Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO

In this newscast: Alaskans in the state’s three largest cities took to the streets Saturday in response to the death of George Floyd; A dozen people in an extended care facility in Anchorage have tested positive for COVID-19; A recent survey from the state Department of Health and Social Services shows a sharp increase in vaping and suicide attempts among high school students; The Native Youth Olympics brings together student athletes from across the state each year to celebrate Alaska Native culture through competition.

In this newscast: There are six new coronavirus cases in Alaska from Thursday following a spike in positive cases on Wednesday; Canada has extended its ban on cruise ships until at least the end of October due to the global pandemic; The city of Wrangell does not want cruise ships to dock in town until it knows how the industry plans to prevent potentially bringing COVID-19 to the community; A federal judge heard oral arguments on Thursday in a lawsuit brought by an environmental group seeking to shut down King Salmon fishing this summer to protect the food supply of endangered killer wales.

In this newscast: There were 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Alaska on Weds. May 27; The Juneau Assembly is nearing the end of its annual budget process with a notably brighter outlook than the one it started with; The head of a tribal consortium tasked with tackling transboundary issues is retiring; Faced with mounting budget deficits, University of Alaska leaders are proposing merging UA Southeast based programs into one of their other two campuses.
A Ketchikan man is vying to be the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan in November.

In this newscast: The state will provide interim ferry service between Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan while the Inter-Island Ferry Authority repairs its fleet; A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region; Seafood processing companies bringing seasonal workers to Petersburg this summer have outlined their safety plans for coronavirus; An Anchorage man released from a California prison tested positive for coronavirus one day after prison officials sent him home to Alaska.

In this newscast: Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center is preparing for another round of testing for COVID-19; Sitka has its second confirmed case of COVID-19; The Juneau Assembly is expected to pass a measure to give licensed child care providers cash to help them open; The pandemic has caused a rush on bicycles across the state; The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Center h as confirmed a third case of coronavirus in an unnamed village resident.