Month: July 2009

The Mat Su burn suspension has been lifted due to the rain in the Mat Su and Susitna Valleys.   There are 67 active fires burning in Alaska and over … Burn suspension lifted in Susitna Valley

In an on going series of stories covering Moose Dropping Festival, one of the brighter spots of the festival may be the 5K Fun Run and Walk.

The Alaska Railroad Corporation has applied for a Department of Environmental Conservation permit to use chemical weed control on a 90 mile section of track on the Kenai Pennisula.

Residents are still recovering and talking about last weekend and the possible future of the Moose Dropping Festival.  With too many citations and arrests to count and  stories of violence, … Moose Dropping chaos gets conversation going on future of festival

Another climbing season comes to an end.  All climbers are now off the mountain and base camp has been pulled off. Download Audio (mp3) For more information on the climbing … Climbing season comes to an end

The search for 22 year old Jacob Larson has officially been suspended indefinitely, according to Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters. 

Alaska State Troopers continued the search today for 22 year old Jacob Larson of Nikiski. Larson went missing in the Talkeetna River after jumping from the Alaska Railroad trestle into … Search for Nikiski man continues

The bear problems around the Talkeetna area have continued.  At least 5 bears were shot last week in defense of life and property, according to the Department of Fish and … Several garbage bears killed around Talkeetna area

Alaska State Troopers and local EMS personnel stayed so busy this Moose Dropping Weekend that they can’t even give accurate numbers as to how many calls they responded to.