Alaskans: tomorrow Monday MLK Day Jan 19 there are free legal services events in Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks & Juneau. Attorneys are providing free, confidential legal help. See event info below 👇

I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school. Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.

Today is National Thesaurus Day. Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Juneau League of Women Voters takes all 8th graders on Capitol Visits and are just finishing up a video tour series so any Alaska student can virtually visit!

I’m always surprised how many lifelong Alaskans have never been to Juneau. Come visit!!

The War on Christmas™ continues.

Well, you don’t see that every day: www.uafsunstar.com/news/student... #Alaska

Lily Hope has taught hundreds of traditional weavers, and she herself has weaved seven Chilkat and Ravenstail robes and ensembles, innumerable sets of earrings, face masks and even regalia for Labubus.

At UAF, a student chewed up and spit out another student's AI geberated art about AI psychosis. www.uafsunstar.com/news/student...

It's almost that time again! The legislative session gets underway in less than a week. For three decades you've turned to Gavel Alaska for live coverage from the state capitol and we look forward to serving you once again this year. #akleg

I call it the Alaskan game show Whose Lane Is It Anyway.

An important process to keep us safe.

We want to know what's happening in your area of town. What are you witnessing? Would you be willing to speak to a reporter about it?

The city is asking residents to submit flood damage reports to [email protected]. Residents who witness flooding on city-owned roads before 4 p.m. can call (907) 586-5256. For urgent flooding on all roads, or after 4 p.m., residents can call the non-emergency line at (907) 586-0600.

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The City and Borough of Juneau will hold a presentation at 10:30 a.m. about avalanche risk and ongoing storm response. City, state and tribal staff will share information and the National Weather Service will provide an update. Tune in live on the radio 104.3 FM or 91.7 FM or watch live at ktoo.org

Watch now here:

Ok. I love that Rashah included the names of the chickens. This is some A+ small town journalism right here.

The trench that I’ve been painstakingly carving through the ice over the last couple of days is successfully draining the water pouring over the frozen gutters away from my garage! #ftw #akwx #smallwins

⛄️ Yikes!

I guess the Juneau snowfall was enough to get a professional storm chaser to visit…

Today was an unexpectedly busy day for the KTOO video team. If you appreciate this stuff, please help support local public media.

Streets have already been pooling with water due to warming temperatures and rain, and officials said to expect road conditions to worsen with the deluge coming while snow and ice block drainage.

Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺 #SICB2026

In a joint letter, Tlingit and Haida President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon say both entities have exhausted their resources and need additional help.

The city's emergency programs manager says that the historic 4-foot snowpack appeared to stabilize over the weekend. But on Monday the avalanche risk rose again due to a change in the weather.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has authorized the city to dump relatively clean snow into Gastineau Channel as operators run out of space on land.

Happy “Let’s circle back” day to all who celebrate

Picard management tip: Don't negotiate absurd schedules with engineers. Encourage truth telling and reasonable time estimates.

As harrowing as it is to drive through the snow maze, it’s very whimsical to walk through…

Update: The Juneau School District announced Sunday night that school would be closed Monday. City offices are also closed, and the University of Alaska Southeast campus will operate remotely.

Municipal and state government offices, along with Juneau’s public schools, will be closed Monday due to a storm expected to dump five to 13 inches of snow on a town still digging out of the last storm, according to official announcements Sunday evening. www.juneauindependent.com/post/city-an...

This is SUCH a lovely article! Really fascinating!

Just a totally normal day crossing a totally normal street in Juneau. @mariancall.bsky.social

A group of Homer folks launched their own news publication this morning, with Homer News veteran @maarmstrong.bsky.social at the helm as editor! Exciting things happening for the south pen! #aknews homerindependentpress.com/2026/01/01/h...

Sounds like there is limited parking and access to Auke Rec for polar plunge this year. www.juneauite.com/polarbeardip/

Still a couple spots for these workshops today!

Happy PFD filing day, Alaska! Website just opened: mypfd.alaska.gov #AlaskaSky

Juneau airport reported 82.0 inches (208.3cm) of snow in December, including 49.0 inches (124.5cm) the last five days of the month. This is the second highest monthly total on record, the only higher amount in February 1965, with 86.3 inches (219.2cm). #akwx #Climate #Snow @spiraledu.bsky.social

…Almost 7 feet of snow…

It's nice to see the sky again.

Good morning, Juneau! #akwx #Alaska

News, public affairs, music and arts. KTOO brought it all to you in 2025. Here are just a few highlights of the work our staff put in this year to keep our community safe, informed and entertained. (Video produced by Mikko Wilson/KTOO)

Everyone who voted to defund the CBJ of 10 million a year gets their roads plowed last.

Will the snow ever stop in Juneau? The record snow depth keeps growing. Over 40" new snow in the last 4 days - and still snowing. Only April 1-4, 1963, had more in a 4-day period (45.9"). Still a few hours to go ...

It’s very pretty though. #Juneau #Alaska #akwx