Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO

In this newscast: Juneau police say they arrested three men after their response to a call of a knife-wielding man devolving into a “chaotic scene” with some bystanders crowding around, filming and yelling at officers; Census officials are sounding the alarm about a low rate of response in Alaska, despite having started the once-a-decade tally of everyone living in the United States in an Alaska village; With the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Willie Hensley speaks about his memoir, land claims and some of the legacies he’s helped shape; Three residents and one staff member of the Anchorage Pioneer Home have tested positive for the coronavirus; An attorney has said the city of Anchorage will take legal action against a local business for violating an order prohibiting indoor dining at restaurants and breweries during the coronavirus pandemic.

In this newscast: In a forum yesterday, Juneau School District officials didn’t have much new concrete information for families preparing for the socially distanced start of the school year; At a time when virtual platforms are largely becoming the norm, many Alaska Natives are entering a new era of content creation; The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted yesterday to stop exploring a merger between campuses.

In this newscast: The 2020 annual convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives in October will go virtual out of safety concerns over coronavirus; This fall, students headed to the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka will be able to enroll in a new Associate of Arts degree program; Alaska ranks among the top quarter of states with STD cases as its syphilis outbreak began two years ago and cases continue to rise; Alaska is now first in the country in the number of coronavirus tests per resident; The first and only cruise ship to sail in Southeast Alaska during the pandemic reported a positive case of COVID-19 on board Tuesday.

In this newscast: There’s going to be an Alaska cruise season after all but it’s a far cry from the 1.4 million passengers that were expected before the pandemic hit; Federal funding for coronavirus aid is helping some Southeast Alaska communities combat existing issues that the pandemic has only made worse; The Juneau Assembly has approved a ballot question seeking $15 million in new debt to pay for city infrastructure projects.

In this newscast: The University of Alaska Southeast has posted its pandemic plan for the upcoming semester; The traveling breast cancer screening unit that serves Southeast Alaska won’t be visiting small communities this year due to COVID-19; State representative Gary Knopp, who died in a plane crash Friday, become a pivotal legislator during his two terms; A new emergency order in Anchorage will stop indoor service at restaurants and breweries, restrict gathering sizes and require to work from home if possible to limit the spread of the virus; A marijuana business in Juneau could start allowing onsite cannabis consumption if given permit approval later this month, making it the first business in the city to do so.