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Sturgis native David Hersrud brings his years in the music industry and lifelong interest in discovering new music to this episode of Fresh Tracks.He and Larry Rohrer have some gift suggestions for people who haven't maxed out their credit cards or want something special for themselves.

Also: Georgia lawmakers punish Delta over cutting NRA ties; President Trump will attend Rev. Billy Graham's funeral today; and the Iditarod opens tomorrow, enmeshed in controversy.

The Endeavor Air flight, a subsidiary of Delta Airlines, was leaving Detroit Metro Airport when the end of the wing hit the side of the terminal after backing from the gate. No one was injured.

The American company Chevron faces disruptions -- big and small -- in its oil operations on a regular basis. The source of the trouble is a Niger Delta population that says it is not benefitting from the oil industry. Locals say the government and multinationals are colluding to keep the spoils for themselves.

Frontier Airlines is offering vouchers to the people who adopt the kittens named: Frontier, Delta and Spirit. Animal Foundation, which runs the Las Vegas shelter, named the new arrivals.

David Martin Davies is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico.

The Dakota Political Junkies join us with insight into the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. We'll talk about how the hearings are unfolding with political scientists Lisa Hager and David Wiltse. We check in on a Sioux Falls community triage center. Plus, a COVID update with Dr. Shankar Kurra.

David D. Brown is executive producer and host of the award-winning cultural journalism program Texas Music Matters at NPR affiliate KUT-FM in Austin. He is former anchor of the award-winning public radio business program Marketplace, and a veteran public radio journalist. He has reported national and international affairs for Monitor Radio from bases in Atlanta, Boston, London, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Today's Fresh Tracks episode explores how music can honor tradition, raise money for charity and revitalize genres.