Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks, Alaska, news, sports and weather. The Voice of the Interior

Bitter cold temperatures, wind chills coming to Interior Alaska

Julie Stricker, jstricker@newsminer.com

A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from this afternoon through early Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, "winds gusting to 35 mph will lead to dangerously cold wind chills that will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin." #akwx

Fairbanks narrows police chief list to five

Alena Naiden anaiden@newsminer.com

After previous police chief Nancy Reeder resigned in August 2020, the city was faced with a task to find a new person for the role — someone with an academic background and extensive experience in police work.

Dispute over legal fees leads to bar association hearing for Fairbanks attorney

Amanda Bohman abohman@newsminer.com

Ward Merdes dispersed the money, dissolved the law firm that had held the money, and reportedly claimed to the former client that the firm was broke, according to bar association documents.