Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks

Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
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Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
ice flows on a river

Interior and Southwest Alaska ice-jam floodwaters recede as recovery continues

The outlook for ice jam flooding on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers was improving Wednesday as the breakup moved downriver.
water pools around houses and covers roadways

Flooding closes schools in Glennallen as high waters continue to inundate Alaska communities

Officials say the floodwaters are swamping Alaska towns, tearing buildings from foundations, seeping into homes and covering roads.
Crooked Creek flooding

Breakup brings serious flooding to Yukon and Kuskokwim River communities

Breakup of the Yukon River over the weekend has led to serious flooding in Eagle, Circle and Fort Yukon.
a fire blazes

Alaska sends firefighters, air tanker to help with Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ early wildfire season

“This is the first time that we’ve sent a crew to Canada in May,” said Lily Coyle with the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Nenana Ice Classic 2023's end

Nenana Ice Classic ends a day after tripod’s fall

According to an Ice Classic organization post, this year's game officially ended at 4:01 p.m. Alaska Standard Time Monday.
The back of a police vehicle

Fort Wainwright soldier charged with murdering his wife

Spc. Endeavor Riley, 24, is charged with first-degree murder in 25-year-old Kayla Kugtsun's Sunday death, according to Fairbanks police.
three old guys

3 snowmachiners rode from Minnesota to Alaska: ‘No day was like the day before’

A trio of longtime snowmachiners have completed an epic 4,500-mile trek to Alaska, more than a month after they left Minnesota.
the Fairbanks Animal Shelter

Fairbanks’ dangerous dog code gets another look

A 2022 code change required animal control officers to take tougher action to protect the public, but some say it went too far.

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.
Jamison Gallion

‘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.
A musher seen in profile going down a river

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.
soldiers in white uniforms hold a tow rope. They are in bunny boots strapped to skis

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.
a trooper car

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.
a trooper car

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.
a wood bison calf

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.
Cody Eyre's family

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.
the University of Alaska Anchorage

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.
an F-35

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.
Denali photos

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.