Adelyn Baxter, KTOO - Juneau
Community mourns loss of missing Guardian Flight colleagues
The Juneau-based crew of a medevac plane went missing last week. The news hit the medical evacuation community in Alaska particularly hard.
Adding Anchorage housing: where, when and how?
Anchorage has a shortage of all kinds of housing. Planners and residents grapple with strategies to encourage housing, including zoning changes and property tax incentives for builders creating homes downtown. Catch up on all the proposals.
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Survey will monitor cruise ship emissions in downtown Juneau this summer
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation shared a new plan Tuesday to start tracking air quality in downtown Juneau in order to learn more about the impact of cruise ship emissions.
Juneau residents are noticing an extra charge on their Amazon receipts. Here’s why
At the start of the new year, Amazon shoppers in Juneau started noticing a new charge on their purchases — city sales tax.
After the company made some changes, the majority of Amazon purchases made...
With CLIAA lawsuit at an end, Juneau considers proposals for marine passenger fee revenue
A federal judge has issued a final decision in a three-year-old case between the cruise industry and the City and Borough of Juneau.
Anchorage Opera tells an American story that also played out in Alaska
Anchorage Opera's next offering, "An American Dream," goes a long way toward explaining how opera tells relevant stories in modern times.
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AEL&P parent company and Canadian Hydro One call off merger
The proposed merger between the parent company of Juneau’s power utility and a Canadian power company is dead. That’s according to Hydro One and Avista, who announced Wednesday they had terminated the deal.
Questions about federal shutdown’s impact on upcoming halibut season go unanswered
As the federal government shutdown wears on, a major question is going unanswered: Does the National Marine Fisheries Service have a plan to open Alaska’s halibut and sablefish fisheries if the shutdown lasts?
Journalists: In the heat of the battle
Most people are aware that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of the press. Less well known are the rules journalists use to govern their work. Today, two local newsroom leaders talk about them.
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Communities reliant on Coast Guard services feel the pain of the federal gov. shutdown
Most U.S. Coast Guard operations are suspended and that’s holding up commercial boat and permit sales as well as some construction of passenger vessels.
Federal fishery regulators forced to postpone official decisions during shutdown
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council may not be able to make any official decisions at its February meeting due to the partial federal government shutdown.
Dunleavy administration could revive debate over contentious Kachemak Bay State Park hatchery
About a month ago, former Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack abruptly signed off on a draft management plan for Kachemak Bay State Park. After Mack left the job and a new governor was sworn in, DNR rescinded the plan.
Alaska Innocence Project: Lessons Learned from the ‘Fairbanks Four’
Lessons learned from the 'Fairbanks Four' wrongful conviction for the murder of an Alaska teen in 1997. The role the Alaska Innocence Project played in their release.
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Why Mount Jumbo won’t be logged anytime soon
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority board has approved its largest land exchange to date, a deal that would swap about 18,000 acres of trust-owned land in Southeast Alaska for roughly 20,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land.
We be jammin’: Anchorage Folk Fest turns 30 this year
Every January for three decades, the Anchorage Folk Festival has warmed up winter with strummin' fingers and tappin' feet. What's on the agenda this year, and more on the history and stories behind the music festival.
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As carbon emissions rise, salmon may lose crucial sense of smell
A new study has found that one of the coho salmon’s most valuable senses -- smell -- may diminish as more carbon dioxide enters the North Pacific Ocean.
Large home explosion scatters debris across Sterling Highway
The Sterling Highway remained closed until the early morning hours Friday, blocking access to and from Homer.
Fed fisheries will open in spite of shutdown, but details hazy
The partial federal government shutdown has left some Alaska fishermen and others wondering whether federal fisheries set to start in January will open on time. The National Marine Fisheries Service has been affected by the shutdown and many employees aren’t there to answer phones, leaving some with more questions than answers.
Kenai Peninsula schools could soon form esports teams
District spokesperson Pegge Erkeneff said the decision to approve club-level video game — or esports — teams came after the Electronic Gaming Federation approached the district about joining a statewide league.
What happens when an oil producer moves into the neighborhood?
Public information about oil and gas exploration on private land comes with a lot of what ifs. Oil and gas wells themselves are permitted internally at the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the location of wells is only made public after they are approved.