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A fire razes a duplex in Kenai. Central Emergency Services needs more money for its new fire station. Two seal pups are admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center. A woman dies in Resurrection Bay. Installations at the Kenai Art Center highlight Alaska's natural beauty.

The Kenai school district takes the first steps in considering a four-day school week. Plus, Alaskans pay tribute to Father Michael Oleksa, a Russian Orthodox priest who last served in Nanwalek when he died last month at the age of 76.

Two Kasilof residents are arrested for the death of their dog after leaving it outside in the cold. Plus, an Anchorage-based Facebook group helps people find what they’re looking for, and the Tsalteshi Trails Association will host its annual Ski For Women 5k race this Sunday.

A local group is stocking peninsula schools with free period products. Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge is co-chairing a caucus of first-year lawmakers. And the Alaska SeaLife center admits a fur seal pup, found in Sitka. Plus, tomorrow is the deadline to apply for a by-mail absentee ballot for next week's special election.

Sterling Elementary School celebrates its 60th birthday. And the superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District thinks it might be the most unique district in America. This week, we’re airing a series of stories trying to explore that question. We’ll visit the farthest reaches of the district, from fly-in only villages to Soldotna High School, and we kick off that series tonight.

An Anchor Point man is sentenced after firing at two health care nonprofits. A popular climber from Anchorage dies after a fall in Yosemite National Park. The state says it has enough reserves to cover a federal food program during the government shutdown, for now. Plus, a new report shows an uptick in whale entanglements.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get $3 million after state lawmakers override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's partial veto of money for K-12 schools. A former Soldotna middle school custodian is sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a student. And, a workshop at Salmonfest teaches Yup'ik words and phrases.

A new bridge is coming on the road into Denali National Park, and teens from around the state gather in Anchorage to talk about the dangers of vaping.

The City of Kenai unveils a bronze bear sculpture garden at the Kenai Municipal Airport. Alaska Public Media talks to furloughed federal workers amid what is now the longest-ever federal government shutdown. Plus, a new show from the Kenai Performers tackler faith, identity and community.

Bob Clark plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.