Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 24, 2021

A sort of blurry image from a video shows a black bear on the side of a wooded trail.
A screenshot of video footage shot by race organizer Ian Marks during Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The black bear diverted some of the race’s top marathon runners.

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

The Dunleavy administration releases a list of services that could be impacted by a shutdown. And, a black bear creates a detour in the Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon. Plus, an MMA fighter from Kotzebue appears on a new TV show.

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman and Jacob Resneck in Juneau
  • Liz Ruskin, Nat Herz, and Lex Treinen in Anchorage
  • Wesley Early and Nicole Edmison in Kotzebue
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks

In honor of summer, we want to hear your best Alaska bear stories. Where were you? What happened? How did you feel? Is there anything you do differently out on the trail now? Any lessons learned? Share your bear stories with Alaska Pubic Media!

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