Iditarod Report March 5th, 2025
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is underway! KTNA will bring you daily updates on the Last Great Race with insights from local Iditarod veterans. Today’s episode features local mushers
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Despite difficult winter, Talkeetna musher finishes Jr. Iditarod
Greeted by the cheers and support of her friends and family, Alex Floor crossed the Jr Iditarod finish line in late February. “It was a big relief that I finished
Iditarod Report March 4th, 2025
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is underway! KTNA will bring you daily updates on the Last Great Race with insights from local Iditarod veterans. Today’s episode features local mushers
Avian flu not detected in Upper Valley cranes
The first pair of migrating sandhill cranes arrived in Trapper Creek in 1959 at what was then a barley field. That barley field is now the Dale Saunders Crane Sanctuary.
Willow-based Iditarod veterans comment on upcoming race at Iditarod Ceremonial Start
Low snowfall caused a number of changes with this year’s Iditarod. The Iditarod Trail Committee shortened the ceremonial start through Downtown Anchorage to under two miles and moved this year’s
Iditarod Report March 3rd, 2025
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is underway! KTNA will bring you daily updates on the Last Great Race with insights from local Iditarod veterans. In today’s episode, we feature
Denali Education Center cancels summer programming due to National Parks Service layoffs
For the last twenty-four years, the Denali Education Center (DEC) has partnered with the National Parks Service and Denali National Park to provide educational, and environmental programs for children. These
Build-A-Plane teaches students the ins and outs of aviation
A room full of students take apart the engine of a small airplane, meticulously labeling and packaging each component. They’re taking apart the engine bit by bit to ship it
Lack of Snow on North Side of Alaska Range Forces Iditarod Start in Fairbanks
Since the 1970s, the Iditarod race has brought attention to the historic effort to bring vital diphtheria medication from Seward to Nome in 1925. According to the Iditarod website, the