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Nine U.S. House candidates prepare to speak at a May 12 forum hosted by Alaska industry groups. Candidates are seated in alphabetical order: Nick Begich, former state Rep. John Coghill, Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant, Al Gross, Jeff Lowenfels, former Gov. Sarah Palin, former state Rep. Mary Peltola, state Sen. Josh Revak and former Assistant Interior Secretary Tara Sweeney. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

A missing seven-year-old from Kodiak is found dead a few miles from his home. Also, liberal-leaning Alaska voters worry about splitting the vote in a crowded special primary to fill Don Young’s seat. And deep snowpack in the Interior last winter led an increase in wildlife deaths.

Reports tonight from:

Sabine Poux in Kenai

Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak

Yvonne Krumrey in Juneau

Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Tim Ellis in Delta Junction

Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel

Katharine Rose in Sitka

and Sage Smiley in Wrangell

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

Olivia Ebertz/KYUK

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:

Industry leaders and politicians criticize the Biden administration’s cancellation of a Cook Inlet lease sale. Also, a mom in Homer finally has some answers about her daughter, who went missing in 2019. And a “ghost barge” is free-floating down the Kuskokwim river after it froze into the river last fall.

Reports tonight from:

Sabine Poux in Kenai

Yvonne Krumrey in Juneau

Lex Treinen in Anchorage

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

and Corinne Smith in Haines

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

The Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau, pictured in Feb. 2017. (KTOO file photo)

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:

Alaska now leads the nation in drug overdose deaths. Also, the state House still has to decide if it agrees with the Senate’s budget proposal. And years after spotting a sunken ship, a diver sets out to identify it.

Reports tonight from:

Claire Stremple in Juneau

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

Sabine Poux in Kenai

Wesley Early and Lex Treinen in Anchorage

and Sage Smiley in Wrangell

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

Sabrina and Kobi Jervsjo’s yard in Manley Hot Springs. (Photo courtesy of the Jervsjo family.)

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:

Alaska Democrats denounce Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s opposition to a federal abortion bill. Also, Manley Hot Springs residents assess the damage after the worst flooding in years. And a Bristol Bay artist honors missing and murdered Alaska Native people.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

Tegan Hanlon and Wesley Early in Anchorage

Eric Stone in Ketchikan

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Izzy Ross in Dillingham

Kirsten Dobroth and Dylan Simard in Kodiak

Theo Greenly in Unalaska

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

A Bartlett High School graduate waits to walk across the stage. (Adam Nicely/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.



Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

State health officials are changing the way they fight drug overdoses. Also, how Alaska’s wildland firefighters are preparing for the upcoming season. And Anchorage high school students celebrate graduation and their culture.

Reports tonight from:

Tripp Crouse and Wesley Early in Anchorage

Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.

Claire Stremple in Juneau

and Theo Greenly in Unalaska

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

Manley Hot Springs on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Alaska State Troopers)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

State senators vote to give energy relief payments on top of permanent fund dividends. Travelers adapt after a landslide blocks a road near Seward. And Alaska Native U.S. House candidates discuss rural issues in Bethel.

Reports tonight from:

Eric Stone in Ketchikan

Lex Treinen in Anchorage

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

Olivia Ebertz in Bethel

and Yvonne Krumrey in Juneau

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

Roughly 200 people gathered at rush hour Tuesday night in midtown Anchorage to rally for the protection of reproductive rights. (Jeff Chen/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:

Some anti-abortion advocates doubt a constitutional convention will bring a state ban. Also, Alaska’s largest electric utility fires its CEO less than a month after hiring him. And what happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell?

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel

Kavitha George in Anchorage

Jeremy Hsieh and Bridget Dowd in Juneau

and Sage Smiley in Wrangell

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

An Anchorage Police Department Headquarter’s window looking out on to 4th Ave on May 7th, 2021. (Hannah Lies/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:

Anchorage police ask for help in two cases, including one that involves a missing child. Also, tuberculosis cases surge in the Y-K Delta amid a nurse shortage. And recognizing the signs of eating disorders in young people.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Lex Treinen and Anne Hillman in Anchorage

Yvonne Krumrey, Jeremy Hsieh and Claire Stremple in Juneau

Olivia Ebertz and Emily Schwing in Bethel

and Eric Stone in Ketchikan

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