BlueCrest Energy says it has enough money to drill in Cook Inlet. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers and support staff have a new contract. Plus, candidates for governor debate fishery issues in Kodiak.

State troopers search for a man who went overboard in the Kasilof River. A new group steps up to takeover the Arctic Report Card. Plus, researchers analyze the geometry behind why storms hit certain areas harder than others.

When determining whether to call off a search, troopers consider environmental conditions, the likelihood of locating the person and the safety of crews.

The city is working with the Kenai Peninsula Housing Initiative to expand utility lines and pave about 200 feet of road near the group’s latest senior housing complex.

New state data show more young Alaskans died by suicide in 2025 than in any other year over the last decade. Plus, what you need to know about the Cook Inlet natural gas crunch.

Southcentral Alaska is facing a natural gas shortage. Demand from the state’s most populated region could outpace supply as soon as this winter.

It’s been over two weeks since a pilot first reported seeing a mileslong oil sheen while flying over the area. Responders still haven’t determined the cause of the initial sheen.

An oily sheen reappears in Cook Inlet after crews reactivate lines near a Hilcorp platform. Plans to expand municipal utilities and pave a road in Kenai are on hold after the one bid came in over budget. Plus, a University of Alaska Southeast student presents environmental data through music.

Alaska's biggest tribal hospital is now owned by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Plus, Alaska glacier scientists way in on devastating floods in Tibet and Nepal.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing the next installment of our 2026 candidate forum series. Incumbent Republican candidate Rep. Bill Elam is running for reelection to State House District 8 against nonpartisan challengers Nissa Savage and Frank Quinn.