LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLMonday’s mass paid special attention to the death of Pope Francis, who Brosamer says was sometimes referred to as a pope “from the margins.” -
Ashlyn O'HaraThe board approved two groups of contracts. The first was for nontenured teachers. The second was for teachers who will achieve tenure once the next school year begins. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe budget now heads to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, which’ll decide on school funding next month. -
Riley Board/KDLLThe Big Game Commercial Services Board says the position is needed to help process applications, register guides and support the board. -
Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaState lawmakers failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have increased funding for K-12 schools by $1,000 per student. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLOne Kenai Peninsula performing arts group has taken the phrase “the show must go on” to heart. After Triumvirate Theatre’s former rehearsal space was destroyed by a fire, the group recently debuted a new playhouse.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland says he's putting students first amid various federal directives. Plus, Nikiski Middle/High School students channel Elvis Presley in a new school musical. -
News outlets report the White House is planning a liquefied natural gas summit in Alaska. A Catholic priest on the central Kenai Peninsula remembers the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Plus, the annual Caring for the Kenai competition has a new winner.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaOn today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re checking in with the central peninsula’s three representatives in the Alaska Legislature. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLOur episode this week is a Kenai Community Library presentation about Alaska geography and place names.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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Speaking to the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce Wednesday, Borough Mayor Peter Micciche talked through a few key elements of his yet-to-be-released borough budget. -
Casey Matney, PHD, and head of the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service discusses the best options to have a successful garden in our central Kenai Peninsula growing zone 4. -
Mayor Brian Gabriel says it's basically a time to brag about the city’s accomplishments over the last year.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Members created the group last fall to study how tourism impacts borough services, including the potential impacts of a lodging, or “bed” tax. -
When it opens, the building will be a new home base for the emergency service area’s busiest station. -
The Kenai Peninsula sees an influx of snowbirds in the spring and summer months. For area senior centers, that means an increase in clientele and donations. -
Since 2019, Cook Inletkeeper has hosted “Shark Tank”-style events to solicit and help the community pick small-scale projects to back. The latest project's goal is to protect local salmon habitat. -
Art isn’t just for grown ups. The Kenai Art Center is hosting its annual Kenai Peninsula Borough School District student art show, which teachers say helps advocate for art programs in local schools.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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The food we grow up with says a lot about our heritage and community. Researchers are on a mission to connect people to local fishers — and introduce more Americans to a more diverse array of seafood.
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Fifty years after the end of the war, Hanoi says nearly 200,000 Vietnamese soldiers are still missing. Some of their families are now calling on the U.S. to help find them.
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For decades in the U.S., chicken breasts were pricier and more popular than chicken thighs. But that seems to be changing.
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