KTOO News Update

KTOO News Update

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.

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Newscast – Friday, April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025
In this newscast: There have been more than a dozen political protests at the Alaska State Capitol since President Donald Trump took office in January. But members of an anti-abortion group called Alaskans for Life who gathered on Thursday said they didn’t have specific demands for legislators; Alaska could lose several research institutions and a pipeline into science for budding researchers in the state – that’s if the Trump admi...
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Newscast – Thursday, April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025
In this newscast: A cruise line representative dodged questions form the Juneau Assembly this afternoon about the company's plans to develop a new cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island; The Alaska Senate is planning to vote soon on a new education funding bill, even as Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he opposes it; A $38 million federal grant meant to help Alaskans lower their energy bills and planet-warming emissions has been...
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Newscast – Wednesday, April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly and cruise line agencies will hold a joint meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss the cruise ship tourism season ahead; Alaska lawmakers failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have provided a $1,000 boost to basic per-student funding for public schools; A lot has changed at the University of Alaska since President Trump’s inauguration. After executive orders, the Unive...
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Newscast – Tuesday, April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025
In this newscast: Juneau's public transportation system is ramping up its services for the summer tourism season this week; Juneau School District Board of Education member Will Muldoon stepped down from his position on Monday; The City and Borough of Juneau is starting the three-year-long process of updating its comprehensive plan; Alaska has the longest coastline and the highest rates of drowning in the country. One way to reduce...
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Newscast – Monday, April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025
In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau clerk's office has certified a ballot petition that would put harder limits on cruise ship tourism in Juneau; A change o Alaska's corporate income tax structure is expected to add as much as $65 million per year by diverting money from other states, the Alaska Beacon reports; The trial for a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen patients has once again be...
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Newscast – Friday, April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025
In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely-watched education bill yesterday that would have boosted basic per-student funding by $1,000; Southeast Alaska's largest tribal government approved a rule change that greatly reduces the number of representatives from communities outside the region; High school students in Juneau wrote four plays earlier this year centered on deeply personal topics, and a performance of them thi...
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Newscast – Wednesday, April 16, 2025

April 16, 2025
In this newscast: Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for reduced funding. The University of Alaska Southeast is retaining services and federal funding for now as the Trump administration continues to threated and investigate universities. Juneau's city-run emergency warming center closed for the season this morning and some clients say they have no...
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Newscast – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he plans to veto it; Juneau residents who haven't filed have some extra time; A new Juneau advocacy group called the the Affordable Juneau Coalition filed three ballot petitions with the city last week, to lower the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities, and to make i...
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Newscast – Monday, April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025
In this newscast: Cruise ship tourism will pay for a number of upgrades to infrastructure in Juneau this year. Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries last week. Federal investigators released a final report on their investigation into the crash of a commercial cargo plane near Fairbanks last year that killed two people. An Anchorage judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case aga...
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Newscast – Friday, April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025
In this newscast: People packed WKFL Park on Saturday to protest recent actions by the Trump administration; the JoAnn fabric store chain is closing their stores, including on with a large footprint in Fairbanks; two Anchorage teens are trying to encourage more young people to get involved with philanthropy-giving their time and money to benefit society as a whole; the 50th Annual Alaska Folk Fest celebrated its fourth night by wel...
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Newscast — Tuesday, July 7, 2020

July 8, 2020
In this newscast: A federal judge issued an injunction that prevents Alaska Native corporations from receiving part of a Tribal funding set-aside in the CARES Act; The Juneau School District heard from families in a public forum on Monday about the plan for returning students to face-to-face classes this fall; Ten of the state's airports have COVID-19 screening lines so passengers can show test results or talk through options b...
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