Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Scammers are targeting family members of missing Alaskans, troopers say
A nationwide scam is targeting family members of missing Alaskans. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel said scammers are searching social media posts to find relatives of missing people.
Fairbanks designers testing shipping container kitchen-bathroom module for rural Alaska
The National Renewable Energy Lab's Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks is working with the Native village of Unalakleet to build the prototype kitchen-bathroom module inside an 8-by-20-foot steel shipping container.
Fairbanks leaders plead for answers after string of unsolved missing persons cases
Eight individuals, including five Alaska Native people who've gone missing in the Fairbanks area since last May remain unaccounted for.
Fairbanks woman remembered for moving hundreds of dogs from shelter to sleds
Carol Kleckner is credited with saving 500 sled dogs that otherwise might have been euthanized at Fairbanks shelters.
Alaska’s Dark Winter Nights podcast gets national recognition
Dark Winter Nights, a Fairbanks-based storytelling show, has been named one of New York Times top winter podcasts of 2021.
Agreement reached to restore Tolovana Hot Spring access near Fairbanks
Access to the Tolovana Hot Springs off the Elliot Highway north of Fairbanks has been restored, after its private operator agreed to pay for access use over local Native corporation land.
Four Alaska Native people missing after visiting Fairbanks in the fall
Searches continue for four Alaska Natives who have been missing after coming to Fairbanks in the Fall, but state officials say they don't believe the disappearances are related.
After low salmon year, supporters rally to get Yukon River mushers chow for winter
Dog food company Purina donated 39,000 pounds of food to Yukon River mushers who face a winter without enough salmon, usually their primary source of dog food.
Doyon cuts off access to Tolovana Hot Springs over litter, liability concerns
Doyon, the regional Native Corporation, said that it couldn't come to an agreement with the hot springs operator to limit
Scientists suspect “Alaskapox” rash could be spread from small animals
The virus has only affected two people, both in Fairbanks.
“Into The Wild” bus back in Fairbanks
Historic Bus 142 has returned to Fairbanks where it first served as part of the city's public transit system in the 1940s.
Man fatally mauled by grizzly bear in Wrangell-St. Elias was 22-year-old Ohio moose hunter
A 22-year-old Ohio man was killed in the mauling, the first in the park since it was created in 1980.
Increasing COVID-19 cases push Fairbanks school district into red zone
State red zone guidelines include distance learning and cancellation of all in-person school activities, with sports practices limited to those where 10-foot social distancing can be maintained.
Environmental groups challenge rule change on controversial hunting practices in National Preserves
Over a dozen environmental groups are suing the US Interior Department and National Park Service for allowing some controversial state-sanctioned hunting practices on some Alaska National Preserve lands, including around Denali, Gates of the...
Denali plans to expand fall and spring park access
The plan includes groomed ski trails near the park entrance and keeping the road open longer in the fall.
Fairbanks high school football player tests positive for COVID-19 after weekend game
The high school football players and coaches involved in the Saturday evening game were told to quarantine for 14 days.
University of Alaska regents rescind idea of merging campuses
In a meeting Wednesday, regents unanimously voted to rescind a June 4 resolution that directed the administration to explore the merger introduced in May by former UA President Jim Johnsen.
Despite months of aggressive measures, Fort Yukon reports 21 cases of COVID-19
The community has been in lockdown since March, and the cases only resulted from a false positive of a resident who had been flown to Fairbanks.
No king salmon harvests allowed on Yukon River during this summer’s low run
The run appears to be much weaker than expected.
Fire burns Aniak River Lodge
By the time responders arrived at the structure fire on the night of June 16, the lodge and surrounding structures were already burned down.