Tim Ellis
reporter/producerTim has worked in the news business for over three decades as a newspaper reporter and editor and as a radio news reporter/producer. He grew up in a military family and lived in Utah, Hawaii and Kentucky before his family moved to Alaska in 1967, settling in Delta Junction. In 1977, Tim journeyed to the Lower 48 in 1977 to get a college education and see the world. He graduated from Seattle University in 1983 with a degree in journalism and relocated to southern Arizona, where he spent most of the next 25 years working as a print, broadcast and online journalist. He returned to Alaska in 2010 and joined the KUAC news staff, where he has since worked as a reporter and producer covering energy and the environment, agriculture/sustainability, transportation, military affairs and rural Interior communities. He lives in Delta Junction with his wife, Mary, and enjoys reading, hiking, fishing and carpentry.
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Alaska’s land-based internet is among the slowest and most expensive in the nation. // The state's 2026 high school graduates are looking ahead to the next chapter in their lives. Some plan to stay in Alaska; others are preparing to head out to the Lower 48. //State lawmakers passed two bills on the last day of the legislative session aimed at fulfilling requirements of a federal health care expansion effort. // As the Arctic takes on greater geopolitical significance, Alaska has assets of interest to the U.S. military: cold temperatures, and the Naval Air Facility Adak. -
Several Memorial Day ceremonies took place across Interior Alaska Monday, including one at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. // A Fairbanks resident died Friday of injuries sustained in a car fire on the Parks Highway west of Ester. // Firefighters have contained a wildfire burning in an agricultural area near Delta Junction. But state Forestry officials say the fire isn't fully extinguished. // A federal agency has developed a faster permitting process for oil and gas developments in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. // A startup wants to build a massive data center on the North Slope, close to natural gas supplies it would use to generate electricity the facility would need. -
WildfiresFirefighters have cut a line around a 15-acre wildfire south of Delta Junction to keep it from spreading. But it took a couple of days for eight smokejumpers, two fire crews and local volunteer firefighters to prevent the Sawmill Creek Fire from spreading. -
WildfiresAlaska smokejumpers are working to control two small fires in the Yukon Training Area about nine miles northeast of Eielson Air Force Base. -
The Alaska House is racing to pass a bill offering tax relief for the Alaska LNG project before the regular legislative session ends. // A North Pole man died Saturday of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle wreck in Salcha. // Smokejumpers are working to control two small fires in the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base. // The developer of a proposed natural gas pipeline took two busloads of officials on a tour of a Kenai Peninsula export terminal. // A Canadian company seeking to reopen a British Columbia gold mine plans to pilot a large boat up Alaska’s Taku River to get there. That worries area residents.
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In a historic vote, the Alaska Legislature on Thursday rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted for the first time with Democrats Tuesday to advance a measure to remove U.S. forces from Iran. // Warm weather is ahead for the Interior this weekend. // Production of the first "sell-able" oil from the North Slope’s new Pikka Project will hit the market soon. // A quiet volcano on the Alaska Peninsula is showing signs of unrest, according to scientists at the UAF-based Alaska Volcano Observatory. //Fairbanks National Weather Service meteorologists in have declared that greenup has officially begun.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against the war in Iran Wednesday for the first time since the conflict began. // State lawmakers have passed a resolution supporting Alaska Native Corporations’ participation in a federal contracting program the Trump administration opposes. // Federal firefighters have begun burning vegetation in military training areas around the Interior. // The Alaska House has passed legislation that would enable school districts to count their students accurately to get education funding. //The number of farmers in Alaska is growing, while the number of younger producers remains flat. A few farmers are working to change. // As lawmakers spar over issues in the Legislature’s regular session, one unusual proposal is bringing them together.
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A Fairbanks woman has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her boyfriend over the weekend. // As the war in Iran stretches on, many veterans in Alaska are reflecting on their experiences in past wars. // The U.S. Marines Corps doesn’t have a big presence in Alaska, but more will be coming in the years ahead. // Legislation that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate Monday. // The state Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a small fire in Esther this weekend that they believe was deliberately set.
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Flood watches are in effect for several riverside communities around the Interior. // New survey results show Alaskans’ confidence in the economy is nearly at its lowest point in16 years. // The Alaska Senate passed its version of the state budget Thursday, setting the stage for final negotiations. // Legislation to help Alaska school districts get state funding cleared a big hurdle this week in the House Finance Committee. // The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student against UAF. // Dozens of people gathered this week in Bethel to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, and demand justice for victims.
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Chief executive, board chair address concerns over rising cost of electricity raised by members members Tuesday during the co-op’s annual meeting in Fairbanks.
