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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 24, 2023

the underside of a sunflower star
Graduate student Nikita Sridhar shows the underside of a sunflower star, with stomach protruding and urchin spines stuck to its arms. (Meredith Redick/KCAW)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Business leaders share the economic impact of Alaska's child care crisis. Plus, with a looming natural gas shortfall and expensive imports, are Southcentral utilities taking renewable energy seriously? And, The Dillingham City School District plans to buy a hydroponic tank so students can grow their own produce.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Casey Grove, Jeremy Hsieh and Ava White in Anchorage

Francisco Martínezcuello in Bethel

Christina McDermott in Dillingham

Meredith Redick in Sitka

Sofia Stuart-Rasi in Unalaska

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove , 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.