Shelby Herbert

Alaska, Juneau, Reno

News Director at Alaska Public Media

News Director at KFSK

News Director @akpublicnews member station @kfsk1 Celebrating the Freedom of Information Act since 1996.

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06-04-25 MORNING NEWS

3 days ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

Bad weather has halted a search for a mountaineer who went missing on Denali. The Fairbanks City Council has to decide how it will come up with the money to settle a wrongful conviction lawsuit. The State Board of Education is looking at limiting how much money local governments can give to school districts. Teachers from the Philippines are adjusting to their new lives in rural Alaska.
In Delta Junction, Murkowski voices support for Ukrainian refugees

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

Sen. Lisa Murkowski emphasized her support for Alaska’s Ukrainian refugees at a meeting today in Delta Junction. In recent months, the Trump administration has suspended programs that support their stay in the U.S. and their paths to employment. Trump also signalled this month that he’d like to deport hundreds of thousands of refugees. Murkowski said she wants to keep them here. “To think that families would be sent back, might be forced to return to a very, very unsafe situation.
05-28-25 KUAC MORNING NEWS

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

Golden Valley Electric Association is about to hold an election for a seat that will represent Salcha and Delta Junction. A Tribe in Kotzebue had a plan to sell wind power to its local electric cooperative — but all of it went on hold when the federal government slashed grants for Alaska tribal infrastructure. A Major in the Army National Guard is testing out new rescue technology in Fairbanks.
A Trump proposal to redefine ‘harm’ could have outsized consequences in Alaska

1 week ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

A Trump administration effort to limit protections for endangered species’ habitats could have outsized consequences in Alaska. That’s according to environmental scientists who warn of “severe” implications for ecosystems that could be targeted for resource extraction, if the proposed change goes through. On Apr. 17, federal wildlife management agencies proposed redefining “harm” under Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act.
05-23-25 KUAC MORNING NEWS

2 weeks ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

The Eastern Interior has stormy weather coming its way this weekend. Two U.S. fighter jets made an emergency landing on their way to Eielson Air Force Base. The owners of Lavelle's Bistro announced that they're closing the restaurant at the end of the month. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a mega-bill yesterday that's packed with Republican priorities. Ukrainian refugees in Delta Junction are occupying an under-filled niche in the state's workforce.
Ukrainian refugees are building homes that Alaska badly needs

2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Shelby Herbert

Denis Khatman is the owner of Prudent Builders, a small construction company in Delta Junction. He immigrated to the United States decades ago from Kazakhstan, by way of Latvia, and he's deeply embedded in the area's Slavic culture. Khatman takes a lot of pride in his work. As he wandered through the halls of one of his works-in-progress, a two-story craftsman home, he pointed out his favorite features — a spacious garage, "Alaska-style" wooden finishes.
A startup in Fox wanted to help fix Alaska’s housing shortage. Then federal funding freezes got in the way.

3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Shelby Herbert

PanAlaska’s pilot manufacturing plant is a one-room workshop in Fox, just north of Fairbanks. It looks — and sounds — like some kind of futuristic laundromat, with huge machines hypnotically churning, then intermittently blasting out big puffs of steam. Glenn Brady, the startup’s managing partner, pours a jug of tiny white granules into a hopper. They’re made of something called expandable polystyrene, which looks like the stuff you’d see if you sliced open a bean bag chair.
A startup in Fox wanted to help fix Alaska’s housing shortage. Then federal funding freezes got in the way.

3 weeks ago | fm.kuac.org | Shelby Herbert

PanAlaska’s pilot manufacturing plant is a one-room workshop in Fox, just north of Fairbanks. It looks — and sounds — like some kind of futuristic laundromat, with huge machines hypnotically churning, then intermittently blasting out big puffs of steam. Glenn Brady, the startup’s managing partner, pours a jug of tiny white granules into a hopper. They’re made of something called expandable polystyrene, which looks like the stuff you’d see if you sliced open a bean bag chair.
Hey, Alaska, what do you think about President Trump's first 100 days in office?

4 weeks ago | kmxt.org | Avery Ellfeldt |Theo Greenly |Shelby Herbert |Alena Naiden

It's been more than 100 days since President Trump took office in January. That brief time has seen a torrent of sweeping changes to the federal government that could have major implications for Alaska. Those include mass layoffs of federal workers and funding freezes for infrastructure and clean energy projects. Tariffs have introduced some uncertainty for Alaska business owners as well as communities on the Canadian border.
Fairbanks man found dead after 5-month search

4 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Shelby Herbert

A man who went missing in Fairbanks five months ago was found dead last week. Fairbanks police confirmed on Monday that the state medical examiner's office positively identified a body found near the corner of Peger Road and Egan Avenue as 21-year-old Devin Standifer. They said that no foul play is suspected in his death. Community members had been searching for Standifer since he vanished on the night of Dec. 7 last year after a physical altercation.