Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 12, 2022

A man talks next to a flag.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a news conference at the Atwood Building in Anchorage on Aug. 26, 2021. (Matthew Faubion / Alaska Public Media)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

Three people died and two were injured in a fire at a Bethel housing complex. Conservative gubernatorial candidates go after Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s record. And health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox.

Reports tonight from:

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel
Kavitha George and Wesley Early in Anchorage
Dylan Simard in Kodiak
and Corinne Smith in Dillingham

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Ammon Swenson and Katie Anastas.

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