A student walkout and a candlelight vigil aimed to show support for the family and raise awareness about immigration policy in the United States.

Federal immigration officials detained and deported Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and two of her three sons, ages 5 and 16. As of Thursday, her oldest son remains in custody at an ICE detention center in Washington.

A roughly 13-hour power outage disrupted medical care for roughly 100 patients at Soldotna’s Central Peninsula Hospital on Friday.

The district is going to come up about $8.5 million short if it wants to operate next school year with the same number of employees and programs as it is this school year.

The rezone would mark a major step forward for the so-called Soldotna Riverfront Redevelopment Project, which imagines a walkable commercial district between the river and the Sterling Highway.

People still have three minutes to talk about non-agenda items at the beginning of the meeting, three minutes to talk about anything at the end of the meeting and three minutes to testify about specific items up for a public hearing.

The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passes a bill prohibiting child sex abuse material generated by artificial intelligence. Plus, the central Kenai Peninsula rallies around a mom and kids deported from Soldotna.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski questions President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general. A state task force recommends making psychedelic therapy available if treatments are approved at the federal level. Plus, after the U.S. Supreme Court rules sweeping reciprocal tariffs illegal, Alaska business owners say they're not counting on getting their money back.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Seward City Manager Kat Sorensen to talk about what’s going on the eastern Kenai Peninsula.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Kiefer Forsch and Sarah Aarons to hear more about their study of two glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park.