KTOO News Department

In this newscast:  A Juneau man who pleaded guilty to stabbing someone to death at a senior and disabled housing facility in 2020 was sentenced this week, nearly 5 years after his arrest; Juneau officials released a list of potential hazard mitigation projects for review on Thursday; Juneau has a high cost of living compared to other cities in Alaska and the rest of the nation; Sport fishing for wild king salmon just got a bit more restricted for nonresidents; An atmospheric research facility near Gakona in the Interior has been a magnet for conspiracy theories for decades, so the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program hosts an open house every year to show the public what they’re really up to

In this newscast: An atmospheric river will saturate Southeast Alaska tomorrow with heavy rain; Looming school funding on a state and federal level could mean future cuts to the Juneau School District; Sitka police spent Friday afternoon searching for a Soldotna man who has been missing in Sitka since December 2023; Tongass Voices: Juneau’s mobile crisis responders on meeting patients where they’re at

In this newscast: A judge serving in Nome could be reprimanded after the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct found he acted in ways that could damage public trust in the court system; A new trial date has been set for the Juneau chiropractor that was arrested four years ago on multiple sexual assault charges; Alaska lawmakers plan to compel Gov. Mike Dunleavy to release data on oil taxes; An island in the Western Aleutians could become home to Alaska’s first green ammonia facility

In this newscast: Search and rescue responders located the body of a cruise ship passenger in Juneau who went missing during a hike on Tuesday morning of last week; The Juneau Symphony appointed a new music director for its next season; The future of two programs remain uncertain at Kodiak College following a funding freeze from the Trump administration; the National Transportation Safety Board release a preliminary report on the North Slope helicopter crash that killed a pilot and a passenger in June; Scientists in Sand Point are finding toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning in freshwater

In this newscast: The U.S. Department of Education is withholding about $6.8 billion in education funding for programs serving students that range from migrant education to English language instruction and gifted education; A Juneau man who is currently homeless has been missing for nearly two weeks; A man who was charged with the murder of a Juneau woman has been released due to a lack of evidence, according to his defense attorney; Juneau Animal Rescue has too many cats; Thirty-five men who were detained by ICE in the Lower 48 and held for weeks in an Anchorage jail have now been transferred out of state, officials say

In this newscast: Search and rescue responder are actively searching for a cruise ship passenger in Juneau who has not been seen since leaving for a hike yesterday morning; A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay on Saturday; Property tax bills are starting to arrive in Juneau residents’ mailboxes this week; Juneau officials are updating the local hazard mitigation plan to make the city eligible for federal disaster funding; The Juneau School District will end its after-school child care program, due to staffing challenges; Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling lawmakers back to Juneau for a special session next month