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In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced an emergency closure for most near-shore fishing areas around Juneau, Researchers found dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish toxins in Ketchikan, and they are helping researchers learn more about the toxins, And, if you felt that this May was especially rainy, you were right

In this newscast: Local trail crews are trying to figure out how to keep up with muddier and harder-to-maintain trails in Southeast Alaska caused by climate change; New rules for wastewater are on the horizon here in Alaska; Seward's Lydia Jacoby won't compete in this summer's Olympics in Paris; Two men died after their small plane crashed on Tuesday into Crescent Lake on the Kenia Peninsula. 

In this newscast: Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon announced that she plans to run for a third term in October's local election; The Juneau Assembly is increasing funding in a city loan program for purchasing mobile homes; European green crabs are expanding their territory in Southeast Alaska; A team of experts on sexual assault is training healthcare professionals to fill gaps in response and care

In this newscast: It's taken 44 years, but a hydroelectric project in Angoon finally has all the funding and most of the permits to launch; A rare mountain lion was shot and killed on Wrangell Island earlier this month; Tongass Voices: The Evening Star on creating spaces for queer Indigenous people

In this newscast:  Cultural ambassadors are now at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to teach Lingit culture and history to tourists; Representative Mary Peltola recently introduced two bills aimed at addressing bycatch in federal trawl fisheries

In this newscast: A drag story time in Seward faced a bomb threat on Saturday, but the event persisted; Curious Juneau: What will happen to Juneau’s City Hall mural if the city moves out?