https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20230503-News-Update.wav In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling on lawmakers to pause their efforts to address a court ruling that threatens the state’s homeschool system. But, the Superior Court judge ruled Thursday evening that the ruling would remain on hold only through this June. The c…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/01292024-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Dozens of child-sized Ravenstail robes were danced for the first time at an event in Juneau on Tuesday. It’s the largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades. KTOO’s Katie Anastas investigated Juneau’s varying gas prices for this week’s Curious J…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20230501-News-Update.wav In this newscast: Thunder Mountain High School parents want to remove the Juneau school board’s president and vice president. The Iditarod’s Burled Arch that marks the finish line of the race fell on Saturday. The University of Alaska and a union representing graduate studen…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240430-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Alaska gets an infusion of $125 million to build and expand solar energy. The Juneau Assembly rejected a symbolic resolution for bilateral peace between Israel and Palestine. Malin Babcock, treasurer of the Gastineau Historical Society and a descendent of v…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240429-News-Update.wav In this newscast: Weaver Lily Hope and her collaborators will debut a collection of child-sized Ravenstail robes. Adelyn Baxter visits Juneau’s recycling center for the latest installment of Curious Juneau. The Anchorage School District looks to close schools in response to …

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240426NewsUpdate.wav In this newscast: A ban on social media accounts for children under 14 passed the Alaska House The Alaska House passed a bill that would put more guardrails on the property assessment process in the state More Alaskans died of opioid overdose last year than ever before An Oreg…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/newscast.wav In this newscast: Trident Seafood’s Ketchikan processing plant was officially transferred to Silver Bay Seafoods. A new Alaska Senate bill tightens residency requirements on hunting and fishing licenses. A rare bowhead whale was spotted in Sitka.…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240424-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: A new campus slated for Juneau will be dedicated to immersing children in Alaska Native culture and languages, An Indigenous-led group, the Herring Protectors, received an unexpected contribution — two parcels of land on an island outside of Sitka, House la…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240423-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Alaska’s Division of Forestry released its plan for selling timber in Southeast Alaska for the next five years and an environmental group in the region is frustrated with the public process, A recent paper in Nature attempts to set a new timeframe of when h…

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240422NewsUpdate.mp3 In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau is creating a task force to tackle if — and how — they should be regulated, Juneau’s emergency warming shelter closed last week and the city doesn’t have a campground for people to move to this year, Tongass Voices: Holly Huber …