The event came as state senators 600 miles away considered a high-stakes tax cut for the project the developer says is crucial to making it economical.

The state initially did not know what started the fire. But Alaska Division of Forestry spokesperson Emery Johnson said the state later determined it was caused by an escaped campfire.

“We have tons of pictures of loons with fishing line wrapped around their beaks, their legs and their feet and their wings, and then they can't dive, and they can't feed themselves or preen or even take flight when it's time to migrate,” said Outreach Biologist Tamara Zeller.

Kenai’s Alaska Baseball Club team, the Peninsula Oilers, won four of five games in a series against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots that marked the Oilers’ comeback from a year-long hiatus. Their opening night game featured sunny skies and hundreds of cheering fans.

Lori Price said she was foraging near the Upper Skilak Lake Campground when she heard her 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, Chaos, make what she described as a screeching yip noise.

Alaska’s Primary Election is Aug. 18. The top four vote-getters in each race advance to the General Election on Nov. 3.

Firefighters say they’re making progress on a Sterling wildfire. A cyclist is attacked by a brown bear on a popular Anchorage trail. Plus, some Alaskans learn they have a salmon intolerance.

State senators mull a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, supporters of the project rally in Kenai.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland.

On this week's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Maggie Winston to talk about ongoing efforts to expand self-directed care in Alaska and Disability Pride.