(Soldotna) — Extensive planning to capture and transplant Sitka black-tailed deer from the Kodiak Archipelago to the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula came to fruition at the end of September. The goal of the translocation project is to evaluate the success of an introduced deer population, track their expansion and survival in a new area, […]
(Kenai, AK) – On Wednesday, October 29, Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson sentenced 55-year-old Michael Robert Fisher to 35 years with 15 years suspended, leaving an active sentence of 20 years to serve for a conviction of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. On his release from custody, Fisher will be on probation […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Kenai residents will have a safer highway with a recently-awarded Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) construction contract for Phase II of the Kenai Spur Highway Rehabilitation Project. Work is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 on the segment between Sports Lake Road and Swires Road, with substantial completion expected […]
Early on Tuesday morning in Kenai a 36-year-old woman was jogging 50 yards from her home near Chinook Drive when she was attacked by a bear. She was seriously injured in the attack between 5:00 AM and 5:30 AM. According to the report, the bear emerged from a nearby property, attacking her and dragging her […]