Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Masked dancer performs at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 25, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska. (MaryCait Dolan / KYUK)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Representative Mary Peltola reiterates her support for the second amendment the day after the Nashville school shooting. Plus, A new report says the state ferry system had dozens of qualified applicants for open positions but was only able to make a few hires.

  • Reports tonight from:
  • Kavitha George, Chris Klint, and Lori Townsend in Anchorage
  • Sunni Bean in Bethel
  • Anna Canny and Claire Stremple in Juneau
  • Angela Denning in Petersburg
  • Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Lori Townsend, 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 at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here.

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