A laundromat and gift shop on Tupper Lake's Main Street also makes perhaps the best old-fashioned fried donuts in the North Country. We visit the Washboard Donut Shoppe. Also: Mohawk tribal members will vote on renaming the tribe as the "Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe", from "St. Regis Mohawk Tribe".

Lake George is "in the Adirondack Park but not always of it," says Lake George Mirror owner and editor Tony Hall. The historic and cultural distinctness of a corner of the Adirondacks. Also: A ruling tossing Democrats' drawn district maps because of gerrymandering is on hold, for now.

For the first time in two years, fully vaccinated visitors to Canada no longer have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the country. We run through the details of what you need to know before you arrive at the border. Also: A climate career program in the Adirondacks is tucked into the proposed state budget.

Thousands more New Yorkers who are innocent until proven guilty are awaiting their trial at home instead of in jail, a result of bail reform. But funding for pre-trial services to help them stay out of more trouble hasn't kept up. Also: Lawyers made closing arguments today in the lawsuit over New York's new congressional district maps.

Bail reform has become a political lightning rod in New York. But there's little conclusive data that it's causing higher crime rates. And it's keeping thousands of people out of jail who are still presumed innocent. Also: Malone's hospital closes its birthing center.

Government groups are again calling for ethics reform in Albany. Gov. Hochul promised it, but can she and legislative leaders deliver? Also: Friday is the day it will finally get easier for vaccinated U.S. citizens to enter Canada. And a Thousand Islands personality is in critical condition in a Mexican hospital.

Model United Nations acquires a different level of meaning when the real United Nations is coping with a devastating war. North Country high school students reckon with the war in Ukraine. Also: Lake Placid is hosting bigtime international competitions in biathlon and ski jumping this weekend.

The U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 people fleeing the war in Ukraine. One city just south of the North Country has developed expertise welcoming refugees from around the world. Also: A Hamilton County judge has been disciplined for improper political activities.

A St. Lawrence County woman of Ukrainian heritage found people were approaching her asking, how can I help? She's been collecting a list of reputable Ukrainian charities. Also: A hiker who died trying to climb Mt. Colden may have been trapped under an avalanche.