Thursday Feb. 12, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. A tight state budget is leading some Alaska lawmakers to consider again sending Alaska inmates out of state to serve out their sentences to reduce costs.
2. A Delta Junction man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for six years.
3. Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Carney on Wednesday asked legislators to fund new judges and long-delayed courthouse maintenance.
4. A Juneau state representative’s proposal to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty got a chilly reception from some lawmakers.
