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KBBI Newscast
Hosted by Simon Lopez, Josh Krohn, Kaylin Holmes · EN
KBBI's News Department brings you the latest news from Kachemak Bay, the Kenai Peninsula and Alaska. Updated weekday mornings and afternoons.
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Thursday Morning 04/02/2026
Apr 200:09:27Tap to summarizeThe city of Homer wants to hear from residents about proposed changes to local land use laws; spicy homeless cats on the central Kenai Peninsula can thank Clear Creek Cat Rescue for at least one of their nine lives; and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she didn’t want to be “lecture-y” in her annual address to the Alaska Legislature. But she told lawmakers that they needed to step up their game in a few areas.
Transcribe →Wednesday Evening 04/01/2026
Apr 200:09:11Tap to summarizeThe city of Homer wants to hear from residents about proposed changes to local land use laws; spicy homeless cats on the central Kenai Peninsula can thank Clear Creek Cat Rescue for at least one of their nine lives; and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she didn’t want to be “lecture-y” in her annual address to the Alaska Legislature. But she told lawmakers that they needed to step up their game in a few areas.
Transcribe →Wednesday Morning 04/01/2026
Apr 100:09:27Tap to summarizeA magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook the southern Kenai Peninsula Tuesday morning; former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson is throwing his hat in the ring for the House District 6 seat in the Alaska Legislature, currently held by Homer Republican Sarah Vance; and mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say they’re not on board with a bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy offering tax breaks for the project.
Transcribe →Tuesday Evening 03/31/2026
Apr 100:09:10Tap to summarizeA magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook the southern Kenai Peninsula Tuesday morning; former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson is throwing his hat in the ring for the House District 6 seat in the Alaska Legislature, currently held by Homer Republican Sarah Vance; and mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say they’re not on board with a bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy offering tax breaks for the project.
Transcribe →Tuesday Morning 03/31/2026
Mar 3100:09:27Tap to summarizeAn eighteenth candidate joined the race to be Alaska’s next governor last week; gasoline and heating fuel price shock is hitting Kodiak; and Alaskans are a small step closer to getting alerts on their phones several seconds before an earthquake hits.
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