LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Riley Board/KDLLWildlife Troopers say a woman intentionally let her dog attack a moose until it died outside the Tustumena Lodge in Kasilof. -
Sabine Poux/KDLLThe ordinance was part of a trio of proposed changes to park and city policies — the latest in a months-long response to a drag performance at Soldotna Pride in the Park last summer.
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Riley Board/KDLLThe Kenai Peninsula is a vast collection of distant communities, which makes it a difficult place to navigate without a car. This week, representatives from many local organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation on the peninsula, and what can be done to fill them.
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Riley Board/KDLLThe board considered nine proposals for trapping setbacks along trails and campgrounds in Homer and Cooper Landing. Only two were adopted.
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Jenny Neyman/KDLL/The proposal will limit hunting and trapping on and around the wildlife crossings planned for the Cooper Landing bypass project. The board decided the man-made choke point of the crossings makes them unsuitable for hunting.
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Roger Clifford/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological SurveyScientists have been watching two volcanoes on the Aleutian chain after noticing what they call a pattern of "seismic unrest" in the area.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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Rep. Ben Carpenter proposes a 2% statewide sales tax. Plus, Seward students return to the stage in a production of Cinderella, and there will be a tsunami warning test tomorrow.
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A woman is charged in Kasilof for letting her dog harass a moose until it dies. David Brame presents the final installment in his Dusty Funkaverse series at the Bunnell Street Arts Center this month. And a look into the factors behind Alaska’s higher maternal death rate in 2021.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Riley Board/KDLLThe Peninsula Period Network is working to put free period products in all Kenai Peninsula schools. Our guest, network founder Chera Wackler, talks about the process of making that goal a reality.
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Courtesy of Scott WatermanThe federal Inflation Reduction Act contains large amounts of funding to incentivize the energy transition nationwide. Our guests talk about how to make the most of that funding here at home.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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On this episode of Drinking on the Last Frontier, join us for a feature on Fritz Maytag - as in Maytag appliances - and his journey to becoming the godfather of American craft beer and microbreweries. Also included are interviews with Don Stead of Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer and Paul Wheeler of Haines Brewing Co., as well as a segment on the style of gueuze brews. -
The Kenai Peninsula is a vast collection of distant communities, which makes it a difficult place to navigate without a car. This week, representatives from many local organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation on the peninsula, and what can be done to fill them.
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Join Larry and David for a discussion of films that are out of this world!
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Seward High School is holding its first theater production since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic this weekend.
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The Alaska State legislative session is in full swing in Juneau, with big ticket items before legislators, including state spending, the retirement system and whether to increase education funding — or the base student allocation.
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The Homer Police Department is hosting another women’s self-defense course this weekend, after a class last fall saw an outpouring of interest from women across the Kenai Peninsula.
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The rates of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are rising across the country. But the signs and symptoms of dementia vary widely from person to person, and it can be difficult for family and caregivers to understand the experience. A virtual dementia tour seeks to bridge the divide by putting people in the shoes of someone experiencing dementia.
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The Homer Police Department is hosting a series of presentations called "Parenting in the Digital Age" this spring to raise awareness about youth online safety, privacy and mental health.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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In a long anticipated decision, the Food and Drug Administration approved an over-the-counter version of naloxone spray, a generic form of the opioid overdose treatment called Narcan.
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Anna Caudill shares her memories of Katherine Koonce, 60, the headmaster at The Covenant School, who was among six people killed at the school in Nashville on Monday in a mass shooting.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to Rachel Wegner of the Tennessean about Gov. Bill Lee urging Tennesseans to pray for the three children and three adults killed in a school shooting — and for their community.
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