Monday, April 9, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Andrew Bartholomew

First Newscast:

1. Governor Ted Kulongoski has proclaimed today "Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day."

2. An early morning fire at the Church of the Nazarene in Eugene caused an estimated 275-thousand dollars in damage.

3. A Florence police officer, Brian Ferguson, has quit while he is being investigated for an alleged inappropriate relationship with an underage female.

4. The University of Oregon Law School will host a free public forum tonight to discuss the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the regulation of greenhouse gasses.

5. Four local organizations have received the highest rating from a national charity reviewer.

6. Portland is trying to make the International Raceway the first carbon-neutral track in the U.S.

Center:

1. Interview with North Eugene High School student Brianna Kemper and Mary McCoy with Americorps about the HOPE Coalition for youth and adults.

Second Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on testimony in an Oregon House committee on both sides of gay rights bills.

2. A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that found the Bush Administration's plan for Columbia Basin Salmon violates the Endangered Species Act.

3. Eugene Police say the body of 27-year-old Wesley Parker was found in the Willamette River last week.

4. Tom Banse reports on the shutdown of the Northwest's only commercial nuclear plant after a weekend fire.

First Newscast:

1. The Oregon Senate passed a bill today to require the state's largest utilities to eventually draw 25% of their power from renewable sources.

2. In the past week, Oregon's average price for a gallon of gas gained almost six cents and now stands at three-dollars a gallon.

3. Police say shattered glass caused some minor injuries to students at a Gresham High School this afternoon after a 15-year-old boy allegedly fired a shot into a window.

4. Today, a custodian working at a residence hall at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls found what he thought was a pipe bomb.

5. Ann Dornfeld reports on the Eugene City Council appointing a 5-member civilian review panel to monitor complaints against the police.

6. Tom Banse reports on the Civil Air Patrol testing an airborne loudspeaker to fill gaps of emergency warnings.

7. The Washington State House is expected to work late today on the domestic partnership bill.

Center:

1. Heather speaks with Ritta Dreier as she celebrates 30 years of running her burrito booth Ritta's Burritos in Eugene.

Second Newscast:

1. Starting in 2010, tower crane operators in Washington must demonstrate a high-level of experience and competency and pass a drug test.

2. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has signed a law that will allow state employees to donate their leave time to colleagues in the National Guard and reserves.

3. The TSA is launching an effort to hire TSA officers to support new air service in Salem.

4. The Washington Transportation Department says a mover is still configuring a truck trailer that will haul a 100-ton expansion joint for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

First Newscast:

1. A bill to put "no-spray" buffers around Oregon schools faces an uncertain future.

2. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office says mountain rescue teams are moving into positions to recover the body of a hiker on a cliff in Washington.

3. Hundreds of people marched and rallied today in Seattle for immigration reform.

4. Gresham Police say a 15-year-old boy who allegedly shot a rifle at windows of his Gresham high school will be charged as an adult.

5. The La Grande City Manager has resigned.

6. The City Manager of Grants Pass has announced that its city attorney will be suspended for 3 weeks.

7. Oregon coach Ernie Kent has agreed to a 5-year contract extension after leading the UO Ducks to the round of eight in the NCAA tournament.

Center:

1. Lotte and Terry review the comic strip art of cartoonist Jan Eliot of Stone Soup.

2. Bing Bingham tells the tale of the mice who made a nest under the hood of his pickup truck in Central Oregon.

First Newscast:

1. Frank Nearing reports on testimony heard by the Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing in Eugene.

2. Tom Banse reports on how extended Army deployments will affect the soldiers and families based at Fort Lewis, Washington.

3. Druggists in Washington State who equate "morning-after" birth control pills with abortion can't refuse the prescription.

4. Northwest timber giant Weyerhaueser announced a joint venture with Chevron today to figure out how to turn wood-based recycled material and grass into ethanol.

5. A Multnomah County judge sentenced Michael Nunley, Sr., of Portland, to 38 years in prison for what the judge called "the most disturbing case of sexual torture he's seen in his career."

6. Miriam Sakewitz of Hillsboro has agreed to a plea deal after charges stemming from her neglect & capture of rabbits.

Center:

1. Interview Eugene filmmaker Loren Sears about the "Haight Ashbury Quartet."

2. Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports from Joshua Tree National Park.

Second Newscast:

1. A coalition of religious groups came to Salem today to voice their support for a pair of gay rights measures up for consideration in the Legislature.

2. Linn County plans to buy a 175-acre farm south of Albany to entice a Renaissance festival that could be open by next summer.

First Newscast:

1. Chris Lehman reports on a bill under consideration in the Oregon Legislature to limit unwelcome overtime at work.

2. The President and CEO of Columbia Sportswear has donated 5-million dollars to the University of Oregon.

3. Angela Kellner reports on a University of Oregon physics professor telling the City Club of Eugene about the viability of alternative fuels.

4. People concerned about global warming will gather in cities across the Northwest tomorrow.

5. Chevron and Weyerhaeuser say they will team up to study the prospects for turning wood and wood byproducts into biofuel for cars.

6. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has signed a law that will mean fewer primary ballots will be disqualified.

Center:

1. Michael Canning interviews Carl Woideck about his program saluting the music of Duke Ellington.

2. Tom Banse reports on the growing northwest wine industry.

Second Newscast:

1. A judge overseeing the bankruptcy filing of the Archdiocese of Portland will confirm a proposed 75-million dollar settlement for sex abuse victims.

2. Oregon's largest state workers' union is trying to unionize adult foster-care providers.

3. The first visitor's center to give people a peak at Mount Saint Helens blast zone will close this fall.

4. The Sonics bid for a new arena is still in play in Olympia.

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