow to gather feedback for the Tongass National Forest management plan revision; The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers; A new muni-owned treatment center in Anchorage is housing people in micro-units; The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget Monday

Newscast – Monday, April 13, 2026

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2026/04/14

In this newscast: Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance as the department undergoes a major multimillion-dollar renovation in the coming weeks; The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district's teachers union at its meeting Tuesday; At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, citing safety concerns brought on by a landslide there last August that triggered one

Newscast – Friday, April 10, 2026

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2026/04/11

In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill Thursday afternoon, according to his spokesman; Alaska Airlines increased checked bag fees for most customers duet to volatile fuel prices and global uncertainty; Juneau's three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Wednesday for a mid-session town hall event; Starting today, Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability for Southeast

Newscast – Thursday, April 9, 2026

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2026/04/10

In this newscast: A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing for nearly three weeks in Juneau was located earlier this week and returned home; Earlier this week, Huna Totem and the City and Borough of Juneau finalized the tidelands lease agreement for a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau, which gives the final stamp for its development; The City and Borough of Juneau stopped accepting septic waste from Gustavus last March due to concerns over the impacts of PFAS-contaminated sludge; A Juneau

Newscast – Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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2026/04/09

In this newscast: Juneau's teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District; After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau; The 2026 Traditional Games begin in the capital city Friday; A behind-the-scenes look at the 51st Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau

Newscast – Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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2026/04/08

In this newscast: The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab is set to close and the future of the Pacific Northwest Research Station lab in Juneau is uncertain since the U.S. Forest Service began a national restructuring last week; The city's cold weather emergency shelter, which was set to close for the season next week, is turning into a year-round operation; Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a federal class-action lawsuit filed against the Alaska Office of Children's Services last week; Tongass Voices:

Newscast – Monday, April 6, 2026

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2026/04/07

In this newscast: The city is now asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year; The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight during a regular meeting on whether to turn the city's cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation; A labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers has filed three charges against the yard's new operator; Three of Alaska's key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices

Newscast – Thursday, April 2, 2026

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2026/04/03

In this newscast: Three young mountain goats with a highly contagious viral skin infection have been found this winter on popular Juneau hiking trails; The Juneau Assembly voted last night to end the city's involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area's controversial gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated; Alaska school districts consistently build budgets based on many uncertainties. A bill that aims to stabilize the budgeting process moved out of the House Education

Newscast – Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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2026/04/02

In this newscast: Wild king salmon sport fishing regulations for 2026 took effect across Southeast today. In most inside waters of the northern panhandle, the season opens June 15; Around 25,000 Alaskans lost all or part of their health insurance subsidies in 2026 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Pink Martini, a band from Portland, Oregon, will play in Sitka and Juneau in a couple of weeks to benefit the rebuilding of a Lingit clan house in Sitka

Newscast – Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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2026/04/01

In this newscast: Today is the last day for Alaskans to apply for a 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend; Juneau's beloved city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area is embroiled in controversy over a gondola project and its price tag; A theater in a historic building in downtown Juneau is being brought back to life after sitting empty for years; Mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say that they are not on board with a bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy offering tax breaks for

Newscast – Monday, March 30, 2026

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2026/03/31

In this newscast: Tribal citizens in and outside Alaska recently voted to elect new delegates and community council members to represent them in the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska; More than 1000 people gathered at Juneau's Overstreet Park on Saturday to participate in the third 'No Kings' protest held nationwide to push back against President Donald Trump's policies and actions; The 51st Alaska Folk Festival will feature about 15 acts on the main stage -- and

Newscast – Friday, March 27, 2026

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2026/03/28

In this newscast: Organizers and lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol yesterday morning to rally in support of bills and funding to address climate change in Alaska; A highly unusual -- and four-legged -- suspect was apprehended yesterday in Juneau; The University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together to create a School of Indigenous Studies; Tongass Voices: Robin DeAlva on making an online exchange

Newscast – Thursday, March 26, 2026

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2026/03/27

In this newscast: A privately-run child care program is set to offer all-day care for school-aged children in several Juneau schools this summer; Since Juneau broke its official winter snowfall record on Monday, some residents have asked whether the melting snowpack will influence the next glacial outburst flood expected in the Mendenhall Valley this summer. The short answer is no; One person died over the weekend in a major avalanche near Haines Pass, just across the border in British Columbia

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