Got a small windshield crack and a car inspection coming up? You might want to postpone it for a few days; and a dairy plant in Franklin County staying shuttered, at least for now.

State regulators announced rate hikes for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, more Cyclosporiasis cases in the Grants State and Gov. Scott wants to make changes to primary elections. Plus, listen to track of local music about “adulting” on the Friday Song.

A federal judge wants to hear more about plans to close a dairy plant in St. Albans, a Milton resident claims the town’s selectboard violated his free speech and state officials have taken an unusual approach to deter unwanted activity outside government buildings in Montpelier. Plus, Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone shares a poetry reading and reaction.

Rutland area church members vote to remove an elder facing F-B-I charges; raising second-home taxes is top-of-mind for voters ahead of the general election; and there are new Republican candidates in the running for some statewide offices.

After nearly a decade in limbo, the “pit” in downtown Newport is slated to be sold, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital leaders express little hope for preserving maternity care and the Vermont Lake Monsters fall in the league championship.

A Chittenden County Sheriff’s deputy was working a federal border patrol detail during a controversial traffic stop, businesses brace for the impacts of new tariffs on Canada and a program encourages you to broaden your Vermont creemee horizons.

St. Michael’s College gets permission to tap into its restricted endowment as the school navigates financial woes, Vermont Democrats embrace their new de facto leader and New England firefighters help put out blazes out west.

Vermont Public’s Capital Bureau reporter shares his analysis on key primary results, winners Amanda Janoo and Gerald Malloy reflect on their victories and a look at some local votes that also took place on election day.

Amanda Janoo wins the Democratic primary for governor, former lieutenant governor Molly Gray has an opportunity to get her old job back, and Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George narrowly wins her race. Plus, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital lay offs, South Burlington police launch a bike patrol, and two major celestial events will hit our skies today.

It’s primary election day in Vermont, troubles in Killington’s local government are derailing a major infrastructure project and changes are coming to Green Mountain Transit bus schedules. Plus, a waste management company is testing a system that can remove toxic chemicals known as PFAS from landfill runoff, but there’s concerns about how it might affect air quality.

Hospitals are sharing budget ideas for next year as health costs in Vermont remain among the highest in the nation, Gov. Phil Scott looks to learn more about AI and an effort by local businesses to get Montpelier’s former post office building under local control appears to have succeeded.

If you’re planning on casting an early ballot ahead of Vermont’s primary election, best to drop it off in person at this point…the state is challenging new Trump Administration tariffs - and some inspiration for getting out and about this weekend.