The Talkeetna Community Council meeting Monday night gave residents a chance to listen to the meeting without leaving their homes.  (more…)

KTNA’s morning news, weather, echos, announcements for June 7th. Host is Trisha Costello.  Headlines – Lisa Murkowski visits Talkeetna; Talkeetna Council tries streaming their monthly meeting. (16 min)

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The Talkeetna Community Council made a decision at last month’s meeting — to try a new form of communication with residents.  The June 7th meeting will be held at Whole Wheat Radio on Birch Creek Blvd. (more…)

LISTENING SESSION— Sen. Lisa Murkowski listens to a Talkeetna resident during Thursday’s town hall meeting at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Photo by Diana Haecker

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski paid a rare visit to Talkeetna to hold a townhall meeting. While Murkowski’s seat in the Senate is up for election this fall, she said that this visit was not about the elections, but rather part of a listening session tour across the state.

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Governor Sean Parnell signed into law a two point eight billion dollar state budget for capital spending this  morning. (more…)

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is coming to Talkeetna on Thursday for a community meeting. (more…)

Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would classify hydro-power as a renewable energy source. (more…)

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is busy these days to grapple with the aftermath of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. In a conversation with KTNA reporter Diana Haecker, the Senator talks of the discussions taking place within the government and on the Hill.

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In their regular meeting on Tuesday night, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly passed the budget for fiscal year 2011. It took four special meetings and seventy amendments to adopt the budget. (more…)