In the aftermath of the killing of Trapper Creek resident Bob Carey and the wounding of his wife Verna, the extended family is trying to cope with the tragedy. Diana Haecker has more.

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The man accused of murdering Bob Carey and wounding Carey’s wife Verna in a shooting in Trapper Creek on Saturday night was arraigned in court on Monday afternoon. Jeremy Christopher Nelson entered a plea of “not guilty.” (more…)

A drunk teenager driving on the Spur Road rear-ended a Talkeetna man’s truck at the intersection of Second Street on Sunday night. Nobody was injured in the collision. (more…)

KTNA’s local news, announcements, weather and Denali Echoes, hosted by Trisha Costello. Local news headlines: Man killed in Trapper Creek shooting; Weather slows Lonnie Dupre’s progress on Mt. McKinley. (16 min.)

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A Trapper Creek man was killed and his wife wounded when a gunman opened fire on the elderly couple on Saturday night outside their residence in Trapper Creek.

While circumstances are still under investigation, troopers said that Trapper Creek resident Jeremy Nelson shot and killed sixty-six year old Robert Carey in front of his house. Nelson also shot at Carey’s wife Verna and wounded her.

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As the Mat-Su animal control shelter in Palmer is still nursing more than 150 malnourished huskies back to health, the dog’s breeder is out of jail and awaiting trial set for March 10. (more…)

KTNA’s news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, with Diana Haecker. Local news headlines: Troopers investigate death of six-year old Willow girl; Talkeetna resident sentenced to four years for DV crime; Friends of Talkeetna Library receive mini-grant. (16 min.)

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The Alaska Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a six-year old child after emergency services were called out on Friday to a home off Willow-Fishhook Road. Troopers say that they received a report of a child not breathing on Friday at 8:21 a.m. Troopers say that the child, Leaa Petros, was pronounced dead on scene. (more…)

Last Friday, 25-year old Talkeetna resident Orrin Pinard was sentenced to four years in prison after having pleaded guilty to charges of assault and cruelty to animals. (more…)