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Homer and Anchorage Police are seeking information after a grand jury indicted a 72-year-old man for sexual abuse of a minor; the next legislative session is less than a month away, and lawmakers are preparing to return to Juneau; and the United States may soon have an Arctic ambassador again to represent the nation's interests in the far north.

A federal grand jury has indicted two Alaska State Troopers shown on body-camera video beating, tasing and pepper-spraying a Kenai man in a case of mistaken identity; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is eyeing a property tax break for the long-planned Alaska LNG project.

A federal grand jury has indicted two Alaska State Troopers shown on body-camera video beating, tasing and pepper-spraying a Kenai man in a case of mistaken identity; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is eyeing a property tax break for the long-planned Alaska LNG project.

A former Soldotna High School teacher and union president was sentenced to 77 years and one month in prison Thursday morning in Kenai.

A former Soldotna High School teacher and union president was sentenced to 77 years and one month in prison Thursday morning in Kenai.

Homer Port and Harbor staff trained last week in emergency medical response; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is dropping a longtime priority ahead of next year's legislative session.

Homer Port and Harbor staff trained last week in emergency medical response; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy is dropping a longtime priority ahead of next year's legislative session.

Ice is starting to block channels at Homer Harbor, limiting access for some boats; and long time dancer and artist, Ed Hutchinson will present a new painting at Homer's Art Shop Gallery showing both his own long time love for dance as well as inspired by Homer's long running Nutcracker performance tradition.

Ice is starting to block channels at Homer Harbor, limiting access for some boats; and long time dancer and artist, Ed Hutchinson will present a new painting at Homer's Art Shop Gallery showing both his own long time love for dance as well as inspired by Homer's long running Nutcracker performance tradition.

Local vendors will gather at Christian Community Church in Homer this Friday and Saturday for the annual Procrastinator Fair; and Alaska voters may consider a ballot proposition next year aimed at tightening the state's citizenship voting requirements.

Local vendors will gather at Christian Community Church in Homer this Friday and Saturday for the annual Procrastinator Fair; and Alaska voters may consider a ballot proposition next year aimed at tightening the state's citizenship voting requirements.

The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has selected a Homer-based research reserve for its annual salmon conservation award; and a press release provided by Homer's Cook Inletkeeper in early December condemns the federal government's 11th Outer Continental Shelf 5-year plan proposing five new oil and gas lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet between 2027 and 2031.

The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has selected a Homer-based research reserve for its annual salmon conservation award; and a press release provided by Homer's Cook Inletkeeper in early December condemns the federal government's 11th Outer Continental Shelf 5-year plan proposing five new oil and gas lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet between 2027 and 2031.

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra returned to the Mariner Theatre on Sunday for its annual holiday performance; and the 2025 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awards were announced recently and there are five recipients from the Kenai Peninsula who will each receive a $10,000 grant for the project ideas they have submitted.

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra returns to the Mariner Theatre this Sunday for its annual holiday performance; and the 2025 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awards were announced recently and there are five recipients from the Kenai Peninsula who will each receive a $10,000 grant for the project ideas they have submitted.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is going to come up about $7 million short if it wants to operate next school year with the same levels of staffing and programs as this school year; and the federal government's official name for North America's tallest peak is Mount McKinley. At a U.S. Senate hearing this week. Alaska's senior senator argued that it shouldn't be.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is going to come up about $7 million short if it wants to operate next school year with the same levels of staffing and programs as this school year; and the federal government's official name for North America's tallest peak is Mount McKinley. At a U.S. Senate hearing this week. Alaska's senior senator argued that it shouldn't be.

Homer's long time holiday donation program, Share the Spirit, returns to Homer for December events this year; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to limit how much property assessments increase each year in response to recent, significant year-over-year surges.

Homer's long time holiday donation program, Share the Spirit, returns to Homer for December events this year; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to limit how much property assessments increase each year in response to recent, significant year-over-year surges.

The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is heading to the movies for its annual meeting tonight.

The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is heading to the movies for its annual meeting tomorrow night

An Anchor Point man died in a rollover crash early Sunday morning on the Sterling Highway near Happy Valley; students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District start their weekend early this Friday; and Alaska Public Media health reporter Rachel Cassandra set out on a very personal journey to find a few affordable, practical ways to feel better during winter days and fend off seasonal depression.

An Anchor Point man died in a rollover crash early Sunday morning on the Sterling Highway near Happy Valley; students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District start their weekend early this Friday; and Alaska Public Media health reporter Rachel Cassandra set out on a very personal journey to find a few affordable, practical ways to feel better during winter days and fend off seasonal depression.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is mapping out a strategy for considering school closures in anticipation of future funding shortfalls.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is mapping out a strategy for considering school closures in anticipation of future funding shortfalls.

Soldotna Republican Rep. Justin Ruffridge has been named the minority whip for Alaska House Republicans; and a program celebrating Alaska's storytelling tradition made its debut Wednesday on social media, YouTube and the PBS website.

An energy consulting firm says several changes to state law may be needed to boost the outlook of the Alaska gasline project; the State of Alaska wants to know what you think about designating a state forest on the Kenai Peninsula; and no major damage was reported after a magnitude-6 earthquake rattled Alaskans across Southcentral last week.

An energy consulting firm says several changes to state law may be needed to boost the outlook of the Alaska gasline project. The State of Alaska wants to know what you think about designating a state forest on the Kenai Peninsula. The Seward City Council is looking for a resident to fill a seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open for Christmas tree cutting from Thanksgiving Day through December 25th; the Homer City Council held its final meeting of 2025 last night; and the company spearheading the proposed Alaska gasline project estimates it needs around 7,000 workers at peak construction of the 800-mile pipeline.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open for Christmas tree cutting from Thanksgiving Day through December 25th; the Homer City Council held its final meeting of 2025 last night; and the company spearheading the proposed Alaska gasline project estimates it needs around 7,000 workers at peak construction of the 800-mile pipeline.

Chapman Elementary School students were evacuated this morning after a gas smell was reported on campus; the Homer City Council held its final meeting of 2025 last night; and a new report from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shows the value of Cook Inlet's commercial sockeye salmon fishery almost doubled this year compared to last year.

Chapman Elementary School students were evacuated this morning after a gas smell was reported on campus; and a new report from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shows the value of Cook Inlet's commercial sockeye salmon fishery almost doubled this year compared to last year.

You may have heard before that Alaska imports 95% of food purchased by residents. The figure has been around for decades, but there's a problem with it: food security experts say it isn't real – or backed by data.

Snow and high surf are hitting the Southern Kenai Peninsula today; and you may have heard before that Alaska imports 95% of food purchased by residents. The figure has been around for decades, but there's a problem with it: food security experts say it isn't real – or backed by data.

After a string of break-ins in Homer this week, a Texas man now faces nearly a dozen charges

After a string of break-ins in Homer this week, a Texas man now faces nearly a dozen charges.

A new K-12 charter school is on track to open its doors in Nikolaevsk next school year.

Forecasters warn holiday travel could get dangerous on the Southern Kenai Peninsula tonight; residents on the Kenai Peninsula have several options for free community meals this Thanksgiving; the Seward City Council is looking for a resident to fill a seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission; and an entangled whale was found dead near Kodiak earlier this month.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open its annual personal-use firewood program on November 19; financial relief is finally reaching Alaska fishermen — roughly four years after the crab crash hit the Bering Sea fleet; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly advanced funding for the Central Peninsula Landfill and new 911 dispatchers last night.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open its annual personal-use firewood program on November 19; and financial relief is finally reaching Alaska fishermen — roughly four years after the crab crash hit the Bering Sea fleet.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a juvenile Thursday after investigating threats made toward Chapman Elementary School in Anchor Point. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District elementary students will pay a little more for school lunches starting in January. It's been a busy week for Grant Aviation on the central Kenai Peninsula, between picking up passengers left scrambling after the abrupt closure of another airline, to reducing flights to comply with federal guidance.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is moving ahead with a major highway improvement project between Anchor Point and Baycrest Hill. A group of Soldotna Elementary School sixth graders participated in a mock Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly meeting Wednesday, where they debated a faux ordinance that proposed extending Thanksgiving break.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is moving ahead with a major highway improvement project between Anchor Point and Baycrest Hill. A group of Soldotna Elementary School sixth graders participated in a mock Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly meeting Wednesday, where they debated a faux ordinance that proposed extending Thanksgiving break.

A group of state lawmakers tasked with studying how Alaska pays for public education convened on the Kenai Peninsula to visit schools and speak with staff. A month after ex-typhoon Halong struck Western Alaska, the flow of relief supplies for the displaced and building materials needed to shore up villages is going strong in Bethel.

A group of state lawmakers tasked with studying how Alaska pays for public education convened on the Kenai Peninsula to visit schools and speak with staff. A month after ex-typhoon Halong struck Western Alaska, the flow of relief supplies for the displaced and building materials needed to shore up villages is going strong in Bethel.

The Homer City Council postponed a final vote on the city's 2045 comprehensive plan. Homer marked Veterans Day with a community parade honoring those who served. The state of Alaska is limiting payments to SNAP recipients this week in response to federal guidance. Kenai's regional airport just got a lot grizzlier. The city unveiled a sculpture garden Thursday between the terminal's arrival and departure doors that features three life-sized brown bears cast in bronze.

The Homer City Council postponed a final vote on the city's 2045 comprehensive plan. Homer marked Veterans Day with a community parade honoring those who served. The state of Alaska is limiting payments to SNAP recipients this week in response to federal guidance. Kenai's regional airport just got a lot grizzlier. The city unveiled a sculpture garden Thursday between the terminal's arrival and departure doors that features three life-sized brown bears cast in bronze.

The state of Alaska is limiting payments to SNAP recipients this week in response to federal guidance; and the Homer City Council postponed a final vote on the city's 2045 comprehensive plan.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year on Friday, despite an initial proposal of only 3%; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and the last time the U.S. Arctic Research Commission met in Kodiak, Bill Clinton was president. This week the independent federal agency held its 121st meeting, on the island, over the course of two days.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year on Friday, despite an initial proposal of only 3%; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and the last time the U.S. Arctic Research Commission met in Kodiak, Bill Clinton was president. This week the independent federal agency held its 121st meeting, on the island, over the course of two days.

The Anchor Point offshore test fishery returned in 2025 after it wasn't funded in 2024; the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Southwest Kenai Peninsula and Southern Kachemak Bay; and the City of Homer is warning residents about an email scam circulating.