Monday, Jan 21, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. A weekend mudslide that spilled 15 feet of debris onto two Union Pacific tracks east of Oakridge is expected to affect freight and passenger traffic.

2. State geologists predicted the landslide that crushed homes and severed US 30 last month, but The Oregonian reports that the state shelved the information to avoid clashes with land developers.

3. Both Democrats and Republicans are sending spies with cameras to each other's campaign events.

4. Tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of the Roe versus Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

5. Austin Jenkins reports on health care proposals in the Washington Legislature.

6. Union County residents will get a chance to say whether they want to seek funding to by 3,650 acres on Mount Emily.

7. Winners of the 10th annual Springfield Martin Luther King, Jr. contest were honored during a ceremony today at Springfield Middle School.

Center:

1. Interview with Patrice Gaines, author of "Laughing In The Dark - From Colored Girl to Woman of Color" and keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr., celebration at Northwest Christian College.

2. Tom Banse reports from Eugene on the first of six new nesting islands being specially built in Oregon and Northern California for the Caspian Terns.

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on a health care summit in Salem.

2. Winter currents and low tides revealed the hull of an old shipwreck on the beach near Florence.

3. An Oregon City couple wants the city to pay them more than $400,000 because a sewar line backed up and flooded their basement with sewage.

4. State Police said they confiscated 31 kilos, or about 66 pounds, of cocaine concealed in a SUV during a traffic stop on I-5 near Salem Saturday.

First Newscast:

1. Bend has announced Sandi Baxter as its interim Police Chief.

2. A group of ranchers and wildlife advocates filed a suit today in U.S. District Court to stop the federal government from killing 2,000 cougars across Oregon.

3. Oregon State Police say they killed a cougar in La Pine this morning after the homeowner called 911 to report it was chasing the family dog in the back yard.

4. The University of Oregon today released the latest conceptual design for the new basketball arena it hopes to build.

5. The Creswell City Council and Airport Commission meet tonight to discuss the airport's future.

6. Junction City's Planning Director is advising the city to endorse a new plan for Highway 99.

7. Police are investigating the theft of a 5-foot tall bronze statue of Sacajawea and her baby Jean Baptiste Charbonneau from Fort Clatsop.

Center:

1. Interview with Jane Franze and Gary Pluf. They're part of "Strings of Compassion," which plays harp and sings for Sacred Heart hospice patients.

Second Newscast:

1. Oregon Senator Gordon Smith and Massachusettes Senator John Kerry are urging the finance committee to include mortgage financing assistance in the new economic stimulus package.

2. Repair crews are having difficulty reaching the massive mudslide blockin rail lines in the Frazier area near Oakridge.

3. Today is the 10th anniversary of the Roadless Rule.

4. "The Greening the Neighborhood Environment and Culture Series" begins this Wednesday.

5. State Senator Rick Metsger wants to know if Oregon can sue the federal government to force it to pay couties in lieu of timber revenue.

6. A freeze warning has been issued for the South Central and Curry County coast.

First Newscast:

1. A fishing boat crew rescued three people aboard a sinking tugboat off the coast of Tillamook Bay early this morning.

2. Jes Burns reports on a new tool introduced by the City of Eugene to keep residents into the land use loop earlier in the process.

3. Oregon lawmakers want to make it illegal to sell toys that have been recalled.

4. Becca Bartelson reports on the state of Oregon considering reducing or eliminating the tax on capital gains.

5. Oregonians can now pay their state taxes online.

6. If Jackson County keeps providing services at present levels it will be in danger of running out of funds.

7. Anna King reports on chemical weapons incineration at the Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot.

8. Rachael McDonald reports on Eugene's homeless heading for the emergency shelter as temperatures drop.

Center:

1. Interview with farmer John Poynter and chef Mark Zolun about the local food connection.

2. Lotte and Terry review "Reliquary: The Everyday Sacred...Painting and Mixed Media."

Second Newscast:

1. Oregon lawmakers are trying to rework state law to allow non-profit groups to offer their volunteers benefits such as free season passes at ski areas.

2. Last night the Creswell City Council promised to continue efforts to resolve the conflict over the city's airport.

First Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on Oregon Senator Ron Wyden calling for the privacy rights of citizens living abroad under FISA.

2. The attorney for a defunct Islamic charity has asked a federal judge for an order prohibiting the Bush Administration from intercepting communications protected by the attorney-client privilege.

3. A Southern Oregon non-profit is building a low-income subdivision.

4. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski's climate change agenda.

5. Tiffany Eckert reports on public campaign financing.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on a conference at the UO highlighting the impact of clear cut logging on climate change.

Center:

1. Interview with photographer/writer Paola Gianturco and Susan Sygall, Executive Director of MIUSA.

2. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from the water garden trail at Mount Pisgah.

Second Newscast:

1. Environmental groups have sued the government to protect a rarely seen giant earthworm.

First Newscast:

1. The Albany City Council has chosen councilor Dan Bedore to replace Doug Killin as Mayor.

2. The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that the wishes of a 12-year-old boy should be considered in a dispute with his divorced parents about whether he should be circumcised.

3. A federal judge in Portland has ordered a furrier to pay nearly $97,000 in attorney's fees to animal rights activists.

4. Rachael McDonald reports on a UO conference on immigration policy.

5. The first ban on wood burning in Eugene ended this afternoon.

6. Cat Vazquez reports on the City of Eugene recognizing locally-owned "Mountain Herbs."

7. The Umpqua Community Development Corporation was named a 2008 Great Strides award recipient.

Center:

1. Interview with Garth Fagan about his dance troupe.

2. Penny Tannlund previews the art show, "Susan Speaking", at Umpqua Community College.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on the opening of a new cancer resource center in Florence.

2. Jes Burns reports on the City of Eugene's Department of Fire and EMS' annual swearing in and awards ceremony.

3. Federal wildlife officials have a new plan to help the recovery of the Puget Sound's endangered Orca Whales.

4. State agents have collared some newcomers to Oregon  - moose.

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