LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Jake Dye/KDLLNikiski Middle/High School’s Bulldog Theater opens ‘Anything Goes’ on May 1. The show features romance and humor on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and marks the final performance for some of the school’s seniors. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLCity Manager Terry Eubank says he’s met with other city managers and the borough mayor to talk through possible solutions, and that Kenai’s all-age nonprofit swim team has been proactive. Starting July 1, the school district will stop funding the pool. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe school board budget closes four schools and cuts millions of dollars in programs and employees. But board members said they’d reverse certain cuts if the assembly funded the school district at the same level as last year. -
Ashlyn O'HaraDepartment data show that, of the 20,981 fish caught through experimental beach seines in 2024, 98% were sockeye. All 16 king salmon caught were released into Cook Inlet. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLCity council members killed a proposed cap on the number of guests in a unit and passed a separate resolution removing the $50 fee for the permit Soldotna requires short-term rental operators to obtain. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLVoters approved moving the city’s election day to November, like the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the City of Soldotna have done. The change aligns local elections with state and federal elections.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes a bipartisan election reform bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. Plus, the latest show from Nikiski Middle/High School puts a colorful cast on a cruise ship. -
Supporters of Kenai's school pool ask the city council to help keep it open. A State House committee rolls out its own version of a bill that'd cut taxes for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, a new study shows Kodiak's already hefty brown bears are getting bigger.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Dr. Tess Caswell/Courtesy photoOn today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Tess Caswell and her dad, Steve Caswell. Tess is a Soldotna-grown capsule communicator with NASA, currently part of the team supporting the agency’s 10-day Artemis II lunar mission. -
Voting for the Homer Electric Association Board of Directors is open April 3 through May 7
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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The start of season 5 with a look back at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show held in Seattle from Feb 18-22, 2026 -
KDLL's general manager, Jenny Neyman, spent five months along the Continental Divide Trail over the summer of 2025. She shared photos and stories from her trip during KDLL's annual meeting Jan. 30, 2026, at Triumvirate Theater in Kenai. -
KDLL's general manager, Jenny Neyman, spent five months along the Continental Divide Trail over the summer of 2025. She shared photos and stories from her trip during KDLL's annual meeting Jan. 30, 2026, at Triumvirate Theater in Kenai.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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The school district wants an inflationary bump to what it got from the borough last year. That still comes with millions in cuts to programs and staff. That’s why others are asking the borough for the maximum funding allowable under state law, also called the ‘cap.’ -
The proposal comes about two weeks after city officials told council members about a need for more city revenue to pay for projects. -
Crews have already resumed work on the Cooper Landing Bypass Project. Other ongoing projects include the second phase of improvements to the Kenai Spur Highway between Swires and Sports Lake roads. -
A new disaster relief assistance program helps Alaska peony farmers purchase new rootstock to replant. -
A project to remove an invasive weed from Crescent Lake is running long on expenses, short on money.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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In his new Netflix special, comedian Sheng Wang elevates mundane moments - like picking a toothbrush - into punchlines. NPR's Emily Feng talks to the comedian about where he finds joy.
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Author Beth Gardiner talks about her new book, 'Plastic Inc.' and about what she learned about the relationship between oil and gas companies and the plastics industry.
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Chinese-made EVs that are not currently legally sold in the U.S. are making their way across the border anyway, says Wall Street Journal reporter Ryan Felton, who recently covered a rise in interest in the vehicles.
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