LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLMail 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. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLA 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. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe 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. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLHomes in the region are getting more expensive, and there are fewer of them to buy. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLA mix of national and local issues, like high home prices and an overall housing shortage – are driving the problem. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLBaby salmon often swim through small streams, like those found in peatlands on the southern Kenai Peninsula. That's why one Alaska-based environmental organization is restoring the landscape by constructing man-made beaver dams.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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The deadline to register to vote in Oct. 7 municipal elections this Sunday. An oil spill sends up to 3,500 gallons of oil in the Kodiak Archipelago. Plus, the abrupt closure of the Nikiski Post Office leaves boxholders seeking answers. -
A Kenai superior court judge declines to dismiss the state's case against a former Alaska State Trooper charged with felony assault over alleged conduct during the arrest of the wrong man in Kenai. The Alaska Department of Law wants to throw out a class action lawsuit over SNAP backlogs. Plus, the Seward Theatre Collective prepares for a new show.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLLeslie Morton, Dale Eicher and Sadie Friedman are running for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s District 5 — Sterling/Funny River seat. -
Jake Dye/Peninsula ClarionOn today's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're airing the first installment in KDLL’s 2025 candidate forum series.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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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.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Currently, eligible property owners can exempt the first $50,000 of their property’s assessed value from borough taxes. If the ballot proposition passes, that exemption would increase to $75,000. -
The event brought together politicians, conservationists and other industry stakeholders for a day of discussions and debate about the future of the iconic fish. -
Salmon are returning in droves to Resurrection Creek near Hope because of a decades-long project to restore the creek’s natural habitat. That’s after the creek was significantly impacted by mining within the last century. -
Anglers from all over the world descend on the Kenai River each summer for sockeye salmon. And this year, they caught them with ease — thanks to a record-breaking salmon run. -
Kelli Parker says her complaints to the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Human Resources Department went unaddressed for months.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Nashville is home to the largest Kurdish population in the United States — and a new podcast, "The Country In Our Hearts" from WPLN, tells the story of the diaspora.
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Botanical gardens from around the world testing who has the strongest lily pad.
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The Labor Department released another disappointing jobs report this past week. A month ago, a government number cruncher got fired for that. How much faith should be put in the government's economic data?
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