Winter Storm Travel & Deadly Avalanche Update
A powerful winter storm has paralyzed parts of the Sierra. At one point I-80 and HWY 50 were shut down in and out of Tahoe, as well as the highways surrounding the basin. Today, Highway 50 and portions of I-80 reopened. But travel in the mountains is still highly discouraged as more heavy snow is forecasted tonight into tomorrow. John O’Connell is the Public Information Officer for Caltrans District 3 with a focus on Lake Tahoe and he joined us to talk about where conditions stand on the roads.
Insight also provides an update on the avalanche that happened in Nevada County yesterday that trapped 15 people on a backcountry skiing trip. Six of the skiers have been rescued, eight are dead and one is missing.
CapRadio, KVIE’s Legal Battle Over Broadcast Tower
Former CapRadio General Manager Jun Reina was criminally charged last month for allegedly embezzling money from the public media station for years. These charges come after a 2023 audit from the California State University Chancellor’s Office uncovered years of financial mismanagement at the public media station. But more updates have come regarding another long-running story involving CapRadio, Sacramento’s PBS affiliate KVIE, and a nonprofit organization called the Capital Public Radio Endowment. The ongoing disagreement focuses on ownership of the KXJZ tower that transmits CapRadio’s signal. But recent reporting in the Sacramento Bee shows that before the legal battle over the transmission tower began, there was a push from KVIE and the endowment to merge CapRadio with the TV station. Sacramento Bee reporter Ishani Desai joined us to talk through her reporting on those merger efforts and why they were ultimately unsuccessful.
Following NPR’s protocol for reporting on itself, no CapRadio corporate official or executive reviewed this conversation before broadcast.
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
The long-running Wild and Scenic Film Festival is returning for its 24th season this weekend. The festival will feature over 100 films over five days at multiple locations across Nevada City and Grass Valley. Each year the festival draws people from Nevada County and beyond to watch films that showcase the environment and inspire a love of nature. The festival’s director Eric Dunn joins Insight to talk about some of the films, panels and activities people can expect at this year’s event.
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is a financial supporter of CapRadio. |
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