KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — Nov. 5, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published November 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM AKST

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Early election results show central Kenai Peninsula voters favor repealing ranked-choice voting, but statewide voters are leaning the other way. Alaska voters fire two Kenai judges per the recommendation of a state review group. Plus, moms and pregnant women face barriers to addiction treatment in 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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