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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 29th, 2021

Peoplpe gather around a burning building in a snowy area
On Jan. 16, a fire in Tuluksak destroyed the village’s washeteria and water plant building, which was their only source of clean, running water. (Courtesy Kristy Napoka)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska's Permanent Fund Corporation holds millions of dollars in GameStop shares. And, a Fairbanks physician shares how the pandemic has affected her work and home life. Plus, water donations trickle in to Tuluksak after the community's washeteria burned down.

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman and Rashah McChesney in Juneau
  • Abbey Collins in Anchorage
  • Olivia Ebertz in Bethel
  • Wesley Early in Kotzebue
  • Dan Bross and Molly Rettig in Fairbanks

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