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Juneau Assembly candidate Paul Kelly smiles as he waves signs with supporters in the Mendenhall Valley on municipal Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Updated preliminary results for Juneau’s municipal election show residents continue to support implementing a new seasonal sales tax in Juneau next year but are split on two other tax-related propositions. The results show a similar trajectory compared to the first round results shared earlier this week.

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261009-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: A man who barricaded himself with a knife in an office building in downtown Juneau voluntarily surrendered to Juneau Police today A Juneau educator is helping Alaska Native kids and elders research family histories touched by colonial residential schools Juneau wrapped up a record-breaking cruise ship tourism season this week Alaska’s four candidates for governor debated about working across party...

Juneau Afternoon recorded live on October 9, 2026 Second Annual Juneau Wayzgoose with a potluck, workshops, and public event October 16-18. Mudrooms celebrates 15 seasons with its second storytelling event with the theme “Kill Me Now” on Tuesday, October 13. Andy Kline, first program director at KXLL, talks about the beginnings of the station and also previews the 24-hour broadcast KXLL is doing during membership drive week. Audio Podcast Video Livestream Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation.

Deep-sea sponges and other invertebrates collected during a bottom trawl survey in Alaska are seen in a basked. (NOAA Fisheries) The vast and largely unexplored seafloor off Alaska’s coastline produces occasional startling discoveries. The latest concerns the sponges that line the bottom of the ocean and contribute to an ecosystem that supports some of the nation’s biggest seafood harvests.

An albino caribou calf photographed with its mother on Alaska’s North Slope in late June, 2026. (Jordan Pruszenski/Alaska Department of Fish and Game) In late June, Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Jordan Pruszenski was in a small plane north of Fairbanks, counting caribou calves to see how many had survived their first month, a seasonal routine for the department. Then the survey pilot spotted something and swerved toward it. “I’m just like, ‘What is happening?'” Pruszenski said.

Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos speaks with an officer at the doorway of the state Community Building in Juneau on Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) A man who barricaded himself within an office building near the state Capitol voluntarily surrendered to Juneau Police Friday afternoon, according to Deputy Police Chief Krag Campbell. No injuries have been reported and police haven’t disclosed the man’s identity.

Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Thursday, October 8, 2026 Southeast Alaska Independent Living is honoring Fu Bao Hartle as its “Advocate of the Year” at its annual “Unmasking Disability” gala on October 17. Artist Harper Joy Gunn shares her creative process on designing this year’s KTOO member gifts. KTOO reporter Clarise Larson shares a look at the early returns from the municipal election and timeline for final results. Audio Podcast Video Livestream Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation.

Hana’ackm Ggoadm ‘Tsoal Naomi Leask helps a woman with family research at an Orange Shirt Day event at the Zach Gordon Youth Center on Sept. 30, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) Many Alaska Native families have been touched by the legacy of colonial residential schools. The remains of nearly 30 Alaska Native children who died at residential schools in and out of Alaska are being repatriated to their homelands, about a century after they died, as reported by the Anchorage Daily News.

Filipino Community, Inc. held a “2026 Seniors Prom” at the Filipino Community Hall at the end of Sept. 2026. (Photo courtesy of Filipino Community, Inc.) October is Filipino American History Month – a time to reflect on the history of Filipinos in Alaska and across the country. It can also be very personal. KTOO’s Mike Lane visited with Kaye Roldan, head of the cultural committee for Filipino Community, Inc., about the month, her own family history and growing up in Juneau.

Tsunami damage along the Kodiak waterfront after the 1964 Alaska earthquake. (United States Geological Survey) The Alaska Earthquake Center has launched an interactive map to help coastal communities prepare for dangerous tsunamis. Alaska’s large earthquakes and coastal geography make the state especially vulnerable to tsunamis. In 1964, it was tsunamis rather than shaking that caused most of the deaths from the Good Friday earthquake. Elisabeth Nadin is a project coordinator for the hazard map.