Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 11, 2021

Iditarod officials attempt contact tracing after a musher tests positive for COVID-19. And, Juneau tourism businesses are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season. Plus, Anchorage School District officials look forward to welcoming back middle and high school students.

Gunnar Johnson travels down the Susitna River during the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 during the race on March 10 in McGrath and was flown off the trail. (Bill Roth / ADN)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Iditarod officials attempt contact tracing after a musher tests positive for COVID-19. And, Juneau tourism businesses are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season. Plus, Anchorage School District officials look forward to welcoming back middle and high school students.

Reports tonight from:

Andrew Kitchenman, Jacob Resneck, Pablo Arauz Peña and Rashah McChesney in JuneauTegan Hanlon and Liz Ruskin in AnchorageSabine Poux in KenaiAnna Rose MacArthur in Bethel

Send us your reflections about the one-year anniversary of the first positive COVID-19 case in Alaska: What was the moment when you realized everything had changed ?