KDLL Evening Newscast

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 university.

Kenai restricts residential tent camping ahead of dipnetting season. Alaska's minimum wage is increasing July 1. Plus, Denali National Park and Preserve's puppy rangers show off their training to the public.

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of man reported missing from Soldotna last month. The Blood Bank of Alaska reports its worst blood shortage in at least 15 years. A gubernatorial candidate proposes ending the Permanent Fund dividend program in favor of a one-time $10,000 payout per Alaskan. Plus, a cruise line partners with a whale advocacy group while sailing in Alaska this summer.

A seasonal mountaineering ranger dies after falling into a crevasse in Denali National Park and Preserve. Alaska's State Board of Education approves a Master's in teaching program for Indigenous languages. Plus, new and existing volunteers with the Kenai Watershed Forum's Stream Watch program attend an orientation in Cooper Landing.

A bill affirming Alaska Natives' right to sell art made from marine mammals heads to President Donald Trump's desk. In Fairbanks, supporters of the Alaska LNG Project rally around high energy prices. Plus, friends and colleagues remember longtime Kenai Peninsula College Director Gary Turner.

Kenai City Council members pass the city's budget. Developers of the Alaska LNG Project release the project's first detailed public cost estimates. Plus, Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich III are quiet on two of President Donald Trump's two controversial priorities.