Tim Ellis
News Reporter and Producer at KUAC-TV (Fairbanks, AK)
KUAC FM News reporter/producer
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fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis
Thursday June 19, 2025 KUAC News stories:1. Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to attack several new lightning-sparked wildfires burning around the eastern Interior. 2. A state official is concerned that Alaska may fail to meet grant-match requirements and lose $600 million in federal funds for transportation projects. 3. A Fairbanks playwright and theater director is hosting a public reading of a new play tonight (Thursday) to celebrate Juneteenth. 4.
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kyuk.org | Tim Ellis
This year’s fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior and elsewhere in the state. “As of [June 16], we've had 13 new fires in the last 24 hours statewide, and 118 fires have burned 3,100 acres,” said Beth Ipsen, an Alaska Fire Service spokesperson. On June 16, Ipsen said that thunderstorms forecast for much of the Interior this week likely won’t bring much rain.
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fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025 KUAC News stories:1. Tuesday’s dry-lightning thunderstorms sparked dozens of wildfires around the Interior, including two fires in the Fairbanks area. 2. Teachers in Fairbanks held a rally Tuesday to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto last week of a bill that would’ve boosted funding for education. 3. The field of candidates for Alaska governor grew to four last week, after Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries filed a letter of intent saying she’s considering a run.
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1 week ago |
fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis
‘We're extremely dry in the Interior. It's gonna be very easy to spark a new fire,” Forestry spokesperson saysThis year’s fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior and elsewhere in the state. “As of Monday afternoon, we've had 13 new fires in the last 24 hours statewide, and 118 fires have burned 3,100 acres,” says Beth Ipsen, an Alaska Fire Service spokesperson.
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fm.kuac.org | Tim Ellis
Tuesday June 17, 2025 KUAC News stories:1. This year’s fire season heated up last week with near-record temperatures and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior. 2. The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory for Alaska last week when temperatures climbed into the mid-80s in the Interior. 3. Heavy wildfire smoke from Canada drifted into eastern Alaska over the weekend, impacting communities from the Interior to Southeast. 4.
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