Funds from the settlement will be distributed to communities across the country over the next 15 years, with a heavy concentration of payments in the first three years.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the change during a speech at the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday.

The final weekend for the Kenai Peninsula Air Fair took flight Saturday, drawing families, aviation buffs, and curious newcomers to the Kenai Airport Operations Facility.

A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to overturn the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope.

The sunken craft is the same vessel that capsized on Aug. 3, 2024, killing a Texas family of four and sparking a months-long search for answers.

Bodett, through his Alaska-based company Bodett & Co., terminated the agreement in January.

The KSRM News Department has compiled some of the week’s top headlines.

A federal grand jury last month indicted Christian A. Rodgers, 33, of Kenai.

Following the Pancake Breakfast on June 7th, the 22nd Kenai Peninsula Air Fair will kick off its second day of aviation fun on Saturday with live music and an aircraft show.

The vandalism included broken windows, feces on the floor, vulgarities written in permanent marker, and destroyed computer monitors, laptops, and tablets.