Monday Feb. 23, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. A weather system is dumping snow on Fairbanks and the Interior again today. And the National Weather Service says more is in store through Tuesday.
2. The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted five Russian military aircraft Thursday flying through international airspace off Alaska's coast.
3. The Alaska Federation of Natives urged state lawmakers last week to fix the fish and game management system that's causing problems for Native subsistence hunters.
4. A state legislator’s chief of staff was arrested last week and now faces charges of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking.
5. Alaskans pay some of the nation's highest prices for coffee, because of volatile markets and Trump administration tariffs. And prices will remain high for a while.
4. The two top finishers of this year's Iron Dog snowmachine race that ended Saturday in Fairbanks set a record for winning the race four times in a row.
