Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

Chief Justice Michelle Demmert of the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski were two of the speakers at a U.S. Senate briefing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Senator Murkowski briefs her colleagues on the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Plus: A father-daughter team prepare for the grueling Iron Dog snowmachine race. And, an Anchorage textile artist sews together clothes and community.

Reports tonight from:

  • Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
  • Claire Stremple in Haines
  • Davis Hovey in Nome
  • Clara Unger in Anchorage
  • Krysti Shallenberger in Bethel
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