A video of a brown bear swimming near the mouth of the Kenai River goes viral. And, a group of setnetters pivot to seining to try and save Cook Inlet's east side commercial fishery.

An Anchor Point woman dies after an ATV crash. Central Emergency Services breaks ground on a new fire station. Plus, a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge biologist explains why cow parsnip is so irritating.

An Anchorage man dies after he was found floating in the Kenai River while fishing. And, the City of Homer approves a contract for a new city manager. Plus, rooftop solar panel installers are busy as demand for affordable energy in Alaska grows.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge hosts a salmon leather-making workshop, and a new art installation is on view in Homer.

A Kenai man dies in a Saturday vehicle collision. A judge suspends a controversial oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet. Officials share tips on how to stay safe while recreating around water. Plus, a Homer husky is reunited with his owner.

Emergency services on the Kenai Peninsula are restored after a global technology outage. A new television show about Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears makes its debut. Plus, a German research institute is mapping remote landscapes to document the effects of thawing permafrost.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will temporarily close a campsite for maintenance. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will not take up a proposed bed tax ballot question until after the election. And, South Peninsula Hospital will remodel a building to become its child care center Plus, the Seldovia Village Tribe becomes the first federally recognized Alaska Native tribe to get its TsunamiReady certification.

Kenai's personal use fishery is open 24 hours a day starting Thursday. An Alaska Native corporation gets another crack at a proposed hotel development on the Homer Spit. Also, anglers return to a popular fishing spot near Cooper Landing.

Get some tips for staying safe around bears. The Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Soldotna throw their support for Kenai's pursuit of direct airline service to Seattle. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy approve money for the second year of Homer's harbor expansion study.

A Soldotna police officer is acquitted on a domestic violence assault charge. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe celebrates ten years of the Dena'ina Wellness Center.