Robyne, KUAC - Fairbanks
Fairbanks mother charged with murdering her 5-year-old son
Police say Cedar Mae Sarten, 42, faces a first-degree murder count in the Oct. 14 death of Robert Sarten.
Fairbanks snowstorm closes borough schools, buildings
A storm bringing up to 10 inches of snow to Fairbanks halted bus service Monday, also closing school and university classes.
Nenana set to hold new municipal election
Local law allows the town of 417, which held its election Oct. 1, to hold a new one if voters have legitimate complaints about it.
Former Democratic legislator narrowly wins Fairbanks Borough mayoral race
Grier Hopkins defeated fellow former state lawmaker John Coghill by just 154 votes in the high-turnout election.
Searches underway for 2 missing men on Chena and Yukon rivers
Elia Ansaknok was reported missing on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks Friday, with Robert Peter reported overdue to Fort Yukon Saturday.
Statewide initiative would restore Alaska campaign finance limits
Alaska's latest campaign finance limits were struck down three years ago by federal judges. Citizens Against Money in Politics hopes to create new ones.
Alaska Native groups push back against racist rant outside Fairbanks grocery store
Two Native organizations in Fairbanks have denounced a recent harassment incident at a local grocery store.
Fairbanks-area neighborhood shaken by fatal cargo plane crash
Federal Aviation Administration officials say both people aboard the plane died Tuesday when it crashed near Mike Emers' farm.
No survivors found after plane crashes near Fairbanks with 2 aboard, troopers say
Troopers say the Douglas DC-4 crashed into the Tanana River shortly after takeoff.
Alaskan Independence Party focuses on Legislature seats after Fairbanks convention
The party, now chaired by John Wayne Howe, is seeking state House and Senate candidates after Howe's earlier runs for governor and Congress.
Fairbanks school board president apologizes after criticizing lawmakers’ veto-override votes
Brandy Harty had suggested lawmakers caved to threats from Gov. Mike Dunleavy to vote against overriding his veto of increased school spending.
Alaska Supreme Court says cops can’t use zoom-lens aerial imagery without a warrant
The attorney who argued the case in Friday's decision says justices are "paving the way with protections right now" against aerial drone surveillance.
Fairbanks North Star Borough School board hears about impending school closures
Members heard about the closures of Ben Eielson Jr./Sr. High School and Ticasuk Brown Elementary School, as well as the possibility of closing two more elementary schools.
Elma the mammoth’s wanderings mapped across Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers were able to use strontium isotopes in a 14,000-year-old mammoth's tusk to retrace its life.
Alaska’s Black history documented in new books
Ed Wesley, deemed one of the "unsung heroes" of the state's Black history, has helped with key books on how African Americans have shaped Alaska.
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B
The combined airlines will be based in Seattle, after a deal nearly a year in the making. Hawaiian Airlines will retain its corporate branding.
University of Alaska graduate students vote to unionize
The state's graduate students will be represented by a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers, after a 314-11 vote counted Friday.
Tour of Fairbanks toxic sites shows need for clean-up
Last week's tour included the former North Pole Refinery, sites on Eielson Air Force Base and Moose Creek, all of which host PFAS contaminants.
Alaska workshop at world center of hibernation research
About three dozen scientists and students are visiting Fairbanks to share and hear the field's latest discoveries during a two-week summer school.
Warming Arctic could change animal mating schedule
Rapid Arctic temperature changes are influencing animal reproductive behavior, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist's study.