Thursday May 15, 2025 KUAC News stories:
1. The City of Fairbanks is launching a new grant program to encourage downtown businesses to revamp how their buildings look from the street.
2. A startup business near Fairbanks wants to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing in Alaska by manufacturing construction materials.
3. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says the Red Dog lead and zinc mine spilled about 400,000 gallons of potentially polluted water Wednesday.
4. Conservative political activist Bernadette Wilson has declared she'll run for governor of Alaska next year, becoming the third Republican candidate for the office.
