Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Small explosion delays Healy 2 startup
Golden Valley Electric Association customers will see a slight decrease in their monthly bills next month, but well short of what GVEA had hoped to give ratepayers. That’s because the co-op has run into more problems with Healy 2 power plant. Listen Now
Service dog nonprofit helps veterans
A national nonprofit group that provides service dogs to military service members and veterans has opened a new training facility in Fairbanks. Paws for Purple Hearts involves service members and vets in the dog training process. Listen Now
Northern moose migration corresponds with early snow-melt and increased vegetation
Moose and other species have advanced north with warming temperatures. University of Alaska Fairbanks assistant professor of water and environmental research Ken Tape said movement of boreal species into far northern Alaska has corresponded over the last century with earlier snow-melt and river ice out. Listen Now
Fairbanks school to change controversial name
A North Pole school will get a new name. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of education approved a measure Tuesday night to rename of Badger Road Elementary. The road is named after a North Pole area pioneer who plead guilty to child rape a century ago. Members of the community claim, however, that the name has long since transcended any connection to the man. Listen Now
Native leaders hold symposium to discuss strengthening self-government
Alaska Native leaders from across the state are gathered in Fairbanks for a tribal self-governance symposium. The three-day event is sponsored by University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Arizona, the Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Casey Foundation. Listen Now
Fairbanks Representative looks to improve rural internet
Fairbanks State Representative David Guttenberg has a plan for improving internet service in rural areas of the state. Guttenberg said a bill he’s sponsoring would create a state corporation to contract with service providers to build infrastructure that’s too costly for individual companies to invest in. Listen Now
University of Alaska takes sports off the budget chopping block
The University of Alaska has decided not to cut six sports teams. UA President Jim Johnsen Thursday rescinded an earlier cost saving recommendation that men’s and women’s ski teams at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and ski and indoor track programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage be eliminated. Listen Now
Tanana Village public safety officers seek ability to carry guns
Tanana Chiefs Conference Village public safety officers are on track to be the first in the state to carry guns. Listen Now
Plot to attack HAARP facility in Gakona stopped by Georgia police
The High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP facility in Gakona was the target of a planned attack by two Georgia men. Listen Now
Driest October on record in Fairbanks
October 2016 was the driest on record in Fairbanks. National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Cox said the October precipitation tally at Fairbanks International Airport was the lowest in Fairbanks' 106 years of weather records. Listen Now
Procession held in Anchorage for fallen Fairbanks police officer
The body of fallen Fairbanks Police Sergeant Allen Brandt has returned home. Processions were held Tuesday in Anchorage, where people gathered along the streets in honor of Sgt. Brandt, as his remains were taken to the airport for transport back to Fairbanks. Listen Now
Fairbanks community mourns fallen officer
Fairbanks is mourning the loss of a police officer. Thirty four year old Sergeant Allen Brandt, who was shot earlier this month, died Friday of complications following surgery to remove shrapnel from one of his eyes. Community members gathered for a candlelight vigil Friday night to honor and remember the 11 year FPD veteran. Listen Now
University of Alaska seeks cuts to skiing and indoor track programs
The University of Alaska is recommending elimination of 6 sports teams. Under the cost saving proposal rolled out at an Anchorage press conference by UA President Jim Johnsen Thursday, the University of Alaska Fairbanks would lose its cross-country ski teams, and the University of Alaska Anchorage would drop its ski and indoor track squads. Listen Now
A week after return to duty, Fairbanks police Chief back on leave
Fairbanks city police Chief Randall Aragon is on administrative leave again. A week after outgoing Mayor John Eberhart returned Aragon to duty, newly sworn in Mayor Jim Matherly reversed the order Tuesday and put the chief back on paid leave. Listen Now
Fairbanks campus rape case draws scrutiny
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is under fire for its response to a campus rape case. A UAF student accuses the university of failing to adequately support and protect her. The criticism follows efforts by the university to improve its sexual assault response process. Listen Now
Following month of leave, Fairbanks police chief returns to work
City of Fairbanks Police Chief Randall Aragon is back on the job. Chief Aragon was reinstated yesterday after nearly a month on administrative leave. Listen Now
Troopers discuss rural opioid and heroin addiction with AFN
Representatives of the AFN and the National Congress of American Indians met Wednesday to discuss a range of topics, including opioid and heroin addiction in rural Alaska. Alaska State Trooper Sargent Kevin Blanchette with the western Alaska Drug Enforcement unit was among several presenters on the issue. Listen Now
Tribal leaders discuss placing lands into trust during opening day discussions for Leaders Summit
Placing lands into trust is a way for Alaska Native tribes to permanently protect them, but it’s not the only means of exercising control. That was the message during opening day discussions Monday at a Tribal Leaders Summit in Fairbanks. Listen Now
Ski Land renaissance
The country’s farthest north alpine ski area is getting a facelift. Ski Land, operated since 1962 on Mt. Aurora, 20 miles north of Fairbanks, is undergoing major changes. The area was sold last year and the new owners have been busy in the off season. Listen Now
Museum undertakes whale of a project
North America’s largest collection of marine mammal bones is about to get even bigger. The Museum of the North at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is getting a Humpback Whale skeleton.