Northern Light

More details on the shootings in Herkimer from a police press conference. The Titus Mountain ski area is making a comeback under new management and a winter of good snow; David Sommerstein visits the center near Malone. And Jeremy Davis documents the many small ski areas that once dotted the northeast but now are gone. Minimum wage hike advocates try to be heard in the Albany budget debate.Potsdam musician Matt Bullwinkel is live in the NCPR studio with Todd Moe, playing new music for piano and voice. And John Warren has the outdoor conditions report for the Adirondacks this weekend

Herkimer County residents are "puzzled" by Kurt Myers shooting spree. Three St. Lawrence County schools think about consolidation. State lawmakers debate the minimum wage in budget talks. What happens to an old war ship, 200 years later? Storytelling with Pyrites storyteller Jan Hutslar. And on Natural Selections, how old are the Adirondacks?

People with developmental disabilities and their advocates lobby in Albany for restoration of funds the state is proposing to cut. St. Lawrence County pushes to increase its sales tax. A study finds New York could benefit from growth in the civilian drone industry. Good spirits as state leaders wrangle over the budget. State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine talks with Martha Foley about Gov. Cuomo's vision for the state's agriculture industry. And aerial photos reveal Ontario communities that have been flooded for 50 years.

Proposed developmental disability aid cuts worry families. Legislative leaders tell different stories about changes to the minimum wage. Another impact of the sequester: fewer agents along the Canadian border. And the Remington Museum in Ogdensburg hosts its 30th annual Elementary Art Exhibit.

How the sequester could affect health care and law enforcement for Akwesasne Mohawks. Proposed state aid cuts could badly hurt agencies that provide services for people with developmental disabilities in the North Country. Adirondack Health looks at cutting Lake Placid Hospital ER hours. The Adirondack town of Thurman, NY will use a new broadband technology called "white space." A memorial service in Indian Lake for 51-year-old Paul Prill, who was killed recently in a snowmobiling accident. An early glimpse of spring in the garden. And Heard Up North: Iron Chef competition in Canton has kids cooking, competing, having fun.

Is longtime right wing activist bob Schulz a voice for liberty or a dangerous extremist? Brian Mann explores. Mental health advocates find problems in New York's new gun control laws, and Franklin County joins counties going on record opposing the new law. Watertown catches flack for its new "roomate ban." Seed swaps allow gardeners to share their seeds and explore some new ones. And John Warren checks in with Adirondack conditions for this weekend.

McHugh may step down as Secretary of the Army. Monkton voters oppose the gas pipeline. With better snow, comes spate of sled deaths. Amendments to NY's gun law under discussion. NY state assembly approves $9 minimum wage. Remembering Beatrice Jacobs, 100 and her stories of Mohawk life. Living with looms and working with wool.

A new Albany Times Union story suggests there's less press access to state agencies under Cuomo. Lawmakers are seeking to ban the dietary supplement DMAA, saying it's dangerous. How would New York deal with hydrofracking wastewater? And in our Adirondack attic series, 1920's chess champs at Gabriels Sanatorium.

FEMA has agreed to buy out 26 Essex County properties damaged by Hurricane Irene. Why Gov. Cuomo is being dubbed "Hamlet on the Shale." Women learn the art of wood splitting at a hands-on workshop. Indoor gardeners get a jump on spring. And Connie Meng reviews "Innocence lost" at the NAC.

Will the sequester make Federal prisons less safe? North Country Congressman Bill Owen says most people will feel pain of the sequester. Thousands of people rally in Albany against the state's new gun control laws. Maple sugaring season is now underway. Weekend Adirondack conditions. And singing and swaying with the St. Lawrence University Community Gospel Choir.