Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday, May 6, 2024, announced a new state awareness campaign called “One Pill Can Kill,” aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis in Alaska. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

The state launches a campaign to combat fentanyl overdoses. Plus, legislators reject one of Gov. Dunleavy’s nominees to the state board of education. And, Juneau residents share close encounters with a curious killer whale.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Casey Grove and Jeremy Hsieh in Anchorage
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Anna Canny and Eric Stone in Juneau
Hannah Flor in Petersburg
Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here

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