LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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Hundreds of students protested outside the high school Wednesday morning, chanting for a raise in the Base Student Allocation.
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Borough Mayor Peter Micciche says the ordinances are a response to the actions of an individual who harassed employees at multiple borough offices and made unreasonable records requests.
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Peninsula Center Mall will hold a community health fair this Friday and Saturday. The educational event will inform attendees about local health care services and offer low-cost blood testing.
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Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer is currently hosting a Canadian sound artist and radio producer through its residency program. During his stay, the artist will create and broadcast audio collages about the city’s landscapes and the ways people connect with them.
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The budget — which uses 100% of the district's unrestricted fund balance and still includes $7.8 million in cuts to staff and programs — was approved in an 8-1 vote Monday.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a grant to a multi-phase solar investment project in Soldotna. The project, which is now nearing completion, will generate enough energy to power four small businesses.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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The Borough Assembly passes two ordinances that target civil trespassing and public records requests. Plus, students walk out of Soldotna High School in protest of stagnant state education funding, and a community health fair is coming to Soldotna this weekend.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture awards a grant to a multi-phase solar project in Soldotna. And, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education approves a budget with cuts to teachers, staff and programs. Plus, the City of Seldovia's library will soon display a new collection and reading room.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Our guest is Robert Ruffner, a Kenai Peninsula resident who recently completed a three-week raft adventure in Bolivia.
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Our guests this week are five international exchange students currently attending Kenai Central High School. Our conversation also included Chris Bergholtz, a local coordinator of the AFS program.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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Alaska’s four-year statewide transportation plan has received partial approval from federal agencies, with some exclusions. Most major Kenai Peninsula highway projects, including the Cooper Landing Bypass, haven’t been affected, but the state is still waiting to hear about outside funding that will affect the timeline of that project.
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Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer joins other brewers to challenge new rules for events in brewery tap rooms
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Kachemak Selo has been waiting on a new school for more than a decade, and in 2016 the school district received millions in DEED grant money to do that. On Tuesday, the Borough Assembly voted to transfer that grant to the state's Department of Commerce to remove match and design requirements.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is appealing the Alaska Superior Court judge’s decision to reinstate the personal watercraft ban in Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas.
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The City of Seldovia's library will open a new collection and reading room to the public in May.
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A fish passage restoration project will soon bring improvements to the movement and health of a southern Kenai Peninsula salmon population. The Kenai Peninsula Borough and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently entered into a partnership to complete the restoration work.
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The Pet Fort sells a number of items made for furry companions, from beds to leashes to treats. The shop's owner noticed a need for a locally-owned pet store after realizing there are few options on the peninsula to choose from.
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During Kachemak Bay’s extreme low tides this week, a group of curious Homer residents had the opportunity to see and hold marine creatures that normally stay beneath the water. The uncommon ebb provides optimal conditions for tide pooling, an activity where people can explore the water’s exposed ecosystems.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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"Primrose Hill" is a gently nostalgic ditty by James McCartney, with cowriting credit to Sean Ono Lennon. On Instagram, McCartney said the song was inspired by an idyllic boyhood memory.
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NASA says the space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Fla., last month was part of a pallet of old batteries jettisoned from the International Space Station three years ago.
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Hawaii's attorney general released the first phase of the investigations into the devastating wildfires on Maui. The fires killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.
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