Homer High School officials closed the Mariner Theater after acoustic shells fell from the rigging onto the stage. A professional inspection is scheduled for later this month to determine when the venue can safely reopen.

Alaska’s forestry division says it understands the Caribou Hills are best kept for recreational use as it considers creating a Kenai Peninsula state forest; and two Soldotna-based Alaska State Troopers pleaded not guilty in federal court in Anchorage Thursday to one count each of violating a Kenai man’s civil rights.