LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Sabine Poux/KDLLOn the central Kenai Peninsula, incumbents triumphed after almost 4,000 ballots were counted at the cooperative’s annual membership meeting Thursday. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLSchools will get at least as much local money for operations as they did last year after borough assembly members on Tuesday pledged to give the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District around $62.5 million. -
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.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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A bill allowing members of the Alaska Board of Fisheries to participate in debate on issues where they may have a conflict of interest clears the Alaska Legislature. Plus, Alaska farmers help hone the next generation. -
Homer Electric Association certifies its board of directors election results. A new survey says Alaskans are dissatisfied with the economy. Plus, a bill that aims to bring stability to the school budgeting process clears the House Finance Committee.
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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City 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. -
The 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. -
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.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Rising gasoline prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years in April. Consumer prices were up 3.8% from a year ago. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about consumer prices and primary inflation factors.
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President Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation is coming in wildly over budget. Now, a nonprofit is suing to stop the project, citing the Trump administration's failure to follow procedure.
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