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When the Parks Highway closed temporarily due to the McKinley Wildfire on Sunday, the amount of travelers utilizing this main road system that connects Anchorage to Fairbanks becomes obvious when
As of this morning, both the McKinley and Deshka Fires are ten-percent contained. Due to increased firefighting resources and calm winds, neither fire grew significantly yesterday. The McKinley Fire is
On Wednesday afternoon, members of the McKinley Fire Incident Command Team held an informational meeting for evacuees at the Upper Susitna Senior Center. KTNA’s Katie Writer was there, and sat
Official McKinley Fire Update Official Deshka Landing Fire Update As of Tuesday, both the McKinley and Deshka have grown, but that growth has slowed significantly due to calmer winds. Much
UPDATE: The Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal and Alaska State Troopers are working with the Alaska Division of Forestry and Matanuska Susitna Borough to determine the exact
8/23 10:10 am: As of Thursday evening, the Deshka Landing Fire is not significantly expanding. The estimated size of the fire has been reduced to 1,543 acres, a decrease of
Update 7:45: The fire is out. One structure has been lost. Update 4:45 p.m.: We are hearing reports that the portion of the Mercedes fire that spread into the trees
According to Alaska State Troopers, 69-year-old Larry Pruitt of Talkeetna was arrested at his home on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. The arrest occurred
This piece is from Kris Drumm’s unpublished memoir “Open to Entry. An Alaska Adventure” was originally aired for Susitna Writer’s Voice in 2015. Here is the link to the audio
