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Dipnetting opens on the Kenai River. Plus, an immigration detainee held in Alaska is hospitalized with tuberculosis, according to his attorney.

A former Soldotna High School teacher facing 55 charges goes to trial in. A former Kenai homesteader celebrates her 100th birthday. Plus, researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks plan to run experiments to better understand three-spined sticklebacks.

State lawmakers override two of Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes in a pair of dramatic votes. Plus, Ninilchik’s annual Salmonfest looks to reduce its waste.

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.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tours Kenaitze Indian Tribe facilities to promote Alaska Native access to traditional foods. Plus, Anchorage officials close multiple trails due to increased bear activity.

A small plane crash in Soldotna leaves one person seriously injured. A look at the science and risks of tsunamis in Alaska. Plus, kids in a Homer youth program help maintain a local trail.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers cutting one of its two designated times for public comment. A damaged cable cuts power to Moose Pass for almost 12 hours. Plus, a Kenai fourth grader lights the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.

Two airlines bid to offer service between Seward and Anchorage. A Willy Wonka musical comes to Nikiski. Plus, a stray animal that looked like a wolf and roamed Anchorage was actually a wolf hybrid.

This year, the borough got more than $400,000 from the state to distribute across 26 peninsula communities.

The salaries for some Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administrators are set for the next three years. The borough will spend nearly $400,000 on a new study of Soldotna schools. Plus, students at Soldotna High School put on "Grease."