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An acclaimed Alaska Native survival story is headed for the big screen. Fairbanks writer Velma Wallis’s 1993 best seller “Two Old Women”, is being made into a movie.  KUAC’s Dan Bross reports.

Traditional dance and the importance of music and dance in Yup'ik culture is captured in the newly restored documentary "The Drums of Winter".  Find out more about the restoration and digitizing process, preserving and revitalizing the native dance culture and the significance of the dance.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has unanimously approved an ordinance to regulate marijuana use. Assembly member John Davies says the intent is to clarify the evolving state law legalizing recreational marijuana.

“Clearly, what we’re trying to do is to keep the peace by having clear rules, so the referee knows when to blow the while and when not to blow the whistle,” Davies said.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly passed a sweeping air-quality ordinance Thursday night that supporters hope will finally begin to clean up Fairbanks’s wintertime air pollution. Most members agreed the ordinance isn’t perfect, but that it’s a good start.

A powerful storm is forecast to push across the interior from the west tomorrow. KUAC’s Dan Bross reports.

A semi-truck accident on the icy Dalton Highway has resulted in a large fuel spill.  As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, a major cleanup is anticipated.

A Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly ordinance that would allow some areas to be excluded from wood burning restrictions is drawing criticism from air quality advocates. KUAC’s Dan Bross reports.