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10-01-24 KUAC MORNING NEWS

8:30 a.m. newscast:
1. A Salcha man was killed Monday when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a gold-ore haul truck on the Richardson Highway south of Eielson Air Force Base.

2. Six western Alaska tribes won a partial victory in federal court in their lawsuit against an environmental analysis that supports permitting the proposed Donlin Gold mine.

3. The Alaska Railroad will postpone a maintenance project on the west side of Fairbanks so area voters can get to a scheduled polling place today.

4. It's election day in many parts of Alaska, including the tiny town of Eagle, where four City Council seats are up for grabs.

Tim Ellis has been working as a KUAC reporter/producer since 2010. He has more than 30 years experience in broadcast, print and online journalism.