Families packed the streets of Kenai last weekend to celebrate America's 250th birthday at the city's annual Fourth of July parade.

In a statement posted online, troopers say the woman had opened her front door around 5 a.m. to find a brown bear sow and two cubs, which caused one of her dogs to run back inside, while the other ran away from the door.

The City of Kenai celebrates Independence Day. A woman is mauled by a bear near Kalifornsky Beach Road. And, lawmakers consider a controversial tax change in a special session on the Alaska LNG Project.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District formally hands over three more shuttered school buildings to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Plus, a couple with a mission of playing croquet on the lawn in all 50 U.S. states wraps up in Juneau.

Monday’s vote came on the heels of public meetings the borough held in Sterling, Seward and Kasilof to ask the communities what they want to see happen with the buildings.

The proposed policies were crafted by members of an AI-specific committee established by the district last year and come on the heels of guidelines from the state.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Republican State Sen. Jesse Bjorkman to talk about the Alaska Legislature’s ongoing special session and the Alaska LNG Project tax break driving debate.

President Donald Trump pardons a Wasilla mechanic accused of removing anti-pollution devices from diesel trucks. Kenai Peninsula school board members mull new policies pertaining to artificial intelligence. Plus, Alaska Public Media reports Alaska's booth at the Great American State Fair is a bit of a dud.

A Soldotna swimmer brought home a silver medal after landing a 35-second finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the Special Olympics USA Games last month in Minnesota.

The Seward Highway was closed for about 8 hours and reopened Saturday morning.