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Newscast – Thursday, August 20, 2026

In this newscast: The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed to rescind the Roadless Rule on Tuesday. A rescission would allow new road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest; Today is the first day of school for Juneau students in first through twelfth grade. KTOO's Mike Lane interviewed Shawn Arnold about the start of the…

Local weaver Jill Kaasteen awarded national grant | UAS Career Education’s tiny house project and high school mining program | Juneau Commission on Aging

Juneau Afternoon featuring local artist Jill Kaasteen on her recent national Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Award, UAS Outreach Coordinator Ashley Moorehouse on Tiny Homes and Mining Pathways for High School Students, plus Deborah and Linda from the Juneau Commission on Aging.

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School year begins with new playground and administrators in Juneau

Juneau students went back to school Thursday, some to a newly built playground.

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Elly Carpenter becomes Juneau’s first-ever female Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout is Scouting America’s highest and most prestigious rank.

Nunapitchuk voters only had about 3 hours to vote in-person on primary election day

State polling locations are supposed to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on primary election day. But in Nunapitchuk on Aug. 18, voters were left without a polling place for most of the day. It's not clear exactly why.

New school year, new superintendent: getting to know Juneau schools head Shawn Arnold

Thursday is the first day of school for Juneau students in first through twelfth grade. It’s also Shawn Arnold’s first day as superintendent for Juneau schools while school is in session.

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Federal government officially files to rescind the Roadless Rule

The public has through Sep. 21 to comment on the rescission, which would allow new road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests across the country — including the Tongass.

Newscast – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau did a preliminary assessment of residential damage form the glacial outburst flood that crested Thursday; Two Democrats and two Republicans are leading in early primary election results in the race for governor; Early results show Alaskans approving a ballot measure seeking to reinstate limits on individual campaign contributions by a roughly 3-to-1…

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Matt the Electrician & Taylor Dallas Vidic play Amalga, new Master of Public Administration faculty member Meghan Holtan, and Garden Talk

Juneau Afternoon featuring musicians Taylor Dallas Vidic and Matt the Electrician, UAS Public Administration new faculty member Meghan Holtan, and Garden Talk.

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Juneau homes assessed for “minor” damage from glacial outburst flood

Out of about 185 homes assessed along the Mendenhall River, 10 had water in their crawl spaces and garages and only had flooding in the living space.