The KSRM News Department has compiled some of the week’s top headlines.
Strong Thunderstorms From Sterling To Kenai
Author: KSRM News Desk |These storms are moving westward and should be heaviest through 6 p.m. on Friday, September 6th.
Seward Man Matthew Stanley Arrested, Charged With Stealing An Identity To Threaten Governor
Author: Nick Sorrell |Neither the court documents nor the AST dispatch on the initial incident identified the individual or individuals Stanley impersonated in his threatening message.
ACLU Files Injunction In Lawsuit Over Mat-Su Schools Bathroom Policy
Author: Alaska Public Media |The ACLU’s motion seeks to allow one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, a student who identifies as a boy, to use the boys bathroom.
Limited Goat Hunting Permits For Unit 6D Available Beginning Oct 1
Author: Nick Sorrell |The first 25 eligible people will be issued permits.
Sea Life Center Releases 4 Harbor Seals At Kenai Beach
Author: Nick Sorrell |After nursing four rescued harbor seal pups back to health over the summer, the Alaska SeaLife Center released the now-grown seals back into the wild on Thursday at Kenai Beach.
Washington Man Wins Homer Halibut Derby
Author: Nick Sorrell |Washington resident Mark Reynolds swooped in with, quite literally, the last catch of the derby on Thursday to win this year’s contest.
Alaska Governor Vetoes Expanded Birth Control Access As A Judge Strikes Down Abortion Limits
Author: Associated Press |In competing developments about reproductive rights in the nation’s largest state, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill to expand birth control access while a judge struck down decades-old restrictions on who could perform abortions.
Micciche Proclamation Declares September Hunger Action Month
Author: Nick Sorrell |According to the proclamation, more than 22,000 individuals on the Kenai Peninsula rely on food provided by the local Food Bank every year–19% of those are children.
Semi-Truck Leaves Seward Highway, Lands In Turnagain Arm
Author: KSRM News Desk |Girdwood Fire & Rescue responded to a semi-truck that had gone into Turnagain Arm on Tuesday, September 3rd, at 10:22 p.m.