(Aug 27, 2026) The arts organization is staging five performances of the musical, "The Last Five Years."

(Aug 27, 2026) Marcell Meyer, a South African national, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.

(Aug 27, 2026) Singer-songwriter Tas Cru says that with the best audiences, "it's not you on stage performing for them. It's very, very interactive."

(Aug 27, 2026) Each summer the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts takes a musical on the road. We preview "The Last Five Years" coming to five communities in the Adirondacks. Also: Clifton Fine Hospital in Star Lake turns 75 today. As rural healthcare struggles nationwide, the smallest hospital in the state has found a way to survive and add new services.

(Aug 26, 2026) Much of the North Country is classified as a child care desert. A new study from Jefferson Community College puts data behind how that's impacting residents and the local workforce. Also: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis County sheriffs are among those suing New York over a law that prevents local collaborations with ICE.

(Aug 26, 2026) A new study from Jefferson Community College puts data behind how a lack of child care options is impacting residents and the local workforce; the permit application for a controversial weapons testing range in the Adirondacks is stuck in legal limbo; and we hear from one of the top anglers in the country about why the St. Lawrence River is his favorite spot to fish.

(Aug 26, 2026) A survey by the Center for Community Studies found thousands of people have left the workforce to take care of their or other people's kids.

(Aug 25, 2026) Food insecurity is rising to higher levels in the North Country. Since last summer, it's climbed by 14% in some counties and nearly 20% for children, as people get cut off from federal food assistance. Also: Republicans are planning to sue as a new state law takes effect today that prohibits local law enforcement from working with ICE.

(Aug 25, 2026) Since last summer, food insecurity has climbed by 14%  in some North Country counties and nearly 20% for children; a new state law restricts local police from making formal agreements with ICE, but some officials are resisting; and astronomer Aileen O’Donoghue is in the studio to guide us through the expanding darkness.

(Aug 25, 2026) Nearly 20% of children are food insecure in some North Country counties, according to the Regional Food Bank.