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October 2026
Sterling Highway to close overnight Wednesday between mileposts 45 and 47
Sterling Highway closes overnight Wednesday to Thursday between mileposts 45 and 47 for Cooper Landing bypass construction, the only road connecting western Kenai Peninsula communities to Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
September 2026
Federal records show $142 million in highway grants for four Sterling Highway projects
Federal records show $142 million in grants for four Sterling Highway jobs, mostly the Cooper Landing bypass, which still has a bridge and years of work to go.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
State's draft road plan puts about $551 million into Kenai Peninsula projects; comments due Oct. 29
The state's draft road plan pours over half a billion dollars into Kenai Peninsula roads, mostly the Sterling Highway. Speak now: comments close Oct. 29.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min readFrom 
August 2026
Anchorage considers naming Northeast Connector Trail after Karen Bronga
Anchorage's naming commission will weigh renaming a Centennial Park trail for Karen Bronga, a former Assembly member killed last month, at a Sept. 9 hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Father and daughter rescued by boat from Kenai River island at mile 73
A father and daughter stranded on a Kenai River island at mile 73 on July 27 when rising water cut off their return were rescued by boat the same day.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Bethel man arrested for DUI near Cooper Landing after a REDDI report
A driver reported swerving into oncoming traffic near Cooper Landing was arrested on a DUI charge Friday night, flagged through the state's REDDI line.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
July 2026
Former Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga killed in Sterling Highway crash
Former Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga passed away in a vehicular accident on July 24
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Troopers: hatchet attack on partner at a Kenai campground
Troopers say a Wasilla woman attacked her partner with a hatchet, choked him, and threw full beer cans at him at a Kenai Peninsula campground. She faces assault charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
More from Cooper Landing
Passenger injures Trooper during Cooper Landing traffic stop
A passenger kicked an Alaska State Trooper on the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing on Wednesday evening while resisting placement in a patrol vehicle during a sobriety stop.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
June 2026
Federal highway chief commits to King Cove Road action
Federal Highway Administrator committed to finalize the Road, an 11-mile project connecting the community to Cold Bay's airport, and will visit Alaska in late June.
by Walter AlaskaNews5mo ago2 min read
About Cooper Landing
Cooper Landing is an unincorporated community on the Sterling Highway on the Kenai Peninsula, in Southcentral Alaska. It sits along Kenai Lake where the Russian River joins the Kenai River, an area known for sockeye salmon fishing and river recreation.
The Sterling Highway through Cooper Landing is the only road linking the western Kenai Peninsula to the rest of Alaska, and the Cooper Landing bypass is being built around the community with federal highway money. Construction brings overnight closures and traffic delays on that stretch.
Alaska State Troopers patrol the highway corridor, and impaired driving reports and traffic stops near the community recur. The Kenai River nearby also draws rescues when rising water strands people on the river.