Tim Ellis

News Reporter at KUAC-FM (Fairbanks, AK)

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Climber missing after fall from Denali, rangers say

2 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

Bad weather has halted a search for a 41-year-old mountaineer who remains missing after falling Monday off the West Buttress of Denali. National Park Service spokesperson Amber Smigiel said a ground search was called off Tuesday after heavy winds and snow set in on the mountain, recently renamed Mount McKinley by President Trump. She said rangers are monitoring conditions every hour in hopes the weather will break so they can restart the search.
Fairbanks cargo plane’s engine exploded, NTSB crash report says

1 month ago | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

A final report on the fiery crash of a commercial cargo plane near Fairbanks last year that killed both crew members aboard says one of its engines lost power and exploded. The National Transportation Safety Board report identified several maintenance and repair problems with the Douglas C-54 that crashed and burned on April 23, 2024. The report, released earlier this month, also identified the crew as pilot John Sliwinsky, 68, and co-pilot Harry Secoy, 63.
9,000 Army troops headed to Interior Alaska training exercise

Jan 16, 2025 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

A major training exercise in Interior Alaska is putting Anchorage and Fairbanks-area Army units on state highways, with officers telling residents to expect large convoys of military vehicles. Thousands of soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson made their way up the Parks Highway to Fort Wainwright over the past week en route to this year’s Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise.
Air Force OKs 4 more refueling tankers for Eielson Air Guard unit

Dec 13, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

The Alaska Air National Guard announced Wednesday that the 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four additional air-refueling tankers in the near future. Alaska National Guard spokesperson Alan Brown said the agency was informed on Tuesday that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall had approved assigning the four KC-135 tankers to the 168th Wing. The unit already has eight tankers based at Eielson.
3-vehicle crash near Fairbanks leaves 2 dead, 7 injured

Dec 4, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a three-vehicle collision Sunday night near Fairbanks that killed two people and injured seven others. Troopers identified the dead in an online statement Tuesday as Fairbanks resident Daniel Dowhitt, 30, and Atlanta, Ga. resident Aditi Subramanian, 27. Their families have been notified.
Feds plan to rebuild Alaska-Canada border post near Tok

Dec 2, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

The federal government will begin work next summer on a new port of entry at the Alaska-Canada border south of Tok. The $180 million facility will be able to handle the growing volume of cross-border traffic more quickly and securely. The new Alcan Land Port of Entry will be built on the same site as the existing 53-year-old facility near Milepost 1222 of the Alaska Highway.
Salcha man killed in collision with Manh Choh mine ore-hauling truck

Oct 1, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

A Salcha man was killed Monday when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a double-trailer gold-ore haul truck on the Richardson Highway headed for the Manh Choh gold mine near Tetlin. Salcha Fire and Rescue Chief Ricky Holland said a call reporting the crash, south of Eielson Air Force Base, came in early Monday. “So we were dispatched at 6:25 a.m. for a motor-vehicle accident of a semi versus a car,” Holland said.
Russian aircraft again intercepted in international airspace off Alaska

Sep 26, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

Russian military aircraft returned to the skies off Alaska’s coast Monday. And once again the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, dispatched fighter jets to intercept and accompany them through international airspace. NORAD said in a news release that it detected and tracked four Russian aircraft that flew into the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, earlier Monday.
NORAD detects, intercepts 2 Russian aircraft off Alaska's coast

Sep 13, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

The North American Aerospace Defense Command tracked and intercepted two Russian military aircraft Wednesday in international airspace near Alaska. A NORAD news release said the Russian aircraft remained in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. The zone begin where U.S. sovereign airspace ends. International aircraft may travel through the zones, but must identify themselves.
Alaska librarians hopeful state will restore 'massive' cut in vital grant

Sep 11, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Tim Ellis

Alaska librarians are cautiously optimistic that a state agency will restore a big cut in funding for an annual grant that smaller rural libraries depend on. The abrupt reversal of last month’s cutback followed an outcry by librarians and the public. The director of the state Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums last month told librarians around the state that this year’s Public Library Assistance grants will be $1,829, about 75% smaller than what they’ve been getting for years.