Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Two beaded medallions, a pickle and a microphone, made by Kaasteen Jill Meserve for the show “Reservation Dogs.” (Photo courtesy of Jill Meserve)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska Health officials urge vaccination as COVID hospitalizations reach another record high. And, a Juneau artist has her beadwork featured on the hit Native TV show ‘Reservation Dogs.’ Plus, organizations are working to get Internet access to Alaska Native communities.

Reports tonight from:

  • Liz Ruskin, Nat Herz and Tegan Hanlon in Anchorage
  • Jacob Resneck and Lyndsey Brollini in Juneau
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks
  • Tim Ellis in Delta Junction
  • Eric Stone in Ketchikan
  • Theo Greenly in Unalaska

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, produced by Mayowa Aina, and the audio engineer is Toben Shelby.

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