KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening Newscast — Apr. 9, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published April 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM AKDT

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Senate leaders says Alaskans shouldn't get their hopes up about a $3,800 Permanent Fund dividend added to the state budget by a House committee. Plus, one of NASA's Mission Control communicators on Artemis II hails from Soldotna.

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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