Alaska News Nightly: February 22, 2024

A person in a black sweater stands in front of a sign.
Emily Drabinski, president of the American Library Association, stands outside Alaska Public Media Studios on Wednesday, Feb.21, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

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.

Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Lawmakers try to find common ground on a sweeping set of education reforms. Plus, an Anchorage jury finds Brian Smith guilty in the deaths of two Alaska Native women. And, the Director of the American Library Association talks about the challenges facing librarians. 

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Rhonda McBride and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Christina McDermott in Dillingham

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Eric Stone in Juneau

Desiree Hagen in Kotzebue

Ava White in Nome

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

a portrait of a man outside

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 articleRep. Peltola’s staff turnover is the 2nd highest in the U.S. House
Next articleAlaska House passes bipartisan education compromise bill with funding boost