Kenai City Council members last Wednesday agreed to spend $200,000 on access to Wildwood Drive’s underlying right-of-way from the Kenai Native Association. The move comes after years of disagreements over who should be responsible for upkeep.

The district attributes the anticipated shortfall to a decrease in state and local funding next year caused in part by a forecast net drop in student enrollment and a rise in the taxable value of borough property.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski expresses concerns about a report the U.S. military launched a second strike on survivors on a suspected drug boat. Plus, the latest installment from Alaska Public Media's "Alaska Survival Kit" focuses on combatting seasonal depression.

Kenai's efforts to improve Wildwood Drive take a step forward. A new state report looks at Alaska's employment seasonality. Plus, surveyors study bald eagles in the Chilkat Valley.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District maps out a plan for considering school closures. Plus, Alaska's literacy legacy is highlighted in a new PBS program.

School board members generally supported the plan, but said they want more information about each scenario before signing off.

Rep. Justin Ruffridge is named House Minority whip. A new state report shows Alaska's infant mortality rate is going up. Plus, ConocoPhillips workers on the North Slope consider unionizing.

Ruffridge says he’ll be tasked with managing the inner workings of an ideologically diverse caucus.

Alaska State Troopers say 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt was found unresponsive in his Anchorage cell on Nov. 21 and was pronounced dead five days later. A Kenai Grand Jury indicted Merritt on 20 felony counts of sexual assault and abuse of a minor in late October.

A former Kenai church leader accused of sexual abusing underage girls dies in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections. Plus, Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier is officially no longer touching Mendenhall Lake.