KDLL Evening Newscast

Soldotna's planning director says zoning hurdles are hindering housing opportunities. Fat Bear Week has a new champion. Plus, the Kenai Local Food Connection's annual harvest festival returns to Soldotna.

President Donald Trump says South Korea will invest $50 billion in the Alaska LNG Project. Two dead beluga whales are reported in Cook Inlet. Plus, researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks work to reduce the nation's dependence on imported critical minerals.

Sunday is the voter registration deadline for the November General Election. Gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson calls on her fellow Republicans to drop out of the race. Plus, a new report analyzes the environmental impacts of the proposed Donlin gold mine.

The American Civil Liberties Union clarifies when and how incarcerated Alaskans can vote. The University of Alaska Fairbanks works with Indigenous observers to inform arctic observations. Plus, a new study finds El Niño weather patterns could benefit the Gulf of Alaska in certain ways.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly mulls changes to how it fills vacant seats. The University of Alaska Board of Regents considers restructuring student tuition bills. Plus, Fat Bear Weeks features full bear families for the first time.

An annual Alzheimer's awareness walk returns to Kenai. The University of Alaska Board of Regents mulls an AI policy. Plus, Kenai River sportfishing guides adapt their business models in response to declining king salmon runs.

The National Transportation Safety Board releases its preliminary report about last month's fatal Seldovia plane crash. Whittier's new cruise ship dock is deemed a 'total loss' after a fire. Plus, singles in Anchorage ditch the dating apps for a more unusual activity.

Fat Bear Week begins. Alaska's largest electric utility pilots a time-of-use rate. Plus, the U.S. Air Force seeks public input on its plan to start work on Eielson Air Force Base where a nuclear reactor would be located.

A Funny River man faces murder charges in connection to human remains found in Soldotna earlier this year. Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens prepares to retire. Plus, a new bridge restores road access to the interior of Denali National Park.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is holding a food drive through the end of September. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan's bycatch reduction legislation clears a Senate committee. Plus, scientists discover nine new sea sponge species off the coast of Alaska.

New statewide testing results show Kenai Peninsula students are making slow, but steady year-over-year proficiency gains in math and reading. Candidates for U.S. Congress debate state fishery issues in Kodiak. Plus, some Alaskans barter to save cash.

After a company cloud-seeds near Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly takes action. Plus, the Pentagon looks to build data centers near Alaska military bases.

BlueCrest Energy says it has enough money to drill in Cook Inlet. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers and support staff have a new contract. Plus, candidates for governor debate fishery issues in Kodiak.

State troopers search for a man who went overboard in the Kasilof River. A new group steps up to takeover the Arctic Report Card. Plus, researchers analyze the geometry behind why storms hit certain areas harder than others.

New state data show more young Alaskans died by suicide in 2025 than in any other year over the last decade. Plus, what you need to know about the Cook Inlet natural gas crunch.

An oily sheen reappears in Cook Inlet after crews reactivate lines near a Hilcorp platform. Plans to expand municipal utilities and pave a road in Kenai are on hold after the one bid came in over budget. Plus, a University of Alaska Southeast student presents environmental data through music.

Alaska's biggest tribal hospital is now owned by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Plus, Alaska glacier scientists way in on devastating floods in Tibet and Nepal.

A legal group founded by an advisor to President Donald Trump sues Alaska's judge-nominating group after it says the group it took too long to fulfill a records request. Alaska's criminal appeals court throws out an indictment of a Whittier woman accused of felony voter misconduct. Plus, Alaska's chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retires.

Kenai voters will consider enacting a residential property tax exemption during the upcoming election. Plus, women in Alaska struggle to find educated providers for perimenopause.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has a new member. Borough voters will consider limiting how long school board members can stay in office. Plus, defenders of ranked-choice voting say the system worked as intended during the August primary.

More than a dozen candidates file to run for local office. The pool of candidates for governor undergoes a last-minute shakeup. Plus, a community in the Aleutians works to develop what it's calling a "research economy."

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.