Monday, September 20, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Doug Nadvornick reports on the deployment to Iraq of National Guard soldiers from Oregon, Idaho & Montana.

2. Umpqua Bank says it will halt a practice that consumer advocates, customers and at least one federal judge claimed artificially inflated banking revenues.

3. Mike Van Meter reports on the Deschutes Basin Land Trust reaching agreement to purchase two miles of frontage along Whychus Creek downstream of Sisters for salmon & steelhead restoration.

4. A Springfield man, Richard Running, has been fined $3,600 for failing to determine if waste he was storing on his property was hazardous.

5. A report by Washington's Department of Revenue finds that over 75% of Boeing Co. employees make more than $30 an hour.

6. Austin Jenkins reports on the family of slain Lakewood, WA police officer Tina Griswold has filed a claim against the estate of accused killer Maurice Clemmons.

7. Anna King reports on NW winemakers feeling nervous about this year's harvest.

Center:

Music in: Super Rail Band "Mansa"

1. Doug Nadvornick collaborated with independent journalist Harris Meyer on a report about why some people go to jail over unpaid debts, or missed court dates.

2. Leslie Hildreth reports on "Project Tomato" at the University of Oregon.

Music out: Guy Clark "Homegrown Tomatoes"

3. SPR's Karen Taylor reports on WSU researchers have discovered what actually happens in your body when you're awake that makes you sleepy.

4. Anna King reports on scientists studying jack rabbits on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Second Newscast:

1. The Lane County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent double murder-suicide perpetrated by Richard Rauscher.

First Newscast:

1. Many Oregon families are trying to prepare for cuts in day care assistance set to start across the state next week.

2. Chris Lehman reports on a legislative panel grilling officials in charge of building a statewide emergency radio system, which is overbudget and behind schedule.

3. Rachael McDonald reports on the more than 19,000 homeless students in Oregon. [housing/schools]

4. Thursday is move-in day at the University of Oregon dorms.

5. If you're headed to Lane Community College next week when classes begin, school administrators are saying "don't drive."

6. Weyerhaeuser says the cleanup of its former sawmill in Warrenton is nearly done.

7. A dozen area emergency responders will participate in a drill on the McKenzie River in Springfield on Thursday.

8. The Depoe Bay Fire Department plans a test Friday of a robotic lifeguard in the surf near Gleneden Beach State Park.

9. Friends and colleagues will honor former Eugene Mayor Ruth Bascom tonight.

Center:

Music in - Tomas Jounzon "Float"

1. Interview with Carrie Lewis, the new CEO of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, about this Saturday's Jellyfish Jubilee.

Music out: The Beatles "Octopus's Garden"

2. Laura McCandlish files an audio postcard about Car-Free Day and how it is celebrated in Corvallis.

Second Newscast:

1. Better cameras and surveillance will be installed soon at the Lane County Jail thanks to a federal technology grant.

2. Angela Kellner reports on Oregon State University getting a grant to establish a regional consortium of climate assessment and research.

3. OPB's David Nogueras reports on Oregon's fire season winding down.

4. Oregon State Police who responded to a pickup truck crash near Noti found a poached deer under the vehicle.

5. A federal judge in Tacoma will issue his ruling Friday in a case concerning the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

6. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is asking diners in Asia if they want fries with that.

Thursday, September 23, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

 First Newscast:

1. Two people hired to gather signatures for initiative petitions in OR have been indicted on fraud charges.

2. Former Gov. John Kitzhaber is facing questions about a 1999 home loan provided by a Portland investment firm founder.

3. The new superintendent of the state mental hospital say he is confidnet that problems outlined in a series of reports and investigations can be fixed.

4. Public employee pension funding that suffered investment losses during the recession may also lead to budget cuts for many state and local government agencies.

5. The number of fines for unlicensed contractors has increased in OR recently.

6. Nike says growing demand for its products and stong margins drove its 1st quarter net income up 9%.

Center:

1. Interivew with Brian Obie about the new luxury hotel at the 5th St. Market.

2. Natural World

3. Rachael McDonald reports on the new health and wellness center at LCC.

Second Newscast:

1. The largest health insurance company in OR has dropped child-only coverage just before a federal law took effect.

Friday, September 24, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

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