Monday, May 10, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Congressman Peter DeFazio presented six bronze stars to soldiers for their service in World War II.

2. The northwestern U.S. enters wildfire season with drier-than-normal conditions following a mild winter that left little snow.

3. Former smokejumpers outside Cave Junction are hoping to turn their old base into a museum.

4. Conservationists and fishermen in WA say the state's decision not to allow more water to spill over dams along the Columbia and Snake Rivers will hurt salmon survival.

5. Jes Burns reports on the race to fill a vacancy on the Lincoln City City Council.

6. The Deschutes County District Attorney's Office is taking part in a new program to help train young lawyers.

7. A former western WA state hospital employee who says she was sexually harassed on the job will receive a nearly $1-million settlement.

Center:

Anne McCue "Hangman"

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the candidates running for the Lane County Board of Commissioners representing the eastern portion of the county.

Music out: Big Island Shindig "Catching An Edge"

2. OPB's Rob Manning reports on ballot measure 68.

Second Newscast:

1. A survey conducted by the executive committee of the University of Oregon Senate shows little support for a new labor union that could represent faculty and some administrators.

2. Angela Kellner reports on the state gathering public comments before submitting a plan to the federal government about how Oregon would help homeowners facing foreclosure. (housing)

3. A Tacoma woman who apparently died of poison on April 1 may have been killed by hemlock.

4. Brandon Smith reports on OSU's Marine Mammal Institute trying to find a way to keep gray whales away from wave energy sites off the Oregon Coast.

5. The Oregon State Police is asking for the public's help in finding whoever is responsible for shooting a bald eagle with nearly 3 dozen shotgun BBs.

6. A Marion County Judge has ordered a Tigard auto dealership to pay $650,000 in fines for deceiving consumers about the damage history of vehicles for sale.

7. Eastern Oregon officials say a football player has died of injuries suffered during the team's spring football game.

First Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on the state Civil Rights Division filing charges against John Minnis, the former director of the agency responsible for training police for sexual harassment and abuse.

2. The Springfield City Council has unanimously approved a goal to create a positive environment that values diversity.

3. Chris Lehman reports on the campaign finances of Oregon's gubernatorial candidates.

4. Rachael McDonald reports on improvements coming to the Village Green Resort in Cottage Grove.

5. Police arrested a Medford man accused of attacking three women in a car with a running chain saw.

Center:

Music in: Raymond W. McLain "On The Road"

1. Interview with Paul Adkins about the Business Commute Challenge.

Music out: Mountain Heart "Deadwood"

2. Rachael McDonald speaks with U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan.

Second Newscast:

1. Three government agencies in the Portland area have been fined by state environmental regulators for failing to properly monitor storm-water discharges.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on new financial disclosure reports show where Initiative 1077 is getting its initial seed money.

3. Ashland is seeing an uptick in residential home construction. 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. About 20 protesters gathered at the scene of a shooting in Portland where a man was killed by police and an officer was wounded.

2. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is reopening the comment period for implementing the law to phase out most field burning in the Willamette Valley.

3. Port of Portland commissioners voted to lease Oregon's only container shipping terminal to a company from the Philippines.

4. An Eastern Oregon man has been transported to the Oregon burn center in Portland following a propane accident.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on using sheep to maintain the less than one percent of wetland prairies in the Willamette Valley.

Center:

Music in: Caribbean Jazz Project "Abracadabra"

1. Interview with Anthony Disalvo, Fouder and Executive Director of the Sprout Film Festival and Margaret Tyson with Full Access Brokerage.

Music out: Leo Kottke "Little Snoozer"

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on an aggressive and ancient aquatic organism recently found on the Oregon coast that could have serious economic and environmental impacts.

2. A Eugene man is a finalist in the videography contest for the tv show "Lost."

First Newscast:

1. An Oregon man who has refused to reveal his true name after being accused of assuming the identity of a murdered Ohio boy will remain in jail pending another hearing on whether he can be released to home detention.

2. Robert Gonzales, the suspect in this week's fatal shooting at a Jehovah's Witness church in Lowell, has been arraigned on a murder charge.

3. Angela Kellner reports on more than 200 federal, state and local housing officials meeting in Portland Monday to discuss ways to preserve and improve affordable rental housing in the state and the nation.

4. A pilot died in a crash shortly after takeoff from the Redmond airport today.

5. Jamin Dumas, a corrections officer recently convicted of assaulting an inmate, has filed a $1-million lawsuit against the state, alleging he was wrongfully fired.

6. Portland Police identified 25-year-old Keaton Dupree Otis as the person killed in a police shooting that also wounded an officer.

7. Tuesday will mark the 30th anniversary of the big eruption of Mount Saint Helens.

Center:

Music in: Asylum Street Speakers  "Beer"

1. Interview with Chris Studach about the Sasquatch Brew Fest.

Music out: Ty Curtis "Do I Love You Too Much"

2. Commentator John Frohnmayer discusses the fine points of wine tasting.

3. Tom Banse reports on memories of Spirit Lake near Mt. Saint Helens.

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