LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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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The three code items are outdated, unenforceable and could possibly now violate individual rights, according to Kenai Police Chief David Ross.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.
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Elementary students from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District recently faced off in a math-oriented competition. The event tests students on a number of mathematical abilities, on their own and in teams.
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Senate Bill 93, signed into law last month by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, increases the maximum payout from the fishermen’s fund to $15,000. The fund is generated from fishing license fees and serves injured commercial fishermen.
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The Kenai Potters Guild will hold its annual Mother’s Day pottery sale this Saturday. Work from more than 20 potters will be available for purchase.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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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.
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Federal Wildlife Officers look for a person who poached a black bear near Skilak Lake. Plus, a new yarn and book shop opens in Seward, and lawmakers have set the likely PFD value for this year.
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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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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LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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The Homer City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting that makes work skiffs attached to boats exempt from paying moorage fees in Homer Harbor for the rest of the year.
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An attempted crossing of the Harding Icefield from Seward to Homer goes awry, leading six skiers to be rescued by the Alaska Air National Guard.
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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.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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While Donald Trump has never won Minnesota, this year his campaign thinks he may have a chance. State Democratic leaders are also viewing the state as competitive and not taking it for granted.
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Brown pelicans are appearing on California's coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the origins of baobab trees, lizard-inspired construction, and why outside play is beneficial for kids' eyesight.
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