Absentee ballots change the outcome of a Kenai Peninsula school board race. State school board members send a proposed local funding regulation change back to the state. Plus, a popular Homer roadside landmark gets a new home in a community park.
Homer Electric Association restores power to more than 6,000 customers after strong winds on Wednesday. Amid a spike in federal immigration arrests, Alaskans brainstorm ways to support detainees and their families. Plus, a renaissance fair returns to Homer.
Federal funding for a program that subsidizes rural air service will continue for now despite the federal government shutdown. Plus, Alaska LNG Project developers meet with residents in Nikiski.
Preliminary local election results are in. Plus, a new group of state lawmakers asks whether Alaska's workforce is ready for a project like the Alaska LNG pipeline.
Peninsula voters take to the polls on Election Day. Plus, the Alaska Department of Public Safety updates its unsolved homicide case list.
An Anchor Point man is sentenced after firing at two health care nonprofits. A popular climber from Anchorage dies after a fall in Yosemite National Park. The state says it has enough reserves to cover a federal food program during the government shutdown, for now. Plus, a new report shows an uptick in whale entanglements.
The federal government shutdown shutters operations around the Kenai Peninsula. A lawsuit challenging Alaska's homeschool allotment program moves forward. Plus, Fat Bear Week has a new champion.
Soldotna vies to host an Alaska Municipal League conference. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game offers insights into how moose become entangled in things like Christmas lights, especially during rutting season. Plus, reporters and editors at the Kenai Peninsula's two newspapers resign in protest after editorial interference in a story by their corporate owner.
Seward residents debate the future of the city-owned electric utility — again. Plus, what would a federal government shutdown mean for Alaska?
Three candidates will be on the ballot for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly's Soldotna seat. University of Alaska Anchorage researchers seeks proposals for community projects that would benefit from artificial intelligence. Plus, thousands of Alaskans could see health insurance subsidies go up absent Congressional intervention.
Alaska State Troopers fatally shoot a man at an Anchor Point campground. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticizes the Federal Communications Commission chairman over comments about "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Plus, Katmai National Park's annual "Fat Bear Week" competition boasts fans around the globe.
Two hikers suffer non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a brown bear in Seward. Plus, Alaska medical providers make sense of conflicting vaccine guidance.
The Alaska LNG Project nets two more agreements as project owners prepare to make a final development decision. Plus, one Alaska centenarian shares secrets to a happy life.
Absentee in-person voting is underway ahead of Oct. 7 municipal elections. Commercial fishing reopens near the Kodiak Archipelago's largest salmon hatchery after and oil spill. Plus, scientists study the long-term impacts of a heatwave on Alaska orca whales.
Soldotna police officers and clerks have a new employment contract. Homer Electric Association will hold community meetings next month. Plus, groups seek to revive an Alaska Native dance tradition in the Aleutians.
Alaska is officially more likely than not to have a La Niña winter, but climatologists say its unclear what weather conditions could come with that weather pattern. Plus, what might an oil and gas renaissance mean for Alaska's economy?
New state testing data show Kenai Peninsula students made gains in English and math. Plus, Kenai Peninsula College prepares to reopen its on-campus dorm to students.
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland is putting together a team to study and make recommendations about school consolidation. Soldotna City Council members postpone action on a pair of ordinances rezoning a section of riverfront they're eyeing for development. Plus, an educator in Petersburg shares tips for propagating Alaska berries.
Work starts on long-awaited Kenai Spur Highway safety improvements. Plus, the University of Alaska Board of Regents considers striking affirmative action language from the university's personnel policy.
Kenai Peninsula school board members add back millions in budget cuts and new spending. Plus, Alaska democrats speculate whether Mary Peltola will throw her hat in the ring for Alaska governor.