LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Ashlyn O'HaraAlthough sentenced to 77 years and one month, a majority of that sentence was suspended. Erfurth’s active jail time is 20 years and one month. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLIn a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s office says 50-year-old Miller had no legal justification for the violent arrest. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Woodruff illegally used his police dog to bite the man when he did not pose a threat. -
Riley Board/KDLLMaterials taken from the site will be used to widen the Sterling Highway between Sterling and Soldotna. That stretch of the road is recognized by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities as having higher-than-normal rates of serious vehicle accidents driven in part by busy summer traffic patterns. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLAlaska law says someone may vote in a state election if, among other things, they’re a U.S. citizen. Proponents say the word “may” leaves too much ambiguity. -
Riley Board/KDLLThe move would keep city and Kenai Peninsula Borough elections aligned, saving some money. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to limit how much property assessments increase each year in response to recent, significant year-over-year surges.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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A former Soldotna High School teacher and union president is sentenced to 77 years and one month in prison for sexually abusing and exploiting a student while she was a minor. Plus, a new federal report shows the Arctic continues to warm faster than other parts of the world. -
Two Alaska State Troopers are indicted on federal charges for their conduct during a Kenai arrest in 2024. Federal funding for libraries is restored. Plus, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan navigates political pressures ahead of next year's election.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Jenny Neyman/KDLLLocal authors and illustrators collaborate on new children's books -
Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaOn today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by the central Kenai Peninsula’s Alaska State Legislative delegation – Reps. Bill Elam and Justin Ruffridge, and Sen. Jesse Bjorkman.
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For both the teachers’ union and the support staff union, the district is proposing a three year contract that includes a 2.5% pay raise the first year and a 1% pay raise for each of the next two years. That’s less than what the two unions asked for. -
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.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Kenai City Council members last Wednesday agreed to spend $200,000 on access to Wildwood Drive’s underlying right-of-way from the Kenai Native Association. The move comes after years of disagreements over who should be responsible for upkeep. -
The district attributes the anticipated shortfall to a decrease in state and local funding next year caused in part by a forecast net drop in student enrollment and a rise in the taxable value of borough property. -
School board members generally supported the plan, but said they want more information about each scenario before signing off. -
Ruffridge says he’ll be tasked with managing the inner workings of an ideologically diverse caucus. -
Alaska State Troopers say 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt was found unresponsive in his Anchorage cell on Nov. 21 and was pronounced dead five days later. A Kenai Grand Jury indicted Merritt on 20 felony counts of sexual assault and abuse of a minor in late October.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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According to an internal company memo obtained by NPR, the Chinese-owned company has signed a deal to form a new joint venture to run the app in the U.S.
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Employees in the government agency that deals with unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border say an order has been given not to release those children to their relatives here in the U.S.
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The Justice Department has begun releasing some the Epstein files. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressman Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who co-sponsored the legislation.
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