1. Alaska State Troopers have recovered the body of Fairbanks trapper Lawrence Feltman in a remote cabin on the Porcupine River near the Yukon border.
2. State Legislators questioned two University of Alaska Board of Regents appointees at length last week in a Senate Education Committee meeting.
3. The JoAnn Fabric and Crafts chain is closing its stores, including one with a large footprint in Fairbanks. And local sewers and crafters are trying to find a another source of their favorite fabrics.
4. Chum salmon stocks have been on the decline in recent years, and soon the federal government might finally do something about it.
