Ashlyn O'Hara
ReporterPrior to joining KDLL's news team in May 2024, O'Hara spent nearly four years reporting for the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai. Before that, she was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a statehouse reporter for the Columbia Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. You can reach her at aohara@kdll.org
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District previews the upcoming budget season. An earthquake shook Alaskans on Thanksgiving morning. Plus, Alaskans find creative ways to have fun in doors.
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The state transportation department used drones during the response to ex-Typhoon Halong. An energy consulting firm makes policy suggestions to state lawmakers. Plus, a Lingít and Dena'ina writer takes home her fourth Emmy award for "Molly of Denali."
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The consultants say property taxes, production royalties and permitting are all areas state lawmakers may need to address.
