(Apr 30, 2025) The Adirondacks are home to a large number of New York's bears. We talk with a bear expert about why they're a fascinating and still mysterious animal, and how people can help keep them wild. Also: State lawmakers say there are still some loose ends to tie up in state budget talks, even though Governor Hochul announced a tentative deal Monday.

(Apr 30, 2025) Spring is busy for livestock farmers and vegetable growers. Kitty O'Neil with the Cornell Cooperative Extension stops by to get us up to date on how North Country farmers are gearing up for the season.

(Apr 30, 2025) Sticky's Weed Farm looks like a lot of the small, organic farms in the Champlain Valley. But they're growing something that requires a lot more paperwork.

(Apr 30, 2025) As bears emerge from hibernation, we speak with a big game biologist for the DEC about bear safety and what makes the species so mysterious; North Country at Work visits a cannabis farm in Essex to talk to the owners about their first growing season; and Kitty O'Neil from the Cornell Cooperative Extension returns for a conversation about how North Country farms are faring this spring.

(Apr 29, 2025) Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is reportedly mulling a run for governor next year, and experts say, for a Republican, she has a decent shot; A new committee in the Warren County town of Johnsburg is working to better meet the needs of its aging population; and a listener submitted a recording for a sound quiz.

(Apr 29, 2025) A new poll has the North Country congresswoman dominating in a Republican primary, and trailing Gov. Kathy Hochul by 6% in a general election.

(Apr 29, 2025) It's been more than two decades since a Republican won statewide office in New York. With Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said to be considering a run for governor, we talk with a political science professor about her chances. Also: Gov. Hochul and New York state lawmakers have struck a tentative budget deal. We sort through what's in and what's out.

(Apr 28, 2025) NY opened more prisons than most other states during the 1980s and '90s, aimed at boosting rural economies. Now it's closing more, too.

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(Apr 28, 2025) Democrats in Albany are looking to close up to 5 more prisons in the next year, in part to alleviate the shortage of corrections officers. We talk to a researcher who studied why New York and two other states account for a third of all prison closures around the US in recent decades. Also: The section of Route 56 that connects Potsdam to Tupper Lake may reopen as soon as Tuesday. It's been closed for nearly 2 months after a sinkhole caused a major reconstruction of the road.