Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 29, 2024

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Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola at Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Experts answer questions from Ketchikan residents four days after a fatal landslide. Plus, a report shows health risks caused by microplastics. And, a permafrost monitoring project puts tools in the hands of local communities to collect their own data.

Reports tonight from:

Rachel Cassandra, Liz Ruskin and Anisa Vietze in Anchorage
Sage Smiley in Bethel
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Hunter Morrison in Kenai
Jack Darrell in Ketchikan

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, 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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