Monday, May 12, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. Republican John McCain spoke in Portland today about global warming and the need to reduce carbon emissions.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on how high gas prices are affecting police partrols in the Northwest.

3. Bill Clinton is campaigning for his wife Hillary Clinton in Oregon today.

4. Governor Kulongoski signed an executive order that splits the Department of Economic and Community Development.

5. Officials say Oregon's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5% in April, nearly unchanged from March.

6. Hewlett-Packard stock went up today after the Wall Street Journal announced it's in talks to buy EDS, an IT outsourcing company.

Center:

1. Interview with John Gierach, author of "Fools Paradise."

2. Angela Kellner speaks with Libertarian Party member Toni Nathan about this year's election.

Second Newscast:

1. Nick Demarino reports on anglers and citizens near Baker City who can weigh in on the perch of Philips Reservoir.

2. Children's Choice Montessori School will ask for state sponsorship as a charter school.

3. Tom Banse reports on a lawsuit over a wind farm near the Columbia River.

4. Two Portland boys will serve in test cases in a lawsuit trying to prove that Thimerosal led to autism.

First Newscast:

1. Just 18% of registered voters have turned in their ballots for Oregon's May Primary.

2. A new poll shows Barack Obama with a 20% lead over Hillary Clinton in Oregon.

3. John McCain is continuing his pitch to green voters with a discussion about the environment in Washington.

4. Jes Burns reports on Bill Clinton's Eugene visit in support of his wife Hillary.

5. Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad says it will seek authority to abandon the railroad line that runs between the Eugene and Coos Bay Areas.

6. Tom Banse reports on two Northwest-based aid agencies helping in China and Myanmar.

7. Angela Kellner reports on Oregon receiving $550,000 in federal money for public health emergency preparedness.

Center:

1. Interview blues musicians Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bunois King.

Second Newscast:

1. Eugene drivers are advised to avoid 7th and Van Buren due to an apartment fire.

2. Rachael McDonad reports on a program aimed at curbing the rising theft of metal from utility companies.

3. Austin Jenkins reports on a lack of ships available to transport goods from the Northwest to overseas markets.

4. AAA says Oregon's average price for gas jumped 8 cents this week to $3.75.

5. A stubborn snowpack and a safety project to replace two bridges will keep the scenic McKenzie Pass Highway closed well into the summer.

6. A beer auction raised $15,000 for Parkinson's research.

First Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on how the City of Eugene may be able to swap funds with Lane County to help out the dire budget situation.

2. There were 35 workers who died in accidents on the job in Oregon last year, the 3rd lowest total in state history.

3. A Eugene man was taken into custody last night after allegedly punching a stranger in the face.

4. Rachael McDonad reports on two recent cases of elk poaching in Lane County.

5. The Grants Pass Irrigation District is in the midst of preparing for removal of the Savage Rapids dam.

6. Blocked pipes have been blamed for smoke that filled a small area of the incinerator plant at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.

7. The fees at Crater Lake National Park will not increase this season.

8. Angela Kellner reports on how the Sustainability Committee is working to make the Olympic Track and Field Trials more environmentally-friendly.

Center:

1. Intervie with Lane County Sheriff Russ Burger. He's running for re-election.

2. Viz City's Lotte & Terry review the Spring Exhibition at Emerald Art Center in Springfield.

Second Newscast:

1. Joe Cirincione is in Eugene tonight to give a speech titled "The Collapse of the Bush Doctrine and the Next Nuclear Strategy."

First Newscast:

1. Tom Banse reports on the $170-million dollars in aid for Salmon fishing communities included in the farm bill.

2. The Oregon Supreme Court has rejected a claim that employees are owed payment when they miss required rest breaks.

3. Heather Meldrum reports on LCC saying it won't have to cut jobs or programs in its latest budget.

4. Water samples have confirmed the presence of blue-green algae in Hills Creek Reservoir, four miles from Oakridge.

5. Washington's Department of Ecology has released a new environmental study of a plan to make more Grand Coulee Dam water available for farms, towns and fish in Eastern Washington.

6. Eugene's new City Manager, John Ruiz, is holding semi-weekly listening sessions.

7. Tiffany Eckert reports on the UO's new head cheerleading coach.

Center:

1. Interview with Lane County Sheriff candidate Russ Burger.

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1. The viewpoint and visitor center closest to the Mt. Saint Helens crater reopens for the season tomorrow.

2. Angela Kellner reports on a grafitti incident at Spencer Butte Middle School in South Eugene being investigated as a possible hate crime, but it's also uniting the student body.

3. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both returning to Oregon this weekend.

Friday, May 16, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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