Four consecutive season closures have hit the hundreds of fishing guides who have historically relied on the world-famous king run for their livelihood.

A Kenai grand jury indicted 35-year-old Joseph Mesa last week in the death of 39-year-old Derek Berry. In addition to murder charges, Mesa was indicted on charges of evidence tampering, burglary and misconduct involving controlled substances in an investigation state prosecutors say is ongoing.

Donation bins are out near the entrances of grocery stores in Kenai, Soldotna and Nikiski, including Walmart, Fred Meyer, Save-U-More, Three Bears, Safeway, IGA and M&M Market.

Across all grade levels, about 38% of Kenai Peninsula students are proficient or advanced in English Language Arts. The same proportion are proficient or advanced in math. That’s about five percentage points higher than statewide proficiency levels.

The company says it received necessary permission to make rain with drones, but local officials are pushing for more transparency.

The state Department of Natural Resources wrote the company a stern letter last month, giving BlueCrest 30 days to prove it could fund more development, or risk losing access to the unit.

An annual Alzheimer's awareness walk returns to Kenai. The University of Alaska Board of Regents mulls an AI policy. Plus, Kenai River sportfishing guides adapt their business models in response to declining king salmon runs.

The National Transportation Safety Board releases its preliminary report about last month's fatal Seldovia plane crash. Whittier's new cruise ship dock is deemed a 'total loss' after a fire. Plus, singles in Anchorage ditch the dating apps for a more unusual activity.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing a forum featuring the candidates running for State House District 6.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Augustus Doricko. Augustus is the CEO of Rainmaker, a cloud seeding company that recently created 19 million gallons of water over three hours above Homer.