KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening Newscast — July 8, 2025

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published July 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM AKDT

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing part of the Kasilof River to sport king salmon fishing. The federal government withholds millions of dollars in grants for Alaska schools. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has a new budget.

KDLL Evening Newscast

Ashlyn O'Hara

Prior 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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