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Seward residents debate the future of the city-owned electric utility — again. Plus, what would a federal government shutdown mean for Alaska?

Alaska is officially more likely than not to have a La Niña winter, but climatologists say its unclear what weather conditions could come with that weather pattern. Plus, what might an oil and gas renaissance mean for Alaska's economy?

Soldotna police officers and clerks have a new employment contract. Homer Electric Association will hold community meetings next month. Plus, groups seek to revive an Alaska Native dance tradition in the Aleutians.

Incumbent candidate Patti Truesdell is running for the seat, alongside Donna Anderson and Shelby Oden.

Absentee in-person voting is underway ahead of Oct. 7 municipal elections. Commercial fishing reopens near the Kodiak Archipelago's largest salmon hatchery after and oil spill. Plus, scientists study the long-term impacts of a heatwave on Alaska orca whales.

Peninsula voters take to the polls on Election Day. Plus, the Alaska Department of Public Safety updates its unsolved homicide case list.

On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank's new executive director, Johna Beech, and Board President Sean O'Reilly.

The federal government shutdown shutters operations around the Kenai Peninsula. A lawsuit challenging Alaska's homeschool allotment program moves forward. Plus, Fat Bear Week has a new champion.

Preliminary local election results are in. Plus, a new group of state lawmakers asks whether Alaska's workforce is ready for a project like the Alaska LNG pipeline.

An Anchor Point man is sentenced after firing at two health care nonprofits. A popular climber from Anchorage dies after a fall in Yosemite National Park. The state says it has enough reserves to cover a federal food program during the government shutdown, for now. Plus, a new report shows an uptick in whale entanglements.