Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Hot, Dry Weather Amping Up Wildfire Conditions
Quick action by fire fighters is credited with keeping a wildfire away from homes and cabins near Harding Lake south of Fairbanks. The fire is one of few getting attention as hot dry weather amps up wildfire season in the Interior.
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Hot Weather Increases Fire Danger
A forecast heat wave has wildfire officials on alert. State fire information officer Sarah Sarloos says the conditions coming together could spell trouble.
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Rural Providers Conference Wraps Up In Fairbanks
An annual gathering of Alaska Native people focused on healing, sobriety and other health objectives wrapped up in Fairbanks this morning with a traditional staking ceremony.
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Galena Flood Damage Reroutes Yukon 800
The annual Yukon 800 boat race will be a little longer this year. The course for the power boat marathon on the Yukon, Tanana and Chena rivers, between Fairbanks and Galena and back, will be extended all the way to Kaltag, due to flood damage at the normal halfway layover point.
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Hot Weather Settles Over Most Of The State
Hot and dry weather has settled over most of the state. National Weather Service meteorologist Shaun Baines in Anchorage says while temperatures are high in the region, they won't break records.
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Native Speakers Inspire Change
Interior Alaska Native leaders shared stories of hardship and messages of hope during addresses at a conference in Fairbanks yesterday. The annual Rural Providers Conference is aimed at eliminating alcoholism, domestic violence, sexual abuse and suicide through traditional and modern means.
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Fairbanks Voices Concern About LNG Trucking Project
There’s some concern about efforts to advance a North Slope to Fairbanks natural gas trucking project. The issue came up at a Fairbanks City Council meeting this week, where a primary focus was whether a borough created public utility is competing with a private company to carry out the sate supported project.
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State Reports Progress In Galena Cleanup
The state is reporting progress in Galena, as the community cleans up from major flooding. The ice jam flood, earlier this month, damaged and destroyed many homes and other buildings, forcing the evacuation of most of the village’s 400 residents. The state Division of Emergency Management says power has been restored to most areas of Galena, fuel service has resumed and the local public radio station is back on the air.
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Surge Of High Water Pushing Down Yukon River
Another surge of high water is pushing down the Yukon River, the result of this year’s late spring.
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Galena Residents Begin To Rebuild
Work continues to restore basic infrastructure in Galena, after an ice jam on the Yukon River severely flooded the village last week.
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Galena Looks Toward Recovery
Major hurdles need to be cleared before Galena residents, who evacuated due to a major ice jam flood last week, can return home.
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Group Continues Push For Indoor Produce Growing Facility
A group that wants to convert Fairbanks dormant Polaris building into an indoor produce growing facility isn’t giving up. Project leader and executive director of the locally based Alliance for Reason and Knowledge, Robert Shields says he’s organizing a campaign to raise money to buy the 1950’s era Hotel, and do initial renovations for hydroponic farming.
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Galena Flood Waters Begin Receding
Floodwaters are subsiding at Galena, after an ice jam on the Yukon River broke up last night. State Emergency Operation center Chief Mark Roberts says the blockage began giving way around 8 p.m. The state isn’t expecting major flooding in the down river communities of Koyukuk and Nulato. Roberts says conditions are looking better than previously feared because of the way the ice and water are moving.
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Ice Jam Slowly Breaking Up Near Galena
The ice jam that is causing devastating flooding in the Yukon River community of Galena is slowly starting to break up. National Weather Service Hydrologist Ed Plumb says he first saw signs it was crumbling late this morning. He says this afternoon, large pieces were starting to break off the front of the ice jam.
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2 Tanana Officials Indicted On Federal Wire Fraud, Theft Charges
Two Tanana city officials have been charged with taking federal property for personal gain. Tanana City manager Alfred R. “Bear” Ketzler and city expediter Alfred McQuestion Fabian have been indicted on federal wire fraud and theft charges.
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UAF Considers Adding Roller Ski Loop
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is considering another addition to its growing array of outdoor recreational facilities: a roller ski loop.
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Fairbanks Green Up Likely Latest On Record
Another sign of this year’s slow arrival of spring: green up will likely be the latest in Fairbanks recorded history.
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Circle Residents Clean Up After Flooding
Residents of Circle are cleaning up after an ice jam on the Yukon River caused extensive flooded in the community on Sunday.
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Interior Rivers Begin To Break Up
Break up is starting to happen on Interior rivers. The Yukon River ice began moving early this morning at Eagle. It jammed and caused some flooding of low lying homes and roads. Six homes and a handful of sheds have been hit by truck size chunks of ice.
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Tanana River On Track For Record Late Break Up
Tanana River ice is on track for a record late break up at Nenana. Later than normal break ups are expected at many interior river communities, due to this year’s cold spring, but there’s special significance for the Tanana at Nenana, where an over 318 thousand dollar jackpot is at stake in the annual Nenena Ice Classic guessing game. Classic manager Cheri Forness says most of the 261 thousand break up time guesses entered by ticket buyers this year, have gone by.
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