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)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.

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.

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

Previous articleAnnual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system scheduled for Wednesday
Next articlePeltola speaks of Second Amendment rights, not gun control, following Nashville shooting