KTOO News Department

In this newscast: A second Juneau school board member is not running for reelection; Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital leadership discusses the financial impacts on cuts to Medicaid funding; Law enforcement officers arrested Juneau residents this week for their roles in an alleged drug distribution ring; State Sen. Shelley Hughes, a Palmer Republican, says she’s running for governor; Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced today that Department of Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum plans to resign early next month; Petersburg teenagers learned outdoor skills on a weeklong kayak trip

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau is inviting developers, nonprofit and tribal governments to apply for grants or loans from its affordable housing fund; Two black bear cubs were electrocuted to death after climbing a utility pole in downtown Juneau Monday night; The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is appealing a federal decision that could cost the state $80 million; A coalition of schools and advocacy groups, including several Alaska school districts, is suing the Trump administration over its decision to withhold about $6.8 billion in federal education funds approved by Congress; The state’s only med school program started this week with its biggest cohort

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is moving forward with a plan to temporarily move its regular meetings from City Hall to Centennial Hall due to sound quality issues; The candidate filing period for Juneau’s local election opens tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.; City officials are warning residents in Mendenhall Valley’s flood zone to evacuate when the flood happens — even with temporary levees in place; This week’s Curious Juneau looks into a local Easter egg that has fallen silent

In this newscast: The Petersburg Borough settled a lawsuit from its police chief out of court; The Juneau School District Board of Education approved grant funding to maintain a high school counselor position; A Juneau man pleaded guilty to killing a 1-month-old infant in his care last year; A retired school teacher and principal from the City of Angoon entered Alaska’s 2026 governor’s race earlier this month; Camping in certain public spaces in Anchorage will soon be a criminal offense following Assembly approval; The Native village of Klukwan is in the middle of a research project to better understand landslide risk in the area

In this newscast: June’s commercial salmon harvest in the South Alaska Peninsula was one of the lowest in four decades; Wrangell students are continuing to track wildlife with cameras at the Anan Wildlife Observatory; A Shungnak man died Saturday after falling into the Kobuk river Saturday; A man jailed in Anchorage died Friday after correctional officers restrained him during a fight, according to Alaska State Troopers; Firefighters in the Interior utilize specially trained dogs to keep them safe from bears.