Friday April 24, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. National Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich.
2. An influx of federal funding may help Alaska join an effort by other states to prioritize preventative health care to make people healthier and save money.
3. The Alaska House has advanced a bill Wednesday that aims to address a lack of oversight for minors undergoing treatment at psychiatric facilities in the state.
4. The Alaska Aerospace Corporation will work with an Israeli company to launch more payloads into space, possibly at the UAF’s Poker Flat Research Range.
5. Authorities have charged a man from the village of Central with assault for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg during a domestic dispute.
