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Early election results show Kenai voters favor moving the city's election day. State senators advance funding for projects around the state. Plus, researchers with the University of Alaska Fairbanks take to snowmachines to study how the changing arctic impacts Alaska's coastal communities. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe first proposition voters considered amends the city charter to bump Kenai’s regular election day back a month, from the first Tuesday in October to the first Tuesday in November.
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Representatives of the Soldotna Silver Salmon Swim Team have ideas for making the pool profitable, and say Soldotna has a vibrant enough base of swimmers to keep the schedule busy. -
Stakeholders brainstorm ways to keep the pool open at Soldotna High School. Alaska Airlines raises baggage fees amid spikes in fuel prices. Plus, state lawmakers as Congress to extend a ban on Russian seafood. -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a supplemental budget bill. Alaska set multiple weather records this winter. Plus, Ukrainians in Alaska face delays getting their immigration documents renewed.
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Dr. Tess Caswell is a Soldotna High School graduate who works as a lead capsule communicator for NASA’s Artemis II mission. The four-member crew is scheduled to return to earth Friday evening. -
Senate leaders says Alaskans shouldn't get their hopes up about a $3,800 Permanent Fund dividend added to the state budget by a House committee. Plus, one of NASA's Mission Control communicators on Artemis II hails from Soldotna.
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Cooper Landing Emergency Services Chief Dan Osborn says no one was injured and confirmed Wednesday afternoon the fire had been extinguished. -
An electric vehicle charging station catches fire in Cooper Landing. Research facilities are left confused amid a federal restructuring of the U.S. Forest Service. Plus, Jessie Holmes wins the Kobuk 440 after securing consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race wins.
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The budget now heads to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Assembly members still haven’t decided how much money the borough should give the district. Board members hope to get more money than they budgeted around, which would let them undo some of the cuts. -
The event was held by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Soldotna Republican Rep. Justin Ruffridge, and capped a trio of similar public outreach meetings hosted by the borough. -
The future of the Kenai Peninsula’s K-12 schools dominates discussion at a Soldotna town hall. Plus, recent controversy over the primary research institute for Alaska Native languages catches the ear of state lawmakers.
