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Lawmakers reject state Board of Education appointee in joint session
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - In a joint session Tuesday, the Legislature went through the confirmation process for the governor’s appointees for offices including lieutenant governor, the board of barbers and hairdressers, and fisheries. In addition, Bob Griffin’s five-year tenure on the state Board of Education came to an end...
Juneau School District hires new chief financial officer following budget crisis
The Juneau School District is hiring a familiar face to serve as its new chief financial officer. On Friday, the district announced Lisa Pearce would take over the role in July. She is a school finance consultant who previously worked as the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District’s chief financial officer.
Hutton Wins In CRSA Season Opener At Thunder Mountain
CENTER LISLE, NY – The inaugural Joe’s Garage Southern Tier Series race not only featured some of the “Future Stars of Sprint Cars” but also Mother Nature taking on Thunder Mountain Speedway. In the end, the defending champ began his title reign successfully. Jordan Hutton took...
The Indicator from Planet Money
NATE HEGYI, BYLINE: (Laughter) Hey, hey. Great to be back. WONG: You are host of NHPR's environmental podcast Outside/In, and you do a lot of stories about climate change. HEGYI: Yes. And lately, I have been really interested in hazard maps. WONG: These are maps that show which homes in...
Baseball Game Recap: Juneau-Douglas Find Success
On Saturday, Juneau-Douglas faced Sitka in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears came out on top against the Sitka Wolves by a score of 6-3. This was a revenge game for Juneau-Douglas, as the team was forced to settle for a 13-6 defeat when these two played on Friday.
Juneau Afternoon: ‘KTOO 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Special’
KTOO celebrates 50 years of operation in 2024. On this special two-hour Juneau Afternoon, broadcast live with a studio audience from Studio 1A at KTOO, voices from past and present talk about the early origins of KTOO, the beginnings of KTOO-TV and Gavel Alaska, plus a look into the launch of two additional radio stations in 2007, and a panel with long-time volunteers on music, the magic of Jeff Brown, and more.
For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
For the Aaluk Crew, last Wednesday was cooking day. The night before, the whaling crew, captained by Bernadette and Quincy Adams, had landed the first bowhead whale of Utqiaġvik’s spring season. The crew flag, featuring a harpooned bowhead tail framed by a sunset, waved above the Adams’ two-story home, signaling the successful hunt.
Newscast – Thursday, May 2, 2024
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 Juneau Episode.
Ravenstail weaving comes to life at historic Juneau event
There’s a story behind every Ravenstail robe. “Up here we have the northern lights with the Chilkoot mountains,” said fifth-grader Aurora Southerland, describing a robe she was wearing. “And then down here are bear prints and the salmon going upstream.”. She’s in fifth grade and in Harborview...
Why is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper to fly to Seattle than Ketchikan?
On a sunny Saturday at the Fisherman’s Bend gas station back in February, Juneau resident Joyce Sepel was filling up her tank. She said the Auke Bay gas station is her favorite. “I’ve been going to Fred Meyer because it was cheaper,” she said. “But now I’ll just watch....
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