Newscast – Monday, Oct. 26, 2020

  • Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services reported another 348 new coronavirus infections today,
  • A new community radio station is being developed in the Southeast Alaska village of Klukwan,
  • Health care and personal wealth came up again and again during a debate between Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and his Independent challenger Al Gross,
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced this weekend that she will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court,
  • A former teacher at a school in the village of Nuiqsut is suing the North Slope Borough School District, claiming the city did not properly address racist actions by students,
  • Eight little Kodiak piggies escaped and went on a walkabout through town, spawning a cuteness overload.

Rashah McChesney

Daily News Editor

I help the newsroom establish daily news priorities and do hands-on editing to ensure a steady stream of breaking and enterprise news for a local and regional audience.

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