Tim Ellis

FM News Reporter & On-Call Host
  • JR Ancheta/University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tim has worked in the news business for nearly 30 years, mainly as a newspaper reporter and editor in southern Arizona. Tim first came to Alaska with his family in 1967, and grew up in Delta Junction before emigrating to the Lower 48 in 1977 to get a college education and see the world.

After graduating from Seattle University in 1983 with a degree in journalism, he relocated to southern Arizona, where he spent most of the next 25 years working as a print, broadcast and online journalist. He returned to Alaska – and radio – in 2010, when he was hired as a reporter/FM announcer for KUAC.

He now lives in Delta with his wife, Mary, and enjoys reading, woodworking, and hiking.

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North Pole Considers Groundwater-protection Measure, Prepares to Expand Water System

By • Aug 21, 2017
City of North Pole

The North Pole City Council tonight will consider awarding a contract to an engineering company to develop a plan intended to protect the community’s groundwater from contamination. The mayor says the plan is needed to ensure the city will be able to expand its municipal water system to areas where the groundwater already is contaminated.


Several Inmates Charged with Rioting, Assault in Melee at Fairbanks Correctional Center

By • Aug 17, 2017
Alaska Department of Corrections

Alaska State Troopers say they’ve charged several inmates at Fairbanks Correctional Center with rioting and assault for their roles in a disturbance at the jail Thursday that led to a lockdown and street closure.

Borough Studies Need for More Services for 5,000-plus to be Drawn by F-35 Buildup Jobs

By • Aug 15, 2017
DVIDS/U.S. Air Force

More than 5,000 people may come to the Fairbanks area over the next four years as part of the move to base two squadrons of F-35 fighters at Eielson Air Force Base. The latest estimate announced Monday is well above the previous estimate of 3,500. The bigger population increase is expected to place a greater burden on local services.


Tularemia Reported around Fairbanks, Palmer; Vets Urge Quick Diagnosis, Treatment for Pets

By • Aug 14, 2017
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

The state Department of Fish and Game is warning pet owners in the Interior and southcentral Alaska about a recent spike in reports of tularemia – sometimes called “rabbit fever.” The disease is treatable, but it’s essential to get an animal to a veterinarian as soon as possible when they’re showing symptoms, like high fever.


Chief: As Police Deal With Spike in Violent Crime, Low Pay Complicates Filling Vacancies

By • Aug 10, 2017
KUAC file photo

The Fairbanks Police department remains understaffed, despite a recently approved hiring bonus. Police Chief Eric Jewkes told City Council members this week the substandard pay is driving high turnover and making recruiting difficult. And while a new labor contract is being contested in court, Jewkes says the short-staffed department must deal with a spike in violent crime.


State Cancels Plan to Temporarily Close Richardson Highway at Ruby Creek Bridge

By • Aug 10, 2017
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

The State Department of Transportation has canceled plans to close the Richardson Highway tonight at the Ruby Creek bridge project.

The department says in a news release issued this morning that the contractor for the project has found a way to allow vehicles to pass through a stretch of the highway around milepost 235, where a large culvert is being removed as part of the bridge replacement project.

GVEA Considers $10 Million Proposal to Fix Healy 2 Power Plant’s Coal-delivery System

By • Aug 8, 2017
KUAC file photo

Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors is considering a management proposal to borrow at least $10 million to repair a problem that caused two explosions at the coal-fired Healy 2 powerplant last year.


State to Close Richardson Highway Overnight Thursday around Ruby Creek Bridge Project

By • Aug 7, 2017
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

The state Department of Transportation will close the Richardson Highway near Black Rapids for 12 hours Thursday evening as part of a project to replace the Ruby Creek bridge.


Borough Announces Sept. 1 Opening of Centralized, 'Very Large' Recycling Facility

By • Aug 3, 2017
Google maps

The Fairbanks North Star Borough will open its long-awaited Central Recycling Facility Sept 1 in an area just north of the Johansen Expressway.

Climate Expert Predicts Warmer-than-normal Fall, Continuing 10-year ‘Quite Strong Trend’

By • Aug 2, 2017
NOAA/National Weather Service

National Weather Service climate expert Rick Thoman says there’s a good chance that all of Alaska will be warmer than normal in August and the next couple of months. But he says there’s near-certainty that coastal areas along the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering and Beaufort seas will be warm through October.


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