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The local teacher union has a new president. Plus, the Homer Harbor expansion project takes some steps forward, and an app is hoping to map anadromous streams in Alaska.

Gov. Dunleavy vetoes half of the education funding passed by the Legislature, putting the district's budget in a ‘bad spot.’ And a pattern of opioid addiction recovery drugs in local correctional centers could be related to inadequacies in the state’s treatment options for inmates.

The Cooper Landing Bypass project manager says a lack of full funding in this year’s legislative budget could mean delays in the major highway project.

Seward plans to interview all five of its city manager applicants, and the Russian River opens to sportfishing a day early, thanks to strong sockeye runs. Plus, Alaska may be affected by a port closure in Seattle.

Our guest this week is the new executive director of the Kenai Watershed Forum, Trent Dodson.

A Soldotna lawmaker introduces a companion setnet permit buyback bill to the Alaska State House. And the University of Alaska Fairbanks celebrates a local Dena’ina language teacher.

A culvert beneath Funny River Road collapses, closing the road for 37 hours. Plus, the public comment period is open on a new plan for salmon management in Federal Cook inlet waters, and a new bill would require short term rental owners to register properties with the state.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will resume public meetings in Homer and Seward this year. Bird impersonators descend upon the peninsula for a popular contest. And a preview of a four-part series we’re airing on KDLL this week.

A plane crash in Sterling causes a major power outage. Plus, a prospective Gold Mine inside of Lake Clark National Park is in the advanced exploratory stage, after gold was discovered at the site in the 80s.

An Anchorage man was arrested on the beach in Clam Gulch early Sunday morning after allegedly biting off part of his nephew’s finger. The Alaska State Senate failed to pass a budget today, leaving a narrow window of time for a last-minute budget deal before the end of the regular session tomorrowAnd the first in a four-part series about Cook Inlet’s energy future.