KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening Newscast — Jan. 12, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published January 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM AKST

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A Kenai charter school is trying to add a high school program — again. Homer High School's theater closes after an equipment failure. Plus, a train enthusiast restores the Alaska Railroad's last steam engine.

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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