Joseph Steven Mesa was arraigned at the Kenai courthouse Friday morning on a seven-count felony indictment returned by a grand jury two days earlier.

Participants of all ages are welcome, and organizers encourage people to run, walk, hop, skip or jump as much or as little as they want. Each participant will receive a free mug of locally brewed Kenai River Brewery root beer.

The additional funding will cover the replacement of structural roof joists, as well as metal trim and soffit that may be damaged during the work.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced Sullivan’s Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act, S.3135, on a 10-9 vote Wednesday.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has released its Draft 2027–2030 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program for public review and comment.

The bill calls for research examining bycatch alongside changing ocean conditions, food availability, marine heatwaves, sea-ice loss, and ocean acidification.

Beers for My Boys is from 4 pm to 6 pm on Saturday at Kenai River Brewing, located on Homestead Lane in Soldotna. There is no pre-registration required.

Police say Henry Hillstrand, 43, repeatedly punched and kicked another man during what was described as an unprovoked attack behind the Homer Safeway

The KPEA agreement passed 8-0 With one abstention, the KPESA contract was approved unanimously, and both agreements run retroactively from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

The project centers on the Lower Tyonek gas reservoir within BlueCrest’s Cosmopolitan Unit, located offshore in Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula.