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Sutton man found pinned under ATV, being treated for head injuries

A Sutton man was being treated for serious head injuries after he was found pinned under his ATV on the Glenn Highway, troopers said Sunday.

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MAT-SU

Wasilla's aesthetic quality key in power line debate

A proposed new high-voltage power line along a busy stretch of the Parks Highway through Wasilla is drawing fierce opposition with some residents, business owners and the city planner arguing it would mar the view and could hurt retailers, restaurants and other businesses.
MAT-SU

Animal control chief recommends sled dog be killed after attack

The Mat-Su animal control chief has recommended a top Iditarod musher's sled dog be killed after the husky attacked and seriously injured a 2-year-old girl in Big Lake. Musher Jake Berkowitz plans to fight the keep the dog, his attorney said Wednesday.
MAT-SU

Head-on collision on Parks Hwy. kills Trapper Creek man

Trapper Creek resident David Roach is dead after a head-on collision between his pickup and a semi pulling two trailers late Monday on the Parks Highway, according to Alaska State Troopers.
MAT-SU

North Pole man dies after bulldozer sinks in Su Valley lake

North Pole resident Donald Kiehl, 72, is dead after the bulldozer he was driving went into an icy alpine lake Friday in the Talkeetna Mountains, according to Alaska State Troopers.
CRIME

Woman caught with meth in car faces child endangerment charge

A Wasilla woman was jailed late Friday for child endangerment when Alaska State Troopers found drugs in her vehicle, which also had two young children riding in it, troopers said.
MAT-SU

National Register adds Alaska farmhouse from Colony period

An original Matanuska Colony farmhouse has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
MAT-SU

2 dead in head-on collision on Parks Hwy.

A crash between two trucks Sunday on the Parks Highway killed both drivers and led authorities to close the road while the wreckage is cleaned up, Alaska State Troopers said.
MAT-SU

Anchorage man dies after weekend motorcycle wreck

Charles W. Henson, 53, died at an Anchorage hospital Tuesday, troopers said in a written statement posted online.
MAT-SU

With only one bidder, future of yet-to-be-used Mat-Su ferry remains unclear

The future of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough's ferry remains uncertain after the local government received just one bid seeking to buy the boat by a deadline of noon Friday.
MAT-SU

'Hot Spot' hunters target problem Mat-Su moose

A special winter program lets hunters shoot moose in Alaska's rapidly-growing Mat-Su area with the intent of reducing car-moose collisions.