Monday, May 14, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer and Andrew Bartholomew

First Newscast:

1.  Oregon saw its seasonally adjusted employment rise by fifty-six hundred jobs in April.

2.  More than 1,000 Oregonians have been denied access to health services under a new federal law that requires proof of citizenship.

3.  Damage from broken windows at the Jewish Federation office in Seattle is estimated at $300.

4.  A woman shopping at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton was the victim of an apparently random attack.

5.  The Coast Guard says all passengers have been evacuated from the cruise ship "Empress of the North", which ran aground off Alaska's coast this morning.

6.  After a search stretching from the Oregon coast to Portland on the water and from the air, it turns out a missing jet skier was just sleeping in a hotel.

Center:

1.  Longtime community activist Pete Mandrapa offers a perspective on journalist Gregory Elich.

2.  Good Gardening with Renate Tilson.

3.  Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on the tax hike on tomorrow's ballot in five Oregon counties.

Second Newscast:

1.  Local police agencies will honor colleagues killed in the line of duty in a ceremony Tuesday in Downtown Eugene.

2.  A book about changes in the Lewis and Clark trail is being pulled from shelves because its cover includes a silhouette image of the two explorers that is owned by the National Park Service.

First Newscast:

1.  State economists say Oregon will have $150,000,000 more to spend over the next two years than previously forecast.

2.  Government prosecutors today asked a federal judge to classify ten radical environmentalists as terrorists.

3.  Fort Lewis is holding a memorial service this afternoon to remember six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb destoyed their stryker vehicle in Iraq.

4.  The Eugene City Council voted last night to work with two Portland builders if the city redevlops a two-block stretch of downtown.

5.  As Wall Street investors buy up timberland, it's changing the ownership structure of Oregon's wood products industry.

6.  An Alaska airlines plane carrying the first shipment of Copper River salmon has landed at SEA-TAC airport.

Center:

1.  Interview with George Wuerthner.  He edited and supplied photos for the book, "Wild Fire - A Century of Failed Forest Policy".

2.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on extra money the state will spend on universities and community colleges.

Second Newscast:

1.  The House voted today to recycle electronics at centers funded by high-tech manufacturers.

2.  Bike riders in Eugene will honor the memory of cyclists killed or seriously injured by motor vehicles in a "Ride of Silence" tomorrow night.

3.  A Portland man was pulled from his cadillac by a man armed with a gun.

4.  A Talent woman upset that her husband was ending their marriage landed in jail after she fired 19 shots at some of his belongings.

First Newscast:

1.  While public safety funding is drawing much of the attention in Lane County, other services are falling victim to general fund shortages as well.

2.  KLCC's Frank Nearing reports on Lane County Commissioners' request for more data before reaching a final decision on the Eugene YMCA.

3.  KLCC's Bend Correspondent Mike Van Meter reports on the failure of two emergency services measures in Deschutes County.

4.  Jessica Robinson reports on the failure of four levies in Jackson County.

5.  The U.S. Attorney's Office for Oregon says a Eugene man pleaded guilty today to using fraudulent information to secure mortgage loans for clients.

6.  U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has announced two sets of grants to benefit endangered and other at-risk species.

Center:

1.  Interview with film-maker Jeff Springer about his documentary "Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea".

2.  Correspondent Tom Banse reports on arguments over what exactly constitutes "terrorism" in these times.

3.  Coastal Correspondent Mark Immel reports on preparations for this weekend's 100th annual Rhododendren Festival in Florence.

Second Newscast:

1.  More Oregon women will have access to low-cost birth control under a plan approved by the Senate today.

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Hosted by: Claude Offenbacher and Andrew Bartholomew

First Newscast:

1.  Two new reports suggest global warming is likely to greatly increase spending on fighting wildfires and greatly reduce salmon habitat.

2.  Health officials say based on the pattern of the disease's spread,  Oregon may see a sharp increase in humans who get the west nile virus in 2007.

3.  KLCC's Ann Dornfeld reports on a coalition working toward a referendum to overturn Oregon's new gay rights laws.

4.  Bend Correspondent Mike Van Meter reports on a $200,000 federal grant to help restore Camp Polk Meadow, near Sisters.

5.  Unless Lane County is bailed out by the federal government, almost one in every six county employees are expected to lose their jobs, many effective July 1st.

6.  The Oregon House has passed an annexation bill today with broad bipartisan support.

Center:

1.  Interview with Brian Ward author of "Girls With Non-French Accents."

2.  Natural World with John Cooney.

Second Newscast:

1.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports a measure approved by the Oregon legislature that restricts retailers prices following a disaster.

2.  Two military officers have been punished for leadership failures in the deaths of three U.S. soldiers abducted and killed south of Baghdad last June.

3.  A bomb threat sent through a network printer at Corvallis High School led to a mid-day evacuation Tuesday.

4.  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich released a list of states and cities he says are sanctuaries for terrorism. The list includes Oregon.

First Newscast:

1.  Oregon Schools Superintendent says the campuses of the Oregon School for the Deaf and the Oregon School for the Blind should be merged.

2.  Representative David Wu will not challenge Senator Gordon Smith for re-election in 2008.

3.  Correspondent Cathy Duchamp reports on why Northwest farmers are encouraged that Congress is considering an immigration bill.

4.  State officials say air pollution from the J.H. Baxter creosoting plant doesn't contain enough of the carcinogen napthalene to increase cancers in the neighborhood.

5.  It was 27 years ago today that Mount St. Helens erupted killing 57 people.

6.  A health advisory for contact with marine water at the beach in Lincoln County has been lifted.

Center:

1.  Interview with Eugene-based alternative metal band "Grynch".

2.  KLCC's Bend Correspondent Mike Van Meter reports on steelhead fingerlings being put into Whychus Creek near Sisters.  Read more and listen to story.

Second Newscast:

1.  The annual Turtle Awards were given to Bob Dritz and Steve Moe at the City Club of Eugene today.

2.  Eugene will receive almost $15,000,000 in funding for the Emerald Express hybrid-electric bus expansion one year ahead of schedule.

3.  The Oregon Senate approved a bill today that will restrict automated phone ads known as "robocalls".

4.  The State Senate today passed legislation that sets limits on fees for the check-cashing industry in Oregon.

5.  Delta Airlines plans to offer daily nonstop service from Eugene to Los Angeles, starting July 1st.

6.  The 100th anniversary of the Rhodedendron Festival in Florence begins tomorrow.

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