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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 17, 2020

A mossy spruce forest
Lena Loop trail near Juneau in the Tongass National Forest. (Creative Commons photo by Gillphoto)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

Officials debate when and how to reopen Alaska's economy. Plus: Thousands of Alaskans depend on a cruise ship season that may not exist this summer. And, A Juneau forest guide turns a walk in the park into therapy.

Reports tonight from:

  • Liz Ruskin, Nat Herz, Tegan Hanlon, and Zachariah Hughes in Anchorage
  • Elizabeth Jenkins in Juneau.