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Festival of Lights at the World Ice Art Championships
Fairbanks, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The “magic forest” is alive with the sound of chainsaws and chisels this week as 11 international teams battle the elements and a ticking clock at the World Ice Art Championships. Now on day four of a grueling six-day marathon, professional artists are racing...
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Survivor fans flock to Chena Hot Springs’ Aurora Ice Museum for idol challenge
Dozens of brave Alaskans ventured to Chena Hot Springs in the snow on Wednesday for a shot to win a trip to the Survivor 50 live finale. The post Survivor fans flock to Chena Hot Springs’ Aurora Ice Museum for idol challenge first appeared on The Alaska Current .
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Milestone moment: Kramer of Fairbanks makes her Olympic debut
Kendall Kramer of Fairbanks made her Olympic debut Thursday, a day when Minnesota’s Jessie Diggins added another medal to her resume, Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman served as the backup goalie in Team USA’s first men’s hockey game and a Nanook competed in a race suit that made her look like a Seawolf.
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Fairbanks Olympian says she's determined to make her hometown proud
A celebrated Fairbanks cross-country skier is days away from competing in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. 23-year-old Kendall Kramer is currently training in Switzerland and Italy, where she said the atmosphere is intense — but professional. "The U.S. team holds some of the best skiers in the world," Kramer...
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Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
Artists and other creative people (not to mention, ahem, journalists ) have been deeply concerned about the way that their work has been hoovered up by tech companies to fuel artificial intelligence–powered image and text generators. In 2023, several digital artists filed a class action lawsuit targeted at Stability AI, Midjourney, and the image-sharing platform DeviantArt, and others filed a suit against online retailer Shein for stealing their designs. Such suits scored a small win in court in 2024, yes, but many have felt powerless to stop the endless theft of their output. Artist Secretly Hangs AI Work in Welsh Museum, Calling It 'Participation Without Permission' One University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate apparently has found a way no one else seems to have thought of to fight back against AI-generated art. Graham Granger, a student in the school’s film and performing arts program, came upon some AI-generated art by MFA student Nick Dwyer and promptly ate it in protest, according to a report in the Sun Star , a student paper. “Granger claimed that he destroyed the artwork because it was AI generated, according to the report by university police,” writes the paper’s Lizzy Hahn, adding that “in his artist
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Fairbanks Children’s Museum launches ‘Imagination Investors’ program to mark 15 years
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Fairbanks Children’s Museum is celebrating 15 years as a community fixture by launching a new sustainability initiative aimed at securing its next decade of operation. Development Director Angelica Peger announced the “Imagination Investors” program, which encourages residents to commit to a $15 monthly donation....
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Christmas Day charity performance to benefit The Door
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Soldiers stay in the holiday spirit despite distance from home
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Fairbanks Children’s Museum launches ‘Imagination Investors’ program to mark 15 years
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Fairbanks Children’s Museum is celebrating 15 years as a community fixture by launching a new sustainability initiative aimed at securing its next decade of operation. Development Director Angelica Peger announced the “Imagination Investors” program, which encourages residents to commit to a $15 monthly donation....
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Christmas Day charity performance to benefit Fairbanks youth shelter
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - A theatrical performance of ‘Peter Pan’ will be opening on Christmas Day in Fairbanks, but this performance stays in the spirit of the holiday with a focus on giving back. Proceeds from the opening show will be donated to The Door, a youth shelter.
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Soldiers stay in the holiday spirit despite distance from home
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The winter holidays are usually a time to be around family and friends, but for members of the armed forces, that isn’t the norm. Instead, they must find a new way of celebrating the holidays among their brothers and sisters in arms while maintaining morale in the chilling subzero temperatures of winter in Fairbanks.
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AROUND ALASKA: A New Name, Artist Contest, and Pet Adoption!
Pioneer Park Name Could Return to “Alaskaland”. Fairbanks North Star Borough is considering an ordinance to rename Pioneer Park back to Alaskaland. The park originally carried the Alaskaland name for decades until it was changed in 2001. If approved, the popular Fairbanks attraction would officially revert to its historic name.
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Avalanche Safety Workshop Scheduled in Fairbanks on January 10
An avalanche safety workshop aimed at increasing winter backcountry awareness and preparedness will be held in Fairbanks on Saturday, January 10, 2026. The event, titled “Avalanche Safety,” is hosted by Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Fairbanks and will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center. The workshop is designed to provide participants with essential knowledge and skills related to avalanche awareness, risk assessment, and safe travel practices in snowy and mountainous terrain.
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Olympic notebook: A breakthrough month for Endestad leads to two trips to the podium; Swirbul strong in return to racing; Germain still looking sharp
Fairbanks skier Ari Endestad turns 25 this week, and until this month more than five years had passed since he last climbed a podium as a top-three finisher in a significant cross-country ski race. He waited even longer to earn a podium finish in a SuperTour race. So waiting an...