North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik had a sit-down interview on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday. She called people found guilty of entering the Capitol illegally on January 6th “hostages” and wouldn’t commit to certifying the 2024 election no matter who wins; Governor Kathy Hochul will deliver her third 'State of the State' address later today; Many Mohawk people are raving about the all-new Marvel superhero that's from right here in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Folks who attended a pre-screening in Montreal say Kahhori is a hero for generations of Mohawks.

We'll chat with Amy Feiereisel about the NCPR texting club; Heuvelton's animal shelter is planning to build a new space, as the state rolls out new rules for animal shelters starting in 2025; we'll preview what's happening Monday nights this month at the Hootenanny in Saranac Lake.

A group in Lake Placid wants to form a housing co-op. One of their board members says they need more people involved it make it a reality; The Carthage Area Hospital is taking on the management of some outpatient and acute care clinics in St. Lawrence County; as Governor Kathy Hochul prepares for her 2024 State of the State speech on Tuesday, she's still dealing with fallout from some of her vetoes from last year.

Governor Kathy Hochul wants to make fundamental changes to how reading is taught in New York schools; Communities throughout the North Country are grappling with what to do about short-term rentals. Plattsburgh is creating a registry that sets standards and requires property inspections; Restoration work recently wrapped up along the Ausable River to strengthen it against the impacts of climate change; music and conversation with Johnsburg's Sven Curth

Governor Kathy Hochul announced steps for greater consumer protections as part of her 2024 agenda; according to a new report, the U.S. is nearly 4 million homes short. It says New York State alone needs about 240,000 more homes for everyone who lives here. Rural areas are especially vulnerable; Chef Curtiss Hemm shares a recipe for simple, healthy oatmeal pancakes.

A SUNY Canton student is creating a pronunciation guide for Mohawk names. The goal is to make campus more inclusive; it's been a decade since New York banned hydrofracking, but environmentalists say one company is finding a loophole; we listen back to a Norwood bread recipe that spans generations

If you are driving around Buffalo and you happen to be Black, you are 3.1x more likely to get pulled over by the Buffalo Police Department compared to a white person; Ticonderoga's main street has been filling back up over the last few years; bird lovers will fan out across wetlands, mountains, and lakes for the 68th annual Christmas Bird Count in Saranac Lake, part of a nationwide, Audubon bird counting effort.

The village and town of Lake George will get a $10 million downtown revitalization initiative grant; for most of December, a film crew was shooting a Hallmark-style Christmas movie in and around Lake Placid; Isis Melhado, aged 98, passed away at her home outside Canton. We listen back to a 2012 story in Melhado's garden.

Teacher shortages continue in the North Country. That means logistical and financial strains for districts; after a string of high-profile deaths and disappearances, the Army is trying harder to find soldiers who fail to report for duty; this fall, a few dozen people gathered in Plattsburgh on bikes, rollerblades and scooters to become a murder of crows.