Alaska AG Cori Mills announced Friday that the Department of Law has issued an opinion concluding that statutes requiring the governor to select board and commission appointees exclusively from lists nominated by private entities are unconstitutional.

Under Alaska’s nonpartisan primary system, voters choose one candidate in each race regardless of party affiliation, with the top four finishers advancing to the Nov. 3 general election.

James Longero faces charges of burglary, vehicle theft, theft, forgery, removal of identification marks, and criminal trespass.

52-year-old Eric Allen Graham now faces multiple counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance and misconduct involving weapons.

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

The project is located within the Lower Kenai Control Use Area and is intended to create a durable route for ATV and snowmachine use while protecting the ecological integrity of the Anchor River-Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area.

Soldotna Mayor Paul Whitney proclaimed August 2026 as “Soldotna Library Card Sign-Up Month,” encouraging residents to sign up for a library card and make use of the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library.

Enstar President, John Sims, said the shortage could be as high as 3 billion cubic feet, equal approximately 18 days of demand during the middle of winter.

According to court documents, 42-year-old Andraya Lafleur of Kenai allegedly used a knife to stab a woman in the back and slash her across the face.

When investigators arrived, they found the man dead from what troopers described as an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.