Alaska Republican U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. (Alaska Beacon file photos) Alaska’s two U.S. senators split on a vote that would have allowed the U.S. Senate to take [...]
Liza Sanden spent the first weeks of the government shutdown jarring jam and freezing homegrown kale at her Anchorage home. Then anxiety set in. She’s taken up substitute teaching while [...]
Dead batteries are common household hazardous waste items that are accepted at Juneau’s hazardous waste facility. (Photo by Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO) Alaska might soon regulate its own hazardous waste if the [...]
Regina Qussauyaq Therchik, manager of workforce and shareholder development at Calista Corporation, shows information on a laptop on Oct. 29, 2025, to Stephanie and Carl Anaver of Kipnuk. Therchik was [...]
This is a concept design drawing of a new ferry terminal facility in Juneau at Cascade Point. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) The Juneau Assembly doesn’t plan to [...]
Seig̱óot Jessica Chester and Naakil.aan Hans Chester dance to Goosú Wa.é and donate money for a snack fund at Tlingit, Culture, Language and Literacy in Juneau on Oct. 30, 2025. [...]
Don Habeger and Wayne Coogan walk on the top of a privately made berm that failed to protect Habeger’s home from flooding on View Drive in August 2025. (Photo by [...]
Mayor Beth Weldon and Daryl Downing, a program manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sign the assistance agreement to enhance the temporary levee on Oct. 30, 2025. (Alix [...]
Alaska Organized Militia members remove debris while supporting storm recovery operations at Kotzebue, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska National Guard) It’s been nearly three weeks since [...]
Alaska attorney Aaron Peterson, seen here in a February 2024 photo, is expected to be nominated by President Trump to one of two vacancies on Alaska’s federal court bench. (Alaska [...]
Incumbent Juneau Assembly member Ella Adkison (left) and Greg Smith (middle), and new member Nano Brooks (right) and give their oath to the city attorney at a meeting on Monday, [...]
The Norwegian Jewel berths below the Railroad Dock in Skagway on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) A major rockslide has been threatening Skagway’s busiest cruise ship dock [...]
On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: Dan Earls had haunted his giant garage for nearly 15 years every Halloween. 100% of the proceeds have been going to Southeast Alaska Foodbank. [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251024-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: A private beach in Gustavus, known as the Beach Meadows, is now protected by a conservation easement the owners signed with the Southeast Alaska Land Trust, [...]
Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Hunter Lorenz, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief, carries a dog during recovery operations at Bethel, Alaska, Oct. 16, 2025. (Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon/Alaska National [...]
October 21, 2025 On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, it’s the season six premiere. Kicking off the new season with Christina Michelle and Al Boogie, they dive [...]
A swing set at Harborview Elementary School on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Listen here: https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21OCSDemo.wav The Alaska Office of Children’s Services has struggled with staffing for years, [...]
Juneau, Alaska – October 20, 2025 – KTOO Public Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Phu as Managing Editor, effective November 10, 2025. Phu brings more than [...]
More than 1,500 people gathered at Overstreet Park for a No Kings protest in Juneau on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20JUNprotest.wav More than 1,500 Juneauites joined [...]
Evacuees from Tuntutuliak arrive in Bethel on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy requested Thursday that President Donald Trump declare a federal disaster after remnants [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251017-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Dozens of attendees at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention stood in protest during U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s speech Friday morning. Juneau residents got a glimpse [...]
On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, in partnership with Perseverance Theatre, presents “Roll for Your Life.” It’s a one-night-only live version of a tabletop [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251015-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter opens tonight, Researchers presented new preliminary data on how the ice contributed this summer’s record-breaking flood in the Mendenhall Valley and [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251014-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: A power outage hit all of Juneau today just after 11 a.m., The city clerk’s office released another batch of results from Juneau’s municipal election today [...]
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and numerous state and federal officials held a news conference on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Anchorage to discuss the devastating impacts of the weekend storm. (Matt [...]
Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser at a school board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser is resigning. In an [...]
Candidates and residents wave election signs in the Mendenhall Valley on Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The outcome of Juneau’s municipal election is beginning [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251010-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: A grand jury indicted a Juneau man on two counts of felony assault for allegedly injuring two Juneau Police officers earlier this month Floodwaters have receded [...]
On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: Audio Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nxnBY7_Q34 Video Livestream Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251008-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Preliminary results are in for Juneau’s 2025 municipal election. No developers have bitten on 200 acres of city land upzoned for denser housing on Douglas Island [...]
SATURDAY, October 25 – Celebrate Halloween Early with KXLL – Excellent Radio for Zombie Walk, Juneau’s annual flesh eating flash mob! BACK FROM THE DEAD AFTER NINE YEARS! Zombies will [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251006-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Juneau’s municipal Election Day is almost here. Voters have until tomorrow night at 8 p.m. sharp to cast their ballots, And Juneau’s high school students also [...]
Judge Larry Woolford in the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) It’s been a month since the sexual assault trial against a former Juneau [...]
On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: Audio Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXAIZ_uTRQ Video Livestream Juneau Afternoon livestream featuring “Moving through the Boreal Forest” at the Alaska State Museum, First Friday with the [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251003-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Among the most vulnerable Alaskans to the ongoing federal shutdown could be thousands of parents who depend on WIC to help them buy food, Former Anchorage [...]
Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Elementary School librarian and arts specialist Davin Savikko gestures at picture books at the school’s library on Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Davin Savikko wears a [...]
On this epsiode of Juneau Afternoon: Juneau Symphony opens its season with new Music Director Brad Hogarth conducting Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 Juneau Ghost Light Theatre presents “Dracula: A Comedy [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250930-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Chief of Police Derek Bos says the Juneau Police Department is taking action to reform its policies after an officer was filmed slamming a man to [...]
Trees outline the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The City and Borough of Juneau has pushed back the eviction deadline [...]
Cottongrass wafts over the tundra in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 2, 2006. (Steve Hillebrand/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) A U.S. District Court judge in Anchorage has ruled [...]
The East Plaza of the U.S. Capitol. The Senate is due to vote on a short-term spending plan Monday, but it is not expected to pass. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250926-News-update.mp3 In this newscast: Bartlett Regional Hospital is taking over ownership of an independently owned pediatric clinic in downtown Juneau, A proposition on Juneau’s local ballot this year asks voters [...]
Homes in the Mendenhall Valley on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/26millrate.wav A proposition on Juneau’s local ballot this year asks voters whether to lower the cap [...]
Anchorage Police Department downtown headquarters on June 9, 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Police Department is now using artificial intelligence software to better review investigative data. It’s the [...]
Editor’s note: Due to a slow web editor, today’s installment is being posted after Day 1 results were released. Here is the line up nevertheless. Tune in Wednesday morning for [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/clarise.mp3 In this newscast: It’s officially autumn, and with the season comes more stormy weather. The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning and flood watch for Juneau today. Raising [...]
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250919-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Ballots are on their way from Washington state to registered voters in Juneau for this year’s local election, This year’s Permanent Fund Dividend will be exactly [...]
Alaskans file their Permanent Fund dividend applications in downtown Anchorage in March 2016. The Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks PFD information offices are closed because of the pandemic, but Alaskans can [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t14Suur-fY Juneau Assembly and school board candidates running in the Oct. 7 municipal election answered questions about local issues during the 2025 League of Women Voters Candidate Forum on [...]
Mitchell Watley testifies at the trial against him, presided by Judge Amy Mead, on Sept. 15, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) A jury has declared a Juneau artist not guilty [...]