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State troopers arrest a man they sexually abused at least five teenage girls. Two state troopers facing assault charges for alleged conduct during an arrest in Kenai will go to trial next summer. Plus, a whimsical art show is on display in Homer.

A Kenai man is arrested for sexual abuse of a minor. Two judges temporarily block the Kroger-Albertsons merger. The Alaska LNG Project gets $50 million. Plus, a digital game teaches children about Sugpiaq culture.

A motorist is being treated for hypothermia after their vehicle was found in the Kenai River. Plus, residents of a Soldotna mobile home park face challenges more than a year after they were given an eviction notice.

The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation says its close to an agreement to finally build a natural gas pipeline. Plus, Alaskans remember Jimmy Carter's lasting impacts on the state.

Alaska's transportation department is on track to receive a federal grant that will boost avalanche mitigation efforts along the Seward Highway. And, Nick Begich III is sworn in as Alaska's lone U.S. Representative.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank digs into a substantial donation. Olympic cyclist Kristen Faulkner, from Homer, returns to the Kenai Peninsula following winning two gold medals in Paris last summer. And the National Marine Fisheries Service faces a lawsuit over not disclosing adequate information about killer whales and other marine mammals killed as bycatch in Alaska waters.

Much of the Kenai Peninsula Borough's municipal recycling program came to a grinding halt with a mechanical failure at the Central Peninsula Landfill. And a Kenai man is being honored for his contributions to the sport of rugby on the peninsula.

The city of Kenai is continuing efforts to mitigate spruce bark beetle-killed hazard trees. Alaska’s food movement could see growth with the creation of a new state department. And backcountry snowmachiners are going to have to stay parked for the foreseeable future.

Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers offer a class to improve riding and backcountry safety. And state and local government employees could see added social security benefits if a bill headed to the president desk is signed.

This year, the minimum wage is going up twice. On July 1, it’s jumping by more than a dollar – to $13 per hour.