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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:
A bill addressing missing and murdered Indigenous people passed in the final days of the legislative session. Plus, an Alaska smokejumper talks about his job, as wildfire season picks up. And, Anchorage's longest-serving teacher is retiring after a half century in the classroom.
Reports tonight from:
Rachel Cassandra, Casey Grove, Rhonda McBride and Tim Rockey in Anchorage
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Anna Canny in Juneau
Riley Board in Kenai
Andy Lusk in Unalaska
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.
