Derek Sidian recaps this week’s biggest local news stories.
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Critics warn cuts at agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk
Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods
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Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states
Several states are considering moves to change how they compensate people incarcerated after wrongful convictions
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Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits of their new minority and culminated with a deeply personal rupture over how to best counter President Donald Trump
1h ago

Audio of 911 call released in Idaho student murders case
The audio of a 911 call made on the day four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death reveals confusion as the callers realized at least one student was not waking up
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