KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — June 26, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published June 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM AKDT

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game doubles sockeye bag limits for anglers on the Kasilof, Russian and Upper Kenai rivers. A popular race on the Homer Spit turns 50 this weekend. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough brainstorms what to do with the vacant elementary school building in Kasilof.

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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