Thursday Dec. 5, 2024 8:30 a.m. newscast
1. Up to five schools could be closed in 2025 under a consolidation plan being developed for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to deal with a budget shortfall.
2. A long-awaited road analysis that examines the route used by Kinross Manh Choh trucks carrying gold ore from Tetlin to Fairbanks has been released.
3. Alaska State Troopers are investigating the cause of a head-on collision Tuesday in North Pole that seriously injured two people, one of whom died on the way to the hospital.
4. A recount is underway in Juneau on the closely contested ballot measure that would have repealed Alaska’s open primaries and ranked choice voting.
