News at 6 - October 19, 2025

Nearly six months after a legislative audit found Alaska’s foster care system was still failing the state’s most vulnerable children, the Alaska House judiciary chair is renewing his call for the state to follow the law and implement long-overdue reforms.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art structural testing facility, home to the only load frame of its size in the state and the entire Northwest United States.

Stone Soup Cafe near downtown Fairbanks is scheduled to serve a breakfast meal for its clients on Thanksgiving Day as it continues to operate around its maximum capacity.

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