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In the Ester hills, outside of Fairbanks, strong winds on Monday, July 25, 2022, knocked over trees, some toppled onto homes and others onto powerlines, causing outages. (Bob Grove)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Hundreds of households in the Interior are still without power after Monday’s windstorm. Homeless families, including one with a newborn, move from an Anchorage campground to shelters. And the first signs of an invasive crab species appear in Southeast Alaska.

Reports tonight from:

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Wesley Early in Anchorage

Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.

Dylan Simard in Kodiak

and Eric Stone in Ketchikan

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

A seiner hauls in hatchery-produced chum salmon in Crawfish Inlet in 2018. (Photo courtesy of NSRAA)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Residents of the Interior face power outages and falling trees during high winds. After a year in office, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson reflects on the city’s response to homelessness. And chum hatchery operators welcome strong returns in Southeast.

Reports tonight from:

Robyne and Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Wesley Early in Anchorage

Angela Denning and Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg

and Raegan Miller in Ketchikan

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

Young Wood Bison that are being transported to join a herd seeded along the Innoko River in 2015. (Alaska Department Of Fish And Game)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.

Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

The state Department of Law says homeschooling families can use public funds to pay for private school classes. The right to an abortion in Alaska remains secure, but off the road system, it’s not so straightforward. And before their move north, some young wood bison spent the summer in Fairbanks bulking up.

Reports tonight from:

Katherine Moncure in Dillingham

Kavitha George in Anchorage

Sabine Poux in Kenai

Tim Ellis in Delta Junction

Katherine Rose in Sitka

and Dan Bross in Fairbanks

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

Les Gara on Feb. 14, 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

What campaign contributions can tell us about Alaska’s gubernatorial race. Yukon River fishermen turn to food stamps during the lowest chinook run on record. And state health officials urge older Alaskans to seek COVID treatment quickly after testing positive.

Reports tonight from:

Robyne in Fairbanks

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

Sabine Poux in Kenai

Emily Schwing in Anchorage

and Yvonne Krumrey

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

Natasha Price looks for sale produce at Carrs in South Anchorage on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Kavitha George/AKPM)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Anchorage police officers exchange gunfire with a man at a campground opened to the homeless. Also, how inflation is impacting Alaskans’ grocery bills. And amid low salmon runs, a Yukon River processor is selling vegetables instead of fish.

Reports tonight from:

Lex Treinen, Kavitha George and Michael Fanelli in Anchorage

Dan Bross and Robyne in Fairbanks

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

Dylan Simard in Kodiak

Sabine Poux in Kenai

and Katherine Moncure in Dillingham

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

Tents at Centennial Campground on June 27, 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

The donor behind the biggest contributions to Senator Lisa Murkowski’s re-election campaign. A fifth bear is killed at an Anchorage campground the city opened to the homeless. And the Kenai River king salmon fishery closes early for the third year in a row.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Sabine Poux in Kenai

Riley Board in Moose Pass

Raegan Miller in Ketchikan

and Sage Smiley in Wrangell

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

Crews from outside are demobilizing from the Lime Complex, a group of 18 wildfires that have burned more than 865,000 acres in southwest Alaska. (Gannett Glacier’s Bryan Quimby/Alaska Incident Management Team)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Homeless residents at an Anchorage campground wonder about their future. Rain may be dampening Alaska’s fire season, but officials say it’s not over yet. And volunteers help get salmon to rural Alaskans facing low sockeye runs.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early and Emily Schwing in Anchorage

Tim Ellis in Delta Junction

Angela Denning in Petersburg

Tash Kimmell in Sitka

Robyne in Fairbanks

and Laurelin Kruse in Unalaska

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

Sockeye in a creek in the Wood River watershed. July 28, 2021. (Stephanie Maltarich/KDLG)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

As COVID circulates widely, state epidemiologists say vaccines and boosters are preventing hospitalizations. Also, a record harvest for Bristol Bay’s sockeye salmon run. And a new sculpture in Fairbanks will honor the first climber to summit Denali.

Reports tonight from:

Jeremy Hsieh in Juneau

Tim Ellis in Delta Junction

Izzy Ross in Dillingham

Emily Schwing in Anchorage

Angela Denning in Petersburg

and Robyne in Fairbanks

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

Sockeye salmon. (Courtesy of Redoubt Reporter)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

Telecommunications workers in Alaska could soon go on strike. Also, experts weigh in on whether strict regulations on commercial fishing could help Western Alaska subsistence users. And city leaders in Soldotna face pushback against a Pride month event.

Reports tonight from:

Eric Stone in Ketchikan

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

Sabine Poux in Soldotna

Sage Smiley in Wrangell

and Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg

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

Sara Palin gives a speech during a rally at the Alaska Airlines Center on Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Kendrick Whiteman/Alaska Public Media)

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.



Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Republicans prepare to “rank the red” in next month’s special election. Also, Denali Borough leaders assess the damage from the Clear Fire. And how a Soldotna beekeeper dealt with the loss of millions of bees bound for Alaska.

Reports tonight from:

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Sabine Poux in Soldotna

Emily Wu Pearson in Atlanta

and Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel

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