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A Homer resident died in early January in one of the most deadly plane crashes in Nepal in more than three decades. Hari Pariyar was traveling with three other family members on the thirty-minute plane ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The plane took a sudden dive less than a mile away from its destination, killing all 72 passengers, including the pilot and crew. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Aaron Sechler, owner of Citizen Salmon Alaska, a wild Alaskan seafood processing company based out of Ninilchik and Anchorpoint is partnering with organizations in Minneapolis and St. Paul to provide seafood donations to aid organizations in need of food with the recent political events in the cities. Emilie Springer spoke with Sechler at the KBBI studio on Tuesday (1/27/2026) this week.

A family with deep roots in Soldotna has been named the 2022 Alaska Farm Family of the Year.

The Sea Grant “Community Engaged Fellows” program is a national program that was started in 2020, Alaska Sea Grant based out of the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has a cohort of six undergraduate students working across the state of Alaska, particularly in rural communities on projects related to marine coastal sciences. Sea Grant faculty member Davin Holen and two of the students in the 2025 summer program, Deagen Carey and Alex Devon, explained the program and shared some of their experiences with KBBI’s Emilie Springer.

“The closing day for Homer’s rope tow is coming right up,” Bill Wiebe tells me as we sit down to talk about some history. May 9th is the last day, one…

A contentious battle over books is playing out in Homer. Homer’s Library Advisory Board is deciding what to do with more than 50 children’s books with LGBTQ themes.

You might have noticed a new voice on the airwaves lately. Hope McKenney joined us as KBBI’s new News Director late last month, after reporting in the Aleutian Islands for the past three years. KBBI's Desiree Hagen sat down with Hope on Tuesday to talk about where she comes from, her adjustment to Homer, and where she hopes to take the station’s newsroom.

Homer’s Lisa Talbott, former pastor of the United Methodist Church where she has served since 2013, has recently started her new role as Assistant to the Bishop for Equity and Intercultural Competency for the greater northwest area which covers Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. She was appointed by Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth.Talbott spoke with KBBI’s Emilie Springer and shared some of her personal history in Alaska, education, ministry and some of what she hopes to bring to this new role.

Each Thursday during the Covid-19 crisis KBBI brings you leaders from the Homer Emergency Operations Center to update us on the current status of the…

Monday, August 18th, marked the beginning of the school year for all students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In Homer, students welcomed the new High School principal: Mr. Eric Pederson. Senior Marina Co interviewed him about his previous experience and what he intends to provide for the school in the upcoming year.