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In this newscast: Five candidates have applied to fill an empty seat on the Juneau School District Board of Education after Will Muldoon resigned; Alaska regulators have assessed a $49,000 fine against Hilcorp for lapses in Cook Inlet offshore well management, the Alaska Beacon reports; Some Southeast Alaska communities had their earliest harmful algal bloom on record this year, and there is currently a paralytic shellfish toxin advisory across region for recreational and subsistence harvest; Local and state transportation officials are wrapping up a study that hones in on five locations for a potential second bridge; Thousands of new books are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month as the result of a partnership between the region's largest tribal government and a Native-led nonprofit with roots in the Navajo and Hopi nations

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In this newscast: The federal government may soon return a traditional subsistence site connected to Douglas Island to its original tribal owners; The next season of the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” will be the last for the foreseeable future. The team behind the award-winning children's TV show will stop working on new content. Molly of Denali is widely celebrated in Alaska because it features an Alaska Native lead character and showcases Alaska Native culture; The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is considering whether to reduce the amount of money local governments can give to school districts. A new bill in front of state lawmakers would allow local governments to continue to fund school districts as they have been; State prosecutors say two Anchorage police officers were legally justified in the fatal shooting of a man in February who police say had barricaded himself in a Midtown hotel and threatened a woman and her four children.

In this newscast: A proposal that would create and fund tribally run public schools in Alaska inched closer to reality on Thursday; Hundreds in Juneau joined thousands nationwide yesterday as protests surged for International Workers Day, also known as May Day; Child advocacy centers in Alaska were funded with federal money for the past decade, but now the state has to foot the bill, and lawmakers are still deciding; The City and Borough of Juneau will hold its annual How to Run for Local Office workshop Saturday at City Hall, as there are six local seats up for grabs in October's municipal election; A new Alaska law requires all businesses that sell alcohol to post a warning that drinking alcohol can cause breast and colon cancers

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In this newscast: There have been more than a dozen political protests at the Alaska State Capitol since President Donald Trump took office in January. But members of an anti-abortion group called Alaskans for Life who gathered on Thursday said they didn't have specific demands for legislators; Alaska could lose several research institutions and a pipeline into science for budding researchers in the state – that's if the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget become a reality; The Trump administration is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South Korea in early June; A state legislator from Palmer is proposing to enshrine Alaska's giant cabbages in state law as the official state vegetable.

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In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely-watched education bill yesterday that would have boosted basic per-student funding by $1,000; Southeast Alaska's largest tribal government approved a rule change that greatly reduces the number of representatives from communities outside the region; High school students in Juneau wrote four plays earlier this year centered on deeply personal topics, and a performance of them this week included a forum with teachers, mental health professionals, and policy-makers; International students in Alaska on education visas are among those nationwide facing removal as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues

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In this newscast: People packed WKFL Park on Saturday to protest recent actions by the Trump administration; the JoAnn fabric store chain is closing their stores, including on with a large footprint in Fairbanks; two Anchorage teens are trying to encourage more young people to get involved with philanthropy-giving their time and money to benefit society as a whole; the 50th Annual Alaska Folk Fest celebrated its fourth night by welcoming guest artists Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell for a 45-minute set.

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In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is set to take a critical vote Monday night that will determine if the construction of a fifth cruise ship dock downtown will move forward; Two weeks after a rockslide came down over Ketchikan's Tongass Highway, the temporary bypass road constructed to get around the work area will open to two-way traffic; It's been more than a year since the Juneau Assembly voted to move forward with a plan to demolish the downtown Telephone Hill neighborhoods' historic homes and add new housing units, but not much movement on the project has happened, leaving residents in limbo; A high-priority bill that would substantially boost education funding took another step forward in the state Legislature this week; While Forest Service staffing at the Mendenhall Glacier remains uncertain, there will be eight people working there in a different role -- as cultural ambassadors

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In this newscast: The Trump administration's potential cuts to federal health care programs leaves Alaska's HIV/AIDS prevention and support organization in lurch; A Canadian company announced last week that it's starting multiple environmental studies to explore a possible new gold mine in Juneau; In a sudden move, the CDC is pulling up to $43 million in federal grants that support public health programs in Alaska; Starting May 7, every air traveler age 18 and older will need a REAL ID to board a flight within the United States

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In this newscast: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday [March 21] abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. While many key programs remain unchanged, hundreds of millions of federal dollars are at stake in Alaska if the order disrupts funding; Juneau's only landfill is filling up quickly – really quickly. If the town keeps up its current dumping pace, residents and businesses could run out of space for their trash within the next decade. A new study offers a few scenarios for what the city could do after that; Crews have begun clearing Thursday's rockslide blocking Ketchikan's main road. But it's still unclear how long the cleanup will take. The slide came down in the morning and completely covered Tongass Avenue, just north of the airport. It left people who live north of the slide cut off from city services and the airport indefinitely. 

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In this newscast: Alaska's state ombudsman is resigning in April. Kate Burkhart leaves after eight years on the job and countless investigations that have led to major systemic reforms in the state; The Juneau School District approved a budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday; People rallied again outside the Alaska State Capitol today, this time to protest the Trump Administration's plans to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs at the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs; After a German Shepherd named Jackie evaded euthanasia in Los Angeles, she's now evading animal control officers in Juneau; Alaska's fired federal workers are beginning to file unemployment claims, following the Trump administration's move to reduce the federal workforce

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In this newscast: The Juneau School District Board of Education appears to maintain its concerns about state funding as it moves through the budget process for the next fiscal year; Juneau residents join protesters nationwide in response to President Trumps scientific research funding cuts and firings at federal science institutions; Anglers will be able to fish for king salmon near Petersburg this summer after a recent decision from the Alaska Board of Fisheries; There's a 50-50 change the Alaska Permanent Fund won't have enough spendable money to pay dividends and the state's bills at least once over the next decade.

In this newscast: A damaged subsea cable is the apparent cause of the internet and cell service outage in Juneau; More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, this time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Fired Forest Service staffers in Juneau are uncertain about their futures — and the safety of visitors at the glacier; Lawmakers' cost questions are stalling a bill that would offer Alaska students free meals

In this newscast: A survey of Juneau's Bartlett Regional Hospital staff last year shows they lack confidence in management and leadership and are experiencing higher rates of burnout and turnover; The Juneau School District Board of Education began formal discussions on next school year's budget based on an assumption of a $400 increase to the state's per-student funding contribution; A closely watched bill that would boost state funding for public schools took a step forward on Wednesday; Ketchikan residents joined others around the nation in protesting the Trump Administration's mass firing of federal employees Wednesday; The Haines Assembly last week voted to send a friendly letter to its Canadian neighbors

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In this newscast: Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill that would keep the name Denali for North America’s highest peak; Lawmakers are looking at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to create a state Department of Agriculture; Preschool students presented lawmakers with Valentines — and plea for policy-level support for childcare — at the state Capitol; A…

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In this newscast: The Alaska Senate unanimously joined the state House this morning in urging President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to rename North America's tallest peak as Mount McKinley; Searchers found the missing Bering Air plane on the sea ice southeast of Nome, but they did not find any survivors; A lawsuit that clouded the future of homeschooling in Alaska for months last spring took on new life yesterday after the plaintiffs asked a judge to join four school districts as defendants in the long-running case; Ketchikan is now officially classified as rural in the eyes of federal subsistence regulations, after a historic, landmark decision by the Federal Subsistence Board overruled a recent vote by the Regional Advisory Council to keep Ketchikan's status as nonrural; One of Alaska's most famous contemporary bands Portugal. The Man, along with Samantha Crain and Ya Tseen sold out two shows this weekend to raise money for an effort to rebuild a Kiks.adi clan house in Sitka

In this newscast: Portugal. the Man, Ya Tseen and Samantha Crain are performing in Southeast Alaska this weekend to fundraise for the Point House Revitalization Project; Alaska Folk Festival leadership announced that the guest artists for the 50th festival will be Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell; Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled his own education bill this morning, setting the stage for negotiations with legislative leaders; The Skagway Assembly voted last month to collect sales tax on the full price of tours sold, but across Lynn Canal, Haines is worried the changes could impact their economy

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In this newscast:  Over $130 million in grants for clean energy projects in rural Alaska are now frozen, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing funding from the federal Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; At least three districts across the state are considering closing at least one school, one of the most visible signs of the state's shrinking population; Juneau is set to house the Coast Guard's Aiviq icebreaker soon, but the vessel has a history of design problems and failure

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In this newscast: Earlier this week, the Alaska Department of Health confirmed a measles case in an adult on the southern Kenai Peninsula; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to be the country's new Health and Human Services secretary, and he has pledged to advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water. Juneau did that nearly two decades ago, and data shows kids in Juneau are getting more cavities; The U.S. Forest Service plans to raise five new totem poles at the Mendenhall Glacier. The project is meant to honor the original people of the land, but those original people say they should be included in creating the plan

In this newscast: Juneau's Áak'w Rock Indigenous Music Festival postponed until 2027; The new district attorney in Juneau sat down with KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey to talk about the job; Scientists say the common murre experienced the largest single-species wildlife die-off ever documented

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In this newscast:  Applications for the 2025 PFD opened on New Year's Day and will stay open until March 31; Ketchikan has a new police chief; A new report by a state child care task force proposes dozens of recommendations aimed at expanding child care options statewide; A 21-year-old man went missing from Fairbanks in early December, and his loved ones are searching for answers

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In this newscast: Those still hoping to put up a Christmas tree can harvest their own in Southeast Alaska; Juneau utility staff say they need to raise residents' water and sewer rates by more than 50% over the next five years to address critical infrastructure repairs; Kodiak's largest seafood processing plant has a new owner; A federal court case that questioned the rights of Alaska Native tribes has received a ruling; Juneau has a new chess club in town this year

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In this newscast: The Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau wants to explore the land it leases on Admiralty Island for new mineral deposits that could be mined in the future. The plans come just a month after the U.S. Forest officially permitted an expansion project that will extend mine operations for up to 18 years; Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his proposal for the state budget on Thursday. It's the first draft of a spending plan for the next fiscal year, which starts in July. Over the next several months, there'll be lots of back-and-forth with lawmakers as the state Legislature examines the budget in detail before they pass their own version; A Kodiak grand jury has indicted a 16-year-old in connection with an explosion last month at a popular beach that injured nearly a dozen teenagers; Last year the outdoor recreation industry accounted for 4.6% of Alaska's economy, according to a report released last month by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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In this newscast: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski occupies a rare place among her 99 colleagues. She doesn't necessarily stick to what party leaders would want her to do and her propensity to cross the aisle could stand between Trump and his agenda. Alaska Public Media Washington Correspondent Liz Ruskin reports on Murkowski's spot in the dynamics of the Senate as it switches to Republican control; Just in the last five years the State of Alaska has declared nearly three dozen weather or climate related disasters-  nearly double the five years before. As Alaskans grapple with a rapidly changing climate, what changes can we expect to the environment? As KNOM's Ben Townsend shares, a new report attempts to answer that question; Tribal members from the Wrangell Cooperative Association were introduced on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building this week for the Christmas Tree lighting. They blessed the tree and the people at the ceremony with traditional songs.

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In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's (ADF&G) preliminary 2024 Commercial Harvest and Exvessel Values report is here. The initial set of data shines a light on declining commercial salmon harvests in Alaska; It's been a year since last year's fatal landslide in Wrangell killed six residents. KSTK's Colette Czarnecki spoke with a couple of Wrangellites affected by the slide to see how they've coped and what their future plans are; Hundreds of Anchorage residents are flocking to what has become the event of the season. It's a massive dead fin whale that washed up on the mudflats near downtown last weekend. As onlookers pose for photos and witness the sights and smells the whale brings, researchers are hoping to learn a bit more about how the whale lived, and how it died

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