The market is Soldotna’s prime gathering place for residents in summer. But city officials have long had bigger dreams for that part of town, envisioning a walkable tourism district parallel to the river. But some council members voiced concerns about the limits of the new zone type.

The award, announced last month, comes roughly two years after the center lost that revenue source amid alleged financial mismanagement by executive staff.

Ninilchik voters may get the chance to create their recreation service area after the community’s pool was left on the list of budget cuts approved by Kenai Peninsula school board members earlier this month.

Now, students may apply to serve on the council or a commission even if they don’t live in the city of Kenai. But they must go to school in Kenai. The city will now also consider sophomores, in addition to juniors and seniors.

Mail pickup for Nikiski box holders and post office retail services are available at the Kenai Post Office at 140 Bidarka Street, Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Identification is required to pick up Nikiski mail.

A Kenai grand jury indicted 50-year-old Joseph Miller Jr. over what is alleged to be a violent arrest of the wrong person in Kenai. Another former state trooper, Jason Woodruff, also faces a felony assault charge for his own alleged conduct during the same arrest.

The data center Murkowski and Trusty toured is a sort-of nerve center for the school district. It complements school-based servers by enabling the district to offer services more efficiently at one location instead of having to duplicate services at every site.

Homes in the region are getting more expensive, and there are fewer of them to buy.

It's Been a Minute's Brittany Luse on the rise of cringe culture: where it comes from, how it's hurting us, and how leaning into cringe is good for art.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Labour MP Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, about President Trump's summit with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer today.

After comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show was suspended "indefinitely" by ABC, questions about free speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder reach a new level.