What unfinished business awaits state lawmakers in Juneau? How might the state's financial outlook drive what bills get passed? The central Kenai Peninsula's state legislative delegation joins us on the Kenai Conversation to discuss. #KPBorough #akleg www.kdll.org/podcast/kena...

“I wanted to be in a courtroom with him," she said. "I wanted to share what happened with me. I wanted to prove that what he did back then didn't break me.” #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Fishermen caught more than $40 million worth of salmon across all species in both Upper and Lower Cook Inlet, according to preliminary harvest data released earlier this month. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

State prosecutors say Aaron Scott Merritt sexually abused at least four girls in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Some of the victims say the abuse was well known by Jehovah’s Witness congregation leaders in Kenai for years. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

When it starts running, the system will be the first public transportation operation on the Kenai Peninsula, which has historically been served by private cab companies. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Nearly two-thirds of Kenai Peninsula voters supported aligning the borough’s election day with the state and federal election days. Cities now need to decide whether to adopt the same change. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

The vote came despite concerns from school district administrators about the Nikolaevsk Charter group’s proposed budget, facility, enrollment projections, operating plan and compliance with state law. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

The field trip was meant to teach students about how their local government works. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

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Lawmakers stressed the importance of public input – both in general and regarding the work of the task force specifically. The group is required to submit a report of its findings and make recommendations in 2027. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Efforts to bring the three bronze bears to Kenai started two years ago. The installation had an estimated cost of around $200,000. But Bondurant said Thursday the actual cost came in under budget – around $172,000. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

On this week’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Lisa Parker, who was recently inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/podcast/kena...

If you told me five years ago I’d be around to see this project be built, I probably would not have believed you! #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Glenfarne celebrated the preliminary Tokyo Gas agreement in a press release for pushing the project over the halfway mark of its LNG export capacity. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

When the ordinance came up for a vote at last week’s meeting, debate over most of the 52-page code rewrite was minimal. But assembly members clashed over a proposed exemption cap for seniors. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Previously, chickens could only be kept on property larger than one-and-a-half acres. Now, the same amount of chickens can be kept on all residential property with compliant enclosures and setbacks. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

The former democratic state senator says residents in Kenai, Homer and Soldotna are concerned about a lack of affordable housing in the borough. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

The raise won’t apply to the five assembly members whose terms end this month. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

The new members won’t take their seats on the dais until the next assembly meeting later this month. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Erin Thompson, Jeff Helminiak and Jake Dye, formerly of the Peninsula Clarion to talk about their decision to resign from the paper and the future of local news on the Kenai Peninsula. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/podcast/kena...

Yute Commuter Service is accepting donations through Saturday at 8 p.m. at 627 Funny River Road. The company asks that items be sorted and put in waterproof containers, like a trash bag. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

if you’ve been holding out for the final day of our fall membership drive, the time is now! our station and all the programming that comes with it can’t happen without your support. i wasn’t kidding about sending you a sticker! www.kdll.org or 908-513-1996

I’m working the phones for KDLL’s fall membership drive this morning! Call 907-513-1996 and support local news on the Kenai Peninsula!

Also the phones clearly aren’t ringing here at the KDLL studio often enough cause my best friend Abby is asleep. WAKE HER UP by calling 907-513-1996 and making a contribution now.

With no local reporters at the Peninsula Clarion, no one is doing local news in this area like KDLL! After the federal $ cut this year, they need support more than ever, and unlike the corporate newspaper run from out of state that I used to work for, everyone at KDLL lives on the central KPen.

It's a BEAUTIFUL day to support local, non-profit public radio on the Kenai Peninsula. We're on Day 2 of KDLL's Fall membership drive. We need to recoup the $140k in federal funding we lost this year. We're in the studio, ready for your support at KDLL.org and 907-513-1996. I'll send you a sticker!

Borough Clerk Michele Turner says there are still more than 2,000 ballots to be counted, of which about 1,700 are absentee ballots. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Alaska LNG Project President Adam Prestidge doesn’t fault people for being skeptical about the project’s success. But he expects the skepticism to “fall away” as the project advances. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

That question is the focus of a new group of state lawmakers – the Alaska Gasline Caucus – which convened for the first time Tuesday in Anchorage. #kpborough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

tonight in nikiski! #kpborough @alaskalng.bsky.social

As of 12:45 a.m., Oct. 8 with all precincts reporting: Prop. 1, Hand-count paper ballots for local elections YES: 3,410 (47.4%) NO: 3,780 (52.6%)

For those following along at home, here's where we stand on #kpborough ballot propositions as of midnight (some precincts still reporting):

stay tuned for #kpborough results www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

today is the day #kpborough! school board candidates, assembly candidates, city council candidates, kenai mayor and six ballot propositions!! it’s a great day to get out and vote! here’s a thread of some kdll stories

Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.

@nytimes.com reports on the resignation of four Alaska journalists. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife permitting office and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and Visitor Center are closed. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Soldotna’s application says the city has enough local hotels to accommodate a minimum of 100 people, and that the city can provide transportation to anyone who isn’t within walking distance of the field house. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Most of the staff running three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned in protest Monday. “We cannot do our jobs knowing that pressure from an elected official can mean our stories are edited without prior consultation with us," they wrote. https://akpub.io/4o371i7

Voters narrowly killed an effort to sell the city’s electric utility to Homer Electric Association during a special election two years ago. #KPBorough www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

One candidate suspended his campaign, another is battling the borough in federal court over public access and the third is a retired school principal looking to dip his toe into local politics. www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Last night 4 reporters resigned from the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai & the Homer News. Listen on my podcast to the Clarion’s lone news reporter @jakecdye.bsky.social explain his decision to walk & the future of journalism on the Kenai Peninsula: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #akleg

The editor and nearly all reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and Juneau Empire announced their resignations after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker. www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...

A group of reporters and editors at two Kenai Peninsula newspapers are resigning over what they say was the handling of a recent article by their parent company, Carpenter Media Group, after it was criticized by a Republican state lawmaker.

So much for working a final two weeks in good faith, we’ve all already been locked out of our email accounts.

Editors and reporters of the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion submitted their notices of resignation today, after management from Carpenter Media Group made changes to a published story last week in response to intimidation from a state lawmaker and without input from our newsrooms. #aknews

Rep. Sarah Vance this morning taking a victory lap for her successful intimidation of the free press.

A student in Italy who calls voting “a disservice to the fatness of the other bear.” A school in Virginia where kids measure themselves against a life-sized bear cutout. And a priest who says, “It’s Jesus, my family, then fat bears." Meet the superfans of Fat Bear Week.

The Alaska LNG Project netted two more agreements earlier this month during an energy conference in Italy. Both agreements are nonbinding, but proponents say they're proof of ongoing positive momentum.

Carpenter Media, without consultation with our newsrooms, pulled this story from the website today. A heinous dereliction of our duty and a cowardly move from the company who says they’re so invested in local news.