Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022
Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1648-vt-2.mp3 On this newscast: The suspect arrested for Religion Rogers’ killing was known as…
2022 is Juneau’s wettest year on record
Flooding close to Jordan Creek after record-breaking rain on Sept. 26 in Juneau. (Paige Sparks/KTOO) A mixture of rain and snow this week has formally made 2022 the wettest 12…
In new podcast, Juneau reporter digs into her family’s story of escaping the Khmer Rouge
Lisa Phu and Lan Phu in 2017. (Courtesy of Lisa Phu) Lisa Phu has been a journalist in Alaska for years, overlaying native points and statewide politics. Now she’s taking…
US Department of the Interior puts $40M toward community relocation efforts for Newtok and Napakiak
Drake Charles and Jeffrey Charles Jr. catch fish alongside the banks of Baird Inlet on July 20, 2020 in Mertarvik, Alaska. Residents of Newtok are slowly relocating to Mertarvik and…
‘You can pretty much name your price’
The Midtown Mall in Anchorage. (Picture by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) Greater than a month after saying that Kroger and Albertsons grocery shops will merge, the companies don’t have any…
Alaska’s 2nd fatality-free year of commercial fishing could be part of a trend
Fishing boats at Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin harbor in October. (Eric Stone/KRBD) There have been no fatalities inside Alaska’s industrial fishing fleets this 12 months, for less than the second time…
DOT pursues hybrid design for Tustumena replacement
The 300-foot ocean-class ferry Tustumena is almost six many years previous. (Picture by Hope McKenney/KUCB) The vessel that finally replaces the ageing state ferry Tustumena is more likely to be…
High winds and freezing spray cancel LeConte sailing, but no Takus in downtown Juneau
Eldred Rock Lighthouse in Lynn Canal in 2015. In accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service, gusts had been reaching 60 mph there on Tuesday. (Photograph by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) The Nationwide…
Unalaskans hope new regional airline means better local air service
Aleutian Airways’ inaugural flight marked the primary business flight on a Saab 2000 to Unalaska since 2019. (Picture by Maggie Nelson/KUCB) New regional airline Aleutian Airways touched down at Unalaska’s…
Juneau police make an arrest in September killing of Faith Rogers
Police tape throughout Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Path) on Sept. 23, 2022. The physique of Juneau resident Religion Rogers was discovered about 200 yards from the trailhead on Sept.…