University of Alaska Fairbanks

A group of 28 yearling Wood Bison will join a herd established along the Innoko River through a reintroduction project.

This year’s Alaska fire season is moving toward a record for acres burned. This week’s heavy wildfire smoke in Fairbanks is forecast to persist through the weekend, as several large blazes including the 11,000-acre Minto Lakes fire north of town remain active due to hot, dry weather. That’s raised questions about where the smoke will be next, and how to handle the health risks.

Robert Herrick has been named to a NASA science team for a European Space Agency’s mission to Venus. It is the second Venus mission he is working on.

A talk from the University of Alaska Fairbanks delves into the narrative Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing to justify the invasion of Ukraine, and the war’s potential impacts to Alaska. A link to the recording is posted below.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a $1.7 million grant to construct a picture of what the Bering Land Bridge looked like during the last ice age.

Riley Troyer is a University of Iowa PHD candidate involved with an upcoming rocket mission which will probe pulsating aurora.

The Number 1-ranked University of Alaska Fairbanks rifle team is headed into the final competitions of the season with a national title in its sights.

A Fairbanks jury convicted Steven H. Downs, 47 guilty of raping and killing Sophie Sergie in a dormitory bathroom in 1993.This story will be updated.

Lawyers in the Sophie Sergie murder trial stepped the jury through evidence and testimony in four hours of closing remarks on Monday. 47-year old Steven Downs is charged with 1st degree murder and 1st degree sexual assault. Judge Thomas Temple turned the case over to the jury, who started their deliberations Monday afternoon.This next story refers to violent acts and may be disturbing for some listeners.

Another DNA expert examines a 2012 report and says it allows for the possibility of another man at crime. This story refers to violent acts and may be disturbing for some listeners.