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Monday, January 11, 2010 First Newscast: 1. Negotiators have announced an agreement on how to restore the Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon. 2. Brandon Smith reports that three OR companies have recieved a total of $87 million in tax credits to boost clean-energy technology. 3. Federal stimulus money will pay for most of the upgrades planned at Mt. St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. 4. Chris Lehman reports that supporters of a pair of tax increases on the OR ballot are asking television stations to stop airing the latest ad from tax oppnents. 5. Jessica Blume reports the Prineville OR Hunter's Association is offering a reward for information about the illegal killing of four deer in central Oregon. 6. Governor Ted Kulongoski has appointed Rebecca Duncan to a seat on the Oregon Court of Appeals. Center: 1. Interview with John Gainer about Civil Rights Song Workshop. 2. Good Gardening: OR's nursery industry Second Newscast: 1. OR's Governor today submitted a long list of nominations of Oregonians to serve on State Boards and Commissions. 2. Rachael McDonald OR's municipal largest jail will open in Springfield soon - citizens invited to try it out. 3. The City of Bend has launched a user-friendly web page for its residents. 4. Medical Marijuana advocates have turned in an initial batch of signatures in hopes of placing initiative on OR's November ballot. 5. Five activists have filed a ballot initiative that would legalize all adult marijuana possession in WA state.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
First Newscast: 1. The City of Portland has asked a federal judge to move the trial involving the death of James Chasse out of state. 2. Sharece Bunn reports on how Oregonians in rural areas could benefit from the health care overhaul moving through Congress. 3. Angela Kellner reports on the theft of 47 laptops from Howard Elementary in Eugene. 4. Democratic Governor Chris Gregoire says she wants to combat the state's rising unemployment by creating up to 40,000 jobs this year. 5. Rachael McDonald reports on a coyote hunting derby in Southeast Oregon raising the hackles of predator advocates. 6. Tillamook County deputies arrested Ronald Lunsford on charges of aggravated murder. 7. Oregon State Police say they will stage a special enforcement effort focusing on new traffic laws along I-5 Wednesday. Center: Music in: Roy rogers "Bitter Rain" 1. Interview with Cindy Hanson about this weekend's "Fisher Poets on the Edge" in Newport. Music out: Bug "Tumble" 2. Chris Lehman reports on how votes on tax measures 66 & 67 could predict changes in the political landscape of Oregon. Second Newscast: 1. The Oregon Legislature will once again consider holding annual sessions. 2. Adam Clark of Springfield has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his father. 3. Conservation groups want federal agricultural authorities to start regulating shipments of commercially domesticated bumblebees for pollinating crops, to protect wild bumblebees from deadly diseases. 4. Jes Burns reports on the voter education drive for the Lane County Extension tax levy. 5. A man found dead at a Warrenton marina last week has been identified as Gary Culp, Jr.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 First Newscast: 1. As donations flood in from across the country for Haitian earthquake relief, the northwest philanthropic community is moving into action. 2. Angela Kellner reports on warnings from the Oregon Attorney General about scams related to soliciting donations for relief efforts in Haiti. 3. Chris Lehman reports on Oregon lawmakers considering a bill to repeal the ban prohibiting public school teachers from wearing religious clothing. 4. OPB's April Baer reports on U.S. attorneys across the northwest preparing to ramp up their collaborative work on tribal land. 5. Jes Burns reports on a consortium of school districts in Lane County strategizing how to improve achievement levels of Native American students. Center: Music in: Robby Ameen "Swiftboating" 1. Interview with Felicia Colden about the Fun With Fermentation Festival. Music out: Morphine "Lilah" 2. Doug Nadvornick reports on changes in Washington state following last year's escape of a mental health patient. Second Newscast: 1. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire wants sentencing changes for mentally ill offenders. 2. Rachael McDonald reports on a team from Portland-based Mercy Corps heading to Haiti to help with relief efforts. 3. Oregon officials have fined the federal Bureau of Land Management $5,000 for spraying polluted water onto land near Ashland. 4. Lincoln City is the first Oregon coastal town to install charging stations for electric and hybrid vehicles. 5. Western Washington's major foundry for sculpture artists, Tacoma's Bronze Works, is closing after 15 years. 6. Police arrested a Glendale angler on outstanding warrants after he fled from an officer who asked for his license and tag.7. A new trolley in Baker City has gotten positive reviews since its summer debut, but not good enough to make people abandon their cars. 8. The Spokane couple trying to pay for their wedding by recycling $400,000 cans has found Alcoa can help.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 First Newscast: 1. The Oregon National Guard is on standby for a possible mission to quake-ravaged Haiti. 2. The Lane Memorial Blood Bank says people have been asking how they can donate blood to Haiti following the earthquake. 3. Officials say at least ten people went to hospitals after a chemical spill at a dental clinic in Oregon City. 4. Jerry Ingersoll has been named the new supervisor for the Siuslaw National Forest. 5. Jes Burns reports on a new study showing that top state schools, including UO, are shifting economic subsidies from low-income students to wealthier ones. Center: 1. Interview with Sam Abel and Torben Ulrick Nissen, photographers featured in a new exhibit, "Amazonia" at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. 2. Natural World with John Cooney. Second Newscast: 1. Chris Lehman reports on efforts to close what critics call a revolving door when state lawmakers often get lucrative government jobs. 2. World Vision of WA says they raised more than two-million dollars for relief efforts following Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti.
Friday, January 15, 2010 First Newscast: 1. Governor Ted Kulongoski has ordered flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff Saturday in memory of Army Sergeant Joshua Lehngstorf. 2. More people are using state services in Oregon, and that upward trend is expected to continue. 3. Courtney Hibbard reports on mental health activists want more human rights protections for Lane County patients. They spoke at the City Club of Eugene today. 4. Angela Kellner reports on the nearly $7-million in federal recovery act money to fix-up foreclosed properties. 5. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington's Secretary of Corrections calling for emergency changes to the 50-state compact by which state's supervise each other's parolees. 6. A Lane County judge denied early release to a Keizer man sent to prison in 2006 for crashing his pickup into a Salem courthouse and setting fires inside. Center: 1. Interview with poet Indgrid Wendt about William Stafford. 2. Commentary from John Frohnmayer. Second Newscast: 1. OPB's April Baer reports on Senator Ron Wyden announcing he will introduce legislation to expand Oregon's groundbreaking anti-meth law to the rest of the nation. 2. A hiker discovered the remains of a Myrtle Point man you had been missing for a year.
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