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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."

The Kenai Peninsula Borough will auction off small parcels of land across the peninsula. And, two Kenai-based art galleries gear up for their newest installations. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra will host two concerts that showcase the musical talent of elementary-aged school children.

Grant Aviation buys two new planes to expand flights between Kenai and Anchorage. Plus, a dog shot by its owner is doing alright in foster care after a local rescue operation, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough begins work on a new website.

Troopers charge a Soldotna man with animal cruelty after they say he shot his dog. And, Kenai Police charge a Nikiski man with counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Plus, a Kenai Peninsula College film viewing event aims to bring people of opposing political ideologies together.

Parents and school staff talk teen mental health at a panel discussion in Homer. Plus, Nikiski Middle/High School’s Drama, Debate and Forensics team takes home a state championship.