Alaska News Nightly: Monday, February 26, 2024

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Brent Sass wins the 2022 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at 5:38 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in Nome. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

A shooting in Point Hope leaves multiple people dead and many questions about what happened. Plus, the Iditarod disqualified former champ Brent Sass following allegations of sexual assault. And a new business in Kenai is all about customization.

Reports tonight from:

Chris Klint, Casey Grove, Jeremy Hsieh and Emily Schwing in Anchorage

Eric Stone and Katie Anastas in Juneau

Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Hunter Morrison in Kenai

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

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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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