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A new bill introduced by State Sen. Jesse Bjorkman would allow local lumber producers to grade their own lumber, rather than using a third-party agency. Proponents hope it will benefit Alaska sawmill owners and contractors.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing a $13.1 million deficit for the next fiscal year. This issue comes as districts statewide struggle with a lack of inflationary adjustments to the education funding from the state.

The Peninsula Period Network is working to put free period products in all Kenai Peninsula schools. Our guest, network founder Chera Wackler, talks about the process of making that goal a reality.

A woman is charged in Kasilof for letting her dog harass a moose until it dies. David Brame presents the final installment in his Dusty Funkaverse series at the Bunnell Street Arts Center this month. And a look into the factors behind Alaska’s higher maternal death rate in 2021.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is taking another stab at a management plan for the federal Cook Inlet fishery. And voting in Homer Electric Association’s 2023 election opens tomorrow.

Soldotna considers strategies to help with employee recruitment lags. Plus, behind the scenes of a popular self defense course for Kenai Peninsula women.

A Soldotna author debuts his first book. Plus, the overdose-reversing drug Narcan will now be available over the counter.

The would-be Alaska LNG Project developer announces new agreements it says moves the project’s first phase into early development. Lawmakers fail to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a bill supporters say would have modernized Alaska's corporate income tax system. Plus, two Alaska-based infantry battalions reportedly are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota.

A fire at Kenai's Uptown Motel leaves on man dead. State education officials give the final OK to a proposed charter school in Nikolaevsk. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his final State of the State address.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls for an investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota. Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes a fiscal plan that includes a temporary seasonal sales tax and a new Permanent Fund dividend formula. Plus, an oil rig nicknamed "The Beast" topples on the North Slope.