A sitting senator claims underdog status as challenger Al Gross raises $9 million. And Gov. Dunleavy stands behind the Pebble project, even as many other Republicans voice their opposition. Plus, the Anchorage School District has a bleak assessment of online learning.

About three dozen people gathered outside of Anchorage School District headquarters on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, to call for in-person instruction. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

A sitting senator claims underdog status as challenger Al Gross raises $9 million. And Gov. Dunleavy stands behind the Pebble project, even as many other Republicans voice their opposition. Plus, the Anchorage School District has a bleak assessment of online learning.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Washington D.CTegan Hanlon, Lex Treinen, Nat Herz and Kavitha George in AnchorageDan Bross in FairbanksHenry Leasia in HainesErin McKinstry in SitkaTyler Thompson in Dillingham

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