Monday, August 23, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. All but three of the players who suffered muscle damage during preseason practice at an OR high school  are expected to be out of the hospital today.

2. A change in Coast Guard leadership has created "Sector Columbia River" making Astoria the new comman center.

3. Hospital stays for people with diabetes cost an average of 25% more than those without the disease.

4. Volunteers are throwing oysters back in the waters of Hood Canal because they had washed up too high on the beach.

5. State regulators have fined Brookings Company for erosion pollution.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on the landfill fire this weekend.

7. It has been a year since the OR legislature significantly reduced the number of acres that grass seed growers in the state can burn.

8. The Army says a soldier accused of killing two fellow soldiers and kidnapping thier baby pleaded guilty to murder to avoid the death penalty.

Center:

1. Interview with Matt Pruvis previewing the Eugene Celebration.

2. Chris Lehman profiles OR gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns updates the White Lightning Complex fire.

2. The Oregon Employment Department is conducting a survey of agricultural workers.

3. If you have a pet peeve when walking or biking in Eugene, the city wants to hear from you.

4. A 12-year old OR boy had permission to drive the family pickup truck to the end of the driveway to unload trash.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. The US Department of Energy says OR has completed work for more than 30% of the homes the state planned to weatherize, qualifying it for more federal funding.

2. Colin Fogarty reports three managers at the OR DOE are under criminal investigation.

3. OR AG John Kroger has named a special counsel for environmental casas and a narcotics prosecutor to help combat drug trafficking.

4. The final two McMinnville HS football players hospitalized with mysterious arm ailments have been released.

5. OR environmental authorities have fined an oyster farm on Coos Bay neary $25k over wastewater violations.

6. The Jackson County Sheriff's office must pay about $43k in legal bills after losing a battle over concealed handgun permits a court said were public records.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman profiles Republican Chris Dudley.

2. Tom Banse reports on high northwest salmon returns.

3. Indian tribes have opened the first of three commercial fishing periods for the fall commercial season.

4. Lane County unploment rose to 10.7% in July.

5. Tripp Sommer interviews Steve Robinson with the OR Center for Public Policy about the state economy.

Second Newscast:

1. Mike Van Meter updates the White Lightning Complex.

2. Governor Ted Kulongoski says Deputy Superintendent Chirs Brown will step up to the postion of OR State Police Superintendent.

 First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports a homeless man has been arrested on charges related to a fire Tuesday that destroyed 11 houses in Ashland.

2. Doug Nadvornick reports on the northwest fire picture.

3. Above-average temperatures on the lower Deschutes this summer have steelhead fishermen concerned.

4. A collision between a passenger vehicle and a logging truck on Hwy. 20 resulted in one death.

5. Umpqua Dairy has re-opened its Roseburg processing facility.

6. After years of lawsuits and investigations, a settlement has been approved in the legal battle over water at the Crooked River Ranch in central Oregon.

7. Some people in WA prisons are now eligible for a free long-distance phone call.

Center:

1. Tripp Inteviews Caroline Cummings and Imar Bushes about economic development.

Second Newscast:

1. Federal regulators say an aircraft parking lease awarded by former State Aviation Director Dam Clem violated federal policies.

2. Materials used to apply a sealant at the Wallowa Mountains Visitor Center have been blamed for a fire last month.

3. The Modoc Nation is working to create legitimacy among other Indian tribes.

4. The city of Seaside is considering whether it should send its sewage sludge to PDX instead of spraying it on a local farmer's property.

5. Austin Jenkins reports WA is advertizing itself as a business-friendly state, despite a tax measure on the fall ballot.

6. Jes Burns reports that LTD is entering the test and training mode for the Gateway Em-X.

7. The Bend City Transit Agency plans ot install secruity cameras on its buses before the end of October.

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on the latest state revenue forecast showing an expected $377-million drop.

2. Governor Ted Kulongoski and Democratic legislative leaders say they'll be able to handle the latest state budget shorfall without cutting schools, prisons and in-home care.

3. Families and authorities are assessing the damage of a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed 11 homes near Ashland.

4. The remains of 2 people have been found near the summit of Mt. Hood.

5. This summer, Eugene bike commuters have been treated to breakfast once a month for a good cause.

6. The ODFW says the alpha male wolf of the Imnaha Pack in Wallowa Co. has been photographed by a remote camera.

Center:

1. Interview with Kathy Marshall of Stillpoint Farms in Veneta about the Women's Festival 2010.

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1. The driver of a car that rear-ended a parked semi-truck was killed in a firey crash on I-84.

2. In September, 5 outstanding athletes will be inducted into the University of Oregon's 19th Hall of Fame class. 

First Newscast:

1. Ruth Bascom, Eugene's first woman mayor, has died of injuries sustained in a car crash.

2. Brandon Smith reports on Oregon lawmakers saying despite another drop in expected revenue, they don't plan to make further cuts to education.

3. Darron Thomas will be the starting quarterback for the University of Oregon's opener against New Mexico.

4. A proposed initiative to bar Klamath County from supporting removal of 4 dams from the Klamath River has failed to qualify for the county ballot.

5. A judge has again rejected a request to return an 8-month-old girl to her parents who face charges of failing to provide adequate medical care.

6. Former Lane County Sheriff's deputy Patrick O'Neill, who was accused of raiding his elderly parents' estate, pleaded guilty to criminal mistreatment in a deal with prosecutors.

7. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo says his bill to cut taxes for small breweries is gaining support.

Music in: Vicci Martinez "Taco Tuesday"

Center:

1. Interview with musician Vicci Martinez.

Music out: ZZ Top "Asleep In The Desert"

2. Commentator John Frohnmayer on religious freedom and reactions to plans to cite a Muslim cultural center and mosque near ground zero.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on Stand Down 2010 - an event aimed at helping Lane County veterans.

2. West Nile Virus has been confirmed in a sample of mosquitoes trapped at Vale last week.

3. The Mount Hood National Forest is the 1st in Oregon to finish its plan for controlling off-road vehicles.

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