After a German Shepherd named Jackie evaded euthanasia in Los Angeles, she’s now evading animal control officers in Juneau.
Yvonne Krumrey
Justice & Culture Reporter, KTOO
"Through my reporting and series Tongass Voices and Lingít Word of the Week, I tell stories about people who have shaped -- and continue to shape -- the landscape of this place we live."
Juneau turns out to support queer and trans people in the wake of Trump policies
Over 200 people gathered at the Alaska State Capitol steps on Sunday to show their support for Juneau’s LGBTQ+ community.
Lingít Word of the Week: Kaklahéen — Slush or Sleet
This week’s word is kaklahéen, which means slush or sleet.
Juneau nonprofit aims to hire fired Forest Service staff to maintain local trails, if it can raise the money
The plan would allow skilled trail workers to continue their work this summer, after half of the Forest Service trail crews were fired last month by the Trump administration.
Pretrial delays leave everyone in Alaska’s court system waiting
A January hearing in Juneau was a snapshot of how pretrial delays have affected Alaska courts: victims, witnesses and defendants are often waiting years for a resolution, and their lives are put on hold in the meantime.
Juneau’s Forest Service trails may be without maintenance this year
Juneau’s trail maintenance nonprofit made the decision to reallocate their Forest Service crews to other work, because they say they may lose the federal funding that pays them.