8:30 a.m. Oct. 23, 2024 newscast:
1. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is re-opening schools this morning that’ve been closed since a huge winter storm swooped-in to the area Sunday night.
2. A coastal storm that first hit northwest Alaska on Sunday is still generating heavy flooding and high winds in communities around Kotzebue.
3. Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola and challenger Nick Begich III clashed sharply Monday in the last of five public debates and forums before Election Day.
4. Alaska’s health-care facilities are conserving the use of intravenous or I-V fluids as part of a statewide response to supply shortages caused by Hurricane Helene.
