Monday’s vote came on the heels of public meetings the borough held in Sterling, Seward and Kasilof to ask the communities what they want to see happen with the buildings.

The proposed policies were crafted by members of an AI-specific committee established by the district last year and come on the heels of guidelines from the state.

A Soldotna swimmer brought home a silver medal after landing a 35-second finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the Special Olympics USA Games last month in Minnesota.

The Seward Highway was closed for about 8 hours and reopened Saturday morning.

The Alaska Division of Forestry says the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, but has ruled out lightning, suggesting the blaze was human-caused.

In a letter, Griebel says he is resigning from the assembly to take a job with the borough.

The City of Kenai celebrates Independence Day. A woman is mauled by a bear near Kalifornsky Beach Road. And, lawmakers consider a controversial tax change in a special session on the Alaska LNG Project.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District formally hands over three more shuttered school buildings to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Plus, a couple with a mission of playing croquet on the lawn in all 50 U.S. states wraps up in Juneau.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Republican State Sen. Jesse Bjorkman to talk about the Alaska Legislature’s ongoing special session and the Alaska LNG Project tax break driving debate.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Cassidi Cameron, executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District.