New assistant base camp manager reflects on first year on Denali
The Kahiltna Base Camp was disassembled last week, signaling the end of the 2021 climbing season on Denali, the tallest peak in North America. Kahiltna is the name of the glacier
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Wildfire Ignited near Mile 92 of the Parks Highway
11:10 pm: Incident Commander Brian Calvert has announced that the 3-4 acre fire had been declared 100% contained at 11:10pm on July 4th. 7/4 8:36 pm: We will suspend on-air
Alaska Wildlife Troopers Launching a New Online Roadkill System
Alaska Wildlife Troopers are launching a new, online roadkill salvage database. Until now, paper forms had to be manually entered into multiple lists, which were then managed by hand at
Denali Report for June 18, 2021
This is the Denali Report for Friday, June 18, 2021. As of this week there are 1,013 climbers registered to attempt Denali. Of those, 359 are currently on the mountain.
Denali's Dandelion Demolition returns after 2020 hiatus
After a one year hiatus due to Covid-19, Denali National Park will be hosting its popular “Dandelion Demolition” this Saturday at the park. “Dandelion Demolition” began in 2016 as part
Sunshine Community Health Center Hires a new Medical Director
The Sunshine Community Health Center has named Dr. Paul Forman as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Forman is a Family Medicine Specialist. He graduated from Indiana School of Medicine
KTNA Online but Off Air this morning
UPDATE from MEA 8:30am: This outage has been restored. There was a tree on the line that was removed and repairs were made. If you’re still out of power, please
Borough Assembly meets at Su Valley ahead of determining budget
Residents of the Upper Susitna Valley spoke to the Mat-Su Borough Assembly on Thursday night in the Su-Valley Jr/Sr High School gymnasium. It was the last of three public meetings
Denali Report for May 7th, 2021: The season begins!
Climbing season is underway! After climbing season was canceled last year due to COVID-19, mountaineers have returned and so has the Denali Report. After a year with nobody setting foot