KDLL Evening Newscast

New statewide testing results show Kenai Peninsula students are making slow, but steady year-over-year proficiency gains in math and reading. Candidates for U.S. Congress debate state fishery issues in Kodiak. Plus, some Alaskans barter to save cash.

After a company cloud-seeds near Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly takes action. Plus, the Pentagon looks to build data centers near Alaska military bases.

BlueCrest Energy says it has enough money to drill in Cook Inlet. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers and support staff have a new contract. Plus, candidates for governor debate fishery issues in Kodiak.

State troopers search for a man who went overboard in the Kasilof River. A new group steps up to takeover the Arctic Report Card. Plus, researchers analyze the geometry behind why storms hit certain areas harder than others.

New state data show more young Alaskans died by suicide in 2025 than in any other year over the last decade. Plus, what you need to know about the Cook Inlet natural gas crunch.

An oily sheen reappears in Cook Inlet after crews reactivate lines near a Hilcorp platform. Plans to expand municipal utilities and pave a road in Kenai are on hold after the one bid came in over budget. Plus, a University of Alaska Southeast student presents environmental data through music.

Alaska's biggest tribal hospital is now owned by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Plus, Alaska glacier scientists way in on devastating floods in Tibet and Nepal.

A legal group founded by an advisor to President Donald Trump sues Alaska's judge-nominating group after it says the group it took too long to fulfill a records request. Alaska's criminal appeals court throws out an indictment of a Whittier woman accused of felony voter misconduct. Plus, Alaska's chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retires.

Kenai voters will consider enacting a residential property tax exemption during the upcoming election. Plus, women in Alaska struggle to find educated providers for perimenopause.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has a new member. Borough voters will consider limiting how long school board members can stay in office. Plus, defenders of ranked-choice voting say the system worked as intended during the August primary.