KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening Newscast — Jan. 16, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published January 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM AKST

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Slippery conditions bring much of the Kenai Peninsula to a halt. The state's forestry division seeks to open all of the Haines State Forest to logging. Plus, health care workers descend on Anchorage this week for the kickoff of a five year, $1.3 billion program aimed at reimagining medical care across Alaska.

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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