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Fish & Wildlife looking for poacher of black bear shot near Skilak Lake
Federal Fish & Wildlife Service law enforcement officials are looking for the person they say illegally shot and took a black bear in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge last week. Federal Wildlife Officer Pete Harvey is handling the case. He said last Tuesday, he got a call from a highway...
Kenai council to consider repealing public sleeping, loitering, begging prohibitions
The City of Kenai will take up an ordinance this week to remove three offenses related to sleeping in public, loitering and begging from the city’s municipal code. In a memo, Kenai Police Chief David Ross says the three items are outdated, unenforceable and may even violate individual rights because of evolving regulations since the code was written.
Wednesday Morning 05/15/2024
The City of Kenai will take up an ordinance this week to remove three offenses related to sleeping in public, loitering and begging from the city’s municipal code, and Ketchikan community members are pushing back against the planned construction of a hillside market on a busy downtown street. Support...
Baseball Game Preview: Soldotna Hits the Road
The Soldotna Stars will head out on the road to square off against the Colony Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Soldotna's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches. Soldotna can now show off ten landslide victories after their...
Every Brilliant Thing with Pier One and South Peninsula Behavioral Health
Jamie Diep is a reporter/host for KBBI from Portland, Oregon. They joined KBBI right after getting a degree in music and Anthropology from the University of Oregon. They’ve built a strong passion for public radio through their work with OPB in Portland and the Here I Stand Project in Taipei, Taiwan.Jamie covers everything related to Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, and they’re particularly interested in education and environmental reporting. You can reach them at jamie@kbbi.org to send story ideas.
Tuesday Morning 05/14/2024
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is getting public input as it updates its Hazard Mitigation Plan, the Ketchikan Borough was scammed out of about $625,000 earlier this month, and The Homer City Council approved a resolution at last night’s [5/13] meeting that makes work skiffs attached to boats exempt from paying moorage fees in Homer Harbor for the rest of the year.
Kenai Art Center to host Mother's Day pottery sale
The Kenai Potters Guild will hold its annual Mother’s Day pottery sale this Saturday at the Kenai Art Center. One of two sales the group holds throughout the year, work from more than 20 potters will be available for purchase. Kenai Potters Guild President Carol Padgett says the event...
The Most Unique District in America Part IV: Fly-In Schools
On a breezy March morning, a group of school district staff board an airplane at the Kenai Municipal Airport. Among them is Christy Gomez, the principal-teacher at the Tebughna School. Tebughna is the school in Tyonek, a sovereign Alaska Native village on the west side of Cook Inlet. Tebughna means...
'Trimathlon' a fun way for kids to learn teamwork and problem solving skills
Late last month, fourth, fifth and sixth graders participated in the district’s annual “Trimathlon,” which challenges students through word problems, prime factorization questions and a lightning round component. Over 100 students around the peninsula competed in the event at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai. “Over the...
Outdoor gear swap to be held this weekend
The Kenai Peninsula chapter of Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit focused on freshwater habitat conservation, will host a fishing and outdoor gear swap this Saturday in Soldotna Creek Park. The event will help raise money for the organization and introduce fly fishing techniques. Local coordinator Alexa Millward says people interested in...
Baseball Recap: Soldotna snaps five-game streak of wins at home
After a string of six wins, Soldotna's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Palmer Moose by a score of 15-13. Soldotna was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Palmer apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Evening Newscast — May 10, 2024
The more students a school has, the more specialized classes and creative extracurriculars it can offer. Those options are a hallmark of some of the largest schools on the Kenai Peninsula. KDLL visited the largest elementary, middle and high school in the district for the final story in our series about the challenges and opportunities in Kenai Peninsula schools. Plus, more than 100 students test their number knowledge in a local math competition, and the Kenai Potters Guild will host a Mother’s Day sale this weekend.
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