LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe most recent quarterly report from the state Department of Public Safety identifies nine people missing from the Kenai Peninsula who are Alaska Native, American Indian or of unknown race. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLIt’s been over a year since the district and its two largest employee unions swapped contract proposals. Union members say they’re frustrated with the sluggish process. -
Ashlyn O'HaraThe changes do not impact the basic management plan for Cook Inlet’s east side setnet fishery and came over the objections of local fishermen. -
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.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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The Kenaitze Indian Tribe holds a candlelight vigil to observe Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day. Plus, the Nenana Ice Classic clock stops after a tripod topples over. -
The University of Alaska picks a new president. State lawmakers question Gov. Mike Dunleavy's pick for attorney general. Plus, an Etsy ban on fur products could impact Alaska Native artists.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Clark Fair gives a presentation on Kenai's Agricultural Experiment Station at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center on April 16. -
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.
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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Department 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. -
City 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. -
Voters 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. -
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.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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The bulk of the president's social media posts don't make news. But taken together they show what's on his mind as he leads the nation through war and domestic turmoil. -
He was born before the Great Depression, came of age in WWII, and is still making wildlife documentaries. Brits call David Attenborough a national hero, as he celebrates his 100th birthday. -
U.S. and Iran trade fire amid month-old ceasefire, Tennessee becomes first state to draw new U.S. House map after SCOTUS decision, U.S.'s continued strikes on alleged drug boats raise questions.
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