Yvonne Krumrey, KTOO - Juneau
KTOO is our partner public media station in Juneau. Alaska Public Media collaborates with partners statewide to cover Alaska news.
California man charged with sexually abusing boys had long association with Juneau bible camp
Bradley Earl Reger volunteered at the camp starting in the 1970s. A former Juneau resident says Reger met him there, then abused him elsewhere.
Juneau Drag’s first show at Southeast Alaska State Fair draws hundreds
On Friday, hundreds gathered to watch Juneau Drag’s first appearance at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines.
Teen swimmer dies after jump into Juneau’s Glory Hole
Juneau police say the 17-year-old boy was with two friends when he jumped into the long-flooded mining shaft and did not return to shore.
Alaska sexual assault survivors can now track their evidence kits
State officials say 48 kits have been logged into the system so far since its June launch, and 33 survivors have used the system to track their status.
Loved ones gather to remember Juneau’s Paul Jose Rodriguez Jr.
Rodriguez drowned when his kayak capsized on Mendenhall Lake.
Juneau kayaker drowns in Mendenhall Lake
Troopers say GoPro footage confirmed that Paul Jose Rodriguez Jr. overturned in his kayak on July 11 and drowned.
A fairy forest pops up in downtown Juneau every year – but we can’t tell you when
Every year, a fairy forest pops up ever so briefly along Juneau's Evergreen Avenue. This year, visitors were greeted by a fairy tollbox.
Skagway rail workers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to authorize strike
Rail workers at White Pass and Yukon Route, Skagway’s biggest employer and a major tourist attraction, have voted to authorize a strike.
NOAA is looking for 2 humpback whales entangled in fishing gear near Juneau
The whales were spotted Monday at Fritz Cove and Taku Inlet, entangled in a crab pot line and gillnet gear respectively.
Couple finds refuge in Juneau a year after fleeing Ukraine
Daryna Berdnyk and Vitalii Kyryliuk are the third Ukrainian family to be sponsored by Juneau residents helping refugees hoping to resettle in town.
Juneau welcomes Polynesian voyaging canoe before it sets out on 4-year journey
A thousand people gathered at Auke Bay in Juneau on Saturday to welcome the Hōkūle‘a and her crew to Juneau.
Rear Adm. Megan Dean takes the helm of the Coast Guard in Alaska
Dean took her Alaska post Friday. She serves under Adm. Linda Fagan, the Coast Guard's first female commandant.
Hawaiian voyaging canoe’s latest journey starts in Alaska: ‘The ocean is what connects us’
The Polynesian Voyaging Society will take the Hōkūle‘a — a twin-hulled, wind-powered canoe — over 40,000 miles around the globe.
Complaint against Juneau Fred Meyer over tribal IDs to be heard by state commission
The issue relates to a 2020 incident when a sign posted at Juneau’s Fred Meyer stated that tribal IDs would not be accepted for tobacco sales.
3 found dead on boat anchored off Juneau’s Sandy Beach
Police said there were no immediate signs of foul play.
Family says untreated pain, solitary confinement led to man’s suicide at Juneau prison
Cook is the third person to die in Alaska Department of Corrections custody this year. And his death fits a pattern.
Juneau shops pull local artist’s books in wake of threatening, anti-trans notes
Two local businesses made statements supporting the trans community and condemning illustrator Mitch Watley’s alleged actions.
Local artist appears in court in connection with anti-trans notes left around Juneau
Mitchell Watley is widely known as the illustrator of the popular Alaska children’s book “I Would Tuck You In.”
Juneau police make arrest in notes that included ‘a possible general threat against children’
Juneau police arrested 47-year-old Mitchell Thomas Watley on one felony count of terroristic threatening on Sunday.
Former Juneau chiropractor now accused of sexual assault by 14 patients faces more charges
Jeffrey Fultz was arraigned Wednesday after two more women accused him of assaulting them under the guise of medical treatment.