Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 2, 2021

A man gestures into the air as he speaks on stage.
Frank Henry Kaash Katasse tells a story of Raven bringing the sun, stars and moon to humanity during a ceremony celebrating the release of Rico Lanáat’ Worl’s new postage stamp “Raven Story,” on Friday, July 30, 2021 in Juneau, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/KTOO)

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

What’s new about this phase of the pandemic and how are Alaskans adapting? And, millions of postage stamps featuring an Alaska Native raven design enter circulation. Plus, researchers hope an orca that was stranded on Prince of Wales will rejoin its pod.

Reports tonight from:

  • Tegan Hanlon in Anchorage
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks
  • Sabine Poux in Kenai
  • Molly Lubbers in Ketchikan
  • Wesley Early in Kotzebue
  • Olivia Ebertz in Bethel
  • Andrew Kitchenman and Jennifer Pemberton in Juneau

 

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