In this newscast:  The first round of checks are in the mail to help childcare centers across the state; A church in a neighborhood near downtown Juneau submitted a proposal to be the location of this year's cold weather emergency shelter; About 200 people rallied in support of healthcare workers outside Fairbanks Memorial Hospital on Tuesday;

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Newscast- Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021

In this newscast: Today the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Encore became the last big cruise ship to dock in Juneau for the year; Juneau's Board of Education swore in its new members on Tuesday night; The state's education department is paying up to $300,000 for someone to figure out how to attract more teachers; The Juneau Board of Education adopted a land acknowledgement; Juneau officials say local COVID-19 numbers are still bad; A national voting reform bill stalled in the U.S. Senate;

Newscast-Thursday, Oct. 20, 2021

In this newscast: The state reports 87 Juneau residents tested positive for COVID-19 over the last 4 days; COVID-19 vaccine mandates are now in effect at the largest healthcare employers in Anchorage; State Senators are split over the governor's plan to change the dividend, and how to pay for it.

Newscast — Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021

In this newscast: A write-in candidate appears to have won a seat on Juneau's school board; The costs of keeping the state ferry Malaspina idle is nearly twice what's been reported to the public and lawmakers; A missing Kake man is found dead; Small businesses in Anchorage react to the battle over mask mandates

Newscast – Monday, Oct. 18, 2021

In this newscast: USFWS begins review of polar bears' endangered species status; FAA tries to make flying in Alaska safer; Fat Bear Week's great voter turnout; Rare turkey vulture sightings in Alaska

Newscast – Friday, Oct. 15, 2021

In this newscast: One of Alaska’s oldest and influential voices in fisheries and fiscal policy has died; Hunters in Juneau push back on proposals that could restrict deer hunting rights; A public opinion survey on tourism in Juneau is wrapping up; An Alaska State Trooper was arrested, charged with seven counts of sexual abuse of a minor

Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021

In this newscast: It has been almost a month since Juneau's school board voted to require unvaccinated employees to get weekly COVID-19 tests, here's how that effort is going; Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 are celebrating after the Biden administration said it will reopen the borders next month;  Juneau public library's has picked Joy Harjo's "An American Sunrise," for its community-wide book club 

Newscast – Wednesday – Oct. 13, 2021

In this newscast: There are 33 new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau for Tuesday; Police confirmed that a body found near the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal is a man who has been missing since late August; The family of a Juneau man who has been missing for more tan two weeks are offering reward money for  information about where to find him; Power is expected to be out across most of Gustavus on Wednesday as utility workers upgrade infrastructure; Alaska residents and officials are still seeking Ivermectin, an unconfirmed COVID-19 treatment; After more than four years, the remains of a missing Prince of Wales Island man have been found

Newscast — Oct. 12, 2021

A federal judge on Friday ruled that Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former Chief of Staff, Tuckerman Babcock violated the first amendment rights of state employees by requiring what's been characterized as a political loyalty oath U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has been cited for commercial fishing without a crewmember license,  Two Alaska women will share custody of their son, after the biological mother lost her court fight for sole custody,  A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America's supply of pollock,  The Alaska Department of Corrections says a man serving time in its custody has died and that his death was related to COVID-19,  Preliminary results from Juneau's by-mail election came in on Friday evening

Newscast – Monday, Oct. 11, 2021

In this newscast: Two members of the Anchorage mayor's administration have tested positive for COVID-19; SHI is recruiting coaches for the Native Youth Olympics; Alaska pediatricians worried about this respiratory virus season; Two state psychiatrists have won their case against Gov. Mike Dunleavy

Newscast – Friday, Oct. 8, 2021

A Juneau man has been missing for more than a week,  Legislators and others who work in the Capitol will again be required to be tested for COVID-19 regularly,  Another Alaska agency says it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident, making it the fourth to disclose such a disruption in the past year,  A potential gold mine is being explored in Western Alaska, just north of the Donlin Gold Project,  Juneau city officials say there should be early election results from school board and assembly races by Friday at 7 p.m., 

Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021

It’s election day in Juneau and KTOO reporters check in with voters around town, The state reported 15 cases of COVID-19 for today in Juneau, and One Alaska’s medevac providers updated its fleet with a new jet.

Newscast – Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021

Juneau's first big fall storm caused a lot of damage over the weekend and cleanup looks like it could last through the week,  Bartlett Regional Hospital is one of 20 Alaska care facilities the state authorized to use its emergency guidelines to help navigate this phase of the pandemic,  Nearly 500 emergency health workers are arriving in Alaska as the state struggles with a surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.  On Monday, state health officials reported 49 new cases of COVID-19 among Juneau residents and visitors to the community for the weekend. 

Newscast – Monday, Oct. 4, 2021

The Alaska Legislature is scheduled to meet for the first day of its fourth special session on Monday, but state leaders are divided over whether the session should even happen,  For decades, KTOO's Matt Miller has guided Juneau through the morning news, now he's stepping down.  Tribal citizens and delegates gathered Friday for the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska's annual Tribal Assembly, 

Newscast – Friday, Oct. 1, 2021

This year's permanent fund dividend will be $1,114,  As the U.S. and Canada uncover Indigenous school history -- survivors, their children and communities marked Orange Shirt day in Juneau on Thursday,  Alaska is experiencing the sharpest COVID-19 surge in the country; that crisis in big city hospitals has a ripple effect across the state, A senior executive at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center has left her job abruptly and will relocate, There's a high wind watch and flood watch for much of Southeast Alaska, including Juneau, this weekend

Newscast – Sept. 30, 2021

The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.

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