Thursday Feb. 20, 2025 KUAC News stories:
1. Fairbanks Police are investigating threats of gun violence made in anonymous phone calls Wednesday to several students at Monroe Catholic Junior High School.
2. A closely watched piece of legislation that would boost state funding for public schools took a step forward on Wednesday with a close vote in a House committee.
3. State lawmakers are considering a new student loan repayment program to attract former Alaskans to return and serve as teachers and state workers.
4. Police in Maryland last weekend arrested a UAF graduate who’s alleged to be the leader of an online group connected to six killings in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
5. Russian aircraft flew through international airspace off Alaska’s coast twice this week, according to the North American Aerospace Command.
