LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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The City of Soldotna recently adopted a master plan for its riverfront redevelopment project, a multi-year plan to create a walkable and business-friendly area along the Kenai River. The plan is several years in the making.
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The Alaska SeaLife Center recently admitted a premature harbor seal pup for treatment after it was found abandoned in Kenai. The pup is the center's second harbor seal patient this season.
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Police Chief David Ross said the statutes were vaguely defined or no longer enforceable, and "don’t meet a good legal standard."
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The bear was shot and taken last Tuesday from the Skilak Recreation Area in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
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The three code items are outdated, unenforceable and could possibly now violate individual rights, according to Kenai Police Chief David Ross.
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The more students a school has, the more specialized classes and creative extracurriculars it can offer — options that are a hallmark of some of the largest schools in the Kenai Peninsula’s school district. KDLL visited the largest elementary, middle and high school in the district for this final story in our series about Kenai Peninsula schools.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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A Ninilchik woman dies after being hit by a truck while riding an ATV. Plus, Soldotna moves forward on its Riverfront Redevelopment Project, and the U.S. Forest Service is considering higher fees for public cabins.
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A premature harbor seal pup is rescued in Kenai. Plus, the City of Kenai repeals three laws about begging and public sleeping, and Homer celebrates another year of shorebirds.
KENAI CONVERSATION
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Our guests this week are some of the organizers behind the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, an annual birding event in Homer. We’re also joined Ted Floyd, editor of Birding Magazine.
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Our guest this week is Mary McCubbins, who organizes the lineup for the Levitt AMP Soldotna summer music series.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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Amid bills passed in the state legislature's final days were education funding that will be critical for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, and other priorities of peninsula legislators.
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LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Trout Unlimited will host a fishing and outdoor gear swap this Saturday in Soldotna. People interested in rehoming their outdoor equipment can donate it for the event.
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At its Tuesday meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly set the floor for its school district contribution at $56.2 million.
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Dreamland Books & Yard opened in Seward last month, bringing books and yarn to customers on the eastern Kenai Peninsula.
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A project to reconstruct Kachemak Drive is underway, with construction expected to begin in 2026
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This year marks 60 years since Sterling Elementary School has been a part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In commemoration of the anniversary, the school held a birthday celebration, which brought together teachers, families and current and former students.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Uncuffed is a podcast from member station KALW that explores the lives of people who are incarcerated in California prisons.
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NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to manage lending money to friends and loved ones.
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Samples of Beethoven's hair reveal he may have suffered from lead poisoning, which could explain some of the difficult physical maladies the composer suffered in his life.
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