Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

a big brown bear in the water
747, the 2022 Fat Bear Week champion. (L. Law/National Park Service)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Community members fundraise for an all-gender restroom at a Palmer high school. Also, cleanup efforts and a state investigation into a large oil spill in Bethel. And bears’ diets might be more diverse than you thought.

Reports tonight from:

Emily Schwing in Bethel
Rachel Cassandra in Petersburg
Kirstin Dobroth in Kodiak
and Riley Board in Kenai

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

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