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Monday, January 3, 2011 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer First Newscast: 1. Flu season has arrived in Oregon and health officials are recommending everyone older than 6 months should be vaccinated. 2. After nearly 25 years on the Oregon Supreme Court, Justice W. Michael "Mick" Gillette is retiring this week. 3. Rachael McDonald reports on the two new commissioners sworn in to serve on the Lane County Board of Commissioners and the State of the County Address. 4. Mike Van Meter reports on 6 Deschutes County elected officials being sworn into office. 5. Several shippers have signed up for Port of Portland subsidies to help offset the cost of truck or rail transportation while locks on the Columbia and Snake Rivers are repaired. 6. A lawsuit over methane gas seeping from a fomer Oregon landfill in Lane County has been settled for about $500,000. Music in: Warren Zevon "Fistful of Rain" Center: 1. Interview with Emily Reiman, Manager for Regional Housing Centers with NEDCO. Music out: Willie & Lobo "Salsa Verde" 2. Rachael McDonald speaks with outgoing Lane County Commissioner Bill Dwyer. Second Newscast: 1. The outspoken head of the Oregon Republican Party, Bob Tiernan, is stepping down. 2. Two elderly pedestrians were injured this morning when a driver lost control on Willakenzie Rd. in Eugene. 3. A salmonella outbreak linked to clover sprouts produced by Sprouters Northwest has sickened 6 people in Oregon and Washington. 4. Brandon Smith reports on a new report that charitable foundations that give to education-related causes could be doing a much better job. 5. Glenn Mosley reports on a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Idaho developing a robotic hand exoskeleton to help stroke victims regain some mobility. Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer First Newscast: 1. A new state audit says the "earned time" early release program for Oregon prison inmates saved an estimated $25-million in the 2009 fiscal year. 2. Five Deschutes County prosecutors have been fired after the new district attorney was sworn in. 3. The new Cornelius City Council and mayor are waiting two weeks to vote on whether to fire the city manager. 4. EPUD customer service employees are now on a four-day week. 5. The Portland Water Bureau says it tested 750 samples from Oregon's largest drinking water source and has not found the potentially lethal parasite cryptosporidium. 6. Police and prosecutors say the head of the union representing Trimet bus drivers and train operators in the Portland area has been arrested for investigation of drunk driving. 7. An OSU oceanographer says exaggerated claims about the amount of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean undermines efforts to clean up the problem. 8. Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will deliver her 2011 State of the City address tonight at 5:30. 9. Austin Jenkins reports on a Washington lawmaker who wants to make a 9/11 style victims' compensation funds for paying out damage and personal injury awards filed against the state. Music in: Justin King "Taps" Center: 1. Interview with Robert Hill Long and Miriam Jordan about "POEM - Post Office, Eugene Museum," an effort to convert the downtown post office. Music out: Leo Kottke "Little Snoozer" 2. Angela Kellner speaks with Lane County Waste Reduction Specialist Sarah Grimm about grant money to help the county meet the 54% recycling rate mandated by state law. Second Newscast: 1. A former UO wrestler turned professional fighter has pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge in a real estate kickback case involving a home sale in 2006. 2. The public television program "Antiques Roadshow" is coming to Eugene. Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer First Newscast: 1. The chief of police in Rainier, Ralph Painter, was shot and killed during a shootout with a suspect today. 2. Angela Kellner reports on Food For Lane County auctioning off a pair of tickets to the BCS National Championship game. 3. A former judge has found no evidence of criminal activity after reviewing the work of a former Oregon Assistant Attorney General. 4. Jes Burns reports on Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy's State of the City address. 5. Outgoing Bend City Councilor Oran Teater has some advice: make the mayor an elected job. 6. WA Governor Chris Gregoire is proposing a new state department of education that would take over duties handled by the voter-elected state school superintendent. 7. Corporatl Emmitt Quintal of Weston, Ore., pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct as part of an investigation into WA-based soldiers when they were in Afghanistan. Music in: Roger Davidson Quintet "Ritmo das Flores" Center: 1. Interview with Cai Emmons & Amalia Gladhart with a preview of "Epiphany & Translation" at Opus7. Music out: Pamela Hines Trio "Zone Gar" 2. Viz City's Cissy & Terry take a trip to the Oregon Arts Alliance Gallery. Second Newscast: 1. Racahel McDonald reports on the Eugene Airport expecting a flood of travelers this week heading to the BCS National Championship game in AZ. 2. John Kitzhaber's inauguration will be a decidely low-key affair Monday. 3. Chris Lehman reports on leaders in the Oregon House of Representatives have yet to iron out the details of a power-sharing agreement. 4. The City of Nyssa has reached a $500,000 settlement with its former city recorder after she was dismissed for allegedly working more hours than authorized. 5. Ashland Parks & Recreation Department employee Rebecca Bianco was arrested and charged with stealing more than $43,000 from the department over a 2-year period. Thursday, January 6, 2011 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer First Newscast: 1. Governor Kulongoski has ordered flags at half-staff in Columbia County in memory of the Rainier Police Chief, Ralph Painter, who was shot and killed during a struggle with a suspect. 2. Jurors in the Woodburn bank bombing trial say they decided on the death penalty for Bruce & Joshua Turnidge partly because they did not show any remorse. 3. A woman who robbed a Eugene coffee stand to support a heroin addiction has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison. 4. The Washington state ferry system needs a financial overhaul, according to Governor Gregoire. 5. Portland Police have identified the 2 officers who shot and killed a 60-year-old man they say advanced toward them with a knife. 6. Tom Banse reports on the potential merger of Century-Link & Qwest. 7. Bulldozers are working this week on demolishing a state-run fish hatchery near the town of Butte Falls. 8. Glenn Mosley reports on WSU implementing budget cuts. Music in: Fernanda Abreu "Eu Quero Sol" Center: 1. Rachael McDonald goes inside "The Pit" of Mac Court with the Ducks' public address announcer for the men's basketball team, Don Essig. 2. Deena Prichep reports on churches in the Northwest who make pierogies. Music out: Los Moscos "Mev Amor Mev Bem Me Ame" 3. Natural World with John Cooney. Second Newscast: 1. The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in 2 cases that people who surf the internet for child pornography have not violated a law against encouraging sexual abuse of children, as long as they haven't paid for, downloaded or shared the porn. 2. The Lane County Board of Commissioners wants to hear from its residents by sending out a survey. 3. Suspected gang member have sprayed the Rogue Valley with graffiti in recent days, raising concerns about increased activity. 4. Anna King reports on a south-central Washington company that designs super-fast cars is hoping to build a new factory in west Richland. 5. Governor-elect John Kitzhaber announced some key staff appointments today. Friday, January 7, 2011 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer First Newscast: 1. The Oregon Attorney General has asked the legislature to change a law that says people who view child pornography for free online, but don't download it, can't be charged with encouraging child sexual abuse. 2. Tom Banse reports on results from a public opinion poll showing broad support for wind energy among both urban and rural Northwest residents. 3. The waiting list for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will remain closed through the month of January. 4. Portland is the largest city in the U.S. that does not fluoridate its water. 5. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality proposed a new standard Thursday that would dramatically tighten human health criteria for a host of pollutants. 6. Austin Jenkins offers a musical preview of the 2011 Washington Legislature. 7. Rachael McDonald reports on the opening of Lane Transit District's Gateway extension of Em-X. Music in: Macka B. "We Love The Children" Center: 1. Interview with Springfield Schools Superintendent Nancy Golden who will serve as Education Advisor to Governor John Kitzhaber. Music out: Lush Life "Sand Pail" 2. Jonathon Stratman remembers the late Tom McCall, the Oregon governor who spearheaded the bottle bill, beach access and sponsored a rock concert. Second Newscast: 1. Chris Lehman reports on Ted Kulongoski's final interview with reporters before leaving the Governor's Office. 2. Duck fans have a number of choices for where to watch the BCS Championship Game Monday. 3. Panhandlers at freeway rest areas in Oregon can't ask people directly for a handout, but they can use a sign. 4. The Moccasin Bay Association on Lake Roosevelt has been fined $13,500 by Washington State for illegally burning a 12-slip boat dock.
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