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

A jury in Kenai has convicted 58-year-old Eddie Dewayne Partin on 19 felony counts related to the sexual abuse of a minor.

A Soldotna woman was arrested Monday evening after Alaska State Troopers said she was driving erratically with a child in her vehicle.

Each year, the event brings together hundreds of business owners from across the Peninsula to showcase their work in the building industry and connect with home builders, buyers, renovators, and dreamers.

Resolution 2026-023 called on the Alaska Legislature to pass House Bill 374, which would increase the Base Student Allocation (BSA) from $6,660 to $7,020 per student.

A report of a dangerous driver along the Sterling Highway led to a DUI arrest Wednesday afternoon in Cooper Landing.

Homer High School graduate Adam Crum won both straw polls at two separate gubernatorial forums on Wednesday.

More than $115.4M in federal funding has been secured for port projects across Alaska, including improvements at the Port of Homer.

Statewide, ADF&G is projecting a smaller overall commercial harvest in 2026, driven largely by a drop in pink salmon, but sockeye are expected to remain relatively stable.

According to troopers, Emma Rader was last seen at about 8:30 a.m. on April 21 at her residence on Cottonwood Lane.