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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 31, 2021

A Maloja Snake or naagáas’ cloud formation over downtown Juneau at dawn on Aug. 26, 2021. (Image captured from SnowCloud Services webcam)
A Maloja Snake or naagáas’ cloud formation over downtown Juneau at dawn on Aug. 26, 2021. (Image captured from SnowCloud Services webcam)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

More Alaskans than ever are now hospitalized with COVID-19. And, researchers and fishermen are puzzled by extremely low chum salmon numbers. Plus, what's the history behind Juneau's famous cloud formations?

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman and Jennifer Pemberton in Juneau
  • Liz Ruskin and Adelyn Baxter in Anchorage
  • Dylan Simard in Kodiak
  • Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, produced by Mayowa Aina, and the audio engineer is Toben Shelby.