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10-07-25 KUAC MORNING NEWS

KUAC Senior Reporter/Producer Tim Ellis
KUAC Senior Reporter/Producer Tim Ellis

Monday Oct. 7, 2025 KUAC News stories:

1. It's municipal Election Day, and voters will be going to polls in the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the cities of Fairbanks, North Pole, Delta Junction, Nenana and Eagle.

2. President Trump on Monday approved the 211-mile Ambler Road in Northwest Alaska. Trump says the Ambler project will generate more jobs in the state.

3. Top state lawmakers say they’re investigating why Alaska's former revenue commissioner invested $50 million from the state's primary savings account in an outside private equity fund just before he resigned.

5. State officials have made the first known detection of an "economically significant” pest of honey bees in Alaska. It’s called the Small Hive Beetle, and it could cause problems for other beekeepers in Alaska.

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.