KTNA’s news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, hosted by Trisha Costello. Local news headlines: Water outage was due to commissioning of new water treatment plant; NPS proposes climbing fee increase; … Morning news cast – Thursday, January 20, 2011

Governor Sean Parnell is actively pushing to make the Susitna Hydro project a reality and submitted a bill to the legislature that would authorize the Alaska Energy Authority to move … Governor pushes Susitna dam project

More than half of the climbers who scaled Mt. McKinley last year reached the summit. Denali National Park officials say 1,222 climbers took on McKinley in 2010 and 55 percent, … Park Service releases mountaineering statistics for 2010

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.

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 … Troopers investigate death of 6-year-old Willow girl

The Jessica Stevens Community Foundation awarded a $500 mini-grant to The Friends of the Talkeetna Library.

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; … Morning news cast – Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Valley Jam DJ Todd Basilone interviewed Tom Surprenant on the progress of climber Lonnie Dupre who is trying to make history by summiting Mt. McKinley in January. Surprenant is Dupre’s … Climber Lonnie Dupre making headway in climbing Denali

Residents of Talkeetna feared the worst when their water faucets didn’t show the usual flow of water starting this morning around 10 am. But Borough officials said that the cause … Water outages to occur throughout the day due to work on TKA water system