The Kenai City Council will consider an ordinance on Wednesday, to accept a $3.16 million Federal Aviation Administration grant and award a construction contract for improvements to the Kenai Municipal Airport’s perimeter and security fencing.

Sullivan’s campaign said the endorsement reflected the association’s confidence in the senator’s support for law enforcement officers, first responders, and public safety resources.

Every candidate in the Kenai Peninsula’s four House races advances to November, while late withdrawals changed the federal fields.

After a certification day that included a withdrawal, a disqualification, two last-minute substitutions, and another withdrawal, Alaska may have to wait before knowing exactly who voters will see as the fourth candidate for governor.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced Monday that the Alaska Division of Elections will not certify Treg Taylor’s nomination for governor, following a recommendation from the Alaska Public Offices Commission concerning Taylor’s 2026 financial disclosure.

Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Alaska Center for Conservation Science partnered with a team of geologists this August to collect sediment and other physical measurements from four salt marshes in Kachemak Bay.

Alaska will receive approximately $16 million as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., according to the Alaska Department of Law.

Tom Begich and Julia Hnilicka have suspended their campaign for governor of Alaska and endorsed Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.

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

The Kenai Silver Salmon Derby will not be held in 2026, as organizers with the Kenai Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center cited uncertainty surrounding the Kenai River’s coho salmon return in deciding not to hold the annual event.