KBBI Newscast

The editor and most of the reporters at two Kenai Peninsula newspapers have announced their resignations, citing corporate interference in news coverage after a state lawmaker complained about a story. On paper, Soldotna area voters will consider three candidates when they choose a new representative for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during next week's municipal election. The University of Alaska Fairbanks canceled morning classes on Tuesday as police investigated an alleged bomb threat. A subsequent UAF press release said that no explosive devices were found after a search of campus.

The editor and most of the reporters at two Kenai Peninsula newspapers have announced their resignations, citing corporate interference in news coverage after a state lawmaker complained about a story. On paper, Soldotna area voters will consider three candidates when they choose a new representative for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during next week's municipal election. The University of Alaska Fairbanks canceled morning classes on Tuesday as police investigated an alleged bomb threat. A subsequent UAF press release said that no explosive devices were found after a search of campus.

A Homer Republican state representative is declaring victory after pressuring the local newspaper to revise a story about a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk. The Alaska LNG Project netted two more agreements earlier this month during an energy conference in Italy.

A Homer Republican state representative is declaring victory after pressuring the local newspaper to revise a story about a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk. The Alaska LNG Project netted two more agreements earlier this month during an energy conference in Italy.

It's been almost eight months since contract negotiations kicked off between the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and its two largest employee unions, this month the district proposed financial packages that cover employee raises and health insurance; and President Donald Trump announced plans to increase the cost of some types of work visas last week.

It's been almost eight months since contract negotiations kicked off between the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and its two largest employee unions, this month the district proposed financial packages that cover employee raises and health insurance; and President Donald Trump announced plans to increase the cost of some types of work visas last week.

Alaska State Troopers shot and killed a wanted man in Anchor Point Wednesday; the Prince William Sound Regional Citizen Advisory Council met in Cordova, Alaska; and the Exit Glacier Trail in Seward is closed until further notice after two people were attacked by a brown bear while hiking Wednesday.

Alaska State Troopers shot and killed a wanted man in Anchor Point Wednesday; the Prince William Sound Regional Citizen Advisory Council met in Cordova, Alaska; and the Exit Glacier Trail in Seward is closed until further notice after two people were attacked by a brown bear while hiking Wednesday.

The University of Alaska's Teaching Through Technology Program will join the Kenai Peninsula School District's Career and Technical Education program to provide Alaska Maritime Career workshops this fall; and absentee in-person voting is underway for Oct. 7 municipal elections.

The University of Alaska's Teaching Through Technology Program will join the Kenai Peninsula School District's Career and Technical Education program to provide Alaska Maritime Career workshops this fall; and absentee in-person voting is underway for Oct. 7 municipal elections.

The latest ice breaker to join the Coast Guard fleet, the cutter Storis, arrived in Kodiak last weekend. Kodiak's pink salmon harvest is at its third largest ever this year. Alaska is home to 16 national wildlife refuges and their programs have been hampered by Trump administration staffing cuts in the last eight months.

The Homer City Council adopted its 2026-to-2031 capital improvement plan and introduced funding measures for several water projects last night. Kodiak's pink salmon harvest is at its third largest ever this year. Alaska is home to 16 national wildlife refuges and their programs have been hampered by Trump administration staffing cuts in the last eight months.

Kodiak's Sun'aq Tribe announced last week that it was awarded more than two million dollars for mariculture processing at its current seafood plant; this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be exactly $1,000; lawyers are trading arguments in a case challenging the state's failure to process applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on time; and the Homer City Council adopted its 2026-to-2031 capital improvement plan and introduced funding measures for several water projects last night.

Kodiak's Sun'aq Tribe announced last week that it was awarded more than two million dollars for mariculture processing at its current seafood plant; this year's Permanent Fund Dividend will be exactly $1,000; and lawyers are trading arguments in a case challenging the state's failure to process applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on time.

Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday evening on the Homer Spit to remember Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA who was assassinated last week in Utah; and commercial fishing reopened near the Kodiak Archipelago's largest salmon hatchery after a fishing boat spilled over 3,000 gallons of diesel in the area.

Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday evening on the Homer Spit to remember Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA who was assassinated last week in Utah; and commercial fishing reopened near the Kodiak Archipelago's largest salmon hatchery after a fishing boat spilled over 3,000 gallons of diesel in the area.

Kenai Peninsula students overall made gains in reading and math according to newly published standardized testing data; the brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve have been packing on the pounds this summer – and starting Tuesday, you can vote online for the chunkiest bear in the annual Fat Bear Week competition; and former Alaska attorney general Treg Taylor filed to join the 2026 race for governor this week.

Kenai Peninsula students overall made gains in reading and math according to newly published standardized testing data; the brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve have been packing on the pounds this summer – and starting Tuesday, you can vote online for the chunkiest bear in the annual Fat Bear Week competition; and former Alaska attorney general Treg Taylor filed to join the 2026 race for governor this week.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed measures on emergency response upgrades and more at its meeting last night; and the Bunnell Street Arts Center brings thespians and puppeteers from Sandglass Theater, a performance venue in Putney, Vermont to Homer as artists in residence for September and October with a performance of their work “Feral” at Pier One Theatre from September 19th-21st.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed measures on emergency response upgrades and more at its meeting last night; and the Bunnell Street Arts Center brings thespians and puppeteers from Sandglass Theater, a performance venue in Putney, Vermont to Homer as artists in residence for September and October with a performance of their work “Feral” at Pier One Theatre from September 19th-21st.

Homer High School held their annual homecoming football game last Saturday with a week of events leading up to the game; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed measures on emergency response upgrades and more at its meeting last night.

With enrollment surging above pre-pandemic levels, Kenai Peninsula College is reopening its dorm next semester. The Kachemak Bay Campus begins their 14th year as host of the Semester by the Bay program.

With enrollment surging above pre-pandemic levels, Kenai Peninsula College is reopening its dorm next semester. The Kachemak Bay Campus begins their 14th year as host of the Semester by the Bay program.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will assemble a 12-person team to study and make recommendations about school consolidation; and on Thursday, September 4th, High School social studies teacher Lucas Parsley coordinated a visit to the museum with freshman students for their first event with the semester's history class collection research and micro-exhibit project.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will assemble a 12-person team to study and make recommendations about school consolidation; and on Thursday, September 4th, High School social studies teacher Lucas Parsley coordinated a visit to the museum with freshman students for their first event with the semester's history class collection research and micro-exhibit project.

Rising home costs and a short renters market has made finding housing a challenge for some Kenai Peninsula residents. But a number of local groups are working to increase access to available and affordable homes in the area. Homer's Pratt Museum opened the fall with an exhibit titled “World on Fire” with oil paintings and sculpture created by Geoffry Smith. KBBI's Emilie Springer attended a tour with some high school students.

Rising home costs and a short renters market has made finding housing a challenge for some Kenai Peninsula residents. But a number of local groups are working to increase access to available and affordable homes in the area. Homer's Pratt Museum opened the fall with an exhibit titled “World on Fire” with oil paintings and sculpture created by Geoffry Smith. KBBI's Emilie Springer attended a tour with some high school students.

Alaska State Troopers say a 27-year-old crew member from the Kenai Peninsula died last week while working aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Aleutian Islands; a month after state lawmakers overrode a gubernatorial veto of education funding, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is restoring some of the budget cuts it implemented earlier this year; and Homer's Alaska World Arts Festival, produced and coordinated by Sally Oberstein, returns to the community for the 7th year.

Alaska State Troopers say a 27-year-old crew member from the Kenai Peninsula died last week while working aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Aleutian Islands; a month after state lawmakers overrode a gubernatorial veto of education funding, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is restoring some of the budget cuts it implemented earlier this year; and Homer's Alaska World Arts Festival, produced and coordinated by Sally Oberstein, returns to the community for the 7th year.

The Homer City Council passed funding for harbor lighting, awarded a culvert replacement contract, and more at its meeting last night; and as the adage goes, there's no place like home. But in recent years, finding that place on the Kenai Peninsula has been a challenge for some residents.

The Homer City Council passed funding for harbor lighting, awarded a culvert replacement contract, and more at its meeting last night; and as the adage goes, there's no place like home. But in recent years, finding that place on the Kenai Peninsula has been a challenge for some residents.

On Saturday evening, following the Bunnell First Friday opening, the gallery hosted an Arctic Refuge: Art and Advocacy talk with Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges; and the Homer City Council passed funding for harbor lighting, awarded a culvert replacement contract, and more at its meeting last night.

On Saturday evening, following the Bunnell First Friday opening, the gallery hosted an Arctic Refuge: Art and Advocacy talk with Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges.

A Kenai superior court judge earlier this month declined to dismiss the state's case against a former Alaska State Trooper facing a felony assault charge; and Homer's Christina Whiting provided a preview of shows for the Homer News and additional background details for her own show.

A Kenai superior court judge earlier this month declined to dismiss the state's case against a former Alaska State Trooper facing a felony assault charge; and Homer's Christina Whiting provided a preview of shows for the Homer News and additional background details for her own show.

Homer's American Legion Post 16, known as General Buckner Post 16, will socially celebrate their 80th year commemoration of the post on September 6th; and an oil spill from a grounded fishing vessel was reported near a salmon hatchery in the Kodiak Archipelago on Monday morning.

Homer's American Legion Post 16, known as General Buckner Post 16, will socially celebrate their 80th year commemoration of the post on September 6th; and an oil spill from a grounded fishing vessel was reported near a salmon hatchery in the Kodiak Archipelago on Monday morning.

The Seward Theatre Collective held its final auditions Thursday for The Two Noble Kinsmen; Homer High School coaches Bob Ostrom for the Cross Country Running team and Kane Graham for Mariner Swimming talked to Emilie Springer last week about how the team events have started out the fall semester and what is coming up on their schedules in the next few weeks; and Federal officials visited with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District last month to hear more about how a broadband access program benefits students at a variety of school types.

The Seward Theatre Collective held its final auditions Thursday for The Two Noble Kinsmen; Homer High School coaches Bob Ostrom for the Cross Country Running team and Kane Graham for Mariner Swimming talked to Emilie Springer last week about how the team events have started out the fall semester and what is coming up on their schedules in the next few weeks; and Federal officials visited with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District last month to hear more about how a broadband access program benefits students at a variety of school types.

August 20th, marked the beginning of the school year for all students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In Homer, students welcomed the new High School principal, Eric Pederson. Some Kenai Peninsula homeowners could pay less in property taxes under a ballot proposition going before voters in October.

August 20th, marked the beginning of the school year for all students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In Homer, students welcomed the new High School principal, Eric Pederson. Some Kenai Peninsula homeowners could pay less in property taxes under a ballot proposition going before voters in October.

A section of the Emerald Lake Trail between Humpy Creek Trailhead and the Grewingk Tram is closed after reports of an injured brown bear; The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says purse seine openings are still underway in Tutka Bay, Aialik Bay, the Kamishak District, and several Outer District subdistricts; and Jan Knutson, community events coordinator with the Homer Chamber of Commerce recently received two peninsula awards in the past week.

A former south peninsula firefighter is suing the Kenai Peninsula Borough and her former boss; and last week just after 10 p.m. on Thursday a rocket was launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island.

A former south peninsula firefighter is suing the Kenai Peninsula Borough and her former boss; and last week just after 10 p.m. on Thursday a rocket was launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island.

Pier One finishes the summer month of August with “Stranded,” a series of 10 minute plays by Alaskan playwrights, mostly from Homer, that will be performed on the Spit in the last week of the month and first week of September; and Homer Opus, a local collection of string instruments, brings a new director to dynamic music leadership in Homer.

Pier One finishes the summer month of August with “Stranded,” a series of 10 minute plays by Alaskan playwrights, mostly from Homer, that will be performed on the Spit in the last week of the month and first week of September; and Homer Opus, a local collection of string instruments, brings a new director to dynamic music leadership in Homer.

Homer voters could see a question on this fall's ballot about continuing a sales tax to fund a new community recreation center; and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured tribal health facilities in Kenai on Thursday while a small group of demonstrators protested his presence and policies.

Homer voters could see a question on this fall's ballot about continuing a sales tax to fund a new community recreation center; and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured tribal health facilities in Kenai on Thursday while a small group of demonstrators protested his presence and policies.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get three million more dollars from the state to spend on operations for the fiscal year that started last month; and Homer's Naomi Klouda has recently published The Alaska Glacier Dictionary and shared some of the features of the book, some changes in glaciers she has witnessed over time and provided a reading of the introduction with Emilie Springer at KBBI.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get three million more dollars from the state to spend on operations for the fiscal year that started last month; and Homer's Naomi Klouda has recently published The Alaska Glacier Dictionary and shared some of the features of the book, some changes in glaciers she has witnessed over time and provided a reading of the introduction with Emilie Springer at KBBI.

Nearly 10,000 music lovers descend on Ninilchik each year for Salmonfest, making it the largest music festival in Alaska. That also means it generates a lot of trash. Next Monday, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is offering a free showing of “Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret,” a film based on Judy Blume's classic teen novel on August 11th at Porcupine Theater.