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KUAC's Dan Bross talks with Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy climate specialist Rick Thoman about an historic interior Alaska snowstorm.

02-15-19 AM Yukon Quest Update

February 16 is marked as Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska. A new book about the Tlingit leader has been written by a retired Juneau school teacher, and published by University of Alaska Press. The book for teens and adults tells the story of Civil Rights activism that changed Alaska.

A giant figure in Alaska history has passed. Former state lawmaker Jack Coghill died Wednesday morning at the age of 93.

02-14-19 9:30 AM Yukon Quest Update

The World Ice Art Championships ice-sculpture festival opens today at the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, bringing dozens of international carvers to Fairbanks for a month of competitions.

The non-profit organization, Ice Alaska, is bringing the festival back after missing a year to reorganize and raise donations. This is the first time the event is at the Fairgrounds, after six years on private property at the end of Phillips Field Road, and an annual event since 1990.