Monday, July 7, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. Economists at the University of Oregon say the state could be headed for a mild recession.

2. About 3,000 Oregonians will receive applications for Oregon Health Plan coverage in the mail this week.

3. Oregon is putting more money into Head Start, the government-funded pre-kindergarten program for children from poorer families.

4. Oregon's domestic partnership law comes under the legal spotlight again this week.

5. The argument over the future of wrestling at the University of Oregon went to court today.

Center:

KLCC News recaps the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials:

1. Andrew Bartholomew looks back at some of the highlights of the trials.

2. Tom Banse reports on Northwest athletes who punched their ticket to Beijing in the sport of track and field.

3. The two co-chairs of the 2008 local organizing committee - Greg Erwin & Vin Lanana - reflect on the successes and failures of the event.

4. Angela Kellner speaks with one of the trial's project managers, Tom Jordan, about how the event will be assessed.

5. Rachael McDonald speaks with Eugene restaurant owners about how they fared during the trials.

Second Newscast:

1. Eugene  Public Works is planning to cover some potholes by repaving some streets.

2. Authorities sya they have found the body of an Idaho writer who drowned in a River near Yellow Pine.

First Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on opponents and supporters of a proposed strip club for downtown speaking at the Springfield City Council meeting.

2. A former teacher from Mount Angel, Colby Lee Molan, will spend six months in jail after pleading guilty to kissing one of his 14-year-old students.

3. The electrical power strip for the fish aquariums at South Salem High School started a small fire there.

4. The only nonstop flight from Eugene to Los Angeles is in jeopardy because of Delta Airline's recent decision to end its partnership with ExpressJet.

5. Tom Banse reports on why there have been so many reports on bears in the Northwest this summer.

6. Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan says he turned down an offer to negotiate a contract extension with the Blazers.

Center:

1. Interview with David Cousineau about the McKenzie River Medical Clinic and their annual fundraiser.

2. Chris Lehman reports on how Democrats think they can increase their advantage in the state legislature.

Second Newscast:

1. Austin Jenkins reports on Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Fort Lewis, Washington.

2. Oregon's domestic partnership law is in front of three judges for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

3. Rachael McDonald reports on a group of community leaders looking for creative solutions for traffic problems in West Eugene.

4. Thirteen elected officials in Western Oregon want to make sure a new logging plan for 2.2. million acres of public forests does enough to protect old-growth trees.

5. The U.S. Coast Guard has airlifted a sick fisherman off a boat along the Oregon Coast.

6. Members of the Corvallis City Council are backing Ohio representative Dennis Kucinich's plan to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peace.

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on three individuals filing a request for a criminal investigation into police use of a taser at a downtown Eugene event.

2. Timber counties in Oregon are making big budget cuts and considering raising taxes to deal with the loss of a federal timber payments.

3. Lane County residents have been getting phone calls asking for donations to search and rescue charities - but it's a scam.

4. Tom Banse reports on Northwest airports that will lose direct flights to southern California after Labor Day.

5. Two environmental groups have challenged Washington state's relicensing four dams on the Spokane River.

6. Opponents of liquefied natural gas projects are stepping up their protests in Oregon.

7. The Eugene mayor's race is expected to break fundraising records.

8. Jes Burns reports on a public design session for Lane Transit District's West Eugene EM-X proposal.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman reports on U.S. Senate candidates Jeff Merkley and incumbent Gordon Smith.

2. Viz City's Lotte & Terry pay a visit to White Lotus Gallery.

Second Newscast:

1. A union-backed group is questioning the validity of the signatures behind most of the initiatives that could be on Oregon's November ballot.

2. Angela Kellner reports on the Bureau of Labor and Industries taking on the task of investigating housing discrimination in Oregon, for the first time in 15 years.

3. The mother of a young Irishman who was shot and killed by police last week in Silverton arrives in Oregon this week.

4. A 19-year-old mother from the Dalles faces charges of child neglect and endangering the welfare of a minor after her toddler was found wandering the streets of Keizer.

5. The City of Springfield will annex a bridge where transients often gather.

6. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington Governor Chris Gregoire releasing three years of tax returns, while her Republicna challenger, Dino Rossi, refuses.

7. Anna King reports on a Washington Court of Appeals ruling that says university police officers have no right to randomly patrol dormitory hallways and common areas.

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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