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This week, guest Derek Foote, general manager of the Peninsula Oilers baseball team, joined us to talk about the organization's 50th anniversary.

Our guest this week is Cook Inlet beluga researcher Sonia Kumar, who uses acoustic monitoring to study the habitat and behavior of the endangered whales.

Soldotna police say a man committed suicide in a Soldotna hotel, and perjury charges against a retired homer judge are dismissed. Plus, the state works to revise its rejected transportation plan, and a local film festival focuses on Indigenous language.

Our guest this week is Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Superintendent Clayton Holland.

A play that retells the story of Robin Hood will be performed inside the Kenai Art Center gallery. And a coal export facility in Seward is set to be demolished, signaling an end to the state’s coal industry.

Homer High School students stage a walkout in response to Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bill that would increase education funding. And, state lawmakers gain perspective on a COVID-related education funding dispute between Alaska and the federal government. Plus, a local student exchange program will host an international gourmet fundraising dinner this weekend.

Six schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will not qualify for Title I funding next year. Plus, an increase in renewable energy alternatives may the cheapest option to Alaska's railbelt energy crunch.

Alaska’s four-year statewide transportation plan has received partial approval from federal agencies, with some exclusions. Most major Kenai Peninsula highway projects, including the Cooper Landing Bypass, haven’t been affected, but the state is still waiting to hear about outside funding that will affect the timeline of that project.

Two April art shows in Kenai will display more than 200 pieces from students and a local photographer. Plus, a conversation with the new leadership behind the Central Peninsula’s public transit service.

A Homer man is arrested for possessing child pornography. And, the Alaska House Judiciary Committee proposes an amendment that would allow public funding to go to private and religious educational institutions. Plus, new art installations will soon be unveiled in Kenai.