KDLL Evening Newscast: Recent Episodes
Sabine Poux, Riley Board
News of the central Kenai Peninsula from the KDLL News Team, 5:20 p.m. Monday-FridayGet the RSS feed here
Troopers arrest a man in Anchor Point after a daylong search. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District explores ways to limit student cell phone use. Scientists continue to monitor Mount Spurr after an increase in seismic activity. Plus, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge closes Mystery Creek Road to vehicle traffic.
Two Alaska State Troopers plead not guilty to a felony assault charge stemming from the violent arrest of the wrong person in Kenai earlier this year. Plus, Kenai Central High School’s theater program makes a big comeback with a production of "Annie."
Results in the Kenai Peninsula’s state legislative races are unchanged after the Alaska Division of Elections adds new ballots to the vote totals. Plus, a Kasilof painter shares her work at a recent talk series.
Homer police arrest a man they say shot at multiple local businesses. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game wraps up a study of coho salmon populations in the Kenai River. And, a Seward theater collective puts on "Clue."
Kenai's American Legion post honors Veterans Day. Plus, state scientists continue to monitor Mt. Spurr.
Two people die in a crash at the intersection of the Sterling and Seward highways. Those heading a solar farm project in Nikiski meet with community members. And, young voters share their thoughts on this year's election.
Early data from the Alaska Division of Elections show the central Kenai Peninsula favors Donald Trump for U.S. President and Nick Begich for U.S. House. Artists gather in Kenai for an annual mural show. And, Kenai residents share their thoughts on Election Day.
Election results from the Kenai Peninsula’s legislative races. Plus, candidates, sign wavers and poll workers talk Election Day.
A look at highlights from KDLL's Senate District D candidate forum. Plus, community members in Soldotna take to the streets to emphasize the importance of voting.
Seward gets nearly $46 million to power their cruise ship dock. A haunted boat experience returns to Homer. And, we spotlight the race for House District 8.
Two state troopers are indicted on felony assault charges. The Soldotna Bureau of Investigation arrests a man for possession of child pornography. And, a political satire show returns to the central Kenai Peninsula.
Alaska's Board of Fisheries won't hold it's next Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting on the Kenai Peninsula. The central Kenai Peninsula will be abuzz tomorrow with Halloween happenings. And, both sides of Ballot Measure No. 2 debate.
A look at highlights from KDLL's Senate District D candidate forum. Plus, a Soldotna High School administrator is recognized as Alaska’s assistant principal of the year.
A winter storm warning is in effect for the western Kenai Peninsula through Tuesday afternoon. Plus, a group working to make the Sterling Highway safer hosts an open house meeting.
The City of Soldotna passes regulations to strengthen protections for tenants of mobile home parks. Plus, The Rocky Horror Picture Show comes to Kenai.
One of Kenai’s only addiction treatment organizations moves to a larger space. Plus, a group of Alaska Native children collaborate with Indigenous artists to write their own songs.
An Anchor Point woman dies after losing control of her vehicle on icy roads. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District group tasked with oversight of charter schools fields feedback from the school. And, the Kenai Performers prepare to put on a new comedy show.
Early voting is underway in Alaska. Cooper Landing Emergency Services rescues an aquarium full of fish and snails from a fire. And, an annual pumpkin drop returns to Kenai.
The Homer Planning Commission considers a proposed hotel development at the base of the Homer Spit. Plus, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students compete in an annual problem solving competition.
This month's local municipal election results are certified. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will host a free suicide prevention workshop. Plus, Alaska’s mariculture industry is optimistic about a bill that streamlines the leasing process.
Literacy scores improve for kindergarten through third grade students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Plus, the Kenai Watershed Forum surveys area lakes for invasive elodea.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raises its volcano alert level for Mt. Spurr. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula School District’s charter school oversight committee talks school outcomes and structure.
A Homer man is sentenced to 53 years in prison on sexual assault charges. Tsalteshi Trails Association celebrates a new trail facility. And, Alaskans make ornaments for this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, which is coming from the Tongass National Forest.
A Kenai jury acquits a man charged murder. The Homer News gets a new building. Plus, a library exhibit in Seward educates visitors about the Holocaust.
Preliminary results are in for Tuesday’s municipal election. Plus, Katmai National Park and Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week celebration kicks off.
Kenai Peninsula Borough voters cast ballots in this year’s municipal election. Plus, Central Emergency Services unveils a pink fire truck to add to its fleet.
A jury acquits a Kenai man on a federal charge of dealing in firearms without a license. Plus, a Georgia man visits Alaska to run his fiftieth and final marathon.
The Alaska Supreme Court rules against the City of Soldotna in its annexation case. The Kenai River Marathon is this weekend. And, state weather forecasters plan to share more localized conditions.
A look at candidates ahead of the Kenai Peninsula municipal election. Plus, folks in Kenai take a stab at fencing.
Alaska State Troopers are looking for the suspect of a violent crime in Seward. Advocates hope to increase the number of Alaska’s Board of Fisheries meetings on the Kenai Peninsula. Plus, two Anchorage-based Korean newspapers see new leadership.
Central Peninsula Hospital will hold a bone marrow drive Friday. The City of Kenai wraps up landscaping work at the municipal airport terminal. Plus, a Homer art gallery remembers its founders.
Two Cook Inlet salmon fisheries will receive more than $9 million in federal disaster relief. Kenai Peninsula libraries observe Banned Books Week. Plus, two Alaska-based social media influencers say you can make money in the state with the right content.
This year's PFD amount is $1,702. Soldotna's Airport Commission gives an initial OK to airport leases for the Alaska Division of Forestry. Plus, an off-road racing duo with Kenai Peninsula roots gets ready to race again.
The City of Kenai will put 11 parcels of city land up for sale. Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Alaska. Plus, victors of Kenai’s annual selective fishing derby are crowned.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough will buy land near Nikiski North Star Elementary School. Forecasters predict colder-than-normal temperatures this winter. Plus, cases of whooping cough are up in Alaska.
The federal government plans to withhold COVID-related grant funds after it says the state underfunded some Alaska school districts. Plus, a statewide project will fund the construction of new public use cabins in Alaska’s national forests.
Three people are dead after two separate plane crashes in Southcentral Alaska. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe honors lives lost to suicide. Plus, an art exhibit remembers the life of a former Kenai Peninsula College professor.
A new group will study the impact of tourism on the Kenai Peninsula Borough, community libraries are hoping that a new page will soon overturn a reduction in grant funding, and residents remember loved ones lost to substance use to mark September as Recovery Month.
The Soldotna City Council kills a petition to loosen zoning laws on a roughly 11-acre parcel off South Kobuk Street. And, a new series of shows put on by the Kenai Performers tackle heavy topics.
A fish processor in Whittier files for bankruptcy. Families of non-district students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District protest fee hikes. Plus, the Kenai Fire Department honors firefighters lost during the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Two state troopers plead not guilty to assault in Kenai District Court. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District looks for ways to recruit and retain staff at rural schools. The 8th annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby kicks off in Kenai.
A Seward man accused of threatening Governor Mike Dunleavy’s office this spring is now behind bars. Nearly twenty organizations around Alaska will receive grants to address the state’s opioid epidemic. Plus, a collection of mandala style paintings are on view at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.
A former Soldotna middle school custodian is arrested for sexual abuse of a minor. The Kenai Art Center has new exhibits. Plus, four harbor seals are released into Cook Inlet.
A semi truck drives into the waters of Turnagain Arm. Libraries on the Kenai Peninsula navigate funding cuts. Plus, two community health fairs are set to be held on the central peninsula.
A Kenai park is in full bloom after a year off. And, the Kenai Peninsula Borough gives an update on school maintenance projects funded through a bond package passed in 2022.
Two local candidates drop out of the state election. Holiday gas stations in Alaska are being converted to Circle K. Plus, delegates from Anchorage's Japanese sister city witness the formal renaming of a park to honor their city.
A Homer man is sentenced to 25 years in prison after an attempted sexual assault. The City of Soldotna is trying an atypical spending approach to cover project costs on a community field house. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank’s executive director is retiring.
A landslide generates a tsunami at Kenai Fjords National Park. The City of Soldotna awards two organizations through its mini grant program. Plus, students across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District are back in class.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will consider whether to create a working group that would study how tourists can pay their fair share for borough services while visiting the peninsula. A civil rights attorney sues the Alaska Department of Public Safety for release of body camera footage from May’s violent trooper arrest in Kenai. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will host drumming lessons for its final cultural workshop of the summer. Plus, researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are studying ways to preserves Alaska's wild berries.
Three groups want to open charter schools on the Kenai Peninsula. A trial in the Albertsons-Kroger merger is underway this week. And, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge finishes work on culverts that will aid salmon passage.
Sport fishing bigwigs talk policy as part of the Kenai Classic Roundtable. Plus, Triumvirate Theatre begins construction on a new playhouse.
The city of Kenai will see airport improvements thanks to two FAA grants, diverse municipalities around the state are on the same page about challenges to their economies and the Kenai Peninsula marks the end of a grueling ride across the country.
The union representing Alaska's public safety employees condemns comments made last week by the public safety commissioner about a violent arrest by state troopers. Experts on psychedelics will meet in Anchorage this week.
Preliminary primary election results show incumbents leading in local races. Homer Electric Association signs a contract to build Alaska's largest solar farm in Alaska. Plus, thousands of students head back to school.
Alaskans cast ballots in the state primary election. And KDLL's Jenny Neyman speaks with one of the survivors of Saturday's bear attack near Cooper Landing.
A Soldotna man survives a bear attack, Nikiski families rally for unconventional transportation to school, and Alaska firefighters are on loan to battle blazes in the Pacific Northwest.
A look at this year's pool of candidates in Kenai Peninsula elections. An Alaska-based behavioral health provider is sued over a data breach. Plus, a workshop in Kenai trains youth how to process and harvest devil's club.
The Coast Guard suspends it's search of a Homer woman who went missing in Icy Strait near Juneau. Two Alaska State Troopers are charged with assault for using unreasonable force while arresting a person in Kenai. Plus, the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program’s fall season for middle Cook Inlet kicks off.
The Alaska Air National Guard rescues three hunters on the Kenai Peninsula. Front-runners in the race for the northern Kenai Peninsula’s Alaska Senate seat face off. Plus, a popular Soldotna bakery changes ownership.
Candidates interested in running for local office have two more days to get their applications in. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe hosts a presentation about the cultural significance of the atlatl.
A Soldotna beer festival raises money for local projects. Plus, Kenai Peninsula students participate in a summer reading program as part of the Alaska Reads Act.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly adopts Funny River's comprehensive plan. U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola signs onto a legal brief supporting a lawsuit that aims to stop the Albertsons-Kroger merger. And, KBBI's Jamie Diep interviews Homer's Kristen Faulkner, who's bringing home two Olympic gold medals this year.
A Texas company wants to build a liquefied natural gas import facility in Cook Inlet. The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Kachemak Bay's jet ski ban case. And, Triumvirate Theatre puts on "The Sound of Music."
The National Weather Service issues a flood warning for the Seward area. The Kenai Peninsula’s smallest schools call on the school district to increase the number of teachers they employ. Plus, two new art installations in Kenai aim to capture summer’s short-lived vibrancy.
An Anchorage Daily News reporter talks about the Alaskans competing in this summer's Olympic Games. Plus, a Kenai Peninsula couple ties the knot at Salmonfest.
Homer Police arrest a man after they say he destroyed things and ran around naked in a local business. And, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District trims bus routes to save money. Plus, Salmonfest returns to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds.
A local film company is looking for extras. KDLL's Hunter Morrison calls in from Salmonfest. Plus, a unique music festival returns to Seldovia.
The City of Kenai begins its annual post-dipnet cleanup. And, a Sterling developer will turn a chunk of land near Mackey Lake into a storage site.
A Kenai woman is arrested after police say she intentionally set fire to a home. And, a judge dismisses child pornography charges in an ongoing child sex abuse case against the former head of the Kenai Peninsula teachers union. Plus, Kenai Peninsula residents interested in running for local office in the upcoming municipal election can start filing this week.
Kenai dipnetters talk about what fishing means to them. And, a popular rafting and bluegrass festival returns to Hope.
Two bills heading to the U.S. Senate may fund projects in Soldotna. An orphaned walrus calf is under the care of the Alaska SeaLife Center. And, a missing hiker sparks a two day search effort in Kachemak Bay State Park.
A video of a brown bear swimming near the mouth of the Kenai River goes viral. And, a group of setnetters pivot to seining to try and save Cook Inlet's east side commercial fishery.
An Anchor Point woman dies after an ATV crash. Central Emergency Services breaks ground on a new fire station. Plus, a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge biologist explains why cow parsnip is so irritating.
An Anchorage man dies after he was found floating in the Kenai River while fishing. And, the City of Homer approves a contract for a new city manager. Plus, rooftop solar panel installers are busy as demand for affordable energy in Alaska grows.
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge hosts a salmon leather-making workshop, and a new art installation is on view in Homer.
A Kenai man dies in a Saturday vehicle collision. A judge suspends a controversial oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet. Officials share tips on how to stay safe while recreating around water. Plus, a Homer husky is reunited with his owner.
Emergency services on the Kenai Peninsula are restored after a global technology outage. A new television show about Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears makes its debut. Plus, a German research institute is mapping remote landscapes to document the effects of thawing permafrost.
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will temporarily close a campsite for maintenance. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will not take up a proposed bed tax ballot question until after the election. And, South Peninsula Hospital will remodel a building to become its child care center Plus, the Seldovia Village Tribe becomes the first federally recognized Alaska Native tribe to get its TsunamiReady certification.
Kenai's personal use fishery is open 24 hours a day starting Thursday. An Alaska Native corporation gets another crack at a proposed hotel development on the Homer Spit. Also, anglers return to a popular fishing spot near Cooper Landing.
Get some tips for staying safe around bears. The Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Soldotna throw their support for Kenai's pursuit of direct airline service to Seattle. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy approve money for the second year of Homer's harbor expansion study.
A Soldotna police officer is acquitted on a domestic violence assault charge. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe celebrates ten years of the Dena'ina Wellness Center.
Live theater returns to the Homer Spit with "The Addams Family." And, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom brings her Congressional bid to Kenai. Plus, don't miss this week's episode of Econ 919 for an update about the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety identifies the state trooper who fatally shot a man in Kasilof on Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board publishes a preliminary report on an airplane crash near Moose Pass. Community members look for invasive crabs on the Homer Spit. Kenai police vehicles get a unique upgrade from the city's shop department.
An ATV collides with an SUV in Sterling, seriously injuring two teenagers. And, a Cook Inlet oil and gas company successfully pilots a drone flight. Plus, Scottish culture and heritage is celebrated during the Kachemak Bay Highland Games celebration in Homer.
The Department of Justice finds more than 30 violations at polling locations on the Kenai Peninsula. Plus, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce unveils a new art installation centered around glass work.
Alaska State Troopers shoot and kill a man in Kasilof. A Soldotna man is arrested after leading state troopers on a high-speed chase. The Alaska Division of Forestry says a wildfire near Tustumena Lake has been fully contained. The Juneau Icefield is melting quickly. Runners return to Seward for this year's Mount Marathon race.
A Seward man faces charges of terroristic threatening in connection to threats made toward Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office. A state scholarship program for high-performing students is signed into law. The Alaska Federation of Natives prepares for new leadership.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District undoes budget cuts it'd implemented for the upcoming school year. A Kenai grand jury fails to indict a man on a felony charge of animal cruelty. A popular Soldotna Thai restaurant opens a new location. Fireworks are banned on the Kenai Peninsula.
Sockeye salmon sport fishing is set to open on the Russian River Sanctuary. And, a Palmer mother warns how realistic scam calls can sound. Plus, the Kenai Art Center unveils two new exhibits with very different vibes.
A wildfire that burned more than 50 acres east of Tustumena Lake this weekend was caused by an escaped campfire. Plus, a Kenai grocery worker celebrates 50 years of service.
Sockeye runs pick up on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers. A Kenai Peninsula runner falls short of competing in this summer’s Olympics. Plus, the City of Kenai unveils a new piece of inclusive playground equipment, and Governor Mike Dunleavy signs the state’s budget.
The Soldotna City Council approves budget amendments. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge offers fire safety tips. Sen. Lisa Murkowski seeks a federal land exchange for Chugach Alaska.
Project leads reintroduce an effort to make the highway between Sterling and Soldotna safer. Youth help the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with maintenance projects. Salmon forecasts look good for Southeast.
The author of a newly published book navigates her Alaska book tour on a bicycle. Plus, dipnetting opens on the Kasilof River.
A 23-year-old dies in a Nikiski car crash, the Division of Forestry considers relocating to the Soldotna Airport, and The Peninsula Clarion will reduce to printing one day a week. Plus, Soldotna celebrates LGBT Pride Month.
A Homer man is convicted on multiple counts of sexual assault. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces new restrictions for sport fishing in the Kasilof River. Plus, a paddler shares her experiences participating in Juneau's biennial Celebration, and the Kenai National Wildlife will host guided hikes this month.
One of the two men presumed dead in Tuesday's plane crash near Moose Pass is a high ranking Air Force officer based in Alaska. Prep work is underway for Kenai Central High School's new concession stand and restroom. Some voters on the southern Kenai Peninsula will vote on a $38.5 million hospital bond this fall.
Two men are presumed dead after their plane crashes in Crescent Lake near Seward. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly hears public testimony about a proposed lodging tax. Homer searches for a new city manager.
Lydia Jacoby won't swim in this year's Olympic Games. Alaska Department of Transportation officials meet with residents to discuss brine use on local roads. Homer residents celebrate LGBTQ+ pride.
Lydia Jacoby falls short of her 2024 Olympic ambitions. Cultural ambassadors share indigenous knowledge with visitors to Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will consider putting a bond for South Peninsula Hospital before voters.
Fishing season has begun with a spate of area openings this week. Friends remember Ken Coleman, a prominent figure in local fisheries politics. And school councils will get an opportunity to report to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.
The state of Alaska only saw one bidder in its recent Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale. Public comment is open on a plan for access corridors through Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to a proposed gold mine on the west side of Cook Inlet. And the Kasilof personal-use set gillnet fishery has a temporary closure to preserve Kenai-bound kings.
The federal government hands down a disaster declaration for the east side setnet fishery's 2023 season. Soldotna's police chief and city manager say differing visions for the police department's future precipitated the chief's resignation. Volunteers use plants to stabilize part of the Kenai River's bank.
A Soldotna woman is arrested after police say she threatened her neighbors with a knife. And, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s summer reading program gets a boost from the state. Plus, kids across the central peninsula had the chance to be entrepreneurs during the region’s annual Lemonade Day event.
Stakeholders celebrate a major milestone in Kenai's bluff stabilization project. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe celebrates the grand re-opening of a cultural heritage site.
A man arrested on the Kenai Peninsula is accused of burglarizing cars and breaking into SUVs at the Anchorage airport. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly adopts the borough budget for the upcoming fiscal year. A new Soldotna fair focuses on environmental stewardship.
A fire razes a duplex in Kenai. Central Emergency Services needs more money for its new fire station. Two seal pups are admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center. A woman dies in Resurrection Bay. Installations at the Kenai Art Center highlight Alaska's natural beauty.
Counterfeit bills are found in Seward. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly rejects a tobacco tax. A summer program at the Soldotna Public Library highlights foreign places.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District adds back staff positions among continued budget uncertainty. Plus, the district superintendent plans to sign on for another three years, and eight young people in Alaska file a lawsuit against the state for its proposed natural gas pipeline project.
More than a dozen people file to represent the Kenai Peninsula in the Alaska Senate and House of Representatives. Central Peninsula Hospital honors cancer survivors. A wildlife biologist talks about how to stay safe around moose.
A brewery in Cooper Landing donates proceeds from a popular beer to the community’s volunteer emergency services agency. Two commercial fishing advocacy groups based on the Kenai Peninsula are again taking the federal government to court over its proposed management strategy for fishing in Cook Inlet’s federal waters. A Homer man was convicted on eight charges last week, including attempted first-degree sexual assault.
A fishing boat capsizes near Ninilchik. And, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will consider a pair of ordinances to pay for a child care facility grant program. Plus, the Soldotna Police Department hosts its second annual youth boot camp.
A Soldotna man is charged after troopers say he pointed a firearm at four people during an argument. And, a former Soldotna lawmaker files to run for a seat in the Alaska Legislature. Plus, a bill awaiting signature from the governor lowers barriers to bringing in experienced teachers to work in Alaska’s schools.
A missing child is found after a search and rescue mission in Sterling. And, a new contest gives Kenai Peninsula artists a chance to design Soldotna’s "I Voted" stickers. Plus, a petition to list many Alaska king salmon stocks as endangered clears its first hurdle.
The Coast Guard suspends its search for three missing people after a boat capsizes near Seward. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers expanding its opioid settlement grant program, and a Nikiski man accused of murder can be involuntarily medicated so he can stand trial. Plus, Cook Inletkeeper will host it's annual Mouth 2 Mouth Wild Run and Ride this Memorial Day.
The Soldotna City Council previews what changes are being proposed to the city’s budget. And, Cooper Landing students petition to add an extra day at the end of the school year. Plus, The Kenai Performers stage a locally written murder mystery.
Attendees of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly called on the borough to change the way it counts ballots in local elections. And, forecasters predict the Kenai Peninsula could see rainy or warmer summer weather. Plus, social media boosts National Park visitor numbers.
Soldotna Police Chief Gene Meek resigns. Plus, Kenai Peninsula police warn of scam calls, Alaska Medicaid is dealing with a backlog of applications and a climber dies after a fall in Denali National Park.
A Homer man dies after being attacked by a moose. And, recent bills in the Alaska Legislature could prevent education cuts in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Plus, a statewide organization that provides services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities holds a fundraiser walk in Soldotna.
A Ninilchik woman dies after being hit by a truck while riding an ATV. Plus, Soldotna moves forward on its Riverfront Redevelopment Project, and the U.S. Forest Service is considering higher fees for public cabins.
A premature harbor seal pup is rescued in Kenai. Plus, the City of Kenai repeals three laws about begging and public sleeping, and Homer celebrates another year of shorebirds.
Federal Wildlife Officers look for a person who poached a black bear near Skilak Lake. Plus, a new yarn and book shop opens in Seward, and lawmakers have set the likely PFD value for this year.
The City of Kenai will consider scrapping three outdated laws about public sleeping and loitering. And a group of hikers are rescued during an attempt to cross the Harding Icefield.
Homer’s Kachemak Drive is getting a refresh, but not for a few years. And a plan to decrease royalty rates to stimulate gas production in Cook Inlet falters amid new economic models.
The more students a school has, the more specialized classes and creative extracurriculars it can offer. Those options are a hallmark of some of the largest schools on the Kenai Peninsula. KDLL visited the largest elementary, middle and high school in the district for the final story in our series about the challenges and opportunities in Kenai Peninsula schools. Plus, more than 100 students test their number knowledge in a local math competition, and the Kenai Potters Guild will host a Mother’s Day sale this weekend.
On the Kenai Peninsula, several Native villages with small populations boast vibrant schools that focus on connecting students with modern opportunities and traditional knowledge. KDLL’s Riley Board visited two fly-in only schools for this fourth part in our series about the diversity of public schooling on Kenai Peninsula. And, Trout Unlimited offers an opportunity to catch some fly-fishing skills and release extraneous outdoor equipment.
The Southern Kenai Peninsula is home to several villages of Russian Old Believers, a group that split from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1654 and came to the United States in the 1960s. In the public schools in the villages, Old Believer culture and bilingual education run throughout the school day. For the third part in our series about the peninsula’s schools, KDLL’s Riley Board visited three Old Believer communities. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough set the funding level for the school district next year, with some wiggle room.
Three of the Kenai Peninsula’s smallest schools are connected to the road system but serve small towns where they become a community hub. As KDLL’s Riley Board learned when she visited the schools, small populations mean individualized education, multigrade extracurriculars and an entirely distinct social environment. Plus, there are 17 offshore oil platforms in the waters of Cook Inlet and six sit idle. Casey Grove, with Alaska Public Media, sits down with investigative journalist Nat Herz to find out why they're still standing.
Sterling Elementary School celebrates its 60th birthday. And the superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District thinks it might be the most unique district in America. This week, we’re airing a series of stories trying to explore that question. We’ll visit the farthest reaches of the district, from fly-in only villages to Soldotna High School, and we kick off that series tonight.
Homer Electric Association customers re-elect three board members. And, two former Kenai Peninsula coaches will be inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame. Plus, the Alaska Arctic coast's annual spring bowhead whale hunt is in full swing.
A Homer man is arrested for possessing child pornography. And, the Alaska House Judiciary Committee proposes an amendment that would allow public funding to go to private and religious educational institutions. Plus, new art installations will soon be unveiled in Kenai.
Police arrest a Kenai man after they say he planned to have sex with a minor. And, Alaska gets a new Chief Medical Officer. Plus, a Soldotna educator is in the running for the Reader’s Digest “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition.
The federal government issues a final ruling on a disputed commercial fishing area in Cook Inlet. And, the Alaska Railroad Company moves forward with plans to replace a passenger dock in Seward. Plus, the Soldotna Public Library celebrates the tenth anniversary of its expanded facility.
A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts design and manufacture a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires. Plus, two Native tribes in Alaska request cultural items back from a Colorado museum with little success.
The Alaska House of Representatives passes a bill that would put more guardrails on the state's property assessment process. And, the Central Peninsula Landfill will host its annual electronics recycling event this weekend. Plus, the City of Homer celebrates the 40th anniversary of its sister city relationship.
The City of Soldotna votes to close a loophole in its plastic bag ban. And, a new research project looks at how climate change will affect fishing and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska. Plus, the jukebox musical “Mamma Mia!” is coming to Nikiski Middle/High School.
The federal government declares a fishery disaster for salmon setnetters on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. And, Kenai Peninsula teachers, parents and students participate in a walk-in demonstration in support of public education funding. Plus, the U.S. Forest Service is seeking handmade ornaments from across Alaska to decorate this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.
The state releases English and math testing scores, which show about 30% proficiency across the state. Plus, a bill to close a loophole in hunting residency requirements passes the state Senate.
A Sterling man is indicted by a federal grand jury for a pandemic relief loan scam. And comic book collecting has become a small but lucrative side hustle for some in rural Alaska communities.
A morning fire caused significant damage to a home in Funny River, another candidate throws their hat in the ring for the House District 6 seat and the Soldotna City Council considers tightening the city's disposable plastic bag ban.
A Clam Gulch man was convicted of 60 felony counts related to sexual abuse of minors. A community’s landscapes are translated into soundscapes in a new art installation, and jet skis are back in the hot seat in Kachemak Bay.
The Borough Assembly passes two ordinances that target civil trespassing and public records requests. Plus, students walk out of Soldotna High School in protest of stagnant state education funding, and a community health fair is coming to Soldotna this weekend.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awards a grant to a multi-phase solar project in Soldotna. And, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education approves a budget with cuts to teachers, staff and programs. Plus, the City of Seldovia's library will soon display a new collection and reading room.
A fish passage restoration project will bring improvements to the health of a southern Kenai Peninsula salmon population. And, the Alaska House rejects a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would guarantee Permanent Fund dividends paid out according to a formula. Plus, most Alaskans now have until May 15th to remove studded tires from their vehicles.
A former Soldotna teacher and union president charged with counts related to sexual abuse of a minor appears in court for a hearing about evidence in the case. And, a third candidate runs for the Alaska State House district that represents the southern Kenai Peninsula and Kasilof. Plus, the Kenai Central High School cheerleading team takes home its fourth consecutive state championship title.
The City of Soldotna approves a donation to Soldotna Little League. Plus, Homer residents had the chance to explore the water’s exposed ecosystems during this week’s extreme low tides.
A bill that would provide free state parks passes to disabled veterans moves through the legislature. Plus state education officials share an update on a federal letter that says it owes $30 million to four school districts, including the Kenai Peninsula’s, and Seward visits Wonderland in a stage adaptation.
The Borough Mayor continues efforts to build a new school in Kachemak Selo. And even though Alaska was nowhere near the path of totality, kids and adults still turned out to celebrate the eclipse yesterday at the Challenger Learning Center.
Six schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will not qualify for Title I funding next year. Plus, an increase in renewable energy alternatives may the cheapest option to Alaska's railbelt energy crunch.
Homer High School students stage a walkout in response to Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bill that would increase education funding. And, state lawmakers gain perspective on a COVID-related education funding dispute between Alaska and the federal government. Plus, a local student exchange program will host an international gourmet fundraising dinner this weekend.
Two April art shows in Kenai will display more than 200 pieces from students and a local photographer. Plus, a conversation with the new leadership behind the Central Peninsula’s public transit service.
A Homer-based nonprofit completes work protecting wetlands around the Cooper Landing Bypass project construction area. Plus, the Cooper Landing community asks the mayor to veto a concrete batch plant lease authorized in the community, and the Borough Assembly approves a project to test out heat pumps in rural schools.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District refines a tentative budget with hopes of receiving a contribution from the borough assembly. Plus, an otter pup rescued in Seldovia has a new name, and a string of bear awareness and electric fencing safety workshops will be held around the peninsula.
Federal officials approve most of Alaska’s four-year statewide transportation improvement program. The Alaska legislature proposes efforts to alleviate a shortfall of Cook Inlet natural gas, and three Homer High School seniors qualify as National Merit Scholarship finalists. Plus, a small-budget movie being filmed on the Kenai Peninsula will hold auditions this week.
The KPBSD superintendent is negotiating another three years on the job. Plus, we’re sharing resources on the Kenai this Suicide Awareness Week, and Mary Peltola hosts a fishing fundraiser in Seward.
A Soldotna woman and 2-year-old died in a car accident near Cooper Landing, a double glacial dam release is causing flood risks on the Peninsula, President Biden stops in Anchorage to commemorate 9/11, and hundreds of rubber ducks are raced down the Kenai River.
New details emerge about an airplane and helicopter that collided during Labor Day weekend over Katmai National Park, grocery chains Albertsons and Kroger announced they would divest 14 stores in Alaska, and the Mat-Su school board votes to bar student representative.
A Sterling man sues the city of Soldotna over a botched investigation, and a local photography hangs its first public installation.
Police arrest two Kenai men for kidnapping and assault. A midair crash in Katmai National Park injures one, and a month after catastrophic flooding in Juneau, a lost cat returns home.
Labor Day sees two fatal Sterling Highway car crashes. And the Tyonek Native Corporation receives a million dollars to clean up petroleum contamination on the west side of Cook Inlet.
A new lumber grading program, introduced by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, is signed into law. Plus, strong winds cause power outages on the Central Peninsula, and the cold, wet summer has put a damper on berry picking.
The Kenai Art Center gets a new executive director. Plus, the state board of education votes to ban trans girls from participating in women’s high school sports, and the ferry Tustumena is getting an upgrade.
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announces $7.5 million for a Kenaitze-Salamatof housing project. Plus, the EPA reaffirms its veto of the Pebble Mine project, and Homer decides to start requiring conditional use permits again for properties to have multiple housing units.
The secretary of Housing and Urban Development will visit Kenai tomorrow to announce funding for tribes. Plus, the Sea Life Center in Seward brings in new staff members, and cod fishing opens for Cook Inlet.
The Kenai Peninsula is mostly spared by a weekend flood watch. Plus, Homer resumes its celebration of the humble zucchini, and the Lt. Governor shoots down a proposed ballot amendment to create legislative term limits.
Roadsides, hillsides and fields are missing much of their usual distinctive pinkish-purple hue this time year, as fireweed fails to bloom on the Kenai Peninsula. And a flood watch has been issued for much of Southcentral Alaska.
The state payroll department is struggling with understaffing, and a man is arrested in Homer with meth and fentanyl. The Wall Street Journal reports that interest in the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project is low among allies in Asia, the theoretical buyers of Alaska's natural gas.
Kenai Peninsula residents and auto workers are calling on DOT to stop using salt brine on roads. Plus, National Park spending in Alaska is high, and the Kenaitze Tribe is looking for input on the design of its new bus system.
Homer welcomes several new physicians. And K-Beach residents gather to talk about solutions to flooding, while the borough responds to critiques of action and moves forward on funding a study of the area.
Good Samaritans rescue a stranded hiker in Cooper Landing and a preview of candidates appearing on the fall municipal ballot.
A Homer judge charged with perjury makes a court appearance. Tsunami researchers revise their stance on upper Cook Inlet’s tsunami risk. Plus, the Seward Salmon Derby has begun, and the U.S. DOT is planning to fund Alaska project to get salmon across roads.
A car crash on the Seward Highway leads to one arrest and one death. The Kenai theater company destroyed by a fire two years ago is starting work on a new space.
The borough assembly approves money to study flooding in the K-Beach area, and accepts an $1.5 million grant for beetle kill mitigation. And a traveling medical resource project for brain injury survivors visits Soldotna.
The borough received $1.5 million for spruce bark beetle mitigation. Plus, mariculture interests on the peninsula gather to discuss the state of the industry.
Cooper Landing's popular Russian River Campground in Cooper Landing closes Wednesday for another stretch of road rehab and maintenance projects. And, it’s not just a source of scenic photos and occasional ash clouds, Mount Augustine could be a source of renewable, harnessed energy.
NOAA Fisheries has a first national seafood strategy. Plus, after a period of public comment, new public-use cabins are officially coming to the Kenai Peninsula. And Trident Seafoods announces it will stop buying salmon from most of the state this fall.
There was a pedestrian fatality in Happy Valley on Sunday, and a murder in Trapper Creek Monday. Plus, how high school students on the central peninsula can earn volunteer hours at local nonprofits.
The Moose Pass School has secured a principal, just over a week before the start of the school year. The state of Alaska is challenging a tribal land designation in Juneau, with implications on the peninsula. And more than 20 dead sea lions have now been found in Cordova, with no answers about their deaths.
A man is arrested near Salmonfest in possession of $50,000 worth of meth, cocaine, mushrooms and other drugs. Plus, a domestic dispute leads to a power outage in Nikiski, and a baby walrus is rescued by the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.
Thousands flock to Ninilchik each summer for the three-day music festival. But underpinning the whole event is a pro-fish, anti-Pebble Mine message that appears in every aspect of the festival.
A Soldotna police officer is arrested on a domestic violence charge. Plus, surfers catch waves in Turnagain Arm, and a famous Katmai bear returns.
Tuckerman Babcock resigns from the University of Alaska Board of Regents after just two months. Plus, a story from KDLL’s intern Sophia Micciche about the history of drivers education options for Kenai Peninsula students.
The borough assembly takes up three election-related issues. And Alaska Native corporations have a new advocate.
We talk with a vanlife influencer who drove her dog named Kenai to the peninsula. Plus, a new system in the state will allow sexual assault survivors to know more about the status of their case.
Salmon return to a creek in Hope more than 100 years after mining changed the path of the river, and the fate of the habitat. Plus, DEED has a new commissioner.
Flooding in the K-Beach area persists, as the borough tackles short and long-term solutions. Plus, former students pay tribute to legendary Kenai Middle School history teacher Bob Summer in a story from KDLL’s intern Gavin Hunt.
The Seward utility sale is going back on the ballot. The state school board postpones action on a bill that would limit women’s high school sports to cisgender girls. And Alaska is pushing back against an EPA veto on the Pebble Mine.
Two are arrested and two hospitalized following a Kasilof collision between a car and motorhome. Plus, Bristol Bay fishermen protest historically low sockeye prices.
Haze is expected in Kenai for the next few days, a side effect of wildfires in Canada. And tomorrow’s Music in the Park performer in Soldotna isn’t a local band, but does have an important local connection.
A head-on collision north of Seward injures three, and the Department of Transportation says despite dramatically rising costs, the Cooper Landing bypass project should still be completed on time. Plus, Head Start programs around the state could lose funding because of understaffing.
A man is convicted in the 2021 attempted murder of a state trooper in Anchor Point. Plus, Ninilchik receives federal money to promote small business, and Alyeska Resort has a new attraction.
A viral video captured in Cooper Landing shows a brawl between four dogs and a bear. Plus, Bristol Bay fisherman planned a protest following low sockeye prices.
As the rest of the country deals with heat waves, Southcentral Alaska is having a cool and rainy summer. Plus, the City of Valdez is scrambling after one cruise ship company canceled a season's worth of tour dates in the city.
A teen hiker dies on the Harding Icefield trail. And the borough mayor is considering a plan to create a combined emergency service area for the entire eastern peninsula.
Tsunami warnings and sirens rang out across the Kenai Peninsula on Saturday. Plus, the Soldotna Senior Center adjusts after losing major sources of funding.
A plane lands on the highway in Ninilchik amid engine troubles. A familiar political figure throws his hat in the ring for the Alaska U.S. house seat, and Homer celebrates its status as the peony city.
The assembly considers asking voters if borough elections should be moved to the same day as state elections in November. And peony farmers in Southcentral Alaska struggle during a cold and rainy summer.
The borough assembly supports a resolution backing a possible statewide ban on trans girls in women’s sports. And a sandhill crane in Homer is rescued after being shot with an arrow.
The school board approves drawing on savings to balance the budget, after the governor vetoed one-time state funding for schools. A former Soldotna teacher and union president pleads not guilty to sexual abuse of a minor charges. And a pro-ranked choice group has filed a complaint against an anti-ranked choice group, alleging it violated campaign finance laws by funneling them through church.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs two bills from Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge, and the borough assembly will consider supporting a ban on trans girls in women’s sports from the Alaska statewide school board. Plus, seaweed harvesting is getting popular on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
The Chugach National Forest is holding meetings on the Kenai Peninsula to talk about plans to build new cabins. Seward mulls the future of its electric utility after a vote to sell it to HEA failed. And with just 1,300 acres burned, Alaska is having a good wildfire summer.
Tough weather doesn’t stop runners at the Mount Marathon Race this week. And emergency responders say the Fritz Creek General Store, just outside of Homer, could be a total loss after a fire destroys the decades-old building.
A former Soldotna High School teacher is indicted on 61 counts. Plus, a white raven has been spotted around Kenai, and a fire at the Whittier dock landed two in the hospital.
A Texas scout troop installs new beluga whale signage at the Kenai City Dock. And some Celtic sportsmanship happens in Homer.
KPBSD will make up for school funding vetoes from Gov. Dunleavy by drawing on savings. And Alaska electric utilities look for other options, amid declining Cook Inlet natural gas forecasts.
An angler fishes an iPhone out of the Kenai River, the borough demolishes a collapsing gas station, and Seward choses a new city manager.
A fixed-route bus between Nikiski and Sterling is set to roll out in December. Plus, the city of Valdez sues Hilcorp over financial transparency about their acquisition of BP assets in Alaska.
The Kasilof dipnet fishery opened this weekend. Plus, a green financing program is rolling out in Anchorage, and has interest on the Kenai. And a Parks Highway landmark is becoming a distillery.
A plastic recycling program is parked in Kenai, and turning post-consumer plastic into durable lumber. And Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s newest chief of staff is from the Central Kenai Peninsula.
A former Homer judge is arraigned on felony perjury charges. And, what it would take for the Alaska Legislature to override the governor’s major veto of education funding.
Alaskans can vote for a new artistic license plate. Plus, Kenai students come together for a stage adaptation of the lion king.
A man is arrested in Western Alaska for two sexual assaults in Soldotna. Plus, the Forest Service plans to build five new public cabins on the Kenai Peninsula, and Alaska is experiencing chemotherapy drug shortages.
State Troopers traveled from Soldotna to Seward yesterday to assist in an arrest, turning heads along the way. Plus, an earthquake shakes Katmai, and the Supreme Court upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes half of the education funding passed by the Legislature, putting the district's budget in a ‘bad spot.’ And a pattern of opioid addiction recovery drugs in local correctional centers could be related to inadequacies in the state’s treatment options for inmates.
The local teacher union has a new president. Plus, the Homer Harbor expansion project takes some steps forward, and an app is hoping to map anadromous streams in Alaska.
Students and friends pay tribute to Kenai history teacher Bob Summer. Plus, Senator Dan Sullivan says it’s time to close a loophole that allows Russian seafood into the country.
A former Wildwood employee is charged with several crimes, including bringing opioid addiction recovery drugs into the facility. Plus, another baby opossum is found in Homer, and a Homer clinic's Pride flag is vandalized.
Seward plans to interview all five of its city manager applicants, and the Russian River opens to sportfishing a day early, thanks to strong sockeye runs. Plus, Alaska may be affected by a port closure in Seattle.
A man survives a brown bear attack near Sterling by shooting and killing the bear. The school district makes adjustments to its new curriculum following public concern, and Girdwood struggles with adequate childcare.
Coastal communities are getting millions in climate resiliency funding, and Cooper Landing takes the first step toward becoming a formalized service area. Plus, a climber sets a new speed record on Denali.
A Soldotna teacher charged with sexual abuse of a minor is set to be released on house arrest. Plus Seward looks for a new city manager, and biologists are taking up a new fight against an invasive fish that they almost eradicated years ago.
The school district and borough settle their budgets. And the Soldotna Senior Center loses some sources of funding but retains others, during calls for a financial audit, and allegations of mismanagement.
A new bridge is coming on the road into Denali National Park, and teens from around the state gather in Anchorage to talk about the dangers of vaping.
Police are investigating a robbery at a Soldotna vape shop Sunday and the death of a teen in Nikiski on Saturday. A popular campground in Cooper Landing is reopened today, just in time for fishing season. And the Alaska Department of Fish and Game wants saltwater anglers to help efforts to conserve some of our area’s longest-lived fish.
Seven sea lions are killed in Cordova, and investigators are offering a reward for information. Plus, a local politician gets an appointment to the University of Alaska Board of Regents, and the Anchorage Airport considers its cargo future.
Four harbor seal pups are rescued by the Alaska SeaLife Center, the legislature approves a one-time school funding boost, and a new public cabin is in the works on Kenai Lake.
The Nikiski pool is getting a new boiler, and other infrastructure upgrades. And deaths due to drinking alcohol have risen rapidly in the state in recent years.
Kenai Peninsula Borough survey results will drive road maintenance improvements next year, and police warn bar-goers to be vigilant against drugged drinks
A furry fugitive is captured in Homer and east-side Cook Inlet beaches will see a limited opening for razor clam harvest this summer.
The local radio community remembers Dan Gensel, a long-time sports broadcaster who died last week. Plus, a report says the Valdez Marine Terminal has many major safety concerns.
Flooding in the Kalifornsky area has troubled residents for years. During a particularly bad year, the residents and the borough mayor say it’s time to do something about it. Plus, a bill to change veterinary opioid reporting rules passes the Alaska Legislature, and state leaders contemplate the Alaska LNG project.
Two sets of human remains have been found on the central Kenai Peninsula this week, and the city of Kenai is trying to find a more local take on tourism marketing
A Soldotna teacher and union president is charged with sexual abuse of a minor. And an Illinois man died near Hope yesterday after being trapped in the mud flats of Turnagain Arm.
The State of Alaska has filed criminal misdemeanor charges against a vessel operator caught illegally trawling near the south end of Kodiak Island. The third in a four-part series about Cook Inlet’s energy crisis. And a preview of tomorrow’s Econ 919.
After a long debate, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is shrinking the scope of a Nikiski planning group. And the second in a four-part series about Cook Inlet’s energy future.
An Anchorage man was arrested on the beach in Clam Gulch early Sunday morning after allegedly biting off part of his nephew’s finger. The Alaska State Senate failed to pass a budget today, leaving a narrow window of time for a last-minute budget deal before the end of the regular session tomorrowAnd the first in a four-part series about Cook Inlet’s energy future.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will resume public meetings in Homer and Seward this year. Bird impersonators descend upon the peninsula for a popular contest. And a preview of a four-part series we’re airing on KDLL this week.
A plane crash in Sterling causes a major power outage. Plus, a prospective Gold Mine inside of Lake Clark National Park is in the advanced exploratory stage, after gold was discovered at the site in the 80s.
The arraignment of a retired Homer judge who’s being charged with perjury has been delayed. And a woman in Nikiski is competing to represent Alaska in a nationwide karaoke competition.
Local students celebrate fish at a lake stocking event in Kasilof. And Seward welcomes its first cruise ship of the 2023 season.
A Soldotna lawmaker introduces a companion setnet permit buyback bill to the Alaska State House. And the University of Alaska Fairbanks celebrates a local Dena’ina language teacher.
A culvert beneath Funny River Road collapses, closing the road for 37 hours. Plus, the public comment period is open on a new plan for salmon management in Federal Cook inlet waters, and a new bill would require short term rental owners to register properties with the state.
The borough presents its budget for the next fiscal year. A Homer man faces federal charges of unlawful transportation of four black bears and making false records. And historians from across the peninsula are meeting in Kenai tomorrow.
Seward voters narrowly reject selling the city’s utility to Homer Electric Association, and the Borough Assembly supports a project to make Cooper Landing more walkable. Plus, a bill to repeal ranked choice voting receives a lot of opposition in its first public hearing.
Seward’s special election is too close to call. A former Kenai Peninsula judge is charged with perjury. And a preview of this year’s Shorebird Festival in Homer.
Trout Unlimited is hosting a fishing gear swap this month. A bill in the Alaska Legislature would extend income taxes to Cook Inlet’s dominant oil and gas producer. And scientists look into Mt. Augustine’s past to better understand it’s future.
Central Emergency Services responds to three house fires in one night. Sen. Jesse Bjorkman gets his lumber bill through the Alaska Legislature. And The Peninsula Clarion’s Kenai printing press runs its last ever edition.
There is a lot of snow still on the Kenai Peninsula this spring. We look at three ways that's impacting locals: on farms, roads and roofs.
The principal of Nikiski north star elementary reflects on being honored by the district. And a crash in Anchor Point results in one fatality.
An old gas station building in Sterling collapses, and a state correctional officer in Seward is arrested for distributing drugs to an inmate. Plus, emergency departments across the peninsula are getting new car accident rescue equipment.
Summer is around the corner. A look at Soldotna’s upcoming summer concert lineup. Plus, what this year’s snowpack could mean for wildfire season.
What the state legislature’s discussion about a school funding boost could mean for the Kenai Peninsula borough school district. Plus, the City of Seward is on the hunt for a new manager.
Students in the youth detention school share messages of resilience with the community, and a furry invader on the lam sparks community division.
A State of Salmon forum highlights research into disappearing kings, and the Kenai Peninsula gets a taste of Brazilian rhythms with a visiting artist.
The borough settles with an employee who sued former mayor Charlie Pierce for sexual harassment. And a look behind the scenes of one of Alaska’s most popular cannabis products, made in Kenai.
Local commercial fishermen, in regulatory limbo, will have to decide whether it's worth gearing up for the fishing season this year. And a bill in the Alaska Legislature would pull marijuana convictions from public record and some state background checks.
Two related bills in the Alaska Legislature would allow school districts to opt into the state’s health care plan. And police respond to what they say was a rare attack in Homer.
Scheduled town halls this weekend are canceled after volcanic ash from an eruption in eastern Russia grounds flights. The school district’s introducing a new English curriculum. And state officials are reviving a labor department program to help immigrants gain employment in Alaska.
A fuel tank spill in Homer raises concern from environmental advocates. And Rep. Justin Ruffridge talks about what he’s learned so far from his first session in Juneau.
Hilcorp says it won’t replace an old fuel gas pipeline in Cook Inlet. And Nikiski Sen. Jesse Bjorkman looks back on three months in Juneau.
Siam Noodles & Food prepares to open in a new space. A federal council takes no action on a management plan for the Upper Cook Inlet commercial salmon fishery. And a Seward man is facing a new trial for an alleged double murder in 2019 after a hung jury results in a mistrial.
A house fire kills a man and levels a home in Kasilof. The state is looking for input on how to improve trail access along its roads. And the studded tire removal deadline is extended due to long-lasting winter conditions.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough says it plans to update its harassment reporting policies, and makes inroads on a plan to make the peninsula’s highways safer. Plus, after a long wait, a man in North Pole finally gets a new heart.
Parents and students weigh in on the governor's new education bill. And the Kenai Chamber of Commerce hires a new director.
A Kenai Peninsula program that turns recycled plastic into lumber is on pause due to what organizers say is a surplus of donated plastic. And the creators of an app for commercial fishermen say their program could help with a representation gap on Alaska fishing councils.
A Soldotna author debuts his first book. Plus, the overdose-reversing drug Narcan will now be available over the counter.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is taking another stab at a management plan for the federal Cook Inlet fishery. And voting in Homer Electric Association’s 2023 election opens tomorrow.
Soldotna considers strategies to help with employee recruitment lags. Plus, behind the scenes of a popular self defense course for Kenai Peninsula women.
Rep. Ben Carpenter proposes a 2% statewide sales tax. Plus, Seward students return to the stage in a production of Cinderella, and there will be a tsunami warning test tomorrow.
A woman is charged in Kasilof for letting her dog harass a moose until it dies. David Brame presents the final installment in his Dusty Funkaverse series at the Bunnell Street Arts Center this month. And a look into the factors behind Alaska’s higher maternal death rate in 2021.
Students with the central peninsula chapter of AFS look back on their school years so far in Alaska. And an update on the commission that makes salary recommendations for elected officials.
Months after a Pride performance first spurred a debate about Soldotna’s park policies, the city council voted down an ordinance that would’ve made “lewdness or lascivious behavior” a fineable offense. And Kenai Peninsula police talk with parents about parenting in the digital age.
The Alaska Board of Game shot down several trapping setback proposals at its Soldotna meeting this week. And it’s musical theater season on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
The Alaska Board of Game considers proposals on trapping restrictions on the Kenai Peninsula. Scientists walk back warnings for two Aleutian Chain volcanoes. And Gov. Mike Dunleavy nominates an executive at the Coastal Villages Region Fund as his top choice to serve on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.
Soldotna has a new city manager. The flood service area for Seward and Bear Creek is getting a full-time employee to oversee mitigation there. And a large earthquake hits just west of Homer.
The deadline approaches for Lowell Point business to apply for loans that will offset the economic impacts of the Lowell Point landslide last spring. And the Homer food pantry works to fill the gap in state SNAP benefits.
Nikiski Republican Rep. Ben Carpenter is co-chairing the House Ways and Means Committee. His committee is conidering a number of potential solutions to address the PFD question
Hilcorp is expanding a drilling pad on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Remembering a local champion of Kenai River king salmon, who died this week. And the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska sues the state's Department of Corrections on behalf of a man serving prison time in Seward.
A resolution passes in the assembly asking the state legislature to investigate grand jury concerns. Plus, Alaska's working-age population has now been in decline for 10 years.
Kelly Lawson is appointed to the Kenai Superior Court, and Ryan Redington wins the 2023 Iditarod. Plus, events in Homer this week will raise awareness of Alzheimer's.
The Biden administration approves the Willow project. Seven Kenai Peninsula Schools are looking for a new principal, and forecasters are expecting a slightly stronger year for sockeye salmon.
The only Cook Inlet beluga whale in captivity celebrates a big milestone. Plus, KMTA is working to bring an organized outdoor treasure hunting activity to the Kenai Peninsula.
There are new developments on a large public land project west of Cooper Landing, and Gov. Dunleavy has proposed a bill that would increase parental rights in schools and impact the experience of LGBTQ students.
The public turns out to protest potential cuts to school theaters and pools. Plus, three local anglers are cited based on a fishing video they posted on YouTube.
Pharmacy giant Walgreens is going back on a decision to offer the abortion pill mifepristone in Alaska. And researchers are getting money to look at the health impacts related to climate change in the state.
A sled dog from Clam Gulch is found safe after getting loose near Girdwood. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reinforcing limitations on hunting and trapping in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. And Soldotna’s Central Peninsula Landfill is hosting a hazardous waste collection day this weekend.
The Kenai River king salmon sport fishery and Cook Inlet east side set-net fishery will close this summer due to low king salmon forecasts. Researchers plan a study on wildfire mitigation in Kenai Peninsula hot spots. And this year’s pool of Iditarod racers is the smallest in the race’s history.
The National Weather Service will start including more specific information about nearshore conditions in its marine weather forecasts. And a look at what’s on the docket at the Board and Game’s upcoming meeting in Soldotna.
One sled dog was rescued from an ice floe and another is still missing after a Kenai Peninsula musher’s trailer disconnected from his truck after Fur Rondy. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly makes small tweaks to its assembly and school board districts. And elementary schoolers from Nikiski to Homer prepare for a concert with the Kenai Peninsula orchestra.
Local photographers give their best advice for getting the perfect aurora photo. Seward considers removing the residency requirement for its city manager amid housing shortages. And an update on a Kenai Superior Court case that goes back nearly a decade.
The western Kenai Peninsula can expect nearly a foot of snow over the next two days. Plus, two Dena'ina language short films are premiering this week.
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman reintroduces a set-net buyback bill to the Legislature. A group created by U.S. Congress to parse through salmon research is looking for members. And a peninsula man is raising money to support earthquake survivors in Turkey.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s annual address to the Alaska Legislature this week included more advice for lawmakers than usual. And a look behind the scenes of the Kenai Performers musical, which opens this weekend
Peter Micciche wins the special election for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor. And residents of Tyonek push back on a borough decision they say was made without their input.
Soldotna moves forward on its plan to reshape its waterfront. The school district convenes a committee to look at the issues impacting its small schools. And a look at why the snowpack in Turnagain Pass has been so challenging for recreationists this season.
An update on the state’s SNAP backlog. When to expect the next batch of ballots in last week’s special borough election. And a Soldotna gym is raising tens of thousands for an Anchorage woman who was killed in a roof collapse accident this weekend.
Chugach Electric updates Cooper Landing on rebuild projects. Plus, checking in with new state legislator Justin Ruffridge about his time in office so far.
A new land planning group based in Nikiski is getting pushback from residents of Tyonek. And the Homer Electric Association board of directors is split on whether to renew its impending renewable energy goal.
Soldotna has its top pick for its open city manager position. The state is doing engineering study of the Kasilof River bridge. And a special election results update.
It’s special election day in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. We checked in with the candidates vying for the borough’s top office.And the U.S. Forest Service extends a mandate that protects the Russian River watershed from mining.
A Kenai man faces charges after confessing to killing a Sterling woman in a local hotel. Voters have one more day to cast ballots in the special election for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor. And military personnel shoot down an unidentified object over Alaska’s northern coast.
The chancellor for the University of Alaska Anchorage visits Kenai. Hilcorp plans to drill three new wells in Ninilchik. And a state-funded scholarship program to encourage students to stay in-state for college reported its lowest eligibility numbers last year.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor is getting a raise. And remembering a Homer man who died last month in a plane crash over Nepal.
A revived battle over ranked choice voting comes to Kenai. And Haven House brings an international girls running program to Homer.
Alaska State Troopers are updating their body camera policies. And Soldotna is down to two finalists for its city manager position.
A local group is stocking peninsula schools with free period products. Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge is co-chairing a caucus of first-year lawmakers. And the Alaska SeaLife center admits a fur seal pup, found in Sitka. Plus, tomorrow is the deadline to apply for a by-mail absentee ballot for next week's special election.
Chickens are on the table at the Kenai City Council. And a bus station in Ninilchik has the potential to become a small Native reservation.
A large pile of snow blocking access to a road in Ninilchik turned heads and puzzled officials last week. And remembering Kenai Peninsula playwright and director Lance Petersen.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is getting almost $1 million from the federal government to make a plan for safer transportation across the peninsula. And a new show is up at the Kenai Art Center this month — and it’s very shiny.
Absentee voting opens for the borough’s upcoming special election. The KPBSD’s Board of Education upholds a decision to fire a Soldotna teacher after a years-long insurance dispute. And after a strike, the Tanner crab fleet in Kodiak is going fishing.
A state legislator has hired a former state budget director known for making big cuts. Plus, a new report predicts Cook Inlet natural gas will only be able to satisfy Alaska's demands for about four more years.
How fiber artists are bringing their craft to a new generation of Kenai Peninsula makers. A Halibut Cove woman faces federal charges in a standoff between a floatplane and boat last summer. And a design from another Juneau artist will be featured on a postal stamp this spring.
A trio of musicians is returning to Soldotna for a joint Irish Music concert. And the largest national forest in the United States is once again protected from development under the Roadless Rule.
The library board in Homer makes a decision on a request to remove over 50 books from the library’s shelves. The U.S. Forest Service is burning slash in Cooper Landing and Hope. And Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s working on legislation to streamline the process for fishery disaster payments to Alaska fishermen.
A former employee is suing the Kenai Peninsula Borough over her termination. The state prepares to release a long-awaited report on the gas supply forecast in Cook Inlet. And two Homer women plan to hike to Mt. Everest to raise awareness of ovarian cancer.
Tidal energy exploration is coming to Cook Inlet. Plus, a project to connect Seward to Fairbanks by trail is coming into being, piece by piece, and the Homer Electric Association is looking for new board members.
A Soldotna teacher is challenging his termination following a years-long dispute with the school district. And the Alaska Judicial Council is holding interviews with the nine applicants for the vacant Kenai Superior Court seat next week.
How this season's moose-vehicle collision rate is tracking with previous winters’. The Alaska State House organizes. And the crab fleet in Kodiak continues to stand down several days after their season was slated to begin.
When she falls through the ice, a Kenai Peninsula skater gets a hand from an unlikely source. And the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly appoints a new member.
Friends and colleagues remember long-time school administrator Dave Jones. And an early morning avalanche derails an Anchorage-bound freight train near Girdwood.
Alaska State Senate President Gary Stevens, representing the southern peninsula and Kodiak, talks about his priorities ahead of the start of the legislative session tomorrow. And the Alaska Department of Transportation looks down the road to a new year of peninsula projects.
Incoming Kenai Peninsula legislators pick their chiefs of staff. And Soldotna brainstorms visions for a more walkable waterfront.
The Soldotna City Council selects a new member to fill a vacancy, and state legislators have already prefilled 68 bills.
A former physician pleads guilty to overprescribing opioids in Soldotna. Four candidates throw their hats in the ring for the assembly’s vacant seat, representing Nikiski. And one Homer man is helping with the aid effort in Ukraine.
Russian Orthodox believers in Kenai celebrate the holidays with a starring ceremony. And Soldotna starts a review of its park policies.
What recent population trends say about who’s moving to the Kenai Peninsula — and why. And the Nikiski Shelter of Hope passes the one-year mark.
Residents of the Kenai Peninsula Borough can soon text 911 in an emergency. An act with local implications was one of the last pieces of legislation passed by U.S. Congress last year. And the City of Kenai is part of a statewide effort to curb overdose deaths and drug trafficking in Alaska.
A truck carrying groceries to Homer slides off the road and temporarily stalls highway traffic Wednesday. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers a program to finance energy efficiency upgrades for borough businesses. And a familiar face in the state capital retires.
How a new federal bill will impact charter operators and anglers on the Kenai. And Fairbanks quilters are donating their work to raise money for emergency food in Ukraine.
How one Homer woman is boosting the sport of women’s wrestling. And a look at this year’s projected job recovery on the Kenai Peninsula and beyond.
One company places bids in Cook Inlet’s federal lease sale, continuing a trend of lukewarm industry interest in the inlet’s federal waters. And officials have arrested a Seward man two days after he allegedly drove his car, carrying three children, into the Seward boat harbor.
Halfway through their season, the Kenai River Brown Bears are tied for second place in their division of the NAHL. And a collective in Homer shares the sometimes hidden stories of motherhood.
The sale of Alaska’s largest natural gas utility has cleared its final regulatory hurdle. Get to know Kenai’s incoming city manager. And debris found at a boat wreck near Kodiak brings closure to some of the victims’ families.
Three were killed in two separate accidents in Clam Gulch and Portage yesterday. Kenai chooses a new city manager. And some best-of-2022 recs from River City Books.
Beaches in Clam Gulch and Ninilchik will be closed to clamdiggers for the ninth year in a row. Environmental groups sue over next week's oil and gas sale in Cook Inlet. And NOAA releases its Arctic Report Card.
What this year’s early flu season means for you and your holiday gatherings. Gov. Dunleavy's proposed budget for next fiscal year keeps public education funding the same as this year. And a warning from the National Weather Service about potential ice jams on the Kenai River.
Alaskans who depend on the state’s public assistance program for food say they’ve been waiting for their benefits for months. And after he died in a car accident last week, one local man’s family said they’ve received an outpouring of support from friends and neighbors.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled the first proposed budget of his second term. After this week’s snowstorms, watch for winter-weary roofs. Plus, Alaska's most popular baby names — and other facts from the state's 2021 vital stats report.
A years-old decision to deny an Anchor Point gravel pit permit has been upheld in an appeal. Plus, the borough is considering no longer sending informative election brochures to every peninsula mailbox.
A Soldotna resident is killed in a moose-related crash Tuesday. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Title VI office is now accepting submissions for its first-ever Indigenous Language Film Festival. And Homer News Editor Michael Armstrong is leaving the paper after more than two decades there.
The Coast Guard rescues three men after their fishing vessel runs aground in Prince William Sound. Another oil and gas lease sale is in the cards for Cook Inlet. And Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom talks about her priorities as the state's new second in command.
The Kenai Peninsula gets nearly two feet of fresh snow. And Alaska's flu season is getting worse.
Another Kenai Peninsula city manager is not renewing her contract. Funny River Road will be repaved in 2023. And a trial next week will determine whether a state representative's membership in the Oath Keepers disqualifies him from serving in the legislature.
The Kenai Potters Guild is holding a "seconds" pottery sale this weekend. And the Soldotna City Council and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will appoint new representatives after two members are elected to state office.
Scientists uncover another piece in the Cook Inlet beluga whale puzzle. And grocery store companies Kroger and Albertsons are merging, but haven't yet addressed questions about how the merger would affect Alaska's Fred Meyer and Safeway stores.
Fish and Game releases its commercial fishing season summary for Upper Cook Inlet. And there were no fatalities within Alaska’s commercial fishing fleets this year for the second time on record. Plus, a Homer group delays plans to open a charter school on the southern peninsula.
A local group is looking for input on a needs-assessment survey. Federal officials seize illegally caught fish in Homer. And one man in Kenai gets the national spotlight for his hair.
The Sterling Highway is back open after a fatal collision near Anchor Point. Homer applies for a special designation. And one man is making winters in Moose Pass a lot more fun.
How Alaska's hourly wages stack up against other states'. And local police see an outpouring of interest in a self-defense course for women in Soldotna.
Four candidates have filed to run for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor. Soldotna City Manager Stephanie Queen says she will not renew her contract with the city when it expires in February. And the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Heritage Area wants to change the reauthorization process for the country's 55 National Heritage Areas.
The City of Kenai is one step closer to hiring a new city manager. Also, construction is slated to wrap next summer on what will be the state’s largest solar farm in Houston.
Races around the state have undergone ranked choice tabulation. Plus, Republican State Senator-elect Jesse Bjorkman of Nikiski joins a bipartisan majority coalition.
Christmas tree cutting opens tomorrow in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Plus, voter approval of Alaska judges is hitting an all-time low, and justice system experts aren't sure why.
One peninsula volunteer emergency services station is struggling in the face of limited affordable housing. Plus, incumbents Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola are expected to win their elections, based on the latest update.
A young moose gets trapped in a Soldotna basement, and a Kasilof home burns to the ground. Plus, a debate about where LGBT books should go in libraries is ongoing in Homer.
More information is available about a homicide that happened in Kenai yesterday morning. Plus, Alaska is likely getting its first LGBT state lawmakers following the general election.
A woman was killed in a shooting in Kenai earlier this morning, and the shooter is in custody. Plus, the plans for a 1,000-acre parcel in Cooper Landing come into clearer focus.
After Planned Parenthood's Soldotna branch closed in May, the central peninsula is getting a new local option for affordable sexual and reproductive healthcare. And Homer Electric Association is applying for funds to look into two potential renewable energy projects.
The latest in local and statewide elections. Plus, another inmate dies in Alaska Department of Corrections custody.
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is looking into stabilizing an ancestral gravesite against bluff erosion. Seward taps Homer Electric to purchase its city-run electric utility. And one Happy Valley veteran uses writing to process PTSD.
Kenai salutes its local veterans. And one man wraps up a three-year quest to bring an unlikely bird to the Kenai Peninsula.
Troopers seize fentanyl and other drugs and Moose Pass, and say it’s part of a trend of fentanyl busts around the state. Plus, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game releases a preliminary report about this season's salmon earnings.
Parties reach a settlement over the 2020 midair plane crash that killed Rep. Gary Knopp and six others. And an update on the local races on yesterday's ballot.
Reporter Riley Board brings us dispatches from the poll site in Cooper Landing, where workers say Election Day is a social event. A Kenaitze Indian Tribal member uses salmon to get out the vote. And researchers in Wisconsin are looking for homes for earthquake seismometers along the Kenai Peninsula's coast.
Tuesday is the last day to vote in a slate of state and national elections in Alaska. In the final days before Nov. 8, central Kenai Peninsula candidates for State House and Senate have been working hard to rake in any remaining votes.
Alaska's minimum wage is increasing by about 50 cents. For the first time, kindergarten and first-grade students in Anchor Point are learning how to play the violin at school. And a Soldotna man dies Friday when his car rolls over near Summit Lake.
Muralists are taking over the walls at the Kenai Art Center. Plus, Kenai now has a city-wide network of little libraries.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District restores some bus routes. One house in Soldotna tallies nearly 800 trick-or-treaters this Halloween. And Alaska farmers grapple with unusual weather.
In Soldotna, Tesla batteries are helping with an important electrical task. And this Halloween season, we revisit a story about the Kenai Peninsula’s most notorious ghost town.
Feel like you've been getting a lot of campaign texts this year? You're not alone. Plus, a book about the history of Moose Pass is selected for Alaska Book Week.
The borough assembly parses through what continues to be one of its most contentious issues.Plus, as a timeline is set for a special mayoral election, multiple candidates consider putting their hats in the ring.
Multiple crashes close roads around the Kenai Peninsula. A Homer author wins an award for his work chronicling Alaska’s history. And after his running mate withdraws, Charlie Pierce says he’s staying in Alaska governor's race.
Former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is accused of constant sexual harassment by his former executive assistant, in a lawsuit filed last week. Plus, early voting starts today, and the minimum wage in Alaska is set to increase by 51 cents at the start of next year.
Kenai Peninsula College is hosting free astronomy evenings next month. What's next for the plan to build a new Kachemak Selo School after it was left off October's bond package. Plus, an update on Sunday's Cordova plane crash.
A former borough employee is accused of surreptitiously photographing women and girls without their consent in Soldotna. The feds take a step forward on a 2022 Cook Inlet oil and gas sale. And Ionia, in Kasilof, wins a grant to turn beetle kill trees into usable lumber.
A Kenai Peninsula teacher is a finalist for Alaska Teacher of the Year. And a new recycling program is giving a second life to peninsula plastics.
An Arizona woman whose husband is incarcerated in Kenai is hopeful about legislation that she says could reduce virtual life sentences in Alaska. And residents of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass show off their firewood piles for an annual competition — with an unusual twist.
Troopers are looking for a man who shot at and set fire to a Funny River home. Plus, firewood leftover from excavation of the Sterling Highway bypass project is available in Cooper Landing, and students across the peninsula are learning about salmon biology in a unique way.
Former State Senate President Ben Stevens died last night while hiking near Seward. A pair of peaks in Chugach State Park are getting a name change.
Energy utilities have been meeting to talk strategy as Hilcorp warns future natural gas contracts are not a guarantee. And the Alaska Public Offices Commission will hear a campaign finance complaint against Gov. Mike Dunleavy tomorrow.
Bear Creek is hit with weekend flooding. Homer Electric Association pilots a heat pump rebate program. And Tlingit artist Arias Hoyle features students from Nanwalek in a music video for his song, "You’re The North Star."
The remaining votes are tallied for last week's borough elections. In other election news, voters crown their Fat Bear Week champion.
Alaska has nobody in prison for simple marijuana possession, and the Funny River and Sterling areas have a new school board representative. Plus, on indigenous peoples day, we have a story about upcoming local workshops for beginning Dena’ina language learners.
Alaskans have until Sunday to register to vote in time for the Nov. 8 election. And Fat Bear week celebrates Bristol Bay's epic salmon runs — while scientists still try to figure out what's causing others around Alaska to crash.
Federal fisheries managers say they’ve started work on a new salmon management plan for Cook Inlet. And tribes in Kenai and Ninilchik get grants to address opioid misuse in their communities.
Early results for Tuesday’s municipal elections show promising leads for incumbents in city and borough elections, as well as for multiple bond packages. And in the community of Nikolaevsk, mounting concerns and fluctuating enrollment have pushed a group of parents and community members to request that the town’s public school be dissolved and replaced by a charter school — by the start of the next academic year.
It's municipal election day in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. And Alaska's oil and gas jobs are slow to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
Tomorrow is municipal election day for Kenai Peninsula voters. Plus, a group in Cooper Landing is still hopeful about a proposal to place trapping setbacks along popular campgrounds and trails.
Get your brackets ready: Fat Bear Week is about to start. And an instructional policy review continues at the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Construction of a highway bypass through Cooper Landing could pave the way for walkable and bikeable trails there. And Alaska's wet summer means more power for the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Plant.
The Alaska Commission on Aging wants input from seniors on their highest-priority issues. The Challenger Learning Center holds a food sustainability workshop. And Mary Peltola will be the keynote speaker at the Alaska Federation of Natives Conference in Anchorage next month.
City Manager Paul Ostrander will not renew his contract with the City of Kenai come January. Plus, the Alaska Army National Guard is trying to determine whether its armory in Kenai is "historically significant."
The Hope Airport received a federal grant to resurface its runway. Plus, tips for fall forging and preserving on the Peninsula.
The Forest Service announces the building of new cabins in Chugach National Forest. Plus, the massive borough-managed property near Cooper Landing is being considered for the development of affordable housing.
A Kenai grand jury indicts a man in the 2019 killing of Anesha "Duffy" Murnane, of Homer. Also, Cooper Landing's outgoing fire chief reflects on his years of service.
Nikiski is forming an advisory planning commission that will be the largest in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. And Mountain View Elementary gets a week-long visit from a Seward artist.
Soldotna’s popular summer concert series is renewed for another three years. Two Alaska writers are honored in Washington, D.C. And law enforcement in Kodiak seize more than $650,000 in a drug bust this weekend.
The large-scale power outages that happened across Soldotna this weekend are connected to the storm in Western Alaska, and a landslide at Barry Arm in Prince William Sound is being closely watched. Plus, absentee voting for KPB municipal elections starts today.
The Kenai Peninsula's weather this summer has been unexpected, and a beluga whale watching event returns this weekend after a two-year hiatus.
Cooper Landing has some of Alaska's fastest-growing home prices, and NOAA Fisheries releases a new strategic plan for the state. Plus, two marine mammals are rescued at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.
As she nears retirement, Kenai Superior Court Judge Jennifer Wells reflects on her 30-year career in the court system. And KPC dedicates its anthropology lab to Dr. Alan Boraas.
Archeologists uncover pre-contact Dena'ina artifacts alongside the Sterling Highway. Soldotna welcomes a new network of trails. And bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines are now available in Kenai.
A Kenai man dies during a standoff with police, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough releases new information about Mayor Charlie Pierce's resignation. Plus, the state's new bycatch taskforce is preparing its first recommendations.
Twenty-six places in Alaska are renamed to remove a derogatory name for Native women, and the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival returns to Soldotna tomorrow.
Mary Peltola is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. NASA wraps up another summer documenting the impacts of climate change in the far north. And borough Chief of Staff Aaron Rhoades will depart with Mayor Charlie Pierce at the end of September.
How genetics research is helping biologists quantify the bycatch issue. A man dies in Anchor Point after accidentally discharging his own gun. And the union representing University of Alaska faculty has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the university's administration.
The final, unofficial results for the primary election are available. Plus, an update on the recent resignation of Kenai Peninsula borough mayor Charlie Pierce.
One is dead and four are injured in a Seward Highway crash near Turnagain Pass. Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce announces his resignation. And there's one day left to submit artwork to the Harvest Art Exhibit and Auction.
Soldotna will start reviewing its park reservation policies amid continued outcry over a summer Pride event. And two harbor seal pups graduate "fish school" and prepare to return to Cook Inlet. Plus, a preview of Friday's Econ 919.
An update on local election results, and a look at two plans to form advisory group in Nikiski. Plus, how a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act could impact Alaska.
Kenai Public Health has doses of the vaccine for monkeypox. Plus, a farmer in Nikiski asks for help picking cherries from his dozens of trees.
The end of a two-year federal free school lunch program causes confusion among students and parents in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. And what the record sockeye run on the Kasilof River could mean for the future of the run. Plus, Kachemak Crane Watch starts back up for the season.
Gravel pits are back on the table at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. And Cooper Landing and Hope get a new school principal.
Maintenance on a transformer between Cooper Landing and Moose Pass is resulting in brief power outages in both towns this week. Also, a Kenai-based artist integrates femininity and fishing in her work.
How the war in Ukraine is delaying plans for a project in Kenai, and a look into what we know so far about yesterday's election results.