U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan on Wednesday spoke on the Senate floor about the continued import of Russian seafood into the U.S., despite there being a prohibition in place.
Troopers On The Lookout For Impaired Drivers During Special Holiday DUI Traffic Enforcement Campaign

If you plan to include libations in your holiday festivities, remember to be responsible; Alaska State Troopers are conducting increased traffic enforcement to help keep Alaskans safe and catch impaired drivers.
Kenai River Challenge Tournament Wrap Up

Basketball season is under way on the peninsula! Soldotna and Kenai got their weekends started last weekend by participating in the 2023 Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge tournament.
Alaska Delegation Calls On Postal Regulatory Commission To Reject Unjust Postal Rate Increases For Alaskans

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Representative Mary Peltola called on the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject consideration of the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) proposal to establish higher postal rates for mail delivered to the non-contiguous United States.
Alaska Education Commissioner Bishop Favors Teacher Salary Increase Over BSA Increase

With state legislators set to square off in the coming month over–among many other budgetary issues–the state’s education budget, Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop says she supports Governor Mike Dunleavy’s exclusion of a blanket Base Student Allocation (BSA) from his proposed budget.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Opens To Snowmachine Use

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open to snowmachine use, effective immediately refuge officials announced on Monday.
Home Invader Shot And Killed In Wasilla

A Houston man was hot and killed on Sunday after he allegedly broke into a Wasilla couple’s home.
Kenai Woman Sentenced To Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud

A Kenai woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for making a materially false statement in a bankruptcy case.
Howard Weaver, Pulitzer Prize Winner With The Anchorage Daily News, Dies At Age 73

Howard Weaver, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Anchorage Daily News, has died. He was 73.
NOAA Fisheries Releases Report On Killer Whale Entanglements In Alaska from 1991–2022

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has released a new technical memo, Killer Whale Entanglements in Alaska: Summary Report 1991–2022–the report provides comprehensive detail of 37 reported killer whale entanglement cases in Alaska over the past three decades.