Newscast — Friday, June 5, 2020

In this newscast:

  • In Juneau, University of Alaska Southeast students, faculty and alumni spent the week debating a proposal to merge the university with one of the other UA campuses to cut costs.
  • Canada’s recent announcement that its ports will remain closed to large cruise ships through the end of October means nearly all of Alaska cruises will be cancelled.
  • Juneau is about to become the first city in Alaska to get a permanent electric bus in its fleet.
  • Researchers say they have detected elevated levels of tocins in Juneau area shellfish that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

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