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Rep. Ben Carpenter proposes a 2% statewide sales tax. Plus, Seward students return to the stage in a production of Cinderella, and there will be a tsunami warning test tomorrow.

State economist Gunnar Shultz says that increasing short-term housing has been connected to declining options for long-term renters.

When schools in Alaska drop below 10 students, they lose full state funding and can be shut down. Today, the peninsula's smallest schools are in the clear — but it hasn't always been that way.

Good Time Charlie's in Soldotna closed its doors last month, and will be demolished next week. But what happens when the only strip club in a community closes? And how did Good Time Charlie's operate for 30 years after being bought out for a highway project?

We talked to three local leaders about how housing availability impacts the workforce, volunteers and seniors across The Kenai.

The Kenai Peninsula is a vast collection of distant communities, which makes it a difficult place to navigate without a car. This week, representatives from many local organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation on the peninsula, and what can be done to fill them.

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.