Thursday Jan. 22, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. A 29-year-old Fairbanks man is being held at Fairbanks Correctional Center on a first-degree murder charge for fatally shooting his grandmother.
2. A lawsuit filed this month claims Bible Baptist Church in Fairbanks has created an environment that lets men in positions of power abuse church members.
3. Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances.
4. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and a district in southwest Alaska are suing the state for failing to adequately fund public education.
