Alaska News Nightly: Monday, September 28, 2020

View of the jury box in one of the courtrooms in the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau. (Matt Miller/KTOO – Juneau)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

A coronavirus pause on jury trials for six months and counting leaves some Alaskans waiting for their day in court. And, inmates in Juneau say programming has been limited too much during the pandemic. Plus, weak salmon runs this year threaten dog mushing along the Yukon.

Reports tonight from:

  • Rashah McChesney, Adelyn Baxter and Matt Miller in Juneau
  • Kavitha George and Lex Treinen in Anchorage
  • Krysti Shallenberger in Bethel
  • Tim Ellis in Delta Junction
  • Sabine Poux in Kenai
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