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KNBA NEWSCAST: Monday, October 19, 2026

KNBA | By Alena Naiden
Published October 19, 2026 at 12:19 PM AKDT
Baby had her first birthday party on the night of Oct. 11, 2025. Little did the family know it would be their last night together in their Kipnuk home. In the early morning hours, they would be forced to leave and shelter in the Kipnuk school.
Lacey John
Baby had her first birthday party on the night of Oct. 11, 2025. Little did the family know it would be their last night together in their Kipnuk home. In the early morning hours, they would be forced to leave and shelter in the Kipnuk school.

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Alena Naiden
Alena Naiden is an Alaska Desk and KNBA reporter who focuses on rural and Indigenous communities in the Arctic and around the state.
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