Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 29, 2023

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Large and hungry: 747, the reigning Fat Bear Week champion, is one of the most dominant males on the Brooks River. (Felicia Jimenez/NPS photo)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

As salmon disappears on the Yukon River, a young leader considers what that means for the future. Plus, a new report examines Alaska’s prison population. And, a new project aims to provide STEM education resources to Indigenous students.

Reports tonight from:

Rachel Cassandra, Wesley Early, Kavitha George, Chris Klint, and Rhonda McBride in Anchorage

Anna Canny in Juneau

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

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. Read more about Tim here

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