Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks
Tim Ellis is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lawmaker David Guttenberg won’t seek re-election to 9th House term
Guttenberg says he’s leaving his decades of service to his district and the state party so he can enjoy life in his home in the Goldstream Valley. Listen now
Fairbanks City Council approves marijuana regulations that limit retail shops to 25
After a heated debate, the Fairbanks City Council approved an ordinance Monday that added regulations to the marijuana industry. Listen now
Corps of Engineers officials visit Fort Greely to plan for nuclear power plant decommissioning
Army Corps of Engineers officials were at Fort Greely last week to begin planning in earnest for the decommissioning and possible dismantling of the old mothballed nuclear power plant on post. Listen now
Marijuana-regulating ordinance advocates flood Fairbanks city council hearing to urge passage
Most supported the ordinance and called for greater regulation of the industry. Opponents say the measure is unfair and heavy-handed, and would further unfairly treat marijuana and alcohol differently. Listen now
Air Force to host meeting to unveil plan to provide potable water to Moose Creek
Air Force officials will host an open house meeting tonight to talk about proposals to provide drinking water to Moose Creek residents whose well water has been made unpotable due to groundwater contamination. Listen now
Israel pulls warplanes from Red Flag training exercises due to rising regional tensions
Dozens of U.S. and allied warplanes are assembling at Eielson Air Force Base in preparation for an upcoming round of Red Flag training exercises. But F-15s from the nation of Israel will not be participating, reportedly because of rising tensions in the region. Listen now
Fairbanks students need parents’ permission to participate in walkout, district says
Today, students organized across the country in solidarity with national high school walkouts expressing alarm over gun violence, including in Fairbanks. Listen now
Pogo Mine officials “very excited” about two promising gold prospects under exploration
Recent exploration around the Pogo Mine near Delta Junction has shown promising evidence of more rich deposits of gold nearby. Listen now
HAARP readies for busiest research season in three years
The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or “HAARP” facility is gearing up for its busiest season since the University of Alaska Fairbanks acquired the Gakona-area atmospheric experimentation station from the Air Force. Listen now
Fairbanks Assembly delays Mary Siah Rec Center demolition to conduct more tests on building
Assembly members instead approved a measure that keeps the popular but aging rec center operating – if it passes engineering tests to be conducted over the next month. Listen now
Standing-room-only crowd tells Fairbanks North Star Assembly: don’t demo rec center
About a hundred people packed the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly chambers Thursday to declare they don’t want the borough to demolish the Mary Siah Recreation Center. Listen now
Technology helping small communities cut high energy costs, conference organizer says
About 400 people from around Alaska and elsewhere converged on the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center this week to talk about how residents of the state’s rural and remote communities can reduce high energy costs during the 20th Rural Energy Conference. Listen now
Governor invites Alaska’s export-minded entrepreneurs to join China Trade Mission
Governor Bill Walker is inviting businesspersons from around the state who are interested in boosting trade with Alaska’s largest international trading partner to come along on a China trade mission to be launched in May. Listen now
State air-quality regulators invite public to review PM2.5-cleanup plan documents
State air-quality regulators are inviting people who live in and around the borough’s air-pollution-plagued Non-attainment Area to take a look at a series of draft documents that outline the problem and proposed solutions. Listen now
Army begins decommissioning Fort Greely’s Cold War-era nuclear power plant
Army officials have begun the years-long process of decommissioning Alaska’s first and only nuclear power plant, located at Fort Greely.
Proposed Fairbanks ordinance would squelch ‘free market’, marijuana business owners say
Owners of local marijuana businesses told the Fairbanks City Council Monday that the free market should decide how many retail pot shops the city should allow. Listen now
Grand jury indicts 13 Fairbanks Correctional Center inmates for August jail riot, standoff
A Fairbanks grand jury has indicted 13 Fairbanks Correctional Center inmates on charges of rioting and criminal mischief related to an August 17th riot at the jail. The inmates took over a part of the jail for about an hour and a half before surrendering after they were tear-gassed by members of two tactical police units that were called in. Listen now
Army tanker truck wrecks, spills fuel near Harding Lake
A state Department of Environmental Conservation report issued Tuesday evening says an Army tanker truck that crashed Sunday near Harding Lake leaked 800 gallons of fuel within about 50 feet of a slough that leads into the Tanana River. Listen now
State veterinarian urges farmers to watch for new diseases in Alaska wildlife, livestock
State Veterinarian Bob Gerlach told a crowd that turned out Saturday for the 46th Annual Delta Farm Forum that diseases that afflict livestock and wildlife are increasingly showing up in Alaska. Listen now
Borough Assembly OKs Testing for promising woodstove emissions-control technology
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly approved a resolution that supports and authorizes testing of a type of air-pollution control technology that local advocates say will clean smoke from woodstoves and help improve the area’s air quality. Listen now