The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the fishery will be open 24 hours per day beginning at 11 p.m. Tuesday and continuing through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2026.

Central Emergency Services officially opened its new Station 1 on Friday marking the completion of a years-long project aimed at expanding emergency response capabilities for the growing central Kenai Peninsula.

Troopers identified the woman who died in the crash as Karen Bronga, 64, of Anchorage.

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

The fatal head-on collision involving a pickup truck and an RV is in the area of the Skyline Trail access, Upper Jean Lake, and Mystery Creek.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom will host public hearings on three ballot measures on Monday, July 27, and Wednesday, August 5.

AVTEC Director Cory Ortiz said the donation will help AVTEC remove obstacles that prevent prospective students from entering or completing vocational programs.

An analysis of Republican frontrunners’ most recent APOC campaign contributions reports suggests that Adam Crum and Click Bishop lead in grassroots Alaska support, outpacing their competition’s in-state campaign contributions.

Dr. Tess Caswell, the lead capsule communicator for NASA’s Artemis mission team will speak at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at K-Beach Elementary School.

43-year-old Jose Manuel Zavala was taken into custody Tuesday after officers contacted him regarding a dispute involving improper eviction from employee housing.