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The event was held to show support for people in Minneapolis and to protest recent actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

People may notice that Homer protestors are starting to follow a national “red hat trend”: “originally a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation that began gaining traction in Minnesota” just a couple days after Renée Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent. Emilie Springer talked with Tracy Nordstrom for more details on the current trend and history of the red hats.

Homer’s Porcupine Theater is celebrating its first anniversary after a year of steady growth and more than 800 monthly members. The community-backed venue is leaning on a subscription model and flexible programming to weather industry-wide challenges.

Homer High School senior Marina reports on recent Poetry Out Loud competition and talks to award recipient Robby Wilson who shares a reading of "The Conquer Worm" by Edgar Allan Poe.

The Homer Foundation begins the 26th year of administering the City of Homer Grants Program. Over the past 25 years more than 1 million dollars has been awarded to local nonprofits to provide essential and general programs and services provided to the Homer community. Emilie Springer spoke with Kayla Rivers with the Homer Foundation for more details on the program.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will resume public meetings in Homer and Seward this year, following a vote by members to amend their schedule. The move was prompted by requests from both communities, including Homer City Council and the Mayor, and was proposed by Homer Assemblymember Lane Chesley.

Incumbents retained two of the three seats on the HEA board, including Jim Levine representing the southern peninsula for District 3.

At least two Alaska Department of Corrections staff members have faced charges in recent months for bringing opioid addiction recovery medication into correctional facilities on the Kenai Peninsula. These cases, advocates say, could be related to gaps in treatment programs at Alaska prisons and jails.

Forty-seven-year-old Homer resident Travis Larson and his company Alaska Premier Sportfishing are named as defendants in a six-page indictment a federal grand jury handed up April 23.

Candidates Jim Levine and Michael Jones joined KBBI's Coffee Table this week to discuss their backgrounds, goals, and perspectives on powering the Kenai Peninsula and Kachemak Bay communities into the future.