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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly overhauls the borough's property tax code. A walrus rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center will feature in a public television show. Plus, the next installment in a four-part series from the Alaska Desk about food security.

The first in a four-part Alaska Desk series about food security focuses on how communities in the Aleutians keep shelves stocked. Plus, as relief efforts remain underway after a destructive storm in Western Alaska, one Bethel nonprofit focuses on rescuing the region’s canine companions.

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Begich kicks off a statewide listening tour on the Kenai Peninsula. Plus, a workshop at the annual Elders and Youth Conference focuses on coming of age ceremonies for Alaska Native women.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Erin Thompson, Jeff Helminiak and Jake Dye, formerly of the Peninsula Clarion to talk about their decision to resign from the paper and the future of local news on the Kenai Peninsula.

From it's Soldotna hangar, a Bethel-based airline accepts donations and offers flights for Western Alaska residents impacted by a major storm. Plus, a library grant expands access to digital news archives around Alaska.

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.

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

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members will get a raise for the first time in 25 years. The City of Kenai welcomes new elected officials and bids farewell to longtime Mayor Brian Gabriel. Plus, Homer's famous stowaway opossum, Grubby, dies at the Alaska Zoo.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough swears in five new assembly members. Alaska has a new guidelines for using artificial intelligence in academic settings. Plus, scientists awaken long-dormant microbes from thawing permafrost in the interior.

Federal funding for a program that subsidizes rural air service will continue for now despite the federal government shutdown. Plus, Alaska LNG Project developers meet with residents in Nikiski.