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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces a spate of king salmon sport fishery closures for the Kenai and Kasilof rivers. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski visits Greenland with a congressional delegation. Plus, the latest installment in a series from Alaska Public Media probes dating in the 49th state.

Soldotna has a new policy for naming facility parks and buildings. A new state study reports one in four Alaska workers lives out of state. Plus, tribal leaders speak out against proposed changes to a federal program that supports Native entities.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Kiefer Forsch and Sarah Aarons to hear more about their study of two glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park.

A Kenai high school junior is selected to help advise state education officials. Soldiers from Alaska have been told to stand down after receiving orders last month to prepare to deploy to Minnesota. Plus, Alaskans weigh in on a controversial proposal to reform the Federal Subsistence Board.

A former Soldotna High School teacher is appealing his criminal conviction after being found guilty of sexually abusing a former student while she was a minor. State lawmakers consider sending inmates out of state to save money. Plus, a Fairbanks student accused of eating a classmate's AI artwork makes his first court appearance.

The City of Kenai considers what to do with the now-vacant Challenger Learning Center building. The state takes addiction treatment on the road with a new pilot program. Plus, a Homer choir teacher is recognized for his work in and out of the classroom.

Retired Kenai attorney looks back at victory, defeat in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill litigation

A Greek shipping company becomes the latest tentative partner of the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, reporting from the Anchorage Daily News explores the personal stories behind 45 outdoor deaths in Anchorage last year.

Slippery conditions bring much of the Kenai Peninsula to a halt. The state's forestry division seeks to open all of the Haines State Forest to logging. Plus, health care workers descend on Anchorage this week for the kickoff of a five year, $1.3 billion program aimed at reimagining medical care across Alaska.

Nikiski Republican Sen. Jesse Bjorkman prefiles bills ahead of the state legislative session that starts Tuesday. A foster youth advocacy group sues the state over what it says are insufficient resources for older kids. Plus, Democrats say Mary Peltola's Senate run could tip that chamber in their favor.