Monday, March 8, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the death of State Treasurer Ben Westlund and the scramble to fill his position.

2. An Oregon City couple who believe in faith healing have been sentenced to 16 months each in prison on charges of criminally negligent homicide in the death of their teenage son.

3. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has hired a domestic violence prosecutor.

4. Jes Burns reports on the Oregon Department of Education awarding ten schools for making significant progress in closing the achievement gap.

5. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office says a horse has been killed by a cougar.

6. The Lane Transit District is holding another public hearing tonight to get community input about proposed service changes and fare increases. [public / mass transit / transportaton]

Center:

Music in: Ryan Adams "Enemy Fire"

1. Interview with Willamette University law professor James A. Nafziger about what the U.S. strategy should be in Afghanistan.

Music out: Noel Pointer "Roots Suite"

2. Good Gardening.

3. Jes Burns reports on efforts to turn an empty lot into a community garden behind the federal courthouse in downtown Eugene.

4. Chris Lehman reports on the death of State Treasurer Ben Westlund and the scramble to fill his vacancy.

First Newscast:

1. Governor Ted Kulongoski says he expects to sign a drought declaration for the Klamath Basin next week.

2. Doug Nadvornick reports on compensation for the effects of a hydroelectric dam in WA.

3. Jes Burns reports on Eugene City Councilors giving tentative approval for a plan to fund downtown revitalization projects.

4. Laura McCandlish reports on a forum in Corvallis to look at measure to prevent homelessness.

Center:

Music in: The Band "Knockin' Lost John"

1. Interview with author Richard Trainer.

Music out: The Band "Mystery Train"

2. Dorothy Velasco reviews the Ashland production of Hamlet.

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the temporary replacement for State Treasurer Ben Westlund.

2. Eugene Police have arrested a man in connection with several suspicous fires at the Eugene Faith Center.

3. WA Governor Chris Gregoire has fired back at her counterpart in Idaho.

4. Consumer complaints to the OR Attorney General's Office jumped 13% last year.

5. A Texas man pleaded guilty to intering with a flight crew on a flight from Kansas City to Portland.

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on SAIF Corporation paying out a $100-million dividend to policy holders in Oregon.

2. Oregon Resources Corporation has finally received the go-ahead to build an ore processing plant in Coos County.

3. Tom Banse reports on the biggest biodiesel refinery in the west easing back into production this week.

4. Two leaders of a Mexico-based methamphetamine ring that operated in Oregon and WA have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison.

5. WA is now the 2nd state in the nation to have a law granting some legal immunity to people who call to report a drug overdose.

6. The snow level at Crater Lake National Park is still below average.

Center:

1. Interview with Mark Beudert, General Director of the Eugene Opera, about their upcoming production of Faust.

2. KUOW's Carol Smith reports on how the University of Washington is trying to raise awareness about and prevent sexual assaults on and off campus.

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on GOP hopes for a big election year for their party.

2. A civil trial is underway in Israel over the death of Olympia, WA activist Rachel Corrie.

3. The Associate Athletic Director at UO, Vin Lananna, says health problems prevent him from traveling with the track and field to Arkansas.

4. The City of Cannon Beach will consider increasing its lodging tax to help pay for efforts to boost tourism.

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert 

 First News:

1. Jes Burns reports the U of O has decided to move the controversial Pacifica Forum off its main campus.

2. Les Schwab Tire Center has paid $2 million to settle a hiring discrimination suit brought by the EEOC.

3. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano who was convicted of murdering a woman and her two sons.

4. Rachael McDonald reports organizers of next week's "Project Homeless Connect" are putting out a plea for donations.

5. An OSU wrestler who pailed to follow a diversion program after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct las summer has been sentenced to probation.

6. Laura McCandlish reports the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition is gathering 500 residents for an eco-fair and town hall meeting. 

Center:

1 Interivew with Donna Peterson and Barbara Sussman about how the economic downturn is effecting seniors.

2. Natural World

Second Newscast:

1. Beltline Hwy is getting a new name.

Friday, March 12, 2010
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

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