Monday, June 7, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Classes at Skyline Elementary in Portland resumed today, despite the disappearance of Kyron Horman.

2. State police say a rape reported at Oregon State University did not occur and the case is closed.

3. Conservationists are in a race against the clock to save a sizable forest on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound.

4. Baker County officials will ask Governor Ted Kulongoski to declare an emergency in response to its worst flooding in more than 25 years.

5. A 70-year-old White City woman was in good condition, despite spending a night in the Morrow County wilderness.

6. Malcolm Gerlach, who was sentenced to 130 years for the kidnap and rape of a 10-year-old Eugene girl, has been sentenced to another 6 years for attempting to rape a pregnant woman in Roseburg.

Music in: Jakob Dylan "We Don't Live Here Anymore"

Center:

1. To start our Special Issues series on Food and Agriculture, Rachael McDonald takes a look at school lunch, its nutrition, value and future.

Music out: Delta Moon "You Got To Move"

2. KUOW's Ruby De Luna reports on a renowned chef in Olympia from Vietnam.

Second Newscast:

1. Eugene chef Stephanie Pearl Kimmel visited the White House last week to help launch "Chefs Move To Schools" initiative.

2. KUOW's Patricia Murphy reports on Washington state's new law to give some amnesty to people who report drug overdoses.

3. The Oregon Medical Board has fined 4 Eugene heart surgeons for allegedly overbiling Medicare.

4. Detectives are working through 1200 tips in the search for a 7-year-old boy missing for 4 days.

First Newscast:

1. A law enforcement official says there is nothing significant to report in the search for a 7-year-old boy missing for 5 days.

2. Today is the deadline for state agencies to submit their proposed spending cuts to help erase a projected $577-million budget shortfall.

3. U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio sent a letter to House leaders today proposing a fiscal year 2011 budget resolution.

4. Tom Banse reports on what happened when the Woodland City Council considered supporting Arizona's new immigration law.

5. The pastor of the Eugene Christian Fellowship doesn't know the man accused of breaking into the church Sunday evening and setting a fire.

6. The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office has released more than 700 pages of grand jury transcripts from the Portland Police shooting of Keaton Otis.

Center:

Music in: The Flatlanders "South Wind of Summer"

1. Special Issues - Food & Agriculture: Tiffany Eckert examines the in's and out's of food allergies.

Music out: Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond "Shelvin' Rock"

2. Chris Lehman reports on how looming budget cuts could affect Oregon schools.

Second Newscast:

1. Democrat Susan Castillo has gathered slightly more votes than she needs - 127 so far - to avoid a runoff election this fall and keep her job as Superintendent of Public Instruction.

2. Angela kellner reports on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife planning to catch and tag redband trout in the Crooked River to monitor the population.

3. An Ashland skateboarder has died.

4. Rachael McDonald reports on a Eugene forum looking at how U.S. trade policies have impacted family farmers in Central America and Lane County.

5. A lawyer running for Clallam County, Washington prosecutor has been arrested for investigation of DUI and drug charges.

6. Todd Ragsdale of Talent enjoyed a pepperming mineral foot soak while relaxing at home Monday after running a world-record distance without shoes.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. State agencies have given Gov. Ted Kulongoski the budget cut ideas he asked for.

2. The Medford School District is freezing employee pay for next year in an effort to solve its budget woes.

3. Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been kicked off the Oregon football team.

4. Rachel McDonald reports, despite controversy Eugene's Beltline Hwy is now the Randy Pape Beltline.

5. A flood emergency has been declared on the Wallowa-WHitman National Forest.

6. Police believe a contract employee at Salem Hospital stuffed a sink with paper towels and left the water running, causing 200k in damage.

Center:

1. Special Issues Food & Agriculture: Brandon Smith reports on the Eugene Mission's efforts to feel the homeless.

2. VizCity

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on new proposed OR state budget cuts.

2. Crews for all 36 counties in OR will join the search for Kyron Horman.

3. NCAA T&F day one results.

4. Grass grown in OR will be used for the world cup playing field in South Africa.

First Newscast:

1. Documents filed in Marion County Circuit Court indicate the wife of political activist Bill Sizemore is considering a plea deal.

2. The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that high school students can be searched for illegal drugs without a warrant if school officials have a reasonable suspicion based on specific facts.

3. Anna King reports on the NW using water at an unsustainable pace.

4. Tesoro Corp's Anacortes, WA refinery where an April explosion and fire killed seven people, will remain closed at least through September.

5. A Central Oregon developer has been sued by a bank that claims he fraudulently transferred land to a relative before heading to prison.

6. The NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field are helping out the local economy.

7. In the second day of the NCAAP Track and Field Championships, Oregon's Ashton Eaton continues to lead in the decathlon.

Center:

Music in: David Grsman Quintet "Twin Town"

1. Special Issues Food & Agriculture: Angela Kellner profiles 3 Eugene food manufacturers - Cosmos Corn, Surata Soyfoods & Springfield Creamery.

Music out: James Cotton "Friends"

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on Governor Ted Kulongoski saying there's no way he'll let three prisons close under budget cuts.

2. The general manager of a Costco scheduled to open near Roseburg this summer says the store has received about 3,000 applications for 100 openings.

3. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has extended the authorization for the federal wildlife services to kill two wolves in NE Oregon through June 19th.

4. Doug Nadvornick reports on Eastern Washington University installing the only red turf football field in the country.

Friday, June 11, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. More than a week after Kyron Horman of Portland went missing, family members have emerged to thank searchers and their community.

2. Homelessness is increasing problem in OR.

3. The EPA has ordered the largest privately owned company in ID to stop discharging fecal bacteria into the Snake River tributaries.

4. Austin Jenkins reports the race is on to try to repeal WA's new taxes on some food and beverages.

5. A NOAA research ship will spend the next five days in the waters off the Olympic Coast looking for coral on the ocean floor.

6. A man imprisoned for rape since 1989 was sentenced today to another 20 years in prison for the murder of a Portland woman in 1987.

Center:

1. Special Issues: Jes Burns reports on efforts to protect the Ancona duck.

2. Dave Frohnmayer commentary.

Second Newscast:

1. Gov. Kulongoski says the OR National Guard can provide water to Malin residents if their domestic wells go dry.

2. An OR man accused of assuming the identity of an OH boy to disguise his disappearance from his family in Bulgaria is seeking a plea deal in a passport fraud case.

3. Some people convicted of misdemeanors in Eugene's Municipal court will be able to work off thier fines on a litter work crew.

4. Thursday marked the last day of classes at Maple Grove Elementary school in Molalla.

5. Doug Nadvornic reports repairs to WA's only state-run inland ferry will mean hour-long detours for some central WA residents.

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