Ashlyn O'Hara

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.

A legal group founded by an advisor to President Donald Trump sues Alaska's judge-nominating group after it says the group it took too long to fulfill a records request. Alaska's criminal appeals court throws out an indictment of a Whittier woman accused of felony voter misconduct. Plus, Alaska's chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retires.

If approved, the proposal would exempt the first $75,000 of their residential property’s taxable value from the city’s property tax.

Kenai voters will consider enacting a residential property tax exemption during the upcoming election. Plus, women in Alaska struggle to find educated providers for perimenopause.

Berga will serve until the next election, in which he is also the only candidate running for the seat.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members voted Tuesday to put the question on the ballot for the upcoming municipal election.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has a new member. Borough voters will consider limiting how long school board members can stay in office. Plus, defenders of ranked-choice voting say the system worked as intended during the August primary.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're airing the first installment in our 2026 candidate forum series. Up first are the candidates for House District 8.

This is the first year peninsula voters will cast ballots in November instead of October.