Jake Dye

More than 100 attendees gathered on May 31 to celebrate the life of Kenai Peninsula College’s longest serving director, Gary Turner, who died in April. Speakers celebrated Turner as a champion for the college and its students and staff.

New Triumvirate Theatre musical “Anastasia” features two dozen middle school actors singing and dancing their way through a tale of a lost duchess finding her place, against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.

Kenai’s American Legion Post 20 organized a remembrance for fallen U.S. soldiers in Leif Hansen Memorial Park. Speakers called Memorial Day an opportunity to remember ordinary people who showed extraordinary valor.

The solo show by Moira Ireland runs through May 29 and features mixed media artwork made in a time of transition. The show features biblical images and also a sheep watching an iPad.

Rural Alaska communities brace for even higher fuel prices. The Alaska Legislature convenes into a special session dedicated to the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, long security lines at Ted Stevens International Airport. And, Moira Ireland has a solo show at the Kenai Art Center this month.

The plan describes twenty years of development for Kenai’s parks. It ranges from rezoning to development of a new festival and event space. The council will vote next month whether to adopt the plan.

Nikiski Middle/High School’s Bulldog Theater opens ‘Anything Goes’ on May 1. The show features romance and humor on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and marks the final performance for some of the school’s seniors.

If Venezuela's oil industry sees a resurgence pushed by President Donald Trump, there may be impacts for Alaska industries. Alaska Airlines is reversing an issue with its Club 49 program that resulted in surprising bills for some fliers. Plus, the state was ordered to pay more than a half-million dollars in a lawsuit over a controversial predator control program in Southwest Alaska.

Alaska is experiencing record snow and cold. Alaska's congressional delegation respond to Saturday's military operation in Venezuela. Plus, KNOM's Ben Townsend helps a group of scientists explore whether beavers are contributing to climate change.

Alaska is seeing a spike in flu cases and hospitalizations. Plus, a dog missing near Girdwood for 13 days was rescued from a ravine.