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Flooding in the K-Beach area persists, as the borough tackles short and long-term solutions. Plus, former students pay tribute to legendary Kenai Middle School history teacher Bob Summer in a story from KDLL’s intern Gavin Hunt.

Haze is expected in Kenai for the next few days, a side effect of wildfires in Canada. And tomorrow’s Music in the Park performer in Soldotna isn’t a local band, but does have an important local connection.

The borough assembly takes up three election-related issues. And Alaska Native corporations have a new advocate.

Several hospital doctors and primary care physicians have recently left the central peninsula. Why are they leaving, and what could their absence mean for the availability of care in the area?

Tuckerman Babcock resigns from the University of Alaska Board of Regents after just two months. Plus, a story from KDLL’s intern Sophia Micciche about the history of drivers education options for Kenai Peninsula students.

Kenai Peninsula residents and auto workers are calling on DOT to stop using salt brine on roads. Plus, National Park spending in Alaska is high, and the Kenaitze Tribe is looking for input on the design of its new bus system.

We talk with a vanlife influencer who drove her dog named Kenai to the peninsula. Plus, a new system in the state will allow sexual assault survivors to know more about the status of their case.

The Seward utility sale is going back on the ballot. The state school board postpones action on a bill that would limit women’s high school sports to cisgender girls. And Alaska is pushing back against an EPA veto on the Pebble Mine.

The state payroll department is struggling with understaffing, and a man is arrested in Homer with meth and fentanyl. The Wall Street Journal reports that interest in the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project is low among allies in Asia, the theoretical buyers of Alaska's natural gas.

Cooper Landing's popular Russian River Campground in Cooper Landing closes Wednesday for another stretch of road rehab and maintenance projects. And, it’s not just a source of scenic photos and occasional ash clouds, Mount Augustine could be a source of renewable, harnessed energy.