In this newscast:
- The Fourth of July is this Sunday and many Americans are eager to celebrate after more than a year of social distancing.
- Legislators voted earlier this week to avoid a partial government shutdown, but they couldn’t agree on how to fund college scholarships to support more than 5,400 Alaskan students.
- A deadly fungus could threaten several amphibian species in the Tongass National Forest.
- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy today vetoed around 12% of the ferry operating budget.
