Tuesday Sept. 22, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Alaska State Troopers say a plane crash killed two people
Thursday near Nabesna.
2. State officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities in last month’s primary election arrived too late to be counted.
3. President Trump’s appointee to serve as chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has a fondness for Russia, according to a recent story by ProPublica.
2. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is moving ahead on a program to allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons in schools.
3. Suicide death rates for elder Alaskans have been rising, especially for people age 75 and older. But the state is taking early steps to better understand the issue.
4. It’s Fat Bear Week at the Katmai National Park and Preserve. The bears have gotten really chubby this summer, and starting today you can vote for your favorite. heavy hopeful.
