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Multiple people died in Juneau’s backcountry this tourism season. What made it so deadly?

Many of the people who died this year were cruise tourists or visitors.

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Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

In this newscast:  A power outage hit all of Juneau today just after 11 a.m.; The city clerk's office released another batch of results from Juneau's municipal election today that include ballots cast on Election Day; The former Juneau police officer who slammed a man to the ground during an arrest this summer will not face criminal charges; At least three people are still missing and 51 have been rescued following a record-breaking storm that slammed into the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Sunday; The Norwegian Encore departs Juneau this evening. It's the last cruise ship of the year, and it marks the end of a nearly 200-day tourism season; In a ceremony held on Indigenous People's Day Monday, clan leaders and carvers dedicated the latest pole in Sealaska Heritage Institute's Kooteeyaa Deiyi, Juneau's totem pole trail

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Newscast – Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

In this newscast: A grand jury indicted a Juneau man on two counts of felony assault for allegedly injuring two Juneau Police officers earlier this month Floodwaters have receded in Kotzebue and other western Alaska communities after a storm, but another is coming The Department of Education and Early Development backtracked on its initial recommendation…

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Hearthside books sponsoring a Cirque Press author reading event at new Mendenhall Mall location

Juneau Afternoon featuring Hearthside Books author reading event, Juneau Pioneers wood stacking contest, and Mudrooms "Creature Comfort" storytelling evening.

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Juneau World Affairs Council Fall Forum focuses on sea treaties, plus Evening at Egan and Chop-a-Thon

Juneau Afternoon featuring Juneau World Affairs Council Fall Forum, Evening at Egan on Mendenhall flooding research, and Chop-a-Thon from Eagle River Camp.

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Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

In this newscast: Out-of-state undergraduate students at the University of Alaska Southeast will see lower tuition rates beginning next fall, Nearly 100 large whales were reported entangled around the U.S. in 2024, almost a 50% increase from 2023, Funding for a program subsidizing rural air travel is set to continue through early November despite the…

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Tongass Voices: Ldaan.aat Laurie Cropley and Yuxgitsiy George Holly on making space for tribal values

Lingít elder Ldaan.aat Laurie Cropley and elder-in-training Yuxgitsiy George Holly are leading dawn  prayers at the annual Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage next week.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning Juneau artist Tessa Hulls, plus Juneau Wayzgoose and Juneau Audubon

Juneau Afternoon featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novelist Tessa Hulls, Wayzgoose printmaking weekend, and Juneau Audubon fall talk series with Arin Underwood.

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Newscast – Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2025

In this newscast: Preliminary results are in for Juneau's 2025 municipal election; No developers have bitten on 200 acres of city land upzoned for denser housing on Douglas Island and in Auke Bay; The interim superintendent for Ketchikan's school district submitted her letter of resignation months into the job; Some Alaskans feel they don't have a meaningful say in the process as a proposed gold mine in Canada goes through its environmental assessment.

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Juneau upzoned land for denser housing throughout the borough. Will anything get built?

The hope was that by allowing for denser housing in those areas, it would entice private developers to build units there. But so far, nobody’s biting.

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Singer-Songwriter Josh Fortenbery celebrates release of second album with two release concerts

Juneau Afternoon features singer-songwriter Josh Fortenbery on his new album, "Tidy Memorial," plus an election day check-in with KTOO City Reporter Clarise Larson.

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Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2025

In this newscast: Today is municipal Election Day and the KTOO newsroom was around town to chat with voters about their thoughts on the election; The state of Alaska is in the throes of studying what it would take to build a road that would better connect Juneau, Haines and Skagway, and the Dept. of Transportation held open house-style meetings last week to inform the public, and get community feedback; Top state lawmakers say they are investigating why $50 million from the state's primary savings account was invested in an outside private equity fund; A Fairbanks man has a unique antidote to his winter blues: balloon art

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Tax-focused ballot propositions drive many Juneau voters to the polls this Election Day

This year’s ballot features three propositions, four candidates running for three open seats on the Assembly and four candidates running for three seats on the school board. One write-in candidate for school board is not featured on the ballot.

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Juneau high school students vote in annual mock elections. How will they stack up against final results?

Election Day is Tuesday, although Juneau voters have been casting ballots since last month. The city’s high school students also cast votes in mock elections to learn more about how they work.

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Newscast – Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

In this newscast: Juneau's municipal Election Day is almost here. Voters have until tomorrow night at 8 p.m. sharp to cast their ballots; And Juneau's high school students also cast votes in mock elections to learn more about how they work; The Petersburg Borough assembly passed a resolution last month calling on state and federal authorities for help dealing with rising sea otter populations; President Trump approved the 211-mile Ambler Road in Northwest Alaska today

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Newscast – Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

In this newscast: Among the most vulnerable Alaskans to the ongoing federal shutdown could be thousands of parents who depend on WIC to help them buy food; Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is joining the race for governor; Juneau voters will decide in this fall's municipal election whether to exempt essential food and residential utilities from local sales tax; Earlier this month, the judge in a case against a former Juneau chiropractor dismissed a charge, which revealed a gap in state sexual assault laws; A Pennsylvania man allegedly used the stolen identities of seven Alaskans in an attempt to steal their Permanent Fund Dividends in 2022

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‘Moving through the Boreal Forest’ featured event at Alaska State Museum for First Friday

On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: "Moving through the Boreal Forest" at the Alaska State Museum, First Friday with the JAHC, and a preview of the new KRNN Celtic music show, The Lilting Banshee.

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Juneau voters weigh costs and benefits of removing tax on local food and utilities

If voters choose to pass Proposition 2 on the local ballot this year, the current 5% sales tax would drop to zero percent for everyone, regardless of their income.

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Newscast – Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

In this newscast: A former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault now has a public defender; Juneau is mulling over how to prepare for next year's glacial outburst flood; It's been over three years since one of Juneau's elementary schools had a functioning library, but it was able to build and open one this year; Funding has lapsed for the federal government, so a shutdown began Wednesday

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Artist Jessica Critcher opens ‘Threaded Bones’ at the JACC Gallery

Juneau Afternoon features artist Jessica Critcher, Juneau Commission on Aging, Marine View Mural Project, and the Juneau Public Libraries.

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