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Newscast – Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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2026/03/04

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau announced early facilities closures today, since a snowstorm has affected road conditions; The Arctic Winter Games begin Sunday in Whitehorse, and half of Alaska's snowshoe team has been practicing in Juneau; The state has expanded a fishing closure for shrimp in Southeast Alaska to protect the species. Shrimping in Southeast is now closed to all harvesters through the end of April; State lawmakers had some sharp question on Monday for Alaska's

Newscast – Monday, March 2, 2026

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2026/03/03

In this newscast: Members of the Juneau community have an opportunity to watch recorded interviews with finalists for Juneau schools superintendent and give feedback to the school board by Thursday; Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, local and congressional leaders have pressed the agency to explain why; Crews are about half way done removing a colossal drilling

Newscast – Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

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2026/02/28

In this newscast: Downtown Juneau's popular Marine Park will become a construction site for more than a year, starting next week; Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on water pollution from major ships, including cruises; The Alaska Permanent Fund beat its performance benchmark last year and is approaching $90 billion. That's according to the investment consulting firm Callan, which has advised the state on the Permanent Fund's performance for decades; How

Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026

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2026/02/27

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the union that represents Juneau police; Most of the residents of the Juneau neighborhood hit hardest by annual glacial outburst flooding don't want to pay for a portion of a buyout program that would allow them to leave the flood zone; Juneau's city-owned airport was briefly at risk of an emergency closure as its fleet of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting trucks faced maintenance issues that could

Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

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2026/02/26

In this newscast: A Juneau man who had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people has not been seen by staff in more than two weeks and has been reported missing; Winter maintenance of streets, supporting schools and public safety are the top budget priorities of more than 4,000 Juneau residents who took a city budget survey earlier this year; The Juneau planning commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit on Tuesday for a two-story retail and entertainment building called

Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026

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2026/02/25

In this newscast: The Juneau School Board has selected three finalists to be the district's next superintendent; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has backed out of studying a lake tap solution to glacial outburst floods that have ravaged Juneau's Mendenhall Valley neighborhoods in recent years; The Haines Assembly voted in January to change how it collects sales tax. Now, cruise ships docked in Haines will be required to charge local sales tax on onboard purchases; A measure to repeal Alaska's

Newscast – Monday, Feb. 23, 2026

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2026/02/24

In this newscast: The Alaska House approved a fast-tracked spending bill totaling nearly half a billion dollars this afternoon. It's intended to cover higher-than-expected costs in the ongoing fiscal year, and it's a combination of several requests from Gov. Mike Dunleavy; Several Juneau boats sank in city harbors during the intense winter storms that started in late December. The city is still dealing with the aftermath; The Alaska Federation of Natives urged state lawmakers to fix Alaska's dual

Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026

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2026/02/19

In this newscast:The City of Hoonah has a new chief of police, and his hiring comes after the last chief was fired while trying to resign last spring; The Juneau School Board will hold its first reading of the school district's budget tomorrow; Nearly all who testified at a public hearing yesterday afternoon at the state capitol were in favor of a Juneau representative's bill that seeks to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty in Alaska; The U.S Forest Service officially

Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026

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2026/02/18

In this newscast: State transportation officials will hold a virtual public forum tomorrow evening on proposed safety improvements at one of Juneau's most dangerous intersections; For the first time, Juneau police confirm immigration enforcement activity in Alaska's capital during President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration push; A proposed mining road in Juneau is up for public comment; Mariculture experts and tribal members gathered in Juneau last week to talk about the pressing obstacles - and

Newscast – Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

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2026/02/14

In this newscast: Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Seahawks Super Bowl 2026 parade in Seattle on Wednesday. Juneau resident and Seahawks superfan Donna James was one of them; Juneau residents will have a chance to weigh in on what they'd like the city to prioritize during its upcoming budget process as it faces a multimillion dollar budget hole; The Juneau School District released a budget simulation tool on Wednesday that allows people to build and submit what they think the district's

Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026

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2026/02/13

In this newscast: The state Senate will consider a bill meant to increase educational options for Alaska students who are deaf or hard of hearing; Staff from Alaska Marine Lines and the Alaska Marine Highway System discussed EV shipping safety during a panel held by Renewable Juneau, an advocacy nonprofit, yesterday; KTOO's Mike Lane sat down with Akanksha Basil to learn about her efforts to strengthen and streamline disaster response coordination in Juneau; There will now be more time to speak out

Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

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2026/02/12

In this newscast: The Juneau School District is returning over $1 million earmarked for child care back to the city; The Alaska Department of Transportation has faced intense scrutiny in recent months over its plan to build a new ferry terminal between Juneau and Haines. Now, the agency is drawing fire from a panel of lawmakers charged with overseeing it; For the Alaska Survival Kit series, Alaska Public Media's Wesley Early set out to learn how Alaskans can increase their chances of finding a date

Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

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2026/02/11

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly approved more than $2 million worth of city funding to support four proposed affordable housing projects last night; As breweries in Alaska adjust to a legal ruling that allows them to have unlimited live shows, a different sort of industry is also celebrating: musicians; Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out today at a U.S. Senate hearing against possible changes within the Small Business Administration that supports Native entities; Sen. Lisa

Newscast – Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

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2026/02/10

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will vote Monday night on whether to approve $2.3 million dollars worth of city funding to support five proposed affordable housing projects; Support for grant-funded positions and teacher contracts became the main issue during the Juneau School Board’s budget public forum last week; Alaska’s state government remains in search of a solution to its long-running budget problems; Kipnuk was one of the Yukon-Kuskokwim villages hit hardest by the remnants of Typhoon

Newscast – Thursday, Feb. 2, 2025

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2026/02/06

In this newscast: On Monday, a Juneau jazz musician canceled a show that was meant to be a part of a festival in town this week. The show was advertised as a fundraiser for the ACLU of Alaska but the organization who planned the festival said they didn’t agree to that; The Alaska Department of Fish & Game recently euthanized a sick mountain goat that had a highly contagious viral skin infection that can transfer to humans and pets; The department learned about the goat from a Juneau resident

Newscast – Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

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2026/02/05

In this newscast: The Juneau School Board will take public testimony tomorrow as it works on building out a budget; American Cruise Lines plans to expand in Alaska in the years to come. But that plan requires prized mooring space in harbors that are tight to begin with. In Haines, the company said it would pitch in to rebuild a public dock to solve that problem. Then, it backed out amid community pushback; Former Sitka state representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tompkins entered the race for governor this

Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

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2026/02/04

In this newscast: A new play "These Birds: A play inspired by death, flowers, and Farkle" opened in Juneau last week; The Ketchikan Indian Community purchased a former resort north of town with the goal of converting it into an addiction healing center, but a handful of residents in the neighborhood expressed opposition for the project at a recent borough planning commission meeting; Marlene Johnson, a Lingit civil rights leader, died last week at the age of 90

Newscast – Monday, Feb. 2, 2026

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2026/02/03

In this newscast: The North Douglas boat launch will soon reopen to the public after being closed for more than two weeks due to damage to its parking lot; As the city’s Emergency Programs Manager, Ryan O’Shaughnessy leads emergency planning, response and recovery for the City and Borough of Juneau. KTOO’s Mike Lane recently caught up with O’Shaughnessy to talk about lessons learned from the major storm events in December and January and how the department operates; The U.S. Forest Service is moving

Newscast – Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

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2026/01/31

In this newscast: Sitka will receive $10 million dollars for a new wastewater disinfection system; Juneau residents might have to pay sales tax again on food and utilities despite voters approving a local exemption for them during last fall's municipal election; The Juneau School Board is quickly moving through the search process for a new superintendent; Some storefront owners in Juneau are speaking out against U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement or participating in the nationwide strike today,

Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

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2026/01/30

In this newscast: Juneau’s recycling center is closed again in order to repair damaged critical equipment. And it could be quite a while before the center opens back up again; New public art is coming to downtown Juneau this spring. Murals will soon adorn the Marine View building parking garage near the cruise ship docks. It’s part of a project years in the making that teaches artists about the legal and creative sides of murals; The City and Borough of Juneau tip-toed toward a federal buyout

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