KDLL Evening Newscast

Two Southcentral Alaska companies seek to store natural gas under the Kenai Municipal Airport. Crews clean up a toppled Doyon rig on the North Slope. Plus, an Alaska doctor documents the first case of a rare infection in a patient who had contact with a brown bear.

Soldotna City Council members fund a slew of repairs at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A federal oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet gets no bids. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials tour a coal plant in Fairbanks.

Soldotna City Council members kill a proposed rezone of its riverfront property. Alaska's congressional delegation votes against a resolution limiting President Donald Trump's power to continue the war on Iran. Plus, state lawmakers consider another boost to funding for public schools.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's working budget draft would close four schools and eliminate library employee positions, among other things. State lawmakers are watching the impact of war in Iran on oil prices and the implications for state revenue. Plus, state prosecutors drop the criminal mischief charge against a University of Alaska Fairbanks student who ate a classmate's AI-generated art.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough moves to built a communication tower in Turnagain Pass. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he supports military action in Iran. Plus, lawmakers question the state elections division after its decision to give voter rolls to the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passes a bill prohibiting child sex abuse material generated by artificial intelligence. Plus, the central Kenai Peninsula rallies around a mom and kids deported from Soldotna.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski questions President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general. A state task force recommends making psychedelic therapy available if treatments are approved at the federal level. Plus, after the U.S. Supreme Court rules sweeping reciprocal tariffs illegal, Alaska business owners say they're not counting on getting their money back.

After federal Immigration Customs Enforcement agents descended on a Soldotna home and arrested, detained and deported a mom and her children to Mexico, community members, faith leaders and state lawmakers jump into action to support the family.

Alaska's congressional delegation brings guests to the State of the Union. Analysts say the Alaska Permanent Fund is doing well compared to its peers. Plus, the Iron Dog snowmachine race wraps up in Fairbanks.

The wording of a state ballot measure to repeal Alaska's ranked-choice voting system is contested. Plus, the Alaska House passes a supplemental budget bill that covers higher-than-expected costs and requests from Gov. Mike Dunleavy.