Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 31, 2023

The sample collection tools inside a SART kit, which is used for sexual assault investigations. (Anne Hillman/Alaska Public Media)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

A new state system lets sexual assault survivors track the evidence kits used in their cases. Also, as salmon disappears from the Yukon River, a program connects families with sockeye from Bristol Bay. And Bethel residents show off their vehicles at the community’s first car show, each with their own story.

Reports tonight from:

Yvonne Krumrey in Juneau
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Kavitha George in Anchorage
Rachel Cassandra in Kake
and Sunni Bean in Bethel

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Annie Feidt.

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Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him atcgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Caseyhere

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