The company says it received necessary permission to make rain with drones, but local officials are pushing for more transparency.

The state Department of Natural Resources wrote the company a stern letter last month, giving BlueCrest 30 days to prove it could fund more development, or risk losing access to the unit.

The vote caps a year-and-a-half of work between the district and unions’ bargaining teams that was punctuated by multi-million school district budget shortfalls, a rejected healthcare proposal and an impasse over salaries.

When determining whether to call off a search, troopers consider environmental conditions, the likelihood of locating the person and the safety of crews.

The city is working with the Kenai Peninsula Housing Initiative to expand utility lines and pave about 200 feet of road near the group’s latest senior housing complex.

Southcentral Alaska is facing a natural gas shortage. Demand from the state’s most populated region could outpace supply as soon as this winter.

After a company cloud-seeds near Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly takes action. Plus, the Pentagon looks to build data centers near Alaska military bases.

BlueCrest Energy says it has enough money to drill in Cook Inlet. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers and support staff have a new contract. Plus, candidates for governor debate fishery issues in Kodiak.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Augustus Doricko. Augustus is the CEO of Rainmaker, a cloud seeding company that recently created 19 million gallons of water over three hours above Homer.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing the next installment of our 2026 candidate forum series. Incumbent Republican candidate Rep. Bill Elam is running for reelection to State House District 8 against nonpartisan challengers Nissa Savage and Frank Quinn.