Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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Delta Junction Community Library Director Tiki Levinson reads a Cat in the Hat book to kids during a recent Storytime, one of the library’s most popular programs. (Courtesy Shona Hilton/Delta Community Library)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Anchorage residents share concerns about interactions with police after a string of shootings. Plus, rural librarians cheer the state’s decision to restore funding for a crucial grant. And, a mental health professional thinks the internet outage in Sitka might be a good thing.

Reports tonight from:

Jeremy Hsieh and Madilyn Rose in Anchorage
Tim Ellis in Delta Junction
Jamie Diep in Homer
Clarise Larson in Juneau
Brian Venua in Kodiak
Robert Woolsey in Sitka
Sofia Stuart-Rasi in Unalaska

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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