Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Residents of Tok were ordered to evacuate their homes after a wildfire broke out Monday morning. By afternoon, the Mukluk Fire had grown to over 1,500 acres.
2. This morning, for the final installment in our series of interviews with the top governor candidates, Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone talks with independent candidate Meda DeWitt.
3. The Get Out the Native Vote effort is working hard this year to improve Election Day turnout by Alaska Natives, which has faded over the past 20 years.
4. Today is Primary Election Day, and Alaskans have until 8 p.m. to cast votes for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and state House and Senate candidates.
5. This year's El Niño could increase the odds for a stormier winter in western Alaska and elsewhere in the state.
6. Gardeners and community leaders met last week in the Bering Strait region to learn how to grow food, instead of buying overpriced, poor quality produce from local stores.
