Hear Medaille College students call on the school’s president to resign, after security teams raided student dormitories. Also, Canada correspondent Dan Karpenchuk on some fallout from the trucker protests last month, Karen DeWitt on changes to bail reform plans, and hopes were running high lat night for a Buffalo Oscar win.

A coalition including concerned parents say a lack of bus aides contributes to a rise in assault cases in Buffalo schools. Although the threat has been deemed without credibility, Buffalo State College remains closed Friday as the investigation into Thursday’s threat continues. Officials in the City of Olean are recognizing two individuals who acted to save the life of a despondent woman earlier this month. North Country Public Radio speaks with a native of Poland who survived the Holocaust, but now thinks about the situation in Ukraine. And if it’s Friday, it means the latest episode of Theater Talk!

With a little over a week to go until the state’s budget deadline, Erie County Executive Poloncarz is not sounding worried that a Buffalo Bills stadium deal isn’t in place just yet. Home health care workers and their supporters call for wage increases to put those workers above the minimum wage. Advocates in Albany, meanwhile, rally for state investments to increase the number of human service workers. A top federal official visits Lackawanna to see how federal dollars are being spent on redevelopment at former Bethlehem Steel grounds. And Randy Gorbman of sister station WXXI Rochester discusses the death two years ago of Daniel Prude in a police standoff and its impact on mental health awareness in criminal justice.

The Erie County DA is expressing frustration over the lack of witness cooperation in connection with a weekend fight that seriously injured a Buffalo Firefighter. With two teachers injured in the latest incident of violence in Buffalo public schools, Niagara Falls Peacemakers explain how they’ve helped ease the problem of school violence in that city. A panel will soon decide how to divide cash among agencies from settlements in opioid manufacturer lawsuits. A memo from Gov. Kathy Hochul is not helping to ease tensions with legislators over criminal justice reforms. Erie Community College’s president provides an update on plans to consolidate operations on its three campuses.

Buffalo Schools are preparing to resume some after-school programs, as available bus transport allows. WBFO’s Emyle Watkins marks the anniversary of a service which has brought the news to people living with disabilities for more than three decades. And WBFO’s Tom Dinki marks the 50th anniversary of a critical food service for seniors, and concerns for its future. Protestors call out Gov. Hochul for what they call a betrayal of criminal justice reform. And while evictions remain on hold in housing courts, some landlords are finding ways around it to force tenants out.

A popular tradition was back in Buffalo, returning from its COVID pause: the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Legal cases tied to Love Canal pollution have been reset for May. The local Afghan community celebrates its new year. Advocates for immigrants are urging state lawmakers to pass “Coverage for All” in time for the new fiscal year. And we preview a WNED-TV special on the history of Buffalo’s historic Kleinhans Music Hall.

Daemen College gets the go-ahead to become Daemen University. Questions remain over a shooting this week involving Buffalo Police officers. March Madness tips off in Buffalo. Canada confirms it will ease restrictions for entry into the nation. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo hints again of a political comeback attempt. It’s Friday, which means another round of Theater Talk!

After a strike at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital this past year, now Kaleida Health has begun talks with it’s largest labor unions. And speaking of labor unions, hear from Buffalo-area Starbucks organizers reacting to the return of Howard Schultz as CEO. Also debunking reports of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s comeback, and looking at the debate over NYS gasoline taxes.

Fewer and fewer students are bothering to fill out the universal FAFSA student aid forms for colleges; a new study looks at some of the compliance rates. Also the debate over whether to relieve pressure at the pump and suspend the state’s gasoline taxes, and a Women’s History Month conversation with Erie County Legislature chair April Baskin.

It was two years ago Erie County declared a COVID 19 state State of Emergency. Hear from UB’s Dr. Thomas Russo MD and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz on the grim anniversary. A new director at the head of one of Buffalo’s most prominent activist groups, the start of the Shaw Festival in Niagara on The Lake and the beginning of budget votes in Albany.