Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 2, 2024

A man drives a tractor dragging a rake on the beach in Kenai
A John Deere tractor with a rake affixed to the back collects salmon carcasses after Kenai’s personal use fishery closes for the season (Hunter Morrison / KDLL)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

The education funding veto takes center stage in the competitive race for a rural House seat. Plus, an Alaska congressional candidate is running his campaign from a federal prison in New York. And, Parks and Rec employees clean Kenai beach after the fast and furious dipnet season.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Anchorage
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Jamie Diep in Homer
Hunter Morrison in Kenai
Jack Darrell in Ketchikan
Meredith Redick in Sitka

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

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