The plaintiffs' attorney says the section of state law outlining the mission of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation necessitates a gasline that would necessarily pollute the environment.

Both Hilcorp and ENSTAR said they’ve been eyeing Kenai’s pore space for about a year. ENSTAR estimates it could start injecting gas by the end of the year for around $240 million. Hilcorp says it could do it for less money, around $100 million.

Council members will convene at the end of the month for a work session to discuss the ice arena’s future and long-term needs.

The city's Riverfront Redevelopment Plan describes a walkable main street parallel to the Kenai River. During debate, council members weighed the city’s economic and quality-of-life opportunities with the wishes of property owners.

The cuts are being proposed as school board members trying to reconcile a roughly $8.5 million forecast budget shortfall, and come as community members fervently advocate to keep their programs.

Borough Mayor Peter Micciche says the goal is to boost travel safety along that section of the highway by making it possible to place calls from the road.

Sunday is the voter registration deadline for people wanting to cast ballots in Kenai's special election next month. A high-profile budget bill takes a substantial step forward in the Alaska Legislature. Plus, environmental groups challenged the U.S. Department of the Interior's plan to offer two million acres of land to the state, with the goal of removing barriers to development.

The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case challenging the Alaska LNG Project brought by a group of eight young Alaskans. Congressman Nick Begich III delivers his annual address to the Alaska Legislature. Plus, three mushers participate in the Iditarod's first-ever noncompetitive class.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing a presentation Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche gave to a joint meeting of the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce.

On this week's episode, the Kenai Local Food Connection join us to talk about how and why to eat local food, what their organization does and their favorite go-to local food recipes.