LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Kenai’s Alaska Baseball Club team, the Peninsula Oilers, won four of five games in a series against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots that marked the Oilers’ comeback from a year-long hiatus. Their opening night game featured sunny skies and hundreds of cheering fans.
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Lori Price said she was foraging near the Upper Skilak Lake Campground when she heard her 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, Chaos, make what she described as a screeching yip noise.
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Alaska’s Primary Election is Aug. 18. The top four vote-getters in each race advance to the General Election on Nov. 3.
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Kenai City Manager Terry Eubank says the changes are rooted in complaints from city property owners.
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Derek Berry, 39, was reported missing by family members in early May.
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Stream Watch was started in the mid-1990s by a group of fishermen intent on protecting the Kenai Peninsula’s salmon habitats. The program is jointly run by the Kenai Watershed Forum and the U.S. Forest Service and has an overarching goal of promoting watershed stewardship.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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The Alaska Division of Elections rules a Petersburg man with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan cannot appear on the primary election ballot. Planned Parenthood of Alaska is suing the state to expand access to abortion medication via telehealth. Plus, science, recreation and conservation converge at Kelly Lake for a day of loon education.
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The Alaska House of Representatives passes a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project. An Eagle River woman and her dogs survive a black bear attack near Cooper Landing. Plus, the Peninsula Oilers bring baseball back to Kenai.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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On this week's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Maggie Winston to talk about ongoing efforts to expand self-directed care in Alaska and Disability Pride.
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On this week's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Sara Hondel, the new executive director of the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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Zach Henry of St. Elias Brewing joins Bill to talk about trends and what's tasty in the craft beer world these days
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Casey Matney and Marion Nelson join Larry for tips on getting your garden ready for spring... whenever it finally arrives
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LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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More than 100 attendees gathered on May 31 to celebrate the life of Kenai Peninsula College’s longest serving director, Gary Turner, who died in April. Speakers celebrated Turner as a champion for the college and its students and staff.
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Council members added roughly a quarter of a million dollars in one-time spending during their Wednesday meeting.
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The borough budget designates money for local schools, road work, borough landfills, service areas and government operations, among other things.
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Council member Jordan Chilson says the changes were inspired by a conversation about how Soldotna should accommodate remote participation in city meetings.
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State lawmakers put $144 million in bonus funding for K-12 schools in the state operating budget, of which Kenai Peninsula schools would get around $9.5 million. The additional funding is subject to approval by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Vice President JD Vance will head to Switzerland to sign the preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran, but key details remain unclear.
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President Trump says he has an agreement with Iran but some in his own party say they need more details.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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