Monday, May 26, 2008
Hosted by: Brandon Smith & Angela Kellner

First Newscast:

1. The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs will hold a memorial ceremony this Friday to honor Oregon's fallen service members who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2. The company charged by the state to remove the New Carissa plans to spend about $4-million dollars in Coos County on the project.

3. Rachael McDonald reports on the dangers to river recreationists.

4. Claude Offenbacher reports on fishing opportunities.

5. A port meeting in Seaside might determine if the Oregon Fish Factory ever draws its first tourist.

6. A well-defined funnel cloud was spotted in Northeastern Oregon today.

Center:

1. Interview with Shane Humphrey. He's in the foster care system and is a member of the Oregon Youth Advisory Council.

2. Mixed Voices: Bruises.

Second Newscast:

1. The Oregon State Beavers' season ended today when they weren't selected for an NCAA regional.

2. A federal judge this week will hear a request from environmental groups to restore federal management over wolves in the Northern Rockies.

3. Amy Radil reports on challenges to water rights in Washington.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on a gang forum in Yakima.

5. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reminding people to act safely when near the jetties along the coast.

First Newscast:

1. The Democratic party says the results from Oregon's Presidential Primary election give Barack Obama 31 pledged delegates and Hillary Clinton 21.

2. This Memorial Day was one of the safest on record on Oregon roads.

3. AAA says $4/gallon gas has arrived in Oregon.

4. Police are investigating a new case of graffiti at a Eugene school.

5. A hate crime expert with Portland State University says he's not surprised that vandals burned a cross and the letters KKK into a front lawn of a home in Medford.

6. Jes Burns reports on how Eugene '08 is partnering with non-profits to provide scholarship tickets to local families.

Center:

1. Tripp Sommer speaks with Dede Henley, author and leadership developer.

2. Chris Lehman reports on a new law enforcement tactic using truckers to catch bad drivers.

Second Newscast:

1. Anna King reports on the discovery of a large marijuana grow in a corn field in Yakima.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on how Northwest food banks are seeing an uptick in the number of people seeking assistance.

3. Two Southern Oregon sisters who died last year left most of their estates to three community organizations.

4. Rachael McDonald reports on a cancer center in Eugene that was burglarized over the weekend.

First Newscast:

1. Two more Oregon superdelegates have come out in support of Barack Obama.

2. Radical environmentalist Tre Arrow plans to plead guilty to arson and conspiracy charges.

3. Rachael McDonald reports on a unique desert area east of Bend that would receive wilderness protection under a bill sponsored by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.

4. A new study of parasites in the Northern Spotted Owl has turned up the first documented case of avian malaria in the threatened species.

5. Authorities say an inmate of the Yamhill County Jail has died after a confrontation with another inmate.

6. Eugene Police detectives are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who sexually assaulted a child outside a store in West Eugene.

7. Supporters of Eugene's 70-year-old baseball park pled their case at last night's City Council meeting.

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald speaks with Lane Community College's Native American Program Coordinator, James Florendo, about progress on the longhouse.

2. Viz City's Lotte and Terry review the MFA show at the UO.

Second Newscast:

1. Austin Jenkins reports on the Washington State Republican Convention.

2. Angela Kellner reports on plans to expand the popular Academy of Arts and Academics in downtown Springfield.

3. The Lane County Sheriff's Office has lifted the voluntary ban on using the Willamette River.

First Newscast:

1. Oregon lawmakers got mixed news from state economists today.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Peter DeFazio visiting the University of Oregon today for a roundtable discussion of a new G.I. Bill.

3. Officials say the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility will resume munitions disposal in early June.

4. Tiffany Eckert reports on the Eugene City Council voting to help McKenzie Willamette Hospital move to downtown, if the hospital wants to.

5. Two finalists have been named for President of the Oregon Institute of Technology, and a third may be picked next week.

Center:

1. Interview with Native American musician Pura Fe, in town for a benefit concert for the LCC longhouse project.

2. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from Little Creek Preserve in the West Eugene Wetlands.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on a drop in youth gambling in Oregon, but an increase in their internet gambling habit.

2. The Portland City Council honored former Blazers play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely.

First Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on a Eugene rally against pesticide spraying in Lane County ending with one of the organizers being tased by police.

2. Mike Van Meter reports on a local land-use law conflict with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

3. Tiffany Eckert reports on a Eugene couple helping cyclone victims in Myanmar.

4. Rachael McDonald reports on the start of the fire season in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.

Center:

1. Downtown Deb speaks with former Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux McKay.

Second Newscast:

1. A state lawyer says Oregon and the federal government are near an agreement over patient care and conditions at the Oregon State Hospital.

2. The Oregon Supreme Court ruled today that a man who helped his friend move things could be convicted on marijuana possession charges.

3. Police found $61,000 during a traffic stop near Cottage Grove.

4. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says he'll announce his Democratic presidential primary preference by June 13th, but says he wants to stay neutral for now.

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