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02-09-26 KUAC MORNING NEWS

KUAC Senior Reporter/Producer Tim Ellis

Monday Feb. 9, 2026 KUAC News stories:

1. Yukon Quest mushers will run into overnight low temperatures of around 40 below tonight and Tuesday as they traverse the Yukon Flats.

2. About a hundred people packed a hearing in Anchorage for six and a half hours last week on a controversial proposal to reform the Federal Subsistence Board.

3. Despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s advice, Alaska state officials continue to search for a solution to its long-running budget problem of spending more than it takes in.

4. A judge ruled last week that Alaska’s two largest news organizations and two top reporters did not defame an ex-state employee in a story they wrote in 2023.

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.