After the much publicized departure of veterinarian Dr. Eric Jayne from Alaska, animal welfare supporters in Alaska urge the state to encourage veterinarians to perform low cost spay and neuter clinics across the state rather than to stifle them. Jayne has traveled all over the state to perform those services until two ethics complaints were lodged against him. The state board of veterinarians is investigating the complaints.

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The National Park Service is considering a new project for the Denali National Park Headquarters area and asking for public comment. (more…)

Investigators with the Mat Su Narcotics Unit, Alaska Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement, as well as Alaska State Troopers made an arrest at a house on I Street in east Talkeetna at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning. (more…)

Three Talkeetna non-profit organizations are about to receive grants from the Jessica Stevens Community Foundation through the BP Mat-Su Valley Challenge grant. (more…)

Hosts Suvan Sterling and Laura Stahl interview Su Valley junior and senior high school students about their most memorable holiday events and music.

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Photos by Diana Haecker

The big move to the new Su Valley High School is ongoing. While movers have cleaned out the portables and moved boxes into the new school, workers continue apply the finishing touches and install art work.

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Lieutenant Colonel Marc Hoffmeister of Eagle River has been awarded a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award for his climb on Denali this summer. (more…)

The residents that endured flooding last month on Hatcher Pass Road, near Willow, are now able to use Borough roads to get back to their homes. (more…)

Host Kathleen Fleming brings KTNA’s longest-running radio program to the web! Stardate Susitna debuts on the KTNA website with a program on winter solstice and other current astronomical events as viewed from the Susitna valley.

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