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.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed the case without prejudice, allowing the groups to bring another challenge if leasing or exploration becomes more immediate.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will keep the Kenai River drainage sport fishing limit for coho salmon at two fish beginning Sept. 1, rather than allowing the limit to increase to three fish under existing regulations.

The agreement gives Alaska-owned HEX access to more than 5,000 acres of Tyonek surface estate.

Alaska saw a significant overall decline in reported crime over the past seven years, but the state recorded an increase in offenses in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to the annual Crime in Alaska report released Wednesday.

50-year-old Wade Hall faces weapons, controlled substances, and other charges after he fled a traffic stop, then escaped on foot after crashing his motorcycle.

Troopers identified the victims on Thursday morning as an Anchorage pilot and three California men.