NPS proposes climber fee increase
Denali National Park officials are examining the possibility of raising mountaineering fees for those climbers wishing to climb Denali. While the majority of Americans are probably not paying too much
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Morning news cast - Thursday, January 20, 2011
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;
Governor pushes Susitna dam project
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
Park Service releases mountaineering statistics for 2010
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,
Talkeetna man pleads guilty to assault, sentenced to four years
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.
Troopers investigate death of 6-year-old Willow girl
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
Friends of Talkeetna Library receive mini-grant from JSCF
The Jessica Stevens Community Foundation awarded a $500 mini-grant to The Friends of the Talkeetna Library.
Morning news cast – Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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;
Water outages to occur throughout the day due to work on TKA water system
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