Crews responding to wildfire near Mile 91
Fire crews are responding to a wildfire burning near Mile 91 of the Parks Highway. According to Ken Barkley, Deputy Director of Emergency Services for the Mat-Su Borough, the fire
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Crews optimistic about Sheep Creek fire efforts
Over the weekend, crews battled a wildfire near Mile 91 of the Parks Highway. According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, a private aircraft discovered the fire on Saturday afternoon.
Local businesses reflect on summer 2015
by: Katie Writer Though the summer may not officially be over, Talkeetna businesses notice a slowing trend of traffic in town as the school year begins. KTNA’s Katie Writer interviewed
Judge Pfiffner denies injunction for Medicaid expansion
On Friday, an Anchorage judged ruled that Medicaid expansion will be allowed to proceed on September 1st, but the underlying legal questions have not yet been fully resolved. The Alaska
20th Annual Art Auction and dinner with the artists
Tickets: 20th Annual Art Auction I ticket $30.00 USD2 tickets $60.00 USD3 tickets $90.00 USD4 tickets $120.00 USD
AEA asks to un-pause licensing for Susitna-Watana
On Wednesday, the Alaska Energy Authority proposed an amended licensing schedule for the Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project after it was put on hold for months. Last December, Governor Bill Walker issued
MSB Assembly continues discussion of dump fees
For its last two meetings, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly has discussed rolling back increases to fees at borough solid waste transfer sites. That discussion will last at least one more
New for the 2015 hunting season,a Hatcher Pass youth hunt and custom hunting maps
While the bulk of moose hunting season has yet to open, some early season hunting activities are underway in the game management units around the Upper Valley. Todd Rinaldi, area
Three injured, one seriously, in Parks Highway crash
A three-car collision Tuesday morning on the Parks Highway involved two Upper Valley drivers, according to the Alaska State Troopers. The crash occurred shortly after 11:00 am near mile