Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 18, 2022
Alaska State Troopers arrest a man connected to an AMBER alert sent last night. Also, firefighters tackle late-season wildfires in the Interior. And it's the first day of school on a military base in Anchorage.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Alaskans went to the polls yesterday, and early results are in. Environmentalists say king salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska hurts killer whales in Puget Sound, but fishermen disagree. And a small village in Bristol Bay gets statewide recognition for its library.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Today is Alaska's first-ever ranked choice election, but not all voters like the new system. Three people were stabbed in Ketchikan, and police are searching for a motive. And Anchorage parents scramble to arrange carpools during a district-wide bus driver shortage.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 15, 2022
The federal government could take over management of silver salmon at the lower Kuskokwim River. Also, a former Mat-Su Borough Assembly member says Representative David Eastman shouldn't hold office. And electric vehicle drivers head to the northernmost point on the road system.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 12, 2022
Three people died and two were injured in a fire at a Bethel housing complex. Conservative gubernatorial candidates go after Gov. Mike Dunleavy's record. And health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox.