Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Two UO students who clashed with police during a May 30th anti-pesticide rally in downtown Eugene were arraigned today.

2. Police in Klamath Falls are cracking down on skateboarders and bicyclists who ride the sidewalks downtown.

3. Doug Nadvornick reports the largest wildfire in the NW has been fully contained.

4. Lightening storms sparked multiple fires over the weekend in Oregon.

5. Barack Obama is expected to announce his running mate any day now.

6. Former D-WA Jolene Unsoeld will receive the 2008 James Madison award.

7. A Salem man has drowned in the Breitenbush River.

Center:

1.  Rachael McDonald interviews Rodger Nelson about the recent weather trends.

2. Doug Nadvornick reports at least a dozen NW olympians have a chance to win medals during the second week of the Beiging Olympics.

3.  Comparing human olympians to animals.

4. Tom Banse profiles a Vietnam Vet who does portraits of fallen US troops.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on a new ODF plan to restructure how firefighting costs are covered.

2. Small-town officials are meeting this week for the first OR rural congress.

3. OR elections officials say some out-of-state voter registration forms arriving in the mail are causing confusion.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on the WA primary.

5. A new PDX park will tell the story of the area's ancient floods.

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on PETA protesting the circus coming to Cottage Grove.

2. A rare disease linked to mouse droppings has been blamed for the death of an Ellensburg, Washington police officer.

3. Chris Lehman reports on Governor Kulongoski's executive order calling for increased scrutiny of the state's hiring practices to see if they're meeting Affirmative Action goals.

4. Two men who died in a fiery crash with an Amtrak train in view of hundreds of visitors to the Clackamas County Fair and Rodeo have been identified.

5. Firefighters in eastern Washington say a wildfire has raced across about 35 square miles of grass, sagebrush and some scattered trees in sparsely populated Lincoln County.

6. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington's primary election.

Center:

1. Interview with Bob Otis, author of "A Testimony of Lions."

2. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland production of Corolanus.

Second Newscast:

1. The next step in the legal process for 3 men involved in the May 30th pesticide rally concluded this morning with the final arraignment.

2. Angela Kellner reports on the forecast for Oregon's cranberry harvest expected to be down slightly over last year.

3. A reward has grown to more than $3,000 for info leading to the arrest of whoever used gasoline to etch a swastika on the lawn of an eastern Oregon couple.

4. A fugitive from Massachusetts was captured Monday in Cottage Grove.

First Newscast:

1. Layoffs at the Hewlett-Packard inkjet printing division in Corvallis have begun.

2. Despite expected layoffs at one of its largest private employers, Benton County had the lowest jobless rate in the state last month.

3. The City of Coburg is laying off two full-time police officers to try to cut costs.

4. The commander charged for the deaths of 4 Washington firefighters at the "Thirty Mile" fire in 2001, has been sentenced by a federal judge to 3 months of work release and 3 years probation.

5. Oakridge and Klamath Falls in Southern Oregon may face new restrictions on the use of wood stoves.

6. Oregon will receive $350,000 from a 20-million dollar settlement with insurance company HealthMarkets, Inc and its subsidiaries.

7. The City of Klamath Falls may be headed to court in a battle over former Modoc Lumber Company land taken by eminent domain.

8. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski wants state agencies to work harder on equal opportunity programs for women and minorities.

Center:

1. Interview with Gordo Styler about an old cannery in Astoria called Big Red and a concert to benefit the aging building.

2. Lotte and Terry review new work by Michael Boonstra and paintings by Mark Clarke.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on the Surface Transportation Board holding a hearing in Eugene Thursday to hear testimony on the closure of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad.

2. Lacey Phillabaum, who took part in the Earth Liberation Front arson at the University of Washington, was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the Surface Transportation Board hearing on the fate of the rail line between Eugene and Coquille.

2. Oregon's largest provider of assisted living, Sunwest Managment of Salem, is struggling financially.

3. Major thunderstorms last weekend started several fires throughout Oregon.

4. Heather Meldrum reports on the Campaign to End Field Burning issuing a health advisory.

5. Austin Jenkins reports on the surprising results in Tuesday's Washington primary.

6. Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley is one of four Democratic senate recruits tapped for a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman looks at how Washington's top two primary system will inform the political debate over the ballot measure to do the same in Oregon.

2. Ned and Gigi Batch-Elder of Walla Walla, Washington trap and band hummingbirds to help researchers study migratory patterns.

3. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney heads west to the wetlands of Eugene.

Second Newscast:

1. An initial investigation into a deadly helicopter crash in Northern California that killed 9 people, including 8 Oregonians, has found that the chopper's main rotor lost power during takeoff.

2. The Medford Airport will be the first in Oregon to get an automated baggage system that will check for explosives.

3. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center may not move after all.

4. Tom Banse reports on the high amount of seizures of outdoor marijuana crops in Oregon and Washington.

First Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on Oregon's newest political party, the Peace Party, and their plans to get Ralph Nader on the ballot for president.

2. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley's timeslot to speak at the Democratic National Convention.

3. A judge has denied a request by the Independent Party of Oregon to allow candidates to be listed on the ballot as the nominee of more than one party.

4. A health advisory for toxic algae has been issued for Dorena Reservoir near Eugene.

5. A federal jury in Boise says Joseph Edward Duncan is eligible for the death penalty for torturing and killing a 9-year-old boy who was kidnapped from his home.

6. Harborview Medical Center in Seattle says both boys injured in a collapsing ice cave are having surgery today for broken backs.

7. Portland Police are going paperless on patrol.

8. The Olympica City Council is reconsidering an ordinance that declared the city a nuclear-free zone.

Center:

1. Claude Offenbacher speaks with the co-founders of Iron Pig Theatre Company about "In Our Name" - three short plays about the personal toll of war.

2. Rachael McDonald reports on the federal hearing on the future of the rail line between Eugene and Coquille.

Second Newscast:

1. Methane Energy Corporation is still looking for natural gas in wells drilled south of Coos Bay, despite the financial troubles of its parent company, Torrent Energy Corp.

2. Perch is beginning to overcrowd the waters of Phillips Reservoir in Eastern Oregon.

3. The Oregon State Police will be offering free child identification kits at the Oregon State Fair.

4. A Kennewick, Washington woman who brought baby chicks to a petting zoo for 30 years has been kicked out in a dispute over disease risk.

5. A Washington State University researcher has been looking at bad, stupid jokes as a form of hostility.

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