Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
GCI launches cell tower near Coldfoot
For the first time ever, there’s some cell service along the Dalton Highway. GCI launched coverage late last month in the Coldfoot area. Listen now
Interior temperatures to drop this weekend
A forecast weather shift is expected to cool interior temperatures this weekend. Listen now
Firefighters work to extinguish Chistochina Fire
State and federal firefighters are mopping up a wildfire in the Copper River Valley. Listen now
Gelvin’s air strip being restored with tons of gravel
A hundred tons of gravel have restored a remote runway in Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve. The Gelvin’s 700-foot-long air strip along the Charley River was damaged by a 2012 flood. Listen now
Feds look to relinquish mineral rich Interior lands to the state
A tract of potentially mineral rich land northeast of Fairbanks is recommended for transfer from federal to state hands. Listen now
Numerous blazes battled near Ft. Yukon
Wildfire season is holding on in Alaska as warm dry weather persists later than normal. The Alaska Fire Service reports that water scooping planes and smoke jumpers corralled a new blaze north of Ft. Yukon over the weekend. Listen now
Man killed with hatchet in Fairbanks bar
A Fairbanks man is dead following a hatchet attack at a local bar. Listen now
Review finds Fairbanks officers justified in May shooting
A state review concludes that Fairbanks Police officers were justified in fatally shooting a local man in May. Listen now
Fairbanks approves putting tax increase in hands of voters
On Monday night, the Fairbanks City Council approved an ordinance that puts a proposed property tax increase to public vote this fall. The hike is aimed at compensating for lost state revenue to due to low oil prices. Listen now
Slow gas deal causing problems for Interior Energy Project
Slow progress securing a sufficient natural gas supply is causing problems for the Interior Energy Project. A gas contract is key to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority lead project to provide a lower cost, cleaner burning fuel to the Fairbanks-North Pole area. Listen now
Strong winds sweep through Interior
High winds swept across the Interior late yesterday, causing downed trees and numerous power outages. Listen now
Wildfire season living longer than usual due to hot dry weather
Hot, dry weather over the northern Interior is keeping wildfire season alive longer than normal. Listen now
Bans on game harvest techniques currently under review
The Trump administration has directed the National Park Service in Alaska and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to reconsider bans on certain state allowed game harvest techniques. Listen now
Fairbanks health care rally draws diverse crowd
Alaskans concerned about the effects of a US Senate health care bill have been contacting Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and staging events at their local offices. One such Fairbanks rally took place outside Senator Murkowski’s Fairbanks office on Thursday evening. Listen now
Alaska wildfires aren’t heating up this year
It's been a slow wildfire season so far. As of July 6, just over 200,000 acres have burned from 273 different fires. Listen now
Interior wolf control program to end
The state plans to suspend its largest wolf control program. The Upper Yukon Tanana area program, which has targeted wolves in an area of the eastern interior since 2004, is scheduled to cease after the 2017-2018 season. Listen now
Motives of armed Northway suspect unclear after fatal police shooting
There was a funeral service in the village of Northway on Friday for a man shot by police in Fairbanks earlier this month. 21-year-old Mathew Colton Stover of Northway died in a confrontation with FPD officers in a field next to Fairbanks Correctional Center on June 19th. Questions remain about Stover’s motivation and what happened with police. Listen now
An Interior wildfire sparks back up
A wildfire north of Delta Junction has reignited. The more than 8,000-acre South Fork Salcha Fire was started by lightning earlier this month in a remote area about 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks. Listen now
Chitina dip netters can now catch salmon in Copper River after spring ban
Chitina dip netters are now able to harvest a king salmon. The usual allowance in the popular Copper River personal use fishery is back after being rescinded this spring out of concern about a weak king run. With the commercial and subsistence harvests indicating a better than anticipated return, fishing restrictions have been pulled back. Listen now
‘Sense of relief’ as cuts to UA system are less than expected
The University of Alaska learned it would face cuts, even though UA president Jim Johnsen said the cuts were less than expected. Listen now