KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — Oct. 5, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published October 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM AKDT

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State transportation officials seek input on upcoming projects. Independent spending groups pour tens of millions of dollars into Alaska political races. Plus, trawlers in Kodiak say they're facing a movement immune to fact.

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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