LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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On Monday, the city council gave city officials permission to sign a five-year contract with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to take over utility and maintenance costs.
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Hicks has represented the assembly’s District 7 since October 2025. In a resignation letter, he said he is moving out of state next week and will not attend any future assembly meetings.
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Troopers say Karen Bronga, 64, was the passenger in a motorhome traveling north when a southbound pickup truck veered into the opposite lane and struck the motorhome.
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State transportation officials expect the road to be closed until around 7 p.m. The unpaved Skilak Lake Road can be used as a detour.
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State fishery officials say they're not sure why Kenai River sockeye runs are so low this season.
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Inside the machine are opioid overdose reversal kits, Alka-Seltzer cold and flu medicine and personal hygiene products – all available for free, 24/7, 365 days a year.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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The City of Seward plans to turn the town's shuttered middle school into a community center. Plus, lawmakers return to Juneau for a third special session to consider tax legislation for the Alaska LNG Project.
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Michael Hicks resigns from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Alaska State Troopers identify the victim in last Friday's fatal Sterling Highway collision as a former Anchorage Assembly member and teacher. Plus, ENSTAR asks state regulators to reconsider its Kenai gas storage project.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Greg Powers, general consultant with the Repeal Now.
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On this week's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Juli Lucky, executive director of Alaskans for Better Elections. During the hour, we talk about Alaska's history with open primary elections and ranked-choice voting, including what Alaskans will encounter at the ballot box this autumn.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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It's been a late start to summer, but it's time to get going on tomatoes
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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
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Petitioners cited private property rights and safety issues from lack of infrastructure. But others say privatizing the road would shutter a longstanding community fishing spot and limit already-sparse river access.
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The U.S. National Weather Service says excessive runoff may cause flooding in rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying areas.
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“This has been billed as the bill that either makes a pipeline be built or does not make a pipeline be built, and that just really is not true,” said Soldotna Republican Rep. Justin Ruffridge.
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The most expensive item on the list is $450,000 for early-stage work toward improving the ice rink at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The money would pay for preliminary engineering and design documents for replacement of the rink’s refrigeration system.
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Alaska State Troopers say 31-year-old Jonas Perletti sexually abused a family friend in a private residence when she was 14.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a "good meeting" with President Donald Trump Tuesday, as the country seeks to make more weapons in its fight against Russia.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy obtained from his visit to Washington.
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The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton to oversee the intelligence community, despite Democrats' concerns that he could politicize intelligence at President Trump's direction.
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