Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 16, 2024

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Lawmakers leave the House chamber after adjourning sine die in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Lawmakers pass a budget and gavel out of the 33rd Legislative session. Plus, Anchorage Police are under scrutiny for killing a man after security footage is released from a nearby neighbor. And, a longtime sea ice monitoring project helps Utqiagvik whalers adapt to climate change.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early and Kavitha George in Anchorage
Eric Stone in Juneau
Angela Denning and Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

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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