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Last year's shooting of an Austin woman by Delta County Sheriff's Deputy Nolan Davis left lingering questions, like why the Deputy's mother was in the car on that fateful day. The family of Paige Pierce is now bringing a civil suit in State Court against the deputy and his supervisor. Kate Redmond reports. Plus, on the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, how is national polarization playing out in local classrooms? Matt Hoisch with KOTO in Telluride checked in with government teachers in San Miguel County to see what it’s like teaching about our country in divided times.

The United States of America is in the midst of an alarming increase in political rhetoric and violence that is dominating our national, state and local news on a daily basis. Many have noted a marked increase in political extremism during the 2016 Presidential race and the subsequent attack on our nation’s capital on January 6, 2021. More recently the assassination attempt on former President Trump just days before the Republican National Convention has shown how political extremism can have deadly consequences.On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Host Lisa Young leads a very candid conversation with two Delta County women Judy Briscoe and Dorothy Pew. The three talk about our current political landscape and the Delta County Branch of Restore the Balance. Restore the Balance is a non-profit organization made up of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents who are working together for the purpose of building an alternative to political extremism.

The Feb. 6 earthquake and its aftershocks left nearly 3 million displaced and in need of shelter. In the hard-hit city of Adiyaman, families wait for promises of new homes to be fulfilled.

NPR's Shannon Bond talks with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, known as "the Hendrix of the Sahara," about his new album.

After two decades as a coal miner, Jesse Erickson started Valley High Dispensary in Paonia with his wife Micah. Boulder Weekly editor Caitlin Rockett talks about her article on greenlining, as licensees in Colorado’s cannabis industry social equity program say the playing field is far from level. It’s 420 on Local Motion tonight at 6 on KVNF.

RubyJoyful performes live at KVNF in the Bamboo Room.

The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack have been released by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa. They died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to save his job. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to political commentator Rafael Behr about whether the U.K. is becoming ungovernable.

The committee, across eight hearings, has built a case — more political than legal — that Trump, who continues to lie about the election and teases he'll run in 2024, is not fit to hold the office.