Seward Highway

Alaska State Troopers responded to a crash Wednesday just north of the Sterling-Seward Highway interchange. Black ice was observed in the area around the time of the crash.

Recent high winds and rapidly changing weather in Southcentral increase the potential for avalanches in the backcountry.

The multi-agency project is exploring the recreation potential of the 20-mile stretch of the Seward Highway. The final report is set to be finished by the end of the calendar year.

A Kenai Peninsula Borough employee was arrested last week after entering the Borough Building in Soldotna with a concealed weapon, though not on charges related to the gun. An avalanche closed the Seward Highway for seven hours on Christmas Eve, and skiers light up the night to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.

Traffic blocked between Seward, Anchorage and western Kenai Peninsula

Donna was missing for several days last week after a trailer carrying her dog team disconnected from its truck. Her owner, Clam Gulch musher Frank Habermann, says she'll be returned home soon.

Frank Habermann of Clam Gulch said Wednesday that Donna, the missing dog, has been spotted near Indian, and he's hoping to get her home safely.

The Alaska Department of Transportation will work on buying steel for the bridge over Juneau Creek Canyon, and is in the early stages of a project to improve traffic flow at the intersection of the Sterling and Seward Highways near Tern Lake.

Three people were killed and three more were injured in two separate highway car accidents in Clam Gulch and Portage Wednesday.

Alaska State Troopers said the road surface was slick and covered with snow.