Local News

	UAF study: girls' plans more realistic than boys' A survey by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has found that Alaska high school girls appear to be more realistic about their future than their male counterparts.
	Crime down at UA Fairbanks Crime has been declining at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the campus police chief says he doesn't know why. But maybe, Chief Sean McGee says, they are more good kids.
	Fairbanks restaurant reopens 11 months after fire A popular Fairbanks eatery closed by fire last year has reopened.
	Fairbanks detective pursues clues cold case A 26-year-old double homicide case is under review by a Fairbanks detective.
	Alaska soldier surprised by football honor A Fort Wainwright Army captain was surprised to find out he'd been named one of the best college football players of the past decade from teams not affiliated with conferences.
	Mushers begin Yukon Quest The 27th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is under way.
	Fairbanks businessman convicted of tax evasion A jury has convicted a Fairbanks businessman of tax evasion following a five-day federal trial.
	USDA would scrap Delta Junction erosion project The U.S. Department of Agriculture says an erosion control project designed to improve spawning salmon habitat near Delta Junction has failed so badly that it should be undone — at a cost of up to $10 million.
	Yukon Quest race leaves Fairbanks Saturday The Yukon Quest mushers begin the 1,000-mile sled dog race at 11 a.m. Saturday in downtown Fairbanks.
	Two Rivers bartender will start Yukon Quest Two Rivers bartender Abbie West drew the No. 1 bib number for the Yukon Quest.