Residents near Mile 17 Funny River Road may notice increased helicopter activity.

Officials say the suspension will remain in effect until conditions improve.

Affected communities include Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Nikiski, Cooper Landing, Seward, Moose Pass, Homer, Anchor Point, Ninilchik, Clam Gulch, Hope, Girdwood, and Anchorage, among others.

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

The fire was first reported around 8:30 p.m. by passing aircraft and recreational boaters

A new daily summer route is coming to Soldotna, with Yute Commuter Service operating a Soldotna–Anchorage flight beginning June 1.

The Soldotna City Council unanimously approved a proposal on Wednesday to rezone a 5.13-acre property near Knight Drive from Single-Family/Two-Family Residential to Multi-Family Residential.

The investment marks one of the largest commitments toward ANWR Coastal Plain development since Congress approved oil and gas leasing in the refuge in 2017.

The move comes after a joint session of the Alaska Legislature voted 31-29 against confirming Cox as attorney general Thursday, with opposition from all Democratic lawmakers and several Republicans.