Attendees at the annual homeless outreach event can learn about local housing options, get their haircut, take a shower and leave with a backpack full of supplies and winter clothing, among other things.

Kenai Fire Chief Jay Teague says structure fire risk tends to increase during the winter months, but the two recent hotel fires are anomalies.

Approval from the Alaska Board of Education came roughly two months after Kenai Peninsula school board members also signed off.

The announcement described a smattering of new nonbinding agreements that cover gas supplies from ExxonMobil and Hilcorp, roughly two-thirds of the steel needed for the pipeline and construction services.

Voters will consider whether to move city elections from October to November. The Kenai Peninsula Borough and the City of Soldotna made the same change after roughly two-thirds of peninsula voters enacted the change through a ballot proposition.

Through the partnership the company would “facilitate the construction and operation” of at least six liquefied natural gas carriers.

An annual Soldotna event connects resources with people experiencing homelessness. Alaska's state board of education greenlights a school psychology master's program. Plus, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to resign over immigration operations in Minnesota.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls for an investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota. Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes a fiscal plan that includes a temporary seasonal sales tax and a new Permanent Fund dividend formula. Plus, an oil rig nicknamed "The Beast" topples on the North Slope.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Jason Moan and Diane Campbell, with the Alaska Division of Forestry to talk about all things spruce bark beetles.

Retired Kenai attorney looks back at victory, defeat in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill litigation