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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 2, 2023

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Biologists conduct a necropsy on a humpback whale that washed ashore near Kodiak on Sept. 25, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska continues to see staffing shortages at pharmacies. Plus, the Anchorage Assembly prepares a $10 million ballot question to improve access to Chugach State Park. And, internet speed in Unalaska gets a boost.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Casey Grove, Jeremy Hsieh, Chris Klint, Tim Rockey and Ava White in Anchorage

Riley Board in Kenai

Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

Andy Lusk in Unalaska

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove , with audio engineering from Toben Shelby  and producing from Tim Rockey.

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.