KDLL Evening Newscast

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes a bipartisan election reform bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. Plus, the latest show from Nikiski Middle/High School puts a colorful cast on a cruise ship.

Supporters of Kenai's school pool ask the city council to help keep it open. A State House committee rolls out its own version of a bill that'd cut taxes for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, a new study shows Kodiak's already hefty brown bears are getting bigger.

A school funding proposal from the Kenai Peninsula Borough could enable local school board members to reverse millions of dollars worth of budget cuts. The Alaska Senate approves a bill restoring defined benefits for public workers. Plus, Alaska awaits new weather cameras funded by Congress last year.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries is considering a major change to the type of gear Cook Inlet’s east-side setnet fishermen can use when king salmon runs are poor. Human remains found in Anchorage are identified as missing Shaktoolik teen Kelly Hunt. Plus, scientists get to the bottom of a mysterious golden orb found in the Gulf of Alaska.

A bill moving through the Alaska Legislature would bar Styrofoam containers statewide. Plus, a proposal to return public employees to a defined benefits retirement plan is closer than ever to Gov. Mike Dunleavy's desk.

Kenai certifies its special election results. Soldotna standardizes its registration policy for short-term rental units. Plus, the Trump administration proposes cuts to the National Park Service.

Seward residents advocate for education funding at a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting. Civil rights sue after the Alaska Division of Elections gives voter data to the federal government. Plus, Indigenous residents in northern Alaska are mixed on a pending oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gives a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG. A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project. Plus, the University of Alaska Fairbanks prepares to open a planetarium to the public.

The Soldotna City Council considers a half-percent sales tax increase to pay for city projects. The state will end a program that supplies emergency food boxes to Alaskans. Plus, a bill raising Alaska's age of consent is folded into an omnibus crime bill.

The state plans more than a dozen transportation projects around the Kenai Peninsula this summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new Office of Seafood. Plus, more than 100 Alaskans take to Washington D.C. to lobby for a variety of state issues.

Two soldiers in Anchorage were injured in a bear attack, peony farmers get help boosting growth after a winter die-off, and a new study looks at ways to reduce recidivism among Alaska’s native population.

Alaskans are seeing high gas prices at the pump and likely will be for a while to come. And an effort to eradicate invasive elodea in Crescent Lake needs an influx of funding to finish the job.

Early election results show Kenai voters favor moving the city's election day. State senators advance funding for projects around the state. Plus, researchers with the University of Alaska Fairbanks take to snowmachines to study how the changing arctic impacts Alaska's coastal communities.

Kenai voters take to the polls to determine the timing of future city elections. The Alaska House of Representatives passes its version of the state budget along caucus lines. Plus, Kenai considers moving its Police and Fire departments into the now-vacant Challenger Learning Center.

Stakeholders brainstorm ways to keep the pool open at Soldotna High School. Alaska Airlines raises baggage fees amid spikes in fuel prices. Plus, state lawmakers as Congress to extend a ban on Russian seafood.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a supplemental budget bill. Alaska set multiple weather records this winter. Plus, Ukrainians in Alaska face delays getting their immigration documents renewed.

Senate leaders says Alaskans shouldn't get their hopes up about a $3,800 Permanent Fund dividend added to the state budget by a House committee. Plus, one of NASA's Mission Control communicators on Artemis II hails from Soldotna.

An electric vehicle charging station catches fire in Cooper Landing. Research facilities are left confused amid a federal restructuring of the U.S. Forest Service. Plus, Jessie Holmes wins the Kobuk 440 after securing consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race wins.

Kenai Peninsula school board members pass a budget that closes four schools, shuts pools, eliminates library positions and makes a slew of other cuts. Plus, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that puts Native Americans in the spotlight leaves some tribal members uneasy about where this case might lead.

The future of the Kenai Peninsula’s K-12 schools dominates discussion at a Soldotna town hall. Plus, recent controversy over the primary research institute for Alaska Native languages catches the ear of state lawmakers.

The Kenai City Council donates money to boost landscaping efforts at Triumvirate Theatre's new playhouse. A bill moving through Congress would forbid states from banning lawfully made Alaska ivory art. Plus, Alaska lawmakers consider the future of daylight savings.

Soldotna mulls how to best fund capital projects after a new report shows spending growth is outpacing income growth. Plus, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivers her annual address to the Alaska Legislature.