https://fm.kuac.org/Local News Local News en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:26:37 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-29/10-29-26-kuac-morning-news The New York Times published a story Wednesday that revealed Democratic operatives secretly recruited a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to act as a spoiler in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. // The Alaska Beacon reports that in the week leading up to Election Day, nearly 10% of the state's registered voters had turned out and voted early. // The National Weather Service predicts that some remnants of a typhoon will bring high winds and high-elevation snowfall into the eastern Interior on Friday. // In western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Champi are expected to move through the southern Bering Sea before reaching the Bristol Bay region early Saturday morning. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:26:37 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-29/10-29-26-kuac-morning-news https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-28/10-28-26-kuac-morning-news The state of Alaska is asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit that would block election results if U.S. Sen. Dan narrowly loses to Mary Peltola. // Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski made a surprise endorsement Tuesday in the Alaska governor’s race: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins // A new organization is working to bring the practice of allowing people to die with medical assistance to Alaska. // Polling places in some rural Alaska communities have failed to fully open to voters, more than a week after early voting. // A lawsuit filed last week argues that a planned transfer of state land in the Mat-Su to Alaska's economic development agency is unconstitutional. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:30:40 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-28/10-28-26-kuac-morning-news Tim Ellis https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-27/10-27-2026-kuac-morning-news The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the air traffic control tower in Fairbanks at night, and Iditarod organizers are honoring the pilots that help make the race possible. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:25:40 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-27/10-27-2026-kuac-morning-news Shelby Herbert https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-26/fairbanks-air-traffic-control-tower-to-close-overnight-due-to-staffing-shortages The Federal Aviation Administration says the closure is temporary and that planes can still land and take off. But low visibility conditions can make that more complicated. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:25:58 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-26/fairbanks-air-traffic-control-tower-to-close-overnight-due-to-staffing-shortages Shelby Herbert https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-24/10-26-2026-kuac-morning-news Research rockets took off north of Fairbanks to study space dust and dying stars, and candidates for governor pitched their ideas for addressing Indigenous issues at the Alaska Native Federation convention. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:25:23 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-24/10-26-2026-kuac-morning-news Shelby Herbert https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-23/a-pair-of-alaska-rocket-launches-will-help-see-into-the-afterlives-of-stars One launch looked at a nebula left behind by a dying star. The other recreated the conditions that turn vapor into tiny grains of dust. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:13:35 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-23/a-pair-of-alaska-rocket-launches-will-help-see-into-the-afterlives-of-stars Shelby Herbert https://fm.kuac.org/Local News/2026-10-25/new-delta-area-newspaper-aims-to-fill-void-and-present-all-the-facts Delta Junction has a new community newspaper called The Buffalo Times. A group of Delta-area residents launched the weekly last month to fill the void left when the Delta Wind abruptly shut down in July. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/Local News/2026-10-25/new-delta-area-newspaper-aims-to-fill-void-and-present-all-the-facts Tim Ellis https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-23/10-23-26-kuac-morning-news The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage Thursday. // 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. // A Chinook salmon run in Kodiak has become the first test case to determine whether hatcheries can play a part in saving wild salmon. // A photographer, filmmaker and educator from the Y-K Delta has been honored at the Alaska Federation of Natives. // The Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition is hosting an event on Saturday to provide information on how to reduce electricity usage. // 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. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:04:36 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-23/10-23-26-kuac-morning-news Tim Ellis https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-22/10-22-26-kuac-morning-news An Alaska Superior Court judge said last week that the state Division of Elections may have violated the Alaska Constitution’s right to privacy last year. // The U.S. Geological Survey has announced a new, larger estimate of the North Slope's natural gas capacity.// Golden Valley Electric Association has issued a second, smaller Energy Emergency Alert.// Political independent Bill Hill is behind Republican Rep. Nick Begich in the race for a seat in Congress.// Over the next three days, more than 7-thousand delegates are expected to attend the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage.Today's keynote speech will focus on the issue of subsistence. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:41:12 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/KUAC Newscasts/2026-10-22/10-22-26-kuac-morning-news Tim Ellis https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-21/10-21-2026-kuac-morning-news A car accident on the Parks Highway claimed the lives of two Fairbanks residents, and some Mat-Su Valley residents are concerned that a state land transfer could open the door to data centers. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:59:46 GMT https://fm.kuac.org/2026-10-21/10-21-2026-kuac-morning-news Shelby Herbert