Tuesday April 21, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Advocates of legislation to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18 hope to get lawmakers to pass the measure this session. But it's a complicated package, and won’t be easy to adopt.
2. The new planetarium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will open to the public this Saturday.
3. An emergency program that delivers boxes of food to struggling Alaskans is set to end this summer.
4. Two local residents are being held at Fairbanks Correctional Center on charges related to a shooting Sunday at a home on the west side of town.
5. The Alaska Department of Transportation will temporarily close a Parks Highway bridge near Denali Park later this week and next week for maintenance.
