Monday, September 6, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on a new report that says Oregon is not doing enough to protect its coastal waters.

2. Angela Kellner reports on the state considering 3 additional marine reserves on the coast and the community teams fleshing out the proposals.

3. Brandon Smith reports on a blue-green algae warning for an 11-mile stretch of the S. Umpqua River.

4. A Tacoma man drowned in the McKenzie River Sunday.

5. A man whose body was found under a freeway overpass near Yoncall did not appear to have been struck by a vehicle.

6. A temporary war memorial to help people remember the 4,416 American service members who have died during the war in Iraq is traveling around the Pacific Northwest.

7. The day after Labor Day, Washington state employees who work for nearly 50 agencies, boards or commissions will have an unpaid furlough day.

8. The U.S. Forest Service says outbreaks of pine white butterflies happen about every 30 to 50 years and this is one of those years.

Music in: Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck "Red Slab"

Center:

1. KUOW's John Ryan reports on reef-netting for sockeye salmon swimming toward Canada's Fraser River.

Music out: Paul H. Taylor "Without Words"

2. Scientists at OSU make a greener glue.

3. On this Labor Day we hear about a Seattle musician's day job.

Second Newscast:

1. Network Charter School in downtown Eugene will be allowed to stay in their location if they agree to some safety upgrades.

2. OPB's Amelia Templeton reports on an Oregon state representative who is writing legislation to ban a recreational drug known as "spice" or "K-2."

3. The flag believed to be the first state flag in Oregon has been restored and is going to be put on display at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

4. A third-generation Washington logger was killed while felling trees in Oregon.

Firtst Newscast:

1. Democratic gubernatorial cadidate John Kitzhaber says there will be tough bargaining ahead with state employee unions.

 2. Ferndale, Washington teachers voted today to strike.

3. Oregon Students taking a state writting assessment test will be allowed to use spellcheck.

4. Classes resumed today at Skyline Elementary School in Portland, where Kyron Horman disappeared.

5. Legislation to create new wilderness in Oregon is currently stalled in congress.

6. A second unit at the Washington State Peenitentiary has been placed on lockdown after a riot broke out.

7. A convicted sex offender with a medical marijuana card will not be allowed to use marijuana while in jail.

Center:

1. Chris Lehman examines Oregon's measure 74 which would allow the legal sale of medical marijuana.

2. Ruby De Luna reports on rising health insurance rates.

3. An audio tour of the new resevior in Seattle.

Second Newscast:

1. A longtime friend of Pete Seda was a witness in federal court. Rachel McDonald reports.

2. A Washington state inmate is seeking a stay of execution.

3. Gas prices are below $3 a gallon in Oregon

First Newscast:

1. The budget cuts are about to begin at state agencies in Oregon.

2. Jury selection has begun in the aggravated murder trial for a father and son accused of planting a bomb outside a bank in Woodburn that killed 2 police officers.

3. Anna King reports on the planned execution in Washington of convicted rapist and killer Cal Coburn Brown.

4. An age discrimination lawsuit against the City of Medford opened the latest chapter this week in a legal battle led by the former city attorney.

5. An 87-year-old Oregon State University graduate has donated $1-million to its veterinary medicine program.

6. Angela Kellner reports on the Volunteers In Medicine Clinic celebrating the opening of a new facility in Springfield they hope will help meet the demands of uninsured Lane County residents. [Health Care]

7. A new report that ranks states for the quality of their roads and highways lists Oregon as number 10 nationally.

Music in: Stevie Wonder "Take The Time Out"

Center:

1. Interview with Sean Kern-Craft, General Manager of Ambrosia, head organizer for this Friday's block party to benefit the building of the Lane Community College downtown campus.

Music out: When Larry Met Harry "Bud's In Bloom"

2. Anna King reports on many private wells in the Yakima Valley being contaminated with nitrates.

Second Newscast:

1. The lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Oregon, the nation's oldest waterfowl refuge, is suffering one of its worst droughts in decades.

2. A man riding across the country on a bike to raise money to buy bikes for children in military families had his bike stolen in Portland.

3. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the Ashland High School stadium arrest.

4. Olivia Awbrey reports on Oregon Wild's list of the state's ten most threatened wildlands, inlcuding the Rogue River.

5. An 80-year-old man has pleaded guilty to social security fraud for collecting benefits for 15 years under the name of his dead brother.

First Newscast:

1. A federal jury in Eugene is in its second day of deliberations in the trial of the co-founder of an Islamic Charity in Oregon charged with helping smuggle money to Muslim fighters in CHechnya.

2. The military says a 22-year-old man, Specialist Nikkolas Lookabill, fatally shot by Vancouver, WA police was an Oregon Army National Guard soldier who served 12 months in Iraq.

3. A new report says the suicide rate in Oregon is 35% higher than the national average.

4. The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a request by Washington death row inmate Cal Coburn Brown to stay his execution.

5. Oregon is among 32 states that announced a settlement today with sweepstakes giant Publishers Clearing House.

Center:

1. Interview with Bill Harris and Siri Kaur about Sacred Winds of Hope - the interfaith prayer service in Eugene to commemorate 9-11.

2. Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1. Iran's envoy to the UN has confirmed that a female American held for more than a year will be released, but a man with Oregon ties will remain in custody.

2. An autopsy performed on a Eugene man found dead Monday on the shoulder of I-5 determined the cause of death was non-criminal.

3. Coos County Commissioners have granted final approval to a conditional land-use permit for the Pacific connector natural gas pipeline.

First Newscast:

1. The summer tourist season on the coast turned out to be fairly average, but business owners say that's better than expected with the slow recovery of the economy.

2. An Oregon police officer, Rick Hawley, has been indicted on sex abuse charges.

3. The family of an Oregon man who died after a Sears riding lawnmower burst into flames has sued the manufacturers.

4. Hundreds of supporters packed the Eugene Hilton today to hear a debate between the three candidates running for Oregon's 4th Congressional District.

5. Rachael McDonald reports on the guilty verdict against Pete Seda.

6. Governor Ted Kulongoski has ordered flags at half-staff in rememberance of the 9-11 tragedy.

Center:

1. Interview with Fado singer Ramama Vieira.

2. Commentator John Frohnmayer recounts his recent experience in a masters rowing championshipo in Canada.

Second Newscast:

1. Eugene Police have issued a rare public alert to warn residents that a convicted sex offender, Kenneth Rasmuson, has moved to the area.

2. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned a 43-year-old decision aimed at preventing judges from acting vindictively by imposing harsher sentences on defendants who win their appeals and appear in court a second time.

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