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Kenai Conversation: Kenai City Council forum
On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re sharing the first installment of our 2024 candidate forum series. This week, we sat down with the two candidates for Kenai City Council. Sovala Kisena and Deborah Sounart are running unopposed for the two open council seats. This forum was held...
Rain causes further concern for Southeast Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While one storm is moving east through southern Alaska, another is rotating over the. western Aleutians and will impact Aleutian and southwest locations over the next 24 hours. The concern for more rain couldn’t be higher anywhere in the state than in Ketchikan, where a landslide...
Geologist explains science of landslides in Southeast Alaska
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (KTUU) - Geologists with the State of Alaska are currently in Ketchikan researching slope conditions in an effort to ensure the area is safe before looking into the actual cause of Sunday’s deadly landslide. “When talking about this, it’s really difficult to imagine what the residents are...
Advocates call for a ban on cruise ship scrubbers, citing pollution concerns
In June, an inspector with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation was on board a cruise ship at port in Ketchikan when he noticed something strange on the starboard side of the vessel — a cloudy discharge that left a shimmery film on the surface of the water. The...
Progressive independent drops out of Alaska state House race, leaving Democrat uncontested
Nick Moe, a nonpartisan progressive running for House District 16 in West Anchorage, is ending his campaign, he announced Monday. “There’s a path to winning, but it’s narrow,” he said after preliminary primary election results showed him significantly trailing Democratic candidate Carolyn Hall. “I mean, we’re gonna probably raise another 70 grand in this race […]
Kenai accepts more than $500k in airport grants
Kenai City Council members accepted more than half a million dollars in federal grants for airport projects at their meeting Wednesday. Both grants come from the Federal Aviation Administration. Most of that money is coming from one grant. It’s roughly $526,000 for replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning...
Fairbanks Energy Burden Is the Railbelt’s Highest, Report Finds
A new report by UAF researchers shows the energy burden for Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) residents to be drastically higher than the Lower 48. Energy burden, as defined in this report, is the percentage of annual income spent on residential energy services such as space heating and electricity. Both...
Fairbanks hosts fourth Alaska Defense Forum
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Fairbanks hosted a gathering of stakeholders on August 26 through the 28, to discuss military issues in Alaska and across the U.S. According to Founder and Lead Organizer Brittany Smart, the event is “intended to provide an opportunity for defense, community, and military leaders to come together to talk about shared issues, identify some opportunities, and create some ideas and projects and programs that move us all forward together.”
Petersburg High School hosts first cross country meet of the season
Petersburg High School’s cross country team kicked off their season this past Saturday with the Petersburg Invitational Meet. Runners from 12 different schools gathered in Petersburg to compete on a tough, hilly course, testing their endurance and setting the stage for the rest of the season. As teams faced both successes and setbacks, Petersburg’s own athletes pushed through the pain to achieve personal records and solidify their goals for the coming races.
Anchorage patrol officer shot homicide suspect before special team could be sent, police say
Police investigating last Thursday’s shooting death at a homeless camp in Anchorage learned the suspect was unlikely to go peacefully if confronted by police – and they were right. At a press conference Wednesday, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case shared that and other new details about the manhunt...
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