Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to the commercial fishing trade show in Kodiak. (Brian Venua/KMXT)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Senator Murkowski decries the collapse of several fisheries at the commercial fishing trade show in Kodiak. Plus, court system officials defend the state’s grand jury system against protests.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early and Rhonda McBride in Anchorage

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Katie Anastas in Juneau

Riley Board in Kenai

Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak

Desiree Hagen in Kotzebue


This Episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

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Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him attrockey@alaskapublic.orgor 907-550-8487. Read more about Timhere

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