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• Former Eaglecrest employee comes back as ski area general manager

  17-09-2026 20:57 via KTOO
  Julie Piper, Eaglecrest Ski Area General Manager (photo by Mike Lane / KTOO)
  The Eaglecrest Ski Area has seen a plethora of changes recently. The change of plans for the gondola due to the cost of installation, staff being cut due to a lack of income and funding — and of course operations are always dependent on the weather.
  Now, Eaglecrest has a new General Manager, Julie Piper. KTOO’s Mike Lane recently visited with Piper to learn about her plans for the ski area.
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• Early results show Alaskans narrowly rejecting repeal of ranked choice voting

  04-11-2026 10:01 via KTOO
  Voters at the Yupiit Picaryarait Cultural Center polling place in Bethel, Alaska on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Gabby Salgado/KYUK)
  Early election results show Alaskans opting to keep ranked choice voting, open primaries and certain campaign finance rules aimed at unmasking donors.
  With 78% of precincts reporting, “No” on Ballot Measure 2 is leading with 51% of the vote. The ballot measure, backed primarily by Republicans, aims to repeal the voting system Alaska has used since 2022.
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• Republican Rep. Begich holds strong lead in U.S. House race

  04-11-2026 07:29 via KTOO
  Rep. Nick Begich at his joint watch party with Sen. Dan Sullivan on Nov. 3rd, 2026. (Photo by James Daggett/Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III holds a strong lead in his bid for a second term.
  With about 78% of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Begich had 49.9% of the vote. Independent Bill Hill, a fisherman and retired educator, had 40.1%.
  Begich addressed supporters at a joint party with Sen. Dan Sullivan after the second wave of statewide results.
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• Incumbent Nick Begich III now ahead in Alaska’s U.S. House race as more results come in

  04-11-2026 07:29 via KTOO
  U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III and his independent challenger Bill Hill. (Photos by Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska independent Bill Hill holds a slight lead over Republican incumbent Nick Begich III in Alaska’s U.S. House race as early results come in.
  With about 27% of precincts reporting so far Tuesday night, Begich has 49.3% of the vote. Independent Bill Hill, a fisherman and retired educator, has 40.9% of the vote.
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• Bill Hill takes early lead in Alaska’s U.S. House race

  04-11-2026 07:29 via KTOO
  U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III and his independent challenger Bill Hill. (Photos by Alaska Public Media)
  Alaska independent Bill Hill holds a slight lead over Republican incumbent Nick Begich III in Alaska’s U.S. House race as early results come in.
  With about 11% of precincts reporting so far Tuesday night, Hill, a fisherman and retired educator, has 47.3% of the vote. Begich has 44.1%.
  More results are expected to come in throughout the evening. If no candidate gets more than 50% in the first ro
  
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• Update: unofficial results put Story ahead of Kreitzer for House District 3 seat

  04-11-2026 07:03 via KTOO
  Annette Kreitzer and Andi Story waving signs in Juneau on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photos by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Story updated Nov. 3, 10:33 p.m.
  Polling places closed around Alaska at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Alaska Division of Elections keep Democratic incumbent Andi Story in the lead in the only contested state House race in Juneau.
  House District 3 resultsWith all 10 precincts reporting, Incumbent Andi Story, D-Juneau, maintains her lead with 4,004 votes in the district that represents
  
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• Update: Early results put Story ahead of Kreitzer for House District 3 seat

  04-11-2026 07:03 via KTOO
  Annette Kreitzer and Andi Story waving signs in Juneau on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photos by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Story updated Nov. 4, 9:52 p.m.
  Polling places closed around Alaska at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Alaska Division of Elections keep Democratic incumbent Andi Story in the lead in the only contested state House race in Juneau.
  House District 3 resultsWith 8 out of 10 precincts reporting, Incumbent Andi Story, D-Juneau, maintains her lead with 3,637 votes in the district that repres
  
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• First round of results puts Story ahead of Kreizer for House District 3 seat

  04-11-2026 07:03 via KTOO
  Annette Kreitzer and Andi Story waving signs in Juneau on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photos by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Polling places closed around Alaska at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Initial results from the Alaska Division of Elections puts Democratic incumbent Andi Story in the lead in the only contested state House race in Juneau.
  House District 3 resultsIncumbent Andi Story, D-Juneau, takes the lead with 2,131 votes in the district that represents part of the Mendenhall Valley, Auke Bay, Out the Road, Haines, Skagway,
  
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• First round of results puts Story ahead of Kreitzer for House District 3 seat

  04-11-2026 07:03 via KTOO
  Annette Kreitzer and Andi Story waving signs in Juneau on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photos by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Polling places closed around Alaska at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Initial results from the Alaska Division of Elections puts Democratic incumbent Andi Story in the lead in the only contested state House race in Juneau.
  House District 3 resultsIncumbent Andi Story, D-Juneau, takes the lead with 2,131 votes in the district that represents part of the Mendenhall Valley, Auke Bay, Out the Road, Haines, Skagway,
  
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• Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leads in Alaska governor’s race

  04-11-2026 07:02 via KTOO
  Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democrat running for Alaska governor, speaks to a reporter on Election Day, Nov. 3, outside a polling site at the University of Alaska Anchorage. (Photo by Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state representative from Sitka, has a substantial lead in the race for governor as first-round votes begin to trickle in.
  With 11% of precincts reporting, Kreiss-Tomkins leads with 55% of the vote.
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• Sullivan and Peltola locked in tight U.S. Senate race as more results come in

  04-11-2026 06:56 via KTOO
  Mary Peltola (left) and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (right). (Photo by Alaska Public Media)
  Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are virtually tied in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race as a second batch of election results come in.
  The high-stakes contest has been consumed in recent days by a ballot controversy involving a second Dan Sullivan in the race. His candidacy has prompted federal and state investigations and a legal battle.
  With about 27% of precincts reporting s
  
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• Peltola takes early lead in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

  04-11-2026 06:56 via KTOO
  Mary Peltola (left) and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (right). (Photo by Alaska Public Media)
  Democrat Mary Peltola holds a lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race as early results come in.
  The high-stakes contest has been consumed in recent days by a ballot controversy involving a second Dan Sullivan in the race. His candidacy has prompted federal and state investigations and a legal battle.
  With about 11% of precincts reporting so far Tuesday night, Peltola ha
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

  04-11-2026 02:43 via KTOO
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  In this newscast:Juneau scientists presented their latest data on this summer’s glacial outburst flood, as well as ideas about how this climate change-driven threat could evolve.
  People all over Juneau turned out to vote on Election Day.
  
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• Juneau voters share mixed views on candidates and ranked choice voting on Election Day

  04-11-2026 02:16 via KTOO
  Juneau residents vote at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library in Juneau on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  People all over Juneau turned out to vote on Election Day. They got to decide who to elect for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and for state House. 
  Cars sped along Egan Drive in the Mendenhall Valley on a brisk Tuesday morning as Haines Republican Annette Kreitzer waved signs with her supporters. The sign wavers got a break from the rain as the sun rose in the distance. The oc
  
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• Division of Elections says all polling places are open, despite confusion in 2 rural areas

  04-11-2026 00:52 via KTOO
  People lined up at the Anchorage Midtown Mall shortly after early voting was announced Oct. 20, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  All polling places were open on Election Day, Alaska Division of Elections spokesperson Stephen Kirch said in a brief phone interview Tuesday morning.
  But there was some confusion over polling places in at least two rural communities – the Yukon River village of Ruby and Ekwok, a southwestern Alaska village with 73 registered voters.
  Both locations had opened
  
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• Alaska counts ballots slowly. Here’s what to expect on Election Night and beyond.

  03-11-2026 19:54 via KTOO
  Election officials count ballots during the Alaska Division of Elections’ hand-count audit at Centennial Hall in Juneau on Nov. 18, 2024. The audit, mandated by state law, seeks to identify possible errors in machine counts by examining at least 5% of ballots from each state House district. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  The midterm elections are almost over. Polls open for Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
  But if history is any guide, it could be some time before results become cl
  
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• Is Alaska’s election system prone to ballot-stacking and spoilers?

  03-11-2026 19:27 via KTOO
  Clockwise from top left: Craig Richards, John-Henry Heckendorn, Scott Kendall and Greg Powers. (Alaska Public Media, KDLL & Courtesy of Ship Creek Group)
  Alaska has two same-named candidates in the U.S. Senate race. The allegation that the second Dan Sullivan arrived on the ballot after a well-funded recruitment operation has drawn a lot of attention to Alaska’s unique election system, the subject of a repeal measure that’s also on the ballot this year.
  So we asked: Are Alaska’s nonpar
  
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• State contractor mobilizes equipment, prepares for construction of ferry terminal at Cascade Point

  03-11-2026 15:00 via KTOO
  The M/V Hubbard carries passengers between Juneau, Haines and Skagway through much of the year. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)
  The State of Alaska last month gave a contractor the green light to begin preparing for the construction of a controversial ferry terminal between Haines and Juneau. The move is raising concerns among critics that the Dunleavy administration is improperly fast tracking the project before a new governor takes office.
  The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities ha
  
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• UAS scientists say the source of Juneau’s glacial outburst flood has shrunk a bit

  03-11-2026 03:11 via KTOO
  Suicide Basin formed as climate change melted Suicide Glacier. The Mendenhall Glacier forms an ice dam impounding billions of gallons of water. (Photo courtesy of David Polashenski)
  Juneau had a relatively uneventful glacial outburst flood this summer, just one year after the city’s largest flood on record. On Friday, scientists at the University of Alaska Southeast presented their latest data and ideas about how this climate change-driven threat could evolve. 
  Eran Hood, an environmental sci
  
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• Newscast – Monday, Nov. 2, 2026

  03-11-2026 02:59 via KTOO
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  In this newscast:Alaska’s statewide general election is tomorrow. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and their local legislator,
  Polls close at 8 p.m., but if history is any guide, it could be some time before results become clear, especially in Alaska,
  Federal officials on Friday announced they had increased the number of law enforcement assets in Alaska to investigate the state’s U.S. S
  
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• Trick-or-treaters, neighbors carry on Halloween tradition in Juneau’s downtown Flats neighborhood

  03-11-2026 02:46 via KTOO
  
  
  Trick-or-treaters out in Juneau’s flats neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Juneau’s downtown Flats neighborhood goes all out for Halloween, and kids from across town flock to the area to trick-or-treat.
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  Twelve-year-old Timothy Ackerman had a mission Saturday night, and he was going to walk around in the driving rain until it was over. 
  “Until we get all the houses,” he said.
  He was dr
  
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• Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force seeks community input on recommendations

  03-11-2026 01:13 via KTOO
   
  Visitors walk Juneau’s downtown seawalk on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The city’s Visitor Industry Task Force has put out its draft recommendations is looking for feedback from the community this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library.
  The recommendations focus on the whale watching industry, downtown congestion, helicopter flightseeing and data collection. KTOO’s Mike Lane sat down with Assembly and task force Chair Ella Adkison to lea
  
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• Election Day is Tuesday. Here’s where you can vote in Juneau.

  02-11-2026 22:55 via KTOO
  People line up to vote at the State Office Building in Juneau on Oct. 20, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Alaska’s statewide general election is on Tuesday. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S House and Senate, and their local state legislator.
  Alaskans have utilized a ranked choice voting system in general elections since 2022. That means voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they want.
  The ballot will list the top four candidates in each race for governor, U.S House and
  
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• Election Day is Tuesday. Here’s where you can vote in Juneau

  02-11-2026 22:55 via KTOO
  People line up to vote at the State Office Building in Juneau on Oct. 20, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Alaska’s statewide general election is on Tuesday. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S House and Senate, and their local state legislator.
  Alaskans have utilized a ranked choice voting system in general elections since 2022. That means voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they want.
  The ballot will list the top four candidates in each race for governor, U.S House and
  
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• FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donors as part of federal investigation into voter fraud

  02-11-2026 19:28 via KTOO
  Photos courtesy of (Clockwise from center top) Linda Slaght, Barry Bracken, Paul Johnsen and Erica Kludt-Painter. They all donated to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign for U.S. Senate. (KFSK)
  While many people saw trick-or-treaters knock on their doors this weekend, some in Southeast Alaska were instead visited by the FBI. The agents were checking on donors to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign for U.S. Senate as part of a federal investigation.
  Barry Bracken has known Petersburg’s Dan J. Sullivan for ov
  
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• Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit that sought to block election results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses

  01-11-2026 23:44 via KTOO
  From left, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, the incumbent, and undeclared U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg. (James Oh, Matt Faubion, Taylor Heckart/Alaska Public Media/KFSK)
  U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit that sought to delay or block election results if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
  The Justice Department wanted the judge to halt the certification of the election pending an investigat
  
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• Alaska Judicial Council doesn’t issue a recommendation on retention election for Juneau judge (edited)

  31-10-2026 02:06 via KTOO
  Judge Marianna Carpeneti in a courtroom in Juneau on Aug. 26, 2022.(Photo by Paige Sparks/KTOO)
  If you find yourself flipping through the State of Alaska’s Official Election Pamphlet, you’ll find the judges toward the end. First you’ll see a judge’s photo and biography. The next page is where you’ll see the Alaska Judicial Council’s recommendation on whether to retain that judge. 
  For the 21 judges up for retention election, the vast majority of recommendations are “yes” – mea
  
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• Alaska Judicial Council doesn’t issue a recommendation on retention election for Juneau judge

  31-10-2026 02:06 via KTOO
  Judge Marianna Carpeneti in a courtroom in Juneau on Aug. 26, 2022.(Photo by Paige Sparks/KTOO)
  If you find yourself flipping through the State of Alaska’s Official Election Pamphlet, you’ll find the judges toward the end. First you’ll see a judge’s photo and biography. The next page is where you’ll see the Alaska Judicial Council’s recommendation on whether to retain that judge. 
  For the 21 judges up for retention election, the vast majority of recommendations are “yes” – mea
  
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• Newscast – Friday, Oct. 30, 2026

  31-10-2026 02:03 via KTOO
  
  
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  In this newscast:U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was in Juneau Thursday for a campaign event, and she didn’t beat around the bush.
  Juneau voters will decide whether to retain a judge that received no recommendation from a council that advises the public on which way to vote.
  A Juneau diver who went missing 70 years ago is believed to have been taken by a local cryptid — a creature called the Gastineau Monster.
  
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• Roll for Your Life TTRPG Halloween show | Juneau Ski Club annual ski sale | CBJ Parks & Rec Winter Pass | Juneau Public Libraries November events

  31-10-2026 01:50 via KTOO
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Friday, October 30, 2026
  The Roll for Your Life tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) live show is happening Saturday, Oct. 31. Game master Conor Lendrum and player Katheleen Harper break down what a TTRPG is and why it’s so fun to play and perform for an audience.
  The Juneau Ski Club’s 72+ Annual Ski Sale is happening on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Centennial Hall. Guests Virginia Stonkus and Kristen Strom share the details to get involved.
  CBJ Parks and Recreation�
  
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