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A Soldotna police officer is acquitted on a domestic violence assault charge. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe celebrates ten years of the Dena'ina Wellness Center.

Get some tips for staying safe around bears. The Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Soldotna throw their support for Kenai's pursuit of direct airline service to Seattle. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy approve money for the second year of Homer's harbor expansion study.

Kenai's personal use fishery is open 24 hours a day starting Thursday. An Alaska Native corporation gets another crack at a proposed hotel development on the Homer Spit. Also, anglers return to a popular fishing spot near Cooper Landing.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will temporarily close a campsite for maintenance. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will not take up a proposed bed tax ballot question until after the election. And, South Peninsula Hospital will remodel a building to become its child care center Plus, the Seldovia Village Tribe becomes the first federally recognized Alaska Native tribe to get its TsunamiReady certification.

The National Weather Service issues a flood warning for the Seward area. The Kenai Peninsula’s smallest schools call on the school district to increase the number of teachers they employ. Plus, two new art installations in Kenai aim to capture summer’s short-lived vibrancy.

A Texas company wants to build a liquefied natural gas import facility in Cook Inlet. The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Kachemak Bay's jet ski ban case. And, Triumvirate Theatre puts on "The Sound of Music."

A Soldotna beer festival raises money for local projects. Plus, Kenai Peninsula students participate in a summer reading program as part of the Alaska Reads Act.

The Coast Guard suspends it's search of a Homer woman who went missing in Icy Strait near Juneau. Two Alaska State Troopers are charged with assault for using unreasonable force while arresting a person in Kenai. Plus, the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program’s fall season for middle Cook Inlet kicks off.

We're joined by founders, advocates and organizers of Industry Appreciation Day, an annual celebration held each year in Kenai.

The Alaska Air National Guard rescues three hunters on the Kenai Peninsula. Front-runners in the race for the northern Kenai Peninsula’s Alaska Senate seat face off. Plus, a popular Soldotna bakery changes ownership.