LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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There’s also transportation money and Maintenance of Equity funding allotted to the district. Gov. Mike Dunleavy could still veto either of those items, or the $175 million one-time boost.
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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The three code items are outdated, unenforceable and could possibly now violate individual rights, according to Kenai Police Chief David Ross.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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A Homer man dies after being attacked by a moose. And, recent bills in the Alaska Legislature could prevent education cuts in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Plus, a statewide organization that provides services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities holds a fundraiser walk in Soldotna.
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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.
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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A cow moose charged at and killed Dale Chorman while he attempted to photograph newborn moose calves.
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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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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.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Scott and Seth Avett about their latest album, self titled "The Avett Brothers," which has been in the making since 2019.
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Red Lobster is in hot water. The chain has filed for bankruptcy after a series of missteps by a parade of executives — including an ill-fated promotion for all-you-can-eat-shrimp.
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About 40% of caregivers are men. Of those men, 30% are black and face special challenges not addressed by existing supports for caregivers. A professor who studies this issue is a caregiver himself.
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