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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Glenn Highway, N Eagle River Access Road (Emily Russell/Alaska Public Media)
Glenn Highway, N Eagle River Access Road (Emily Russell/Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Legislators consider renaming the Glenn Highway. Also, hospital officials look toward a return to normalcy following the omicron wave. And opponents of a state bill banning transgender athletes from girls' sports teams say much more is at stake.

Reports tonight from:

Sabine Poux in Kenai
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Andrew Kitchenman and Olivia Ebertz in Juneau
Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak
Wesley Early in Anchorage
Lex Treinen in Rohn and Nikolai
and Izzy Ross in Dillingham

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas.