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10:01 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Newscast: Monday 05/20/13

Local News
10:49 am
Sat May 18, 2013

Second Largest Flood on Record Hits Eagle as Yukon Breaks Up

Eagle, AK - Ice on the Yukon River at Eagle began to move early Friday morning resulting in the second worst flood on record since a devastating flood wiped out the community’s waterfront and a nearby Alaska Native village in 2009. Damage this year was minimal in comparison and residents are relieved.

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Local News
10:49 am
Sat May 18, 2013

Second Largest Flood on Record Hits Eagle as Yukon Breaks Up

Eagle, AK - Ice on the Yukon River at Eagle began to move early Friday morning resulting in the second worst flood on record since a devastating flood wiped out the community’s waterfront and a nearby Alaska Native village in 2009. Damage this year was minimal in comparison and residents are relieved.

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KUAC Newscasts
9:31 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Newscast: Friday 05/17/13

Arts & Culture
6:05 am
Fri May 17, 2013

New Exhibit Celebrates The First Ascent of Denali

Fairbanks, AK - The Museum of the North unveils a new exhibit Saturday that celebrates the centennial anniversary of the first ascent of Denali. The exhibit showcases the only remaining ice ax made especially for the team in Fairbanks, as well as an American flag fashioned from handkerchiefs by team member Robert Tatum.   But Guest Curator Angela Linn says that’s not all. “The most impressive of the items that are in here are the four diaries that were used and written in by the four men who actually made the summit of Denali," says Linn.

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KUAC Newscasts
9:56 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Newscast: Thursday 05/16/13

Local News
12:34 pm
Wed May 15, 2013

State Looking For Land For Veterans Cemetery

Credit Dan Bross
Major General Thomas Katkus addresses Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Tuesday.

The state is moving ahead on development of a military veterans cemetery in Fairbanks.  The interior is home to more than 10 thousand veterans, most of who live in Fairbanks, but the closest military cemeteries are in Anchorage and Sitka. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, steps are being taken to change that.

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KUAC Newscasts
9:54 am
Wed May 15, 2013

Newscast: Wednesday 05/15/13

KUAC Newscasts
9:35 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Newscast: Tuesday 05/14/13

Local News
8:53 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Rabies Scare Prompts Vaccination Clinic

Credit Dan Bross
A Borough Animal Shelter staff member administers rabies vaccine to a dog on Monday.

The recent detection of 2 cases of rabies in wolves trapped south of the Brooks Range has prompted concern about whether the deadly disease has re-emerged in the interior.  As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, many pet owners in Fairbanks are getting their animals vaccinated as a precaution.

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