Talkeetna Elementary School is temporarily closing its doors due to COVID-19. According to the Mat-Su Borough School District’s website, the building is closing due to outbreaks, staff absences, and substitute … Talkeetna Elementary closes for the rest of the week

The race for Mat-Su Borough Mayor is back to three candidates, as former Wasilla Mayor Bert Cottle announced he is resuming his campaign. Cottle announced on Facebook in late September … Bert Cottle back in Mat-Su Mayoral Race

Based on new local testing data, the COVID-19 positivity rate is significantly higher than the statewide average. While the COVID-19 case count across Alaska has dropped somewhat from it’s record … Upper Valley COVID testing ranges from 20% to 40% daily positivity rate

Note: Alaska Nature Guides is a business member of KTNA. Howard Carbone, owner of Alaska Nature Guides, is familiar with the controversy regarding materials extraction near his home in Talkeetna.  … Talkeetna Business Owner says Comsat Quarry will harm his livelihood

A crash near Meadow Lakes on Saturday evening left an Anchorage woman dead and one man in the hospital. According to Alaska State Troopers, reports of the accident came in … Crash near Meadow Lakes on Saturday leaves Anchorage woman dead

Lately, many people making phone calls have been hearing this message before the call goes through. “Please be aware that mandatory ten-digit dialing begins October 24th. From that date on, … Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins in Alaska on October 24th

After a week of slower growth in COVID-19 cases, Alaska’s numbers are on the rise again, with just under a thousand cases reported Wednesday.  That includes almost 200 in the … COVID-19 cases rise again in the Mat-Su, but so do vaccinations

This week, Denali Education Center resumed its COVID-19 testing program, and Northern Valley residents are signing up.  KTNA’s Phillip Manning experienced first-hand how testing will work, and has this story: … What it’s like getting a COVID-19 test in Talkeetna

Rebecca Cozad launched her Facebook fundraiser on a Monday morning.  Four days later, she had over forty supporters donating over $4,000.  The title of the fundraiser reads, “Quirky little Talkeetna … Northern Valley nonprofit forms around opposition to Christiansen Lake quarry