Monday, September 13, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. The FBI released its latest compilation of crime statistics for Oregon.

2. A suspicious package inside a Tacoma government building led authorities to evacuate the county-city building and block off streets in the area.

3. Oregon's three major research universities saw big jumps in grant money last year due to the federal stimulus program.

4. For OR children with no health insurace, school sports bay be out of reach because parents can't afford the risk of medical bills from an injury. 

5. A 66-year old man from McMinnville has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting five young women over the past ten years.

6. Police say a group of bicyclists helped rescue a woman who was severely injured in a crash.

Center:

1. Tom Banse reports on the biggest dam removal in US history happening in WA.

2. Jes Burns interviews Tracy Gagnon about Eugene's mobile cannery program.

Second Newscast:

1. WA Governor Chris Gregoire has signed an executive order directing across-the-board cuts to state programs.

2. A forest fire near Gold Hill has destroyed at least one home.

3. A Hanford Whistleblower is suing two federal contractors.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. The unemployment rate in OR still ha not budged after nearly a year.

2. Authorities say a fire that left a Mill City finance clerk in serious condidtion and destroyed the city hall appears to be arson.

3. Jes Burns reports a group of OR landowners is hoping to join the fight against construction of a natural gas pipeline.

4. A Portland heroine dealer has pleaded guilty to running a ring that contributed to two overdose deaths last year.

5. Glenn Mosley reports enrollments are up at many northwest universities this fall semester.

Center:

1. Tripp Sommer interviews Willy Vlautin about his novel "Lean on Pete."

2. Anna King profiles an important position at the Pendleton Round-up.

Second Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports a 6-mile long piece of property along the Willamette River is one step closer to being preserved.

2. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says a Turner man has turned himself in after athorities seized his pot.

3. A Canby high school football player died of an asthma attack right after the game.

4. An OSU course about insects has been named the best college class in the country by Playboy Magazine.

5. Douglas County Sheriff's officials say a Cottage Grove fisherman has been found after being reported missing.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. Political campaigns have already spent more than 4.5 million on television time in the PDX market.

2. A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for a woman convicted of helping to carry out a 2001 sabotage that destroyed a UW building.

3. ODHS says it's investigating a $40 million grant program.

4. The mayor of PDX and the police chief say they ahve proposed disciplinary action in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man.

5. Rachael McDonald reports Eugene's Burley Design received an international bike award.

Center:

1. Interview with Lauren Kessler about her book "My Teenage Werewolf"

2. VizCity

Second Newscast:

1. Laura McCandlish reports Siuslaw National Forest Managers are moving in with USFS researchers under one new, greener roof.

2. Oregon City firefighters rescue a camel.

First Newscast:

1. The latest round of budget reductions could mean layoffs for some state employees.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington's predicted budget reductions.

3. Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley says if elected he'd push for tax breaks for businesses to stimulate job growth.

4. Oregon's Klamath Basin is getting $10-million in federal aid for water conservation and drought relief.

5. Jes Burns reports on the comment period extension for marine reserves.

6. The BLM says it received more than $4.5-million by selling timber in 4 Oregon counties.

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on the success of Eugene-based Mountain Rose Herbs.

2. Tom Banse reports on pceam acidity.

3. Natural World.

Second Newscast:

1. Laura McCandlish reports on a back-to-school pep rally in Portland for Oregon State University.

First Newscast:

1. A report from the National Academies of Science says the West Coast of the U.S. remains ill-prepared for a tsunami.

2. Police are searching for 47-year-old James Powers, a registered sex offender in Idaho who is wanted in Oregon on charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and car theft.

3. After 4 years of talks, regional carrier Horizon Air and the Teamsters Union say they have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for the airline's 673 pilots.

4. It's been a bad week for bears in Douglas County.

5. Quick work by a tire store employee in Pendleton saved a toddler who had stopped breathing.

Music in: Bill Staines "Prairie In The Sky"

Center:

1. Anna King reports on how the 100-year celebration of the Pendleton Round-up is boosting the NE Oregon economy.

2. Commentator John Frohnmayer makes the case for continuing the use of books in this increasingly electronic age.

Music out: Al Stewart "Katherine Of Oregon"

3. KUOW's Marcie Sillman reports on the 40th anniversary of Seattle-born musician Jimi Hendrix.

Second Newscast:

1. Doug Nadvornick reports on a new study showing that pine beetle infestations may not increase the risk of wildfire in western forests.

2. Angela Kellner reports on the Oregon Attorney General unveiling new online public records and meetings manuals.

3. New statistics show 2009 was the western lumber industry's worst year since records have been kept.

4. Police in Washington state say their investigation of the woman who burned her face with acid is nearly finished, but they still can't explain her motive.

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