Ashlyn O'Hara

Kirby Calderwood (center left) and his attorney Mike Moberly (center right) listen to proceedings in Calderwood's sentencing for the 2019 murder of Anesha "Duffy" Murnane on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 in Homer, Alaska.

Kenai Peninsula school board members got their first look Monday at slew of districtwide policy proposals pertaining to the use of artificial intelligence.

A brown bear seriously injured a woman in her front yard near Kenai shortly after she let her two dogs out early Thursday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Troopers say Karen Bronga, 64, was the passenger in a motorhome traveling north when a southbound pickup truck veered into the opposite lane and struck the motorhome.

The sun sets behind Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Kenai LNG Terminal on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 in Nikiski, Alaska.

The state Department of Natural Resources wrote the company a stern letter last month, giving BlueCrest 30 days to prove it could fund more development, or risk losing access to the unit.

The company said it received necessary permission to make rain with drones, but local officials are pushing for more transparency.

Kenai River Sportfishing Association Executive Director Shannon Martin pilots her boat on the Kenai River on July 29, 2026 in Soldotna.

Among other things, that application would require a description of what type and quantity of chemicals and flares would be used and the frequency and duration of weather modification flights.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough now has a way to permit cloud-seeding and other types of geoengineering. That’s after borough assembly members Tuesday enacted