Monday, June 28, 2010
Hosted by: Angela Kellner

First Newscast:

1. Burlington Northern Santa Fe says it will implement safety measures after two people in three months were killed on railroad tracks in Redmond.

2. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports on how PGE views the state's proposal to shut down the coal-fired power plant in Boardman.

3. Governors from western states say new transmission lines are critical to developing alternative energy that will be needed in the coming years.

4. Austin Jenkins reports on a team from Western Washington University in the finals for the Auomotive X-Prize.

5. Washington state is receiving $1.3-million to build electric charging stations along I-5.

6. Brandon Smith reports on the project to dredge the Port of Siuslaw turning basin.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman reports on how state budget cuts are threatening to eliminate Oregon Project Independence.

2. Doug Nadvornick reports on wildlife managers in Eastern Washington tagging Canada Geese to track their migration.

3. Good Gardening.

4. Mixed Voices: Escape.

Second Newscast:

1. Amelia Templeton reports on the Supreme Court allowing a lawsuit against the Vatican to move forward in U.S. District Court in Oregon.

2. Police arrested 5 animal-rights activists who blocked traffic near the Oregon National Primate Research Center.

3. Newport Police say a Toledo man died while diving this weekend.

4. Tom Banse reports on the Bonneville Power Administration ramping up spending on seismic strengthening of its transmission grid.

First Newscast:

1. Relatives and friends in Hailey, Idaho are poised to mark the one-year anniversary of the capture of PFC Bowe Bergdahl.

2. Walterville resident Lon Mills died last week during a rafting accident on the Arkansas River in Colorado.

3. State environmental regulators have fined Lehman Hot Springs more than $500,000 for long-standing problems with its sewage treatment system.

4. A nationwide agreement among paint retailers and manufacturers to collect leftover paint from consumers and contractors is getting its start in Oregon.

5. The WA Deptartment of Ecology is running an oil spill drill on the Columbia River near Kalama.

6. Initiative sponsors in OR & WA have until Friday to turn in signatures to get on the November ballot.

7. University of Colorado Athletic Director Mike Bohn says he hopes to know within a month how much its' going to cost the school to bolt the Big 12 for the Pac-10.

Center:

Music in: John Lee Gunderson "Bumble Bee"

1. Austin Jenkins reports on a major oyster and clam poaching case has revealed gaps in the system responsible for ensuring that WA shellfish are safe to eat.

Music out: Nickel Creek "Scotch & Chocolate"

2. Laura McCandlish reports on an event Sunday to honor an ex-slave who played his way to freedom in Oregon in 1859.

3. Angela Kellner reports on renovations of the Centre Court building in downtown Eugene.

Second Newscast:

1. Cleanup crews are clearing trees and debris after a powerful storm that swept through central Idaho.

2. Police say prints recovered from a stolen boat in Warrenton match those of Colton Harris Moore.

3. The Commerce Department's Inspector General says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made mistakes deciding on Newport as the new base for its Pacific research fleet.

4. Fire officials are investigating a blaze that broke out over the weekend at the Benton County Hazardous Waste Facility in Richland, WA.

5. On the 10th anniversary of her daughter's disappearance, Cory Courtright led what she hopes will be the final candlelight vigil before the case is solved.

6. An unseemly sentence that compares a kiss to the union of a thristy gerbil and a giant water bottle has won the top prize in an annual bad writing contest. 

First Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on a cold case homicide from Lincoln County being solved 20 years later.

2. The father of a missing 7-year-old Oregon boy has sought a restraining order in addition to filing for a divorce from the boy's stepmother.

3. Tom Banse reports on ideas from the Northwest on how to stop the BP oil spill.

4. A Pendleton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a fatal stabbing last fall.

5. Austin Jenkins reports on a WA state lawmaker says he will schedule a hearing on shellfish regulation and may introduce a bill.

6. A man charged with murdering his girlfriend's young daughter allegedly told Medford Police he threw the girl after she stopped breathing.

7. Eugene fire officials are investigating a blaze that damaged a building at the University of Oregon.

8. Colin Fogarty reports on the movements of Colton Harris-Moore, the barefoot bandit.

Center:

1. Anna King reports on modern day cattle rustling in the vast desert ranges of Oregon and Idaho.

2. Tom Banse reports from a wind farm in Grayland, WA.

Second Newscast:

1. Those pushing to get dangerous nuclear waste shipped out of the NW won a small victory Tuesday.

2. Authorities have arrested a man who rents a room in the home of Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden.

3. Anna King reports on officials at Hanford releasing a report on how to deal with traffic gridlock near the reservation. 

First Newscast:

1. Conservation groups file a lawsuit to stop federal agents from carrying out a state kill order on a pair of wolves.

2. A state law that takes effect today is intended to make it tougher for teachers accused of sexual misconduct to find work elsewhere.

3. OPB's Amelia Templeton reports on the Oregon Board of Pharmacy officially recognizing that marijuana has an accepted medical use.

4. The WA County Sheriff's Office says a deputy shot a woman who claimed she was armed and refused to show her hands.

5. It looks like WA voters will decide this fall whether to impose an income tax on people who make more than $200,000 a year.

Center:

Music in: Mark Knopfler "The Fizzy And The Still"

1. Aviva Hirsch reports on HOWL - the Homer Wilderness Leaders Outdoor Program.

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Music out: Dave Wilson Quartet "Ocean Blue"

Second Newscast:

1. The biological parents of a missing Oregon boy say they believe he is alive, and are begging his stepmother to cooperate with investigators.

2. The father of a former Miss Oregon has pleaded guilty to lying about his Army service during the Bosnian civil war.

3. Tom Banse reports on the return of U.S. Forest Service's rappeller firefighting crews.

4. OPB's David Nogueras reports on the USDA euthanizing 109 Canada Geese in a Bend park.

5. A black bear made a surprise stop in downton Sisters.

6. A hitchhiker was arrested in Southern Oregon after allegedly stealing a purse and threatening two teens.

First Newscast:

1. Backers of a pair of ballot measures for Oregon's first non-tribal casino have turned in what they expect will be enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

2. Colin Fogarty reports on a study suggesting end of life wishes should be written up on a bright piece of paper in a patient's file.

3. Governor Kulongoski has ordered flags at half-staff Tuesday in honor of the late Senator Robert Byrd.

4. Brandon Smith reports on Bend Broadband receiving $4.4-million to expand high-speed internet in Central Oregon.

5. Due to a recent law change, an 18-year-old Gresham woman has been sentenced to one year in prison after spitting blood at police.

6. A lesbian who is a former employee of the Lane County Department of Youth Services is suing the county.

7. The body of a Portland woman last seen 2 years ago was found in woods east of the city.

Center:

Music in: Ralph Stanley "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes"

1. Laura McCandlish visits a North Eugene farm run by Latinos growing blackcap rasberries.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on a WA ballot initiative which could create a personal income tax.

Music out: Mystic Groove "MC Sultan"

3. Commentator John Frohnmayer has some pointers on how to get a jump on car thieves.

Second Newscast:

1. The State of Oregon and the former head of the state's police academy, John Minnis, will pay $450,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.

2. Conservation groups say they have an agreement with the federal governement to hold off on plans to kill two wolves blamed for killing cattle in NE Oregon.

3. Colin Fogarty reports on how the down economy is dampening some city's fireworks shows.

4. A climber on Mt. Rainier is lost.

5. The Ashland School District plans to have 24-hour security guards on campus for the next few days following a suspicious fire.

6. It took just 15 minutes for Pacific Power's share of a new solar power incentive program for Oregonians to fill up the first round.

7. If Greg Schaumburg is still looking for his glasses, he needs to contact Marla Edwards in Scio.

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