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The Chugach National Forest is holding meetings on the Kenai Peninsula to talk about plans to build new cabins. Seward mulls the future of its electric utility after a vote to sell it to HEA failed. And with just 1,300 acres burned, Alaska is having a good wildfire summer.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs two bills from Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge, and the borough assembly will consider supporting a ban on trans girls in women’s sports from the Alaska statewide school board. Plus, seaweed harvesting is getting popular on the southern Kenai Peninsula.

A former Soldotna High School teacher is indicted on 61 counts. Plus, a white raven has been spotted around Kenai, and a fire at the Whittier dock landed two in the hospital.

Our guests this week are four members of the Kenai Potters' Guild, in advance of their 50th anniversary show at the Kenai Art Center.

KPBSD will make up for school funding vetoes from Gov. Dunleavy by drawing on savings. And Alaska electric utilities look for other options, amid declining Cook Inlet natural gas forecasts.

A Texas scout troop installs new beluga whale signage at the Kenai City Dock. And some Celtic sportsmanship happens in Homer.

The new coffee shop is the only one on Bridge Access Road. Owner Elisabeth Peterkin says the shop caters to dipnetters with products like ice and firewood.

A teen hiker dies on the Harding Icefield trail. And the borough mayor is considering a plan to create a combined emergency service area for the entire eastern peninsula.

A head-on collision north of Seward injures three, and the Department of Transportation says despite dramatically rising costs, the Cooper Landing bypass project should still be completed on time. Plus, Head Start programs around the state could lose funding because of understaffing.

A new cafe and lounge in Kenai is offering healthy foods, creative drinks and unique retail. Owner and chef Krista Harrison says its been a long journey to opening the shop.