(Oct 20, 2026) As Election Day approaches, we're looking into the legislative races in St. Lawrence County. Republicans hold a supermajority, but Democrats hope to ride a possible blue wave. Also: Moratoriums on new battery storage projects are popping up all over the North Country, but energy experts say the technology is crucial to upgrading New York's aging grid.

(Oct 19, 2026) Protestors gathered at No Kings rallies across the North Country over the weekend, with a focus on midterm elections; we dig into the race to represent the 114th Assembly District between incumbent Republican Matt Simpson and Democrat John Gunther; and we learn why squirrels come in all those colors in this week’s Adirondack Selections.

(Oct 19, 2026) Early voting for the mid-term elections starts on Saturday. We preview the race to represent the 114th Assembly district in the eastern Adirondacks, where incumbent Republican Matt Simpson faces a challenge from Democrat John Gunther. Also: We hear from protesters at this weekend's No Kings rally in Watertown.

(Oct 19, 2026) Republican Matt Simpson is facing Democrat John Gunther in the race to represent the 114th NYS Assembly District.

(Oct 19, 2026) In this episode of Adirondack Selections, Emily Russell and Dr. Curt Stager discuss squirrels of different colors.

(Oct 18, 2026) The fourth round of nationwide protests against the Trump Administration focused on getting out the vote.

(Oct 16, 2026) "Upstate" follows Audrey as she moves to Northern New York to buy a bookshop during the COVID lockdown.

(Oct 16, 2026) In a recent poll for NY-21, 5% of respondents opted for a write-in candidate who's not on the ballot; the remains of Continental soldiers who died in the Battle of Valcour Island were laid to rest in Saratoga County, 250 years after the conflict; and we check out a spooky festival in the Champlain Valley, along with other events on the community calendar.

(Oct 16, 2026) While the independent write-in candidate says his campaign has momentum, a Siena pollster says he's unlikely to spoil things for the on-ballot candidates.

(Oct 16, 2026) A recent Siena poll found a tight race between the two major party candidates running to represent the North Country's main congressional district. Five percent of respondents opted for a write-in candidate who's not on the ballot. We ask the pollster why he was included. Also: State and local officials gathered in Canton yesterday to celebrate the demolition of the Midtown Plaza, a project decades in the making.