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Thursday Morning 05/02/2024
After an Alaska Superior Court decision threw out the state’s correspondence school funding program, the state’s House Judiciary Committee proposed a constitutional amendment that would keep it in place, and the Alaska Senate passed its version of the state’s operating budget Wednesday. The $6 billion general fund budget would provide residents with a combined Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check of around $1,600.
Wednesday Morning 05/01/2024
Starting today, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will implement restrictions in the Kasilof River sport fishery, and The Alaska Railroad Company is moving forward with plans to replace a nearly 60-year-old passenger dock in Seward. Support for the morning newscast comes from the Homer Foundation. For 33 years,...
Tuesday Morning 04/30/2024
A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts have designed and manufactured a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires, and the U.S. Coast Guard retired a fleet of helicopters based out of Kodiak in a ceremony last Tuesday. Support for the morning newscast comes from the Homer Foundation. For 33 years,...
Monday Morning 04/29/2024
The Homer Animal Shelter shut down last month following a confirmed case of canine parvovirus or parvo, in one of its dogs, and while Alaska’s labor market is still struggling after a pandemic recession, the Kenai Peninsula has already successfully rebounded. Support for the morning newscast comes from the...
Homer Animal Shelter reopens after a run-in with parvovirus
The Homer Animal Shelter, run by Alaska Mindful Paws, stopped taking in animals and postponed its vaccination services for around three weeks in March due to a parvo outbreak. The shelter began taking steps to mitigate the spread of parvo after they took in Pete, who had been exposed to the virus. Shortly afterward, he started exhibiting symptoms and tested positive.
Kenai Peninsula communities ‘walk-in’ schools to support education funding
Teachers, parents, students and community members showed up to Kenai Peninsula schools Wednesday morning dressed in red for a “walk-in,” a demonstration in support of public education funding. Homer High School teacher Winter Marshall-Allen directs a crowd into the school, repeatedly chanting “raise the BSA.”. Marshall-Allen said...
Evening Newscast — April 26, 2024
The Alaska House of Representatives passes a bill that would put more guardrails on the state's property assessment process. And, the Central Peninsula Landfill will host its annual electronics recycling event this weekend. Plus, the City of Homer celebrates the 40th anniversary of its sister city relationship.
Homer dance studio to perform ‘Swan Lake’
Springtime in Homer is marked by the return of sandhill cranes and various shorebirds. This year, a local dance school is bringing even more birds to the city with a production of “Swan Lake.”. The classic ballet production with music by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky follows the story...
Wednesday Morning 04/24/2024
A cruise ship will make an impromptu stop in Homer this morning to give its passengers a moment of respite after almost two weeks at sea, springtime in Homer is marked by the return of sandhill cranes and various shorebirds. This year, a local dance school is bringing even more birds to the city with a production of “Swan Lake", and heavy rain drenched hillsides and flooded rivers around Kodiak last week.
Homer celebrates sister city anniversary with taiko workshops
The City of Homer is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Teshio, Japan this year. Sister cities are places in different countries that usually share weather, geography and industry. And Homer’s been connected with its sister city, Teshio, Japan, since 1984. The same year they became sister cities, Homer sent a delegation to visit Teshio, a city located in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan.
Tuesday Evening 04/23/2024
A cruise ship will make an impromptu stop in Homer tomorrow morning to give its passengers a moment of respite after almost two weeks at sea. Springtime in Homer is marked by the return of sandhill cranes and various shorebirds. This year, a local dance school is bringing even more birds to the city with a production of “Swan Lake.” A Sterling man was indicted by a federal grand jury last month for a scam involving Covid-19 relief business loans. A new University of Alaska research project will look at the way human-caused climate change will affect fishing, farming and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska.
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