A federal judge blocks a request to require an absentee ballot application be sent to every Alaskan voter. And, the oil industry isn't worried about several lawsuits over drilling in ANWR and the NPR-A. Plus, Juneau struggles to find a place for its cold weather homeless shelter.

Pipelines stretch toward the horizon in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

A federal judge blocks a request to require an absentee ballot application be sent to every Alaskan voter. And, the oil industry isn’t worried about several lawsuits over drilling in ANWR and the NPR-A. Plus, Juneau struggles to find a place for its cold weather homeless shelter.

Reports tonight from:

Tegan Hanlon and Kavitha George in AnchorageAndrew Kitchenman, Jeremy Hsieh and Adelyn Baxter in JuneauEric Stone in KetchikanIzzy Ross in Dillingham

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