Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 13, 2021

A person observes flooding with ice around
Flooding outside Buckland resident Timothy Gavin’s house on May 13, 2021 (Timothy Gavin photo)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

The U.S. Senate passes a bill that could allow cruise ships to return to Alaska ports this summer. And, a conversation with the former Alaska journalist behind the true crime series “Sasquatch.” Plus, an ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Buckland.

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
  • Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
  • Eric Stone in Ketchikan
  • Lex Treinen in Anchorage
  • Wesley Early in Kotzebue
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks

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