Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

A woman points to the color of yarn in a Chilkat Robe.
A detail of Lily Hope’s first full size Chilkat Robe. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Environmentalists say the federal government should reconsider the authorization of the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Plus, the family of an Anchorage man shot and killed by police asks to privately view the body cam footage. And, scientists use artificial intelligence to help track the resurgence of sea otters in Cook Inlet.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Chris Klint, Liz Ruskin and Ava White in Anchorage
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Jamie Diep in Homer
Anna Canny in Juneau
Ben Townsend in Nome

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, 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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