Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 15, 2023

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters ahead of the open house. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

A federal report on missing and murdered Indigenous people has a chapter spotlighting Alaska’s struggles. Plus, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom’s bid for U.S. House receives support from national Republicans. And, elite cross-country skiers from around the world are racing in Anchorage.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Nat Herz, Jeremy Hsieh and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Tim Ellis in Delta Junction

Eric Stone in Juneau

Hannah Flor in Petersburg

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, 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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