Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, February 16, 2023

A logo is painted on a wall between the Alaskan and American flags.
The Anchorage School District logo sits between the Alaska and American flags at the Anchorage School District Education Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Valerie Kern, Alaska Public Media).

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

The Justice Department finds the Anchorage School District illegally restrained and secluded students. Mat-Su Parents are struggling to find alternatives as the school bus driver strike passes two weeks. Plus, celebrating the legacy of Elizabeth Peratrovich.

Reports tonight from:

Jeremy Hsieh and Rhonda McBride in Anchorage
Wesley Early in Palmer
Robert Woolsey in Sitka
Sabine Poux in Kenai
and Sage Smiley in Wrangell

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Madilyn Rose

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Madilyn Rose is the program producer at Alaska Public Media. Reach her atmrose@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Madilynhere.

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