Juneau

Letters from Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Andy Warhol will be read and accompanied by a slideshow, giving listeners unique insight into the lives of heroes and celebrities of the past.

About 200 kids and teenagers in Juneau are homeless. There are students without adequate or regular housing in every school in the district.

In Alaska, the number of fluent Haida speakers has dwindled down into the single digits. It’s been called an endangered language. But in Juneau, one group is trying to change that.

After the seller learned the robe was a sacred item, he allowed SHI to purchase it at the reserve price of $14,500.

Alaska’s capital city is battling addiction. Three women, who’ve been on that dark side, recently came to KTOO to talk about long-term recovery and a rally that gave them hope.

Lt. Kris Sell said it’s called “China white,” and the police have been told it may be laced with a prescription drug that’s a possible “game changer.”