KDLL Evening Newscast

The candidate filing period for local elected offices closes in one week. A Virginia woman is charged in the stabbing death of her Soldotna landlord. And, a new law aims to reduce insurance costs for commercial fishermen.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tours Kenaitze Indian Tribe facilities to promote Alaska Native access to traditional foods. Plus, Anchorage officials close multiple trails due to increased bear activity.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get $3 million after state lawmakers override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's partial veto of money for K-12 schools. A former Soldotna middle school custodian is sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a student. And, a workshop at Salmonfest teaches Yup'ik words and phrases.

State lawmakers override two of Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes in a pair of dramatic votes. Plus, Ninilchik’s annual Salmonfest looks to reduce its waste.

A small plane crash in Soldotna leaves one person seriously injured. A look at the science and risks of tsunamis in Alaska. Plus, kids in a Homer youth program help maintain a local trail.

Representative Justin Ruffridge reflects on the legislative session the ended in May. Plus, a special legislative session will kick off in Juneau tomorrow.

The final installment in a reporting series from KDLL that examines the impact and legacy of federal COVID-19 relief funds distributed to the Kenai Peninsula. Plus, some Anchorage and Mat-Su residents opt for a dipnet fishery closer to home.

A look at common dipnet violations, and how to avoid them. Federal COVID-19 relief funding helps stave off budget cuts in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, as reported in a new series from KDLL. Plus, an exhibit at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce highlights the area's subsistence history.

Parts of the Kenai Peninsula are under a tsunami watch. A Swiss climber is rescued from Mt. Marathon in Seward. Plus, Kenai Peninsula business owners talk about how federal COVID-19 relief money helped them keep their doors open in the next installment in a new KDLL reporting series.

Test results for a harmful algal bloom in Kachemak Bay come back clean. Plus, part three of a new reporting series from KDLL that examines the impact and legacy of federal COVID-19 relief funds distributed to the Kenai Peninsula.