Monday, October 25, 2010
Hosted by: Tiffany Eckert

First Newscast:

1. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was in Roseburg today meeting with the timber industry and conservationists.

2. Brandon Smith reports on Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio wanting to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

3. A third woman has filed a lawsuit against a former federal probation officer who also faces criminal charges for allegedly extorting sex from women he was supervising.

4. The Coast Guard has closed the Columbia River bar and most other entrances to coastal ports in Washington and Oregon because of dangerously high waves.

5. Angela Kellner reports on the Lincoln County School District serving locally-produced seafood.

6. Oregon crab fishermen say they're hoping for a good year as the ocean harvest season approaches.

Center:

1. Interview with Guy Maynard, author of "The Risk of Being Ridiculous: Historical Novel of Love and Revolution."

2. Mixed Voices: Things

Second Newscast:

1. Rachael McDonald reports on Oregon's wine harvest.

First Newscast:

1.  Six rural Oregon counties have unemployment rates above 15%.

2. The manager of the Oregon State Fair, Connie Bradley, has resigned.

3. Angela Kellner reports on the car accident that killed Tami Wagner, a 21-year veteran of the Oregon Department of Wildlife.

4. The 111-year-old Oregon Historical Society is asking Multnomah County taxpayers to approve a five-year levy to help it stay open past next year.

5. A Lewis-McChord Sergeant who admitted forcing a runaway girl into prostitution was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

6. Police say a woman, who said she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Newberg, made up the story.

7. The Eugene Airport has received a half-million dollar federal grant to help create a daily non-stop flight to San Jose, California.

8. Storms this past weekend broke some long-held precipitation records across the state, according to the National Weather Service.

Center:

1. Interview with musicians Dan Jones & Peter Wilde. They've just released a clear vinyl '45 called "My Name Is John Smith."

2. Tiffany Eckert reports on the pros and cons of Ballot Measure 74.

Second Newscast:

1. The Coast Guard has reopened the Columbia River Bar along with entrances to several other rivers in Oregon and Washington after weather improved.

2. An environmental organization is warning parents that some manufactured Halloween costumes contain harmful chemicals.

3. KUOW's John Ryan reports on federal aid for the Lummi Tribe, a month after the region's best sockeye fishery in more than 90 years. 

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on this year's race for Oregon governor setting a new fundraising record.


2. As of Monday, about 18% of registered Oregon voters had turned in their ballots.


3. Oregon students could face tougher math and english standards next year.


4. A judge has found the City of Medford in contempt of court for failing to provide health insurance coverage to retired employees.


5. Jes Burns reports on a raucus Lane County public hearing on proposed changes to protect drinking water supplies that had to be postponed to accomodate the huge turnout.

6. Engineers say bad concrete used in the failing courthouse square building in Salem may make repairs too costly.

Center:
1. Interview with Mark Harris and Juan Carlos Valle about the United Coalition of Color's Community Conversation on Disproportionate Minority Contact. [civil rights/discrimination]

2. Viz City's Cissy and Terry review two shows at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on Republican Chris Dudley with a slight lead over Democrat John Kitzhaber, according to a new poll.

2. On Halloween the Breast Cancer Warrior Foundation will debut a national campaign called "Trick Or Treat To Help Defeat Breast Cancer." 

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters has asked the Oregon Supreme Court to hear his appeal of a ruling that ordered him to renew a concealed handgun license for a medical marijuan cardholder.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on Washington's Campaign Finance Commission has asked the State Attorney General to take legal action against a Democratic political consultant.

3. Extra patrols are planned on the UO campus and surrounding neighborhoods this weekend to keep the party mix of college football and Halloween from spilling out of control.

4. Doug Nadvornick reports on how Idaho used part of its stimulus money.

5. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon supports a proposal to raise fuel efficiency standards to reduce dependence on oil.

Center:

1. Interview with Jan Spencer about this Saturday's "Eugene - Local And Green - Getting Started, Moving Forward, Working Together."

2. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from Fern Ridge.

Second Newscast:

1. Some small boat fishermen from Oregon and California are challenging a new system for regulating the West Coast's biggest fishery.

2. The German CEO of Solarworld says the U.S. market for solar power is going to be huge - and he's getting his Oregon operation ready to supply it.  

First Newscast:

1. Police are searching for three Hispanic male suspects near Vida after they allegedly committed an armed home invasion robbery in the Oakridge area.

2. A Veneta man is dead after being shot by a Lane County Sheriff's Deputy.

3. Chris Lehman reports on for the first time, Oregon is closing a prison to save money.

4. A man arrested in the shooting death of his wife at their home in Hermiston is held in the Umatilla County Jail on a murder charge.

5. The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has created a new website with information to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking in the workplace.

6. A motion was filed today in the long-running legal battle over balancing the survival of protected salmon against cheap hydroelectric power from dams in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

7. A 73-year-old Oregon man traveled 3 miles in his wheelchair before hunters found him and helped rescue his sister after their car got stuck for 2 nights in the snow.

Center:

1. Tripp Sommer & Laura McCandlish report on the race between Republican State Senator Frank Morse and his Democratic challenger Dan Rayfield.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on a key issue in the Washington State U.S. Senate race is whether or not the federal stimulus has worked.

3. Anna King reports went on a rare tour of the construction site for the Vitrification Plant on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Second Newscast:

1. Recap of top story.

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