According to the Bureau of Land Management, the sale will offer more than 600 tracts covering approximately 5.5 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

ADF&G said the reduced season is intended to limit harvest pressure on early-run Kasilof River king salmon, which are managed to achieve a sustainable escapement goal of 700 to 1,400 naturally produced fish.

Area management biologists say the combined measures across Cook Inlet, the Kenai River, and the Kasilof River are intended to improve the likelihood of rebuilding depressed king salmon stocks while preserving future fishing opportunities.

Large portions of the Kenai Peninsula and Turnagain Pass, with heavy snowfall, slick roads, and difficult travel expected.

While district officials called the $700 increase in per student funding authorized by the Alaska Legislature in 2025 critical, they noted that school funding statewide still lags far behind inflation.

The Alaska DOT&PF and construction contractor QAP will hold two public open houses in March to share details about early work on the Sterling Safety Corridor Improvements project between mileposts 82.5 and 94.

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

Without a viable solution, KPBSD plans to close district-operated pools effective June 30, 2026.

Kirby Calderwood entered a guilty plea Wednesday to Murder in the Second Degree, admitting he killed Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, a Homer resident who was reported missing on Oct. 17, 2019.

Representatives Nick Begich and Laura Gillen (D-NY) introduced the Aviation Weather Safety Improvement Act, legislation aimed at improving coordination between the FAA and the National Weather Service to support safe aircraft operations.