A hunter in western New York has been indicted after he shot and killed a woman last week while she was walking her dogs. Thomas Jadlowski, age 34, turned himself in yesterday to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department.

Hiking conditions are icy, or wet and slippery, and there is patchy snow - traction devices are recommended. Expect summit temperatures in the 20s, and wind chills in the teens. Rivers and streams are lower, and ice has formed on smaller waters and backwaters, although no ice should be considered safe.

A state Assemblyman has been sanctioned by the Assembly Ethics Committee for allegedly sexually harassing a staff member. Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin denies the charges and has asked for a criminal investigation of the ethics committee itself.

As the holiday shopping season kicks off, Massena's absorbing some disappointing news: two major retailers have announced they'll shut down their stores next year.

The grey sky seems a bit more ominous out here. With the winds whipping around and waves crashing on the break wall, Douglas Dobson walks around his home. His neighborhood sits on a narrow strip of land, with Lake Ontario to the north and several ponds to the south.

Humans, birds, and whales are not the only creatures who can sing. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss recent research that uncovered bats also use learned songs to communicate.

The state Democratic Party, led by Governor Andrew Cuomo, is offering carrots and sticks to two rival factions of Democrats in the State Senate, in an effort to get them to reunite and potentially rule the chamber.

A new report from the International Joint Commission, a bi-national agency, says the Great Lakes restoration continues to progress - but not quickly enough.

Yesterday on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized. He spoke of the "shame" Canada brought on itself by persecuting gays and lesbians and members of the LGBTQ community. That official policy of harassment and bigotry came to be known as the "gay purge."

Last February, artist Kathy Vajda built simulated cities of snow and ice, outside the View arts center in Old Forge, using plastic packaging containers as molds. Her show this winter, "Snow Cities," is a series of digital prints that document the cities as they melt and slip away. The exhibit continues through next March. There is a playful, science fiction quality to the snow structures, and a serious side.Vajda told Todd Moe that she hopes the exhibit reflects the way many relate to climate change.