Alaska News Nightly: Monday, November 25, 2024

Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney stands during Chief Justice Peter Maassen’s State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature on Feb. 7, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

State officials prepare to recount ballots after the repeal of ranked choice voting failed by a slim margin. Plus, experts say more Alaskans are combining opioids with stimulants. And, Indigenous Alaskans salvage parts of the washed-up fin whale in Anchorage for art.

Reports tonight from:

Rachel Cassandra, Rhonda McBride and Wesley Early in Anchorage
Evan Erickson in Bethel
Simon Lopez in Homer
Clarise Larson and Eric Stone in Juneau
Ben Townsend in Nome
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.

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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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