KTOO News Department

In this newscast:

• A storm moving through Southeast Alaska is causing high winds that will continue into this evening in Juneau, resulting in power outages and fallen trees,
• A cruise ship passenger died in Juneau Tuesday after falling off a steep mountainside on Mount Roberts near downtown,
• Juneau might lose its ability to say that its electricity is created entirely by renewable hydropower, if the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority prevails in a lawsuit,
• An elementary school on Douglas started a school garden in 2022 as a part of a federal watershed and ocean conservation program

In this newscast:

• Juneau’s longtime fire chief announced he plans to retire later this fall,
• The National Weather Service has canceled a flood warning for Mendenhall Lake and River this morning after a second, minor glacial lake outburst flood last night,
• The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it will cut millions in federal grants for its Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions program,
• Scientists studying killer whales in Alaska are uncovering long-term impacts of the 2014 marine heatwave,
• Tongass Voices: Student debaters explore what the U.S. Constitution means to them on stage

In this newscast:

• A second, minor glacial lake outburst flood is underway in Juneau,
• On Saturday, more than 100 people gathered in Juneau to protest the potential rescission of the Roadless Rule,
• Eaglecrest Ski Area celebrated 50 years of downhill skiing and outdoor adventures this weekend,
• The Alaska Legislature last week took a step towards suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued ahead of last month’s special legislative session

In this newscast:

• Heavy rainfall in Juneau this week caused untreated wastewater from a city pump station downtown to overflow into Gastineau Channel for several hours,
• On their first field trip of the year, students at Tlingit, Culture, Language and Literacy in Juneau learned about Lingit language and values through foraging and processing local foods,
• Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services is defending their practices in a federal court case that began last month in Anchorage,
• Heavy rain in Sitka triggered debris flow, flooding and one landslide on Wednesday night

In this newscast:

• The Juneau School Board greenlit bringing back the district’s universal free breakfast program this week,
• Major maritime shipping companies in Alaska have stopped transporting electric vehicles to the state,
• Juneau’s cat population is growing at an unsustainable rate,
• Republican candidate for governor Bernadette Wilson announced her running mate, Mike Shower, this week

In this newscast:

• University of Alaska Fairbanks administrators told the Board of Regents last week that they think UAF is set to become a top-tier research institution in 2030.
• The man who died on Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier last week has been identified as a planetary  geologist from the University of Padua in Italy.
• Red king crab fisherman in Southeast Alaska are getting the first competitive commercial fishery since 2017.
• A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a hunter after he broke his leg on a hunting trip northwest of Sitka on Friday.
• This month’s Economic Trends Magazine reported that it’s getting harder for Alaskans to afford a place to live.