Two Alaska State Troopers facing assault charges over alleged conduct during their arrest of the wrong man in Kenai last year won’t go to trial until next February. “Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River” is a two-player card game where the state’s most famous bears compete for dominance.

More than 300 demonstrators, and a few counter protesters, lined the sidewalks of Soldotna Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest. The first of three new Coast Guard fast response cutters to be homeported in Kodiak is officially ready for duty.

Thousands on the Kenai Peninsula lost power Sunday after a power plant in Anchorage went offline; the Kenai Peninsula School District has been offering Mass Band, an opportunity for schools to come together for a workshop and performance since the early 1980’s. This evening the event is being held at Homer High School; and Soldotna Republican Reps. Bill Elam and Justin Ruffridge have introduced their first bills of the 34th Alaska Legislature.

People packed WKFL Park on Saturday to protest recent actions by the Trump administrationAs Kenai Peninsula school board members grapple with a $17 million funding shortfall, the district has considered shuttering up to nine schools to save money.

As Kenai Peninsula school board members grapple with a $17 million funding shortfall, the district has considered shuttering up to nine schools to save money. As an eruption of Mount Spurr remains likely, veterinarians recommend protecting your pets from ashfall.

The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council is in the middle of a spring meeting that started Monday and is being held virtually rather than in person due to the availability of federal staff participation; and Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer will offer free computer classes in April through the Adult Education program.

The public can comment on a proposal to create the Alaska Department of Agriculture; and the two unions representing roughly 1,000 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District employees recently spent two days walking the district’s bargaining team through their respective contract proposals.

The Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery team found a Seldovia man dead inside a submerged vehicle near Seldovia Pier today; the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly commended the Nikiski High School Girls volleyball team and passed several items at its meeting last night; Juniors at Soldotna High School had the opportunity to learn the basics of career choices last week, during what the organizer says was the school’s first-ever job shadow day; and the annual Oil Spill Response training for fishing vessels kicked off yesterday, in Kodiak.

KBBI morning newscast for Wednesday 25/04/02