KTOO News Department

In this newscast:

• The City and Borough of Juneau issued an avalanche alert via text this afternoon, telling residents in the Mount Juneau slide path to be prepared,
• Residents of Juneau are living in a snow globe. Another winter storm began last night, dropping more snow on top of the four feet that fell just after Christmas,
• Amid record-breaking snowfalls and unusually low temperatures, some residents in a mobile home park in Juneau have been without enough water to take a shower for more than two weeks,
• Flu cases are spiking in Alaska. The state is also seeing a surge in hospitalizations related to the flu,
• The state ferry Lituya went aground Tuesday at about 3 p.m. near Annette Bay,
• U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski struck a note of skepticism in her reaction to Saturday’s military operation ousting Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro

In this newscast:

• It’s a new year, but Juneau residents are still digging out from four feet of snow that fell earlier this week,
• Thane Road is now open after being closed for two days due to avalanche risk,
• Two Juneau artists spent this snowy Friday framing and mounting 18 block prints that correlate with myths — ones they wrote themselves,
• In 2025 Alaskans experienced record-breaking heat on the North Slope, over 7 inches of rain in a single day in Ketchikan, and other extreme weather in recent weeks,
• Pelican has been without seaplane and ferry access since November

In this newscast:

• The City and Borough of Juneau is warning residents about urban avalanches a bit differently this year,
• After Juneau residents helped raise more than $1 million this fall, a local boy with a rare genetic disease will be able to receive a potentially life-changing gene therapy in the New Year,
• Alaska will get $272 million from the federal government next year to upgrade its rural health system,
• For Alaskans, the New Year means it’s time to apply for the Permanent Fund dividend,
• In a special feature highlighting some of KTOO’s favorite stories from this year, the KTOO newsroom revisits a story about the city’s short term rental task force

 

In this newscast:

• The city issued an alert this afternoon to residents living in downtown Juneau that avalanche conditions are elevated in the areas above Behrends Avenue and Thane Road,
• City and state facilities remain closed again today after record-breaking snowfall in Juneau,
• Chief Rich Etheridge is retiring from Capital City Fire/Rescue and his last day is tomorrow,
• In a special feature highlighting some of KTOO’s favorite stories from this year, the KTOO newsroom revisits a story about a school field trip in Juneau

In this newscast:

• This week marks six months since 42-year-old Juneau resident Benjamin Stepetin was last seen in downtown Juneau.
• The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development found that the Juneau School District did not provide occupational therapy services to some students that were supposed to receive them last school year.
• The next legislative session is less than a month away, and lawmakers are preparing to return to Juneau.
• In a special feature highlighting some of KTOO’s favorite stories from this year, the KTOO newsroom revisits a story about a refugee family in Juneau split in half by an email from the Trump administration.

In this newscast:

• Juneau saw two destructive residential fires in a mobile home park in the course of just three days, and one fire resulted in a fatality.
• A federal grand jury has indicted two Alaska State Troopers shown on body-camera video beating, tasing and pepper-spraying a Kenai man in a case of mistaken identity.
• Juneau residents celebrated the winter solstice with a “light the night” Nordic ski club gathering at the Mendenhall Campground.
• After more than 16 years as a staple at Juneau’s State Office Building, a local musician has played his last theater organ concert.