KTOO News Update
The day’s local and state news in about 10 minutes.
Newscast – Friday, April 17, 2026
In this newscast: Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in a utility closet: Officials say a plane made a crash landing in Favorite Channel near Juneau Thursday morning: Tlingit and Haida’s Generations Southeast Juneau Campus is offering free community emergency response team training beginning April 25th.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, April 16, 2026
In this Newscast: A Lingit composer and musician from Sitka has been part of a team composing the first full opera in the Lingit language: A Juneau school principal is on administrative leave and facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly restraining a student: The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union: President Trump has appointed Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers: President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting at the November election:Two Chilkat robes - one very old, one not yet on the loop - will soon belong to a Lingit clan as they work to rebuild their clan house in Sitka.
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, April 14, 2026
In this newscast: The U.S. Forest Service will hold an in-person public meeting in Juneau tomorrow to gather feedback for the Tongass National Forest management plan revision; The Juneau Assembly will delay the planned summer demolition of the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhood until the city receives more information from prospective developers; A new muni-owned treatment center in Anchorage is housing people in micro-units; The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget Monday afternoon
Read More »Newscast – Monday, April 13, 2026
In this newscast: Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance as the department undergoes a major multimillion-dollar renovation in the coming weeks; The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district's teachers union at its meeting Tuesday; At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau, citing safety concerns brought on by a landslide there last August that triggered one of the largest tsunamis on record; Sealaska Heritage Institute has published a new book that presents Lingit Raven stories for the first time in the language with English translations
Read More »Newscast – Friday, April 10, 2026
In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill Thursday afternoon, according to his spokesman; Alaska Airlines increased checked bag fees for most customers duet to volatile fuel prices and global uncertainty; Juneau's three Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents downtown on Wednesday for a mid-session town hall event; Starting today, Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability for Southeast communities when pilots can't see anything but clouds; At least three cruise lines have changed their itineraries this year to avoid the Tracy Arm Fjord south of Juneau.
Read More »Newscast – Thursday, April 9, 2026
In this newscast: A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing for nearly three weeks in Juneau was located earlier this week and returned home; Earlier this week, Huna Totem and the City and Borough of Juneau finalized the tidelands lease agreement for a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau, which gives the final stamp for its development; The City and Borough of Juneau stopped accepting septic waste from Gustavus last March due to concerns over the impacts of PFAS-contaminated sludge; A Juneau boy has now undergone a potentially life-saving treatment for a rare genetic disease after years of fundraising; Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend; Main stage Alaska Folk Festival performances continue tonight at Centennial Hall
Read More »Newscast – Wednesday, April 8, 2026
In this newscast: Juneau's teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District; After months of public pushback, the Juneau Assembly will revisit the current redevelopment plan for the Telephone Hill neighborhood in downtown Juneau; The 2026 Traditional Games begin in the capital city Friday; A behind-the-scenes look at the 51st Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau
Read More »Newscast – Tuesday, April 7, 2026
In this newscast: The Anchorage Forestry Sciences Lab is set to close and the future of the Pacific Northwest Research Station lab in Juneau is uncertain since the U.S. Forest Service began a national restructuring last week; The city's cold weather emergency shelter, which was set to close for the season next week, is turning into a year-round operation; Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a federal class-action lawsuit filed against the Alaska Office of Children's Services last week; Tongass Voices: Hiram Henry on the volunteers who drive Alaska Folk Festival
Read More »Newscast – Monday, April 6, 2026
In this newscast: The city is now asking residents to weigh in on potential projects that could be funded by the fees paid by cruise ship passengers this year; The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight during a regular meeting on whether to turn the city's cold weather emergency shelter into a year-round operation; A labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers has filed three charges against the yard's new operator; Three of Alaska's key shipping companies are set to hike rates as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran; U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the Trump administration's lawyer for invoking Native American history to challenge birthright citizenship of immigrants
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