Friday Aug. 14, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Money is pouring into Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, and it’s not just for the real candidates. Political groups have spent more than $2 million to support fringe and fake candidates, including some who’ve never lived in the state.
2. Alaska Public Media’s series of interviews on this year’s gubernatorial candidates features a familiar voice. It’s Bill Walker, who's running again after serving from 2014 to 2018.
3. Juneau residents in the glacial outburst flood zone celebrated Thursday afternoon as the Mendenhall River crested at a level well below initial predictions.
4. A wildland firefighter from the Northwest Arctic community of Noorvik died Tuesday while fighting a wildfire in Minnesota.
5. Federal game managers have announced that they’ve temporarily delayed the opening for a part of a popular subsistence caribou hunt in the eastern Interior.
