Friday Oct. 23, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage Thursday, marking the organization's 60th anniversary.
2. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told the AFN convention that high energy prices are this year’s crisis, just as the Halong storm disaster was last year’s.
3. A Chinook salmon run in Kodiak has become the first test case for one big question -- whether hatcheries can play a part in saving wild salmon.
4. A photographer, filmmaker and educator from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has been honored at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage.
5. The Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition is hosting a community event on Saturday to provide information on how to reduce electricity usage
6. Delta Junction has a new community newspaper called The Buffalo Times. The weekly fills a void left when the Delta Wind abruptly shut down in July.
