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Fairbanks library commission faces resignations over communication issues
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Two members of the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s Library and Literacy Commission have resigned this year, citing communication issues between library leadership and the nine-person group. The commission advises the library director and is tasked with hearing appeals to library decisions when community members challenge...
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Alaskans remember Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens for spreading the musical tradition far and wide
Celebrated Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens raised his bow for his last public performance ever back in 2023 at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, an assisted living facility. Lisa Jaeger, his frequent musical partner, accompanied him on the guitar that day. She said she remembers it well. "Bill would play it at...
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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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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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The ‘youngest mammoth bones’ by 10,000 years — and the twist scientists didn’t expect
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The story of two fossils long believed to be mammoth bones discovered near Fairbanks more than 70 years ago has taken an unexpected turn, with new research revealing they are actually thousands-year-old whale bones, a finding that initially stunned researchers and raised fresh questions about how marine remains ended up deep in Alaska’s Interior.
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Purdue art community paints a festive picture at new Winter Makers Market
Holiday spirit has taken over campus this week, with the first annual Winter Makers Market just around the corner from the shining Union Christmas Tree. Vendors, both regulars from the seasonal Purdue farmers market and new local artisans, lined the Purdue Memorial Union South Ballroom on Thursday, with the night ending with live reindeer and a serenade from Purdue Bells in front of the building.
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The ‘youngest mammoth bones’ by 10,000 years — and the twist scientists didn’t expect
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The story of two fossils long believed to be mammoth bones discovered near Fairbanks more than 70 years ago has taken an unexpected turn, with new research revealing they are actually thousands-year-old whale bones, a finding that initially stunned researchers and raised fresh questions about how marine remains ended up deep in Alaska’s Interior.
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AROUND ALASKA: Tlingit Relocation, Festival Trees, and Sparktacular Fireworks
Tlingit & Haida is relocating programs and classrooms to the former Floyd Dryden Middle School. The building, leased in partnership with the City & Borough of Juneau, will now house the Tribe’s Head Start classrooms, early education, and youth programs. Social media posts thanked crews for braving the cold to make the move.
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UAF artists chosen for statewide exhibition
Three photographers affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks will have their work featured in “Alaska Positive 2025,” a statewide juried exhibition that opened in Juneau on Dec. 5, 2025, and will travel to museums across Alaska for the next two years. Now in its 55th year, “Alaska Positive” aims to “encourage the practice of photography as an art form in Alaska,” celebrating the central role of Alaskan photographers in shaping the state’s visual culture.
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Fairbanks school district moves library policy forward without changes
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - At its Tuesday regular meeting, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board voted to approve its library policy without amendment, as part of its review of half of Article 6. This review comes as the district migrates its policies onto a platform in line with the...
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Alaskans remember Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens, who taught generations of musicians
Celebrated Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens raised his bow for his last public performance ever back in 2023 at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, an assisted living facility. Lisa Jaeger, his frequent musical partner, accompanied him on the guitar that day. She said she remembers it well. "Bill would play it at...
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Fairbanks school district reviews library materials policy
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Fairbanks school board reviews district library policy amid community concerns
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - At Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board is scheduled to look at Article Six of its policy, including what materials are allowed in different school libraries across the district. According to School Board President Bobby Burgess, this review is part...
Alaska Insights
Seeking Skate Skiing Trails: A Community Inquiry
A recent query on social media has sparked a discussion among the skate skiing community. The original post asked for updates on the condition of various trails, expressing concern over the presence of rocks and the lack of available reports. The user also specifically asked about the status of the golf course trail.
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From kiln to table, ceramic studio cracks clay, reveals turkey and tradition
UAF’s ceramics studio filled with the sounds of clattering platters and the homely smell of turkey last Tuesday as students, faculty and art alumni gathered for the annual kiln-cooked turkey potluck. This decades-old campus tradition continues to draw a crowd year after year. As the hammer cracked the hardened...
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Turkey, community and Michael Jackson
For those who cannot go home for the holidays this year, the Associated Students at University of Alaska Fairbanks, or ASUAF, and the Honors College, came together to make sure that students could still celebrate with their friends. ASUAF and the Honors College hosted a Friendsgiving event on November 20th...
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First screen adaptation of 'Two Old Women' told in severely endangered Athabascan language
Fairbanks-based Alaska Native filmmakers from Deenaadàį' Productions are bringing an award-winning 1993 book to the screen for the first time. "Two Old Women" is an adaptation of Velma Wallis' novel of the same name – and in the new film, the story is told entirely in Gwich'in. It premiered in Hawai'i last month, with homecoming showings scheduled in Alaska in December.