KDLL Evening Newscast

The City of Kenai celebrates Independence Day. A woman is mauled by a bear near Kalifornsky Beach Road. And, lawmakers consider a controversial tax change in a special session on the Alaska LNG Project.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District formally hands over three more shuttered school buildings to the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Plus, a couple with a mission of playing croquet on the lawn in all 50 U.S. states wraps up in Juneau.

President Donald Trump pardons a Wasilla mechanic accused of removing anti-pollution devices from diesel trucks. Kenai Peninsula school board members mull new policies pertaining to artificial intelligence. Plus, Alaska Public Media reports Alaska's booth at the Great American State Fair is a bit of a dud.

A semitruck carrying fuel and fish overturns near Seward. A Soldotna swimmer takes home silver at the Special Olympics USA Games. Plus, a State House Committee finds a Homer lawmaker likely violated the law when she used state letterhead to criticize a local newspaper.

State foresters say quick work by firefighters has stymied a wildfire near Soldotna. State lawmakers delay action on a compromise tax break bill for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, a new study finds puffin populations are declining in the Kodiak Archipelago.

Scott Griebel resigns from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. A Homer man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Homer woman who went missing in 2019 is sentenced to 87 years in prison. Plus, the Sitka Sound Science Center finds a message in a bottle.

The City of Soldotna revises its mini grant policies. Lawmakers put their heads together on a compromise tax break bill for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes almost half a million dollars for a program that aims to recruit and retain Alaska teachers.

The Kenai Senior Center gets grants to replace equipment used for its home-delivered meals program. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes a handful of bills. Plus, a bootcamp in Petersburg aims to equip the next generation of Alaska commercial fishermen.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game doubles sockeye bag limits for anglers on the Kasilof, Russian and Upper Kenai rivers. A popular race on the Homer Spit turns 50 this weekend. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough brainstorms what to do with the vacant elementary school building in Kasilof.

NOAA Fisheries says a dead fin whale attached to a cruise ship that arrived in Seward likely died from a vessel strike. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes roughly $90 million in spending from the state budget. Plus, teams of boaters arrive in Ketchikan after setting sail from Washington.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski joins three other Republicans to vote to curtail President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran. Alaska's highest court won't do an expedited review of a lower court ruling over a Fairbanks charter school. Plus, lawmakers gavel in for a second special session to review a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project.

A wildfire near Sterling is 100% contained. A missing paddleboarder is found dead in Turnagain Arm. A cruise ship arrives in Seward with a endangered whale on its bow, dead. Plus, hundreds of Alaska projects advance to the next stage of consideration for Rural Health Transformation Program grants.

State firefighters say a wildfire that broke out in Sterling last week is 90% contained. The U.S. Senate helps preserve a deep ocean observation network that includes an installation off the coast of Alaska. Plus, twins from Bethel win top honors at an innovation competition for their work on high energy costs in rural Alaska.

Crews continue working to contain a wildfire in Sterling. The fish are running on the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Plus, a Juneau artist creates a magazine for Indigenous writers and creators.

Firefighters say they’re making progress on a Sterling wildfire. A cyclist is attacked by a brown bear on a popular Anchorage trail. Plus, some Alaskans learn they have a salmon intolerance.

State senators mull a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, supporters of the project rally in Kenai.

The Alaska Division of Elections rules a Petersburg man with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan cannot appear on the primary election ballot. Planned Parenthood of Alaska is suing the state to expand access to abortion medication via telehealth. Plus, science, recreation and conservation converge at Kelly Lake for a day of loon education.

The Alaska House of Representatives passes a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project. An Eagle River woman and her dogs survive a black bear attack near Cooper Landing. Plus, the Peninsula Oilers bring baseball back to Kenai.

Alaska's participation in a federal food assistance program jumped last year. Seward is the new home of one of three U.S. Coast Guard cutters announced by Alaska's congressional delegation yesterday. Plus, the Alaska House of Representatives passes a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project.

The central Kenai Peninsula's representatives in the Alaska House of Representatives each face two challengers this election cycle. A University of Washington program that places medical students in five states, including Alaska, gets a $25 million scholarship endowment. Plus, the University of Alaska's newest and largest employee union files a fair an unfair labor practice complaint against the u...