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, August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025
In this newscast: The Juneau School District started off the school year with more than 90 open positions; The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska's executive council says it has concluded its review of abuse allegations against its president; Alaska's Medical Board took the first step Friday toward restricting access to gender affirming care for minors in the state; A site on Douglas Island could be th...
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Newscast – Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025

August 21, 2025
In this newscast: Cruise ship passengers who arrive at Juneau’s farthest dock may not have to trek as far to get to downtown in the coming years; The union representing most Juneau Police Department staff has declared an impasse in its negotiations for a new contract with the City and Borough of Juneau; After nearly a decade finessing her craft, artist Sydney Akagi is eager to introduce Sitkans to Ravenstail and Chilkat weaving as ...
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Newscast – Wednesday, August 20, 2025

August 20, 2025
In this newscast: The University of Alaska Southeast has received a grant to train school administrators at local school districts; A former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting a dozen women under the guise of medical care took the stand this week; The Juneau Assembly voted to kill a proposed ordinance on Monday that would have made it easer for police officers to arrest people who are camping in public spaces; The Alaska Dep...
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Newscast – Tuesday, August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025
In this newscast: The Alaska House and Senate met today in Juneau but adjourned in less than a minute; A temporary levee in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley mostly held back record-breaking floodwaters during the glacial outburst last Wednesday, but some homes still flooded where parts of the barrier leaked; The president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska returned from personal leave following accusa...
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Newscast – Monday, August 18, 2025

August 18, 2025
In this newscast: Back Loop Bridge in Juneau remains closed due to a record-breaking glacial outburst flood; Former state senator Tom Begich is running for governor; A man seeking asylum in Anchorage last week was arrested and detained by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials; The Kenai River had a record-breaking sockeye salmon run this year.
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Newscast – Friday, August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025
In this newscast: The Juneau Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Joint Information Center on Friday reported 50 homes in the Mendenhall Valley being flooded; Juneau residents mull over a federal buyout program to leave a street left unprotected from the flood; Two of the 16 felony sexual assault charges against former Juneau chiropractor Jeffrey Fultz were declared mistrial; Haines and Skagway residents have been dealing with weal or zero ...
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Newscast – Thursday, August 14, 2025

August 14, 2025
In this newscast: The Juneau Police Department has released the name of the officer who slammed a man to the ground last month during an arrest; Juneau officials are still assessing the damage from this year's glacial outburst flood; School districts across the state use summer school as a way to help students struggling to read to get ready for fourth grade; White supremacist activity in Alaska has dramatically increased this year...
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Newscast – Wednesday, August 13, 2025

August 13, 2025
In this newscast: Juneau schools will remain closed tomorrow following a record-breaking glacial outburst flood event; Former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum is throwing his hat in the ring for the 2026 Alaska governor's race as a Republican; Floodwaters from Juneau's glacial outburst are receding and the temporary levee the city installed around the Mendenhall River this year protected hundreds of homes nearby, but water still leak...
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Newscast – Tuesday, August 12, 2025

August 12, 2025
In this newscast: Juneau's annual glacial lake outburst flood began today; Some Juneau homes are not protected by temporary levees for the glacial outburst flood, and have made preparations as the Mendenhall Valley floods; The U.S. Coast Guard officially added the first icebreaker to its fleet in over 25 years in Juneau, and it's looking to overcome its past after a tumultuous maiden voyage more than a decade ago.
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Newscast – Monday, August 11, 2025

August 11, 2025
In this newscast:  With school set to begin on Thursday, the Juneau School District announced that it plans to close all schools this week if any campuses are impacted by glacial outburst flooding; President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska; The countdown has begun for Juneau's annual Glacial Lake Outburst Flood. Suicide Basin reached full capacity and began spilling over the ...
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