Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 1, 2020

By
Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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Willie Moody is an active duty service member with the Air Force stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. He’s graduating with a master’s degree in global supply chain management from the University of Alaska Anchorage on May 3. UAA has postponed its in-person commencement ceremony indefinitely due to the coronavirus, and will celebrate the Class of 2020 online. (Photo courtesy Willie Moody)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska dentists say new state guidelines for their industry are unnecessarily strict. And, Alaska college students prepare to graduate without the normal pomp and circumstance. Plus, the Alaska zoo reopens to visitors.

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
  • Tegan Hanlon and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage
  • Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel
  • Wesley Early in Kotzebue
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks
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