Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Yukon Quest Alaska changes its mind on withdrawing Fairbanks rookie from race
Lauro Eklund said he hopes what happened to him results in change.
Skull found near Canadian border belonged to a man who was likely killed by a bear in the ’70s
Troopers identified the remains as Gary Frank Sotherden of New York. They believe he died in a bear mauling.
‘A menace to society’: Victims rekindle rage against Fairbanks-area serial arsonist
Victims spoke directly to Jamison Gallion, 19, at a sentencing hearing after his guilty plea to setting seven structure fires in 2021.
Yukon Quest is rerouted off Yukon River due to unsafe ice conditions
All race checkpoints will now be road accessible, a change that could increase entries before a sign up deadline that’s been extended until Friday.
Alaska Army suicides drop as leaders push programs to improve soldiers’ lives
Last year's total of six suicides among Alaska-based soldiers is down from 17 in 2021, and the lowest since 2018.
Man killed in Parks Highway car-semi crash near Willow
State troopers say 36-year-old Kyle Moody died at the scene near Mile 77.5 of the highway Wednesday.
Troopers fatally shoot armed Fairbanks man
Troopers say assault suspect Patrick Alexander, 20, ignored commands to drop a rifle Friday and was shot when he began to manipulate the gun.
Population survey shows that Alaska’s wood bison herd is healthy and growing
It’s been another good year for Alaska’s wood bison herd. A recent population survey shows that the Lower Innoko and Yukon Rivers herd is healthy and growing.
Sundance funds film on man’s 2017 killing by Fairbanks law enforcement
Cody Eyre's family is developing the documentary, with help from the Sundance Film Festival, to share who he was and to change how calls for mental health issues are answered.
University of Alaska graduate student employees seek to unionize
The Alaskan Graduate Workers Association would represent 425 academic student employees, about 80% of whom work at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Contractor receives prison time, $172K fine in bribery case at JBER, Eielson
Best Choice Construction LLC owner Ryan Dalbec of Mesa, Ariz., was ordered to serve 42 months in prison, and pay a $172,000 fine and $16,000 in restitution.
Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim
There’s new proof of the success of a pioneering ascent of Denali. Historic photographs from the 1910 Sourdough Expedition were found this fall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
13 mushers sign up for 2023 Yukon Quest
Defending champion Brent Sass headlines a list of 13 mushers who have signed so far for February's 550-mile main event from Fairbanks to Tok.
Bear encounter north of Fairbanks raises questions about carrying protection in winter
Barrett Flynn says an encounter with a grizzly bear north of Fairbanks on Thanksgiving weekend could have gone worse if Flynn had been alone or his dog wasn’t so well-behaved.
Fairbanks-area tourism company proposes helicopter trips to remote Tolovana Hot Springs
Borealis Basecamp wants to set up a hot tub and landing area on a small BLM plot west of existing cabins and tubs long operated by Tolovana Hot Springs Ltd.
Fairbanks is getting close to demolishing its tallest building: the Polaris Hotel
The city is proposing a two-step approach.
Predator reduction efforts have not increased moose harvests, study says
A new scientific paper on predator reduction efforts in much of Interior and Southcentral Alaska has found they have not increased hunter moose harvest over several decades.
UAF gets federal grant to preserve ‘Into the Wild’ bus
The 1940s-era Fairbanks public transit bus will eventually be displayed outdoors under a shelter at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
‘Programmed to eat’: Northern pike mauls husky at North Pole gravel pit
A North Pole woman is keeping her dogs away from a neighborhood gravel pit after a northern pike attacked and injured one of them last month.
HAARP campaign’s projects range from Jupiter to the moon
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is operating the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility, or HAARP, for 13 projects this month.