Search results for

The Kenai River king salmon sport fishery and Cook Inlet east side set-net fishery will close this summer due to low king salmon forecasts. Researchers plan a study on wildfire mitigation in Kenai Peninsula hot spots. And this year’s pool of Iditarod racers is the smallest in the race’s history.

A sled dog from Clam Gulch is found safe after getting loose near Girdwood. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reinforcing limitations on hunting and trapping in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. And Soldotna’s Central Peninsula Landfill is hosting a hazardous waste collection day this weekend.

Incoming Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche joined us in the studio today to talk about the borough-wide issues he plans to address in his new job. Micciche begins his new role as mayor next week.

Chickens are on the table at the Kenai City Council. And a bus station in Ninilchik has the potential to become a small Native reservation.

Chugach Electric updates Cooper Landing on rebuild projects. Plus, checking in with new state legislator Justin Ruffridge about his time in office so far.

An update on the state’s SNAP backlog. When to expect the next batch of ballots in last week’s special borough election. And a Soldotna gym is raising tens of thousands for an Anchorage woman who was killed in a roof collapse accident this weekend.

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman reintroduces a set-net buyback bill to the Legislature. A group created by U.S. Congress to parse through salmon research is looking for members. And a peninsula man is raising money to support earthquake survivors in Turkey.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s annual address to the Alaska Legislature this week included more advice for lawmakers than usual. And a look behind the scenes of the Kenai Performers musical, which opens this weekend

The National Weather Service will start including more specific information about nearshore conditions in its marine weather forecasts. And a look at what’s on the docket at the Board and Game’s upcoming meeting in Soldotna.

There are new developments on a large public land project west of Cooper Landing, and Gov. Dunleavy has proposed a bill that would increase parental rights in schools and impact the experience of LGBTQ students.