The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District board adopts a budget with deep cuts. Plus, a nationwide pageant has an Alaskan competitor.

The Alaska Senate passes a bill codifying a permanent administrator position for the Big Game Commercial Services Board. Plus, Alaska commercial fisherman are worried about the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Kenai Peninsula lawmakers and borough school board members discuss school funding. Plus, Triumvirate Theatre opens a new playhouse.

A Kenai Peninsula Borough tourism working group will get more time to put together a tax recommendation report. Federal funding cuts could impact programs that provide weather data to mariners and hunters. Plus, a newly published paper finds that microplastics are ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska’s most remote waters.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes an education funding bill. Scientists say the likelihood of Mt. Spurr erupting has gone down. Plus, construction is underway of Soldotna's new fire station.

Cook Inletkeeper sponsors a community-led initiative to protect local salmon habitat. Plus, Kenai Peninsula crafters wonder where they'll shop after Joann Fabric and Crafts closes.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly shoots down a resolution that would have asked state lawmakers to let them cap property tax assessments. Four Alaska students are among those who've lost their visas as part of federal efforts to crack down on immigration. Plus, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students show off their talents in a new art show.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office releases a long-delayed study of state employee wages. A bill sponsored by Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge aims to streamline a pesky insurance process. Plus, a new local exhibit highlights the history of education on the Kenai Peninsula.

Alaska's transportation department issues an open call for contractors to provide “Eminent Domain Appraisal Review Services” for a section of the Seward Highway that runs through Moose Pass. Plus, a look at how the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai eruption still impacts Kodiak Island residents.

The Soldotna City Council set usage and rental rates for the new field house opening in August. Humans can learn more about the lives of Alaska’s famous fishing bears in a new board game. And the 50th annual Alaska Folk Festival is underway this week in Juneau.