Newscast – Tuesday, June 1, 2021

In this newcast:

  • Local rivers ran high and rainfall drenched Memorial Day cookout plans in Juneau over the long weekend.
  • The Juneau Assembly got together in-person, mostly, for its regular meeting last week for the first time in over a year.
  • 72-year-old Albert Kookesh was an Indigenous rights advocate, culture bearer, politician and basketball player.
  • The Biden administration has suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.