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A retired Air Force general and fighter pilot runs for the District 8 State House Seat. Plus, a new study shows that pollock abundance surveys may not fully account for the way fish respond to climate change.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries kicks off its two-week-long meeting about Cook Inlet finfish. And, the city of Homer talks growing cities sustainably. Plus, a local cancer advocacy nonprofit will host a fundraiser this Saturday.

The state of Alaska has seen a backlog in pending applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as SNAP. As a result, some Kenai Peninsula residents who rely on food assistance are leaning more on the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.

Everything Bagels has a new owner, and a wintery beer fest brings craft breweries from around the state to Soldotna.

Central Peninsula Hospital gets a new diabetes center. Plus, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation incorporates drone use into its operations.

A cultural liaison at K-Beach Elementary School is arrested for intentionally exposing himself to an 8-year-old student. Troopers arrest a man for breaking the window in a cab and assaulting the driver, and Gov. Dunleavy casts doubt on a bill that would bring back pensions for public employees like teachers.

Residents of a Soldotna trailer park settle out of court after claiming an illegal eviction and insufficient utilities. And, a backcountry skier dies in an avalanche near Cooper Landing. Plus, Kenai Central High School juniors get a behind-the-scenes look at their preferred career through a job shadow event.

Senator Lisa Murkowski introduces a bill to support coastal communities. Plus, a Soldotna property is the subject of an Environmental Protection Agency violation.

A tidal energy pilot project could come to Cook Inlet this summer, thanks to a U.S. Department of Energy grant. Plus, Rep. Sarah Vance apologies for her comments in a tribal affairs committee last week.

Our guest this week is Ian Hartman, associate professor of history at the University of Alaska Anchorage and author of the book "Black History in the Last Frontier: African American History in Alaska."