Evening Newscast — Mar. 18, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published March 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM AKDT

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers creating a new department. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the lone Republican to oppose opening debate on an elections bill favored by President Donald Trump. Plus, a bill that aims to protect Alaskans from so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water gets its first committee hearing in Juneau.

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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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