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Monday, June 9, 2008 First Newscast: 1. The Eugene Police Auditor's office says they have received witness statements regarding the May 30th tasering of a University of Oregon student. 2. University of Oregon wrestlers have gone to court to prevent the school from dropping the sport to make room for a baseball team. 3. Tom Banse reports from the Prefontaine Classic track meet in Eugene. 4. One week after the death of a 27-year-old bicyclist, the Eugene Fire and EMS Department held a press conference about bike safety. 5. The Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross is sending six volunteers to help with disaster relief efforts in the Midwest. 6. Police say a Medford man has been accused of assaulting his 3-month-old son. 7. Police arrested 15 homeless advocates who blocked a downtown Seattle intersection near city hall to protest sweeps that have removed transient camps. 8. Portland-based Fred Meyer says an error sent boxes of REM's new release on vinyl to stores rather than CDs. Center: 1. Rachael McDonald speaks with University of Oregon History Professor David Luebke about David Irving, a British journalist known for minimizing the holocaust. 2. David Moen has examples of Native American mythology surrounding the condor. Second Newscast: 1. Angela Kellner reports on a new horse sanctuary operated by the Humane Society of the United States opening in Douglas County. 2. Planned Parenthood of Southwest Oregon may have to cut back on some services. 3. Andrew Jacobson reports on a gas protest in Lewiston, Idaho. 4. The Seattle International Film Festival is bringing back a film with some of the earliest depictions of Northwest Indians.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith First Newscast: 1. Nearly 20 Eugene citizens speak out at the City Council meeting against police use of a taser. 2. A 59-year old African-American man is in the hospital today after being attacked early this morning in Eugene. 3. Chris Lehman reports on the process of recounting the votes from the May Primary for Measure 53. 4. Oregon Representative Peter Defazio sent another letter to President Bush and House Speaker Pelosi today asking them to support funding for Oregon's county payments in an upcoming emergency spending bill. 5. Rachael McDonald reports on a funding swap between Lane County and the City of Eugene. 6. Angela Kellner reports on the transient room tax increasing to 10% across Lane County as of July 1. 7. A hop chemist and pioneer in the industry that produces the bitter flavoring and preservative for beer has died in Yakima. Francis Lloyd Rigby was 89. Center: 1. David Moen talks about condor mentors. 2. Anna King reports on a commercial waste landfill for radioactive garbage. 3. Ruby de Luna reports on community voice mail - a Seattle-based program that helps homeless people keep in touch with case managers. Second Newscast: 1. Eugene's low-income residents will have more housing options next year with the Prairie View project by Metro Affordable Housing. 2. Chris Lehman reports on Independent candidate John Frohnmayer dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in Oregon. Wednesday, June 11, 2008 First Newscast: 1. West Coast lawmakers are protesting a Bush Administration plan to take money for Salmon fishermen out of the Farmbill. 2. Oregon's rural counties will get modest relief from an appropriations bill in congress. 3. One of OR's largest home builders has filed for bankruptcy after its parent company made some bad land investments. 4. The OR Court of Appeals has ruled that a company must make a reasonable accommodation for medical marijuana use for a disability. 5. Mike Van Meter reports 700 lost in S. Deschutes county will cost thousands of dollars more to develop. 6. Jes Burns reports on the Looking Forward Together conference in Eugene. 7. A ham radio operator driving along I-5 near Roseburg picked up an unusual signal recently. Center: 1. Viscity 2. Tripp Sommer interviews Robert Pledge about the exhibit "Faster, Higher, Farther" at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Thursday, June 12, 2008 First Newscast: 1. State union members joined a nationwide protest against hight gas prices. 2. Effect of Senate bill 10-80 on immigrants. 3. A memorial was held this afternoon for David Minor who was killed on his bicycle on June 2nd. 4. Cornelius Police say a pedestrian was killed by a vehicle in the city. 5. EPUD experienced an outage this morning. 6. Oregon's National Guard's 224 Engineer Company is home. 7. LCC's Board voted yesterday to put a $83 million bond measure on the November 4th ballot. Center: 1. Interivew with Chris Griscom about "The Evolution of God." 2. Natural World with John Cooney Second Newscast: 1. Rachael McDonald reports the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled a community orgnaization can challenge the governor's approval of a Florence Casino. 2. Territorial Elementary School in Junction City has become a Premier Green School. 3. A 20-year old Eugene man was arrested and charged with possession of heroin.
Friday, June 13, 2008 First Newscast: 1. The Eugene Police are still considering whether to charge two teenaged suspects with a hate crime for beating an african american man. 2. 3. The Oregon Iniatiative Process was examined at the City Club of Eugene. 4. Washington state democrats are descending on Spokane for thier convention this weekend. Center: 1. Tripp Sommer interviews Haitian Drummer Bonga. Second Newscast: 1. Athletes hoping to qualify for the US Track and Field trials have one more chance. 2. Former University of Oregon Baseball coach Mel Krause has passed away. 3. The top academic officer at the U of O is leaving. 4. A federal grand jury has indicted a former Boise-Cascade employee on 86 counts of wire fraud.
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