KAUU presently broadcasts 27 hours, 25 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 hours, 5 minutes each weekday and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). The two-hour weekday newscast "Morning Edition," first half of the long-running KTUU 6 p.m. "NewsHour", and 10 p.m. late newscast are simulcast from KTUU. KAUU-exclusive newscasts air at noon (Alaska's first ever midday newscast), 4 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. following the "CBS Evening News". All newscasts are branded as "Alaska's News Source", KTUU's longtime news slogan.