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New York's AI Safety Bill has cleared New York's Senate and Assembly, and now awaits the Governor's signature to become yet another law in New York that can't be enforced.

New York State's DRI for Utica was highlighted on Wednesday as Munson celebrated its transformational landscape project along Genesee Street with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the completion of one of the largest projects included in Utica’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant from New York State.

New York State Police in East Herkimer were called to a local business in Herkimer after a report that two suspicious males were rummaging through their dumpster during the early morning hours of Monday, June 16, 2025.

The hamlet of Petersboro in Madison County, located between Morrisville and Oneida, is a small town with a lot of history when it comes to the upcoming Juneteenth celebration, which is now a Federal Holiday.

Do you have what it takes to be one of the people who sings America's National Anthem at one of this year's many Boilermaker events? If so, there's an anthem audition coming up at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Babe's at Utica's Harbor Point.

The unexpected passing of Rick E. Lewis of the Rome Capitol Arts Complex came as a big shock for all of us at WIBX. We had just recently had a conversation with Rick a few days earlier and plans were being made for future appearances on the program. Rick was on the air with us almost monthly, and sometimes when there was a lot to promote, he'd be on weekly.

Just hours after making headlines over a confrontation with a fellow New York House member, Congressman John Mannion (NY-22 D) is defending his actions as "standing up against President Trump's move towards authoritarianism."

Watch the Real Men Get Tested for Cancer Father's Day commercial with Bill Keeler and Tim Reed.

Michael Buckley and Ignacia Soto-Aguilar, in Utica for a family wedding, spent time on WIBX's Keeler Show on Tuesday morning.

An Associate Professor at Hamilton College is one of nine educators who has won the 2025 Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize.