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Monday, May 21, 2007 First Newscast: 1. The Oregon State Police would be able to hire 100 more troopers to patrol roads and freeways, under a budget endorsed today by the Oregon Senate. 2. Columbia County joins the list of Oregon counties cutting sheriff patrols because of the loss of federal timber tax payments. 3. KLCC's Ann Dornfeld reports on a Department of Environmental Quality penalty for a motel demolition. DEQ says the motel was full of asbestos. 4. The Bonneville Power Administration has informed 6 northwest investor-owned utilites they are suspending payments that reduce rates paid by customers. 5. A student at Portland's Roosevelt High School was taken to a hospital this morning after being stabbed in the back in a school hallway. 6. A hiker who died in the Grand Canyon last week was identified today as 56-year-old April Goode of Salem. Center: 1. Interview with Matt Love who has put together a compilation of articles from the 1977 Blazer championship season. 2. Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on possible changes to Oregon's Bottle Bill. Second Newscast: 1. Mosquito-breeding season is approaching and with it comes the threat of west Nile virus. 2. A federal judge sentenced a 31-year-old Beaverton man to 24 years in prison today for fooling girls into sending him pornographic pictures by pretending to be a 15-year-old boy dying of leukemia. 3. Insurance companies are threatening to cancel homeowner's policies for residents in high fire risk areas who don't clear brush around their homes.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 First Newscast: 1. A federal prosecutor claims Stanislas Meyerhoff was a "leader, organizer and strategist" of a cell of radical environmentalists. 2. The city of Sunnyside, Washington in Yakima County has voted to make it illegal to be a member of a gang. 3. With a training deadline approaching, a new state prison in central Oregon is short of its goal for corrections officers. 4. A missing 16-year-old Florence boy has been found by police. 5. Two enormous smoke plumes can be seen in the air southeast of Bend today as the U.S. Forest Service conducts controlled burns. 6. Oregon lottery officials say the year has elapsed for the winner of a $1.3 million powerball prize to turn in the ticket and claim the prize. Center: 1. Interview with Eric Ward. 2. Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports on a former journalist-turned state worker who is suing the State of Washington. Second Newscast: 1. KLCC's Ann Dornfeld reports on the sentencing hearing for Stanislas Meyerhoff. 2. Governor Kulongoski is expected to sign a bill that would ban some people from getting a license for a concealed handgun. 3. The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline continues its rapid rise.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Hosted by: Tripp Sommer and Andrew Bartholomew First Newscast: 1. The judge in the Stanislas Meyerhoff sentencing hearing has made her determination. 2. A $5 billion plan to extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging was left out of a massive spending bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators. 3. Eric Schmidt, spokesman for the Association of Oregon Counties, says rural logging towns face tough choices. 4. Douglas County will distribute a 12-page newspaper insert this Sunday describing what services could be cut if the county payment program is not renewed. 5. A bill to require the state's largest electric utilities to draw 25% of their power from renewable resources by 2025 won approval today in the Oregon House. 6. A bipartisan group of state senators shot down proposals to switch to an "open primary" election system today. 7. The residents of four apartments in Florence were left homeless today after a fast moving blaze gutted three of the units and heavily damaged the fourth. Center: 1. Interview with Walidah Imarisha about her documentary "Finding Common Ground in New Orleans". 2. Viz City. Second Newscast: 1. Democratic Representative Peter Defazio of Springfield voted today in favor of legislation to prohibit price gouging for gasoline. 2. Portland Trail Blazer's fans rejoiced yesterday, after the team surprised the NBA world by receiving the number one pick in the draft lottery. 3. The "new" city of La Pine has yet to pass any ordinances. 4. Police are investigating the death of a couple and their dog who were found shot at their home near La Pine.
Thursday, May 24, 2007 First Newscast: 1. The sentencing hearing is underway for Kevin Tubbs, one of ten defendants in a string of arsons claimed by radical environmentalists. 2. Portland Fire and Rescue's Metro Arson Task Force has now charged three people in a string of car fires in southeast Portland. 3. A Federal Court has sentenced a former accountant to more than four years in prison for stealing more than $1.3 million from clients. 4. A judge dismissed a lawsuit over the use of organ donor body parts for research and purposes other than transplantation. 5. Lane County Commissioners yesterday authorized Admininstrator Bill Van Vactor to issue a memo of understanding with the Nature Conservancy. 6. Diamond Pet Foods has announced it has recalled a limited quantity of Nutra Nuggets Lamb Meal and Rice Formula Dry Dog Food in 40 lb. bags because of melamine cross contamination. 7. Bend Correspondent Mike Van Meter reports on Mount Bachelor ski area's new president. Center: 1. KLCC's Claude Offenbacher interviews author Evelyn Corning about her guidebook "Hillside Letters A to Z, A Guide to Hometown Landmarks". 2. John Cooney's "Natural World". Second Newscast: 1. Money from gift cards that remains unclaimed after three years would be transferred to a state fund for the benefit of schools, according to a bill the Oregon Senate approved today. 2. Road improvements will begin on the McKenzie Pass Highway next month on June 15 for sixty days.
Friday, May 25, 2007 First Newscast: 1. Eugene City Manager Dennis Taylor is resigning. 2. Oregon State Police troopers are increasing highway patrols in an attempt to save lives during the Memorial Day weekend. 3. The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a Hillsboro man's conviction on charges stemming from his use of offensive words during a rush-hour tirade. 4. A bill to preserve remnants of the Oregon Trail has run into opposition east of the Cascade Range. 5. Governor Kulongoski has told state agencies to help find uses for the site of a $313 million radar project built to track squadrons of Russian bombers. 6. Democratic Greg Walden of Oregon is one of six members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee traveling to Europe for a trip to learn more about global climate change. Center: 1. Interview with Lee Johnson who composed "Dead Symphony Number Six" a tribute to the music of the Grateful Dead. Second Newscast: 1. The sentencing hearing for eco-saboteur Chelsea Gerlach is underway in Federal Court in Eugene. 2. At the City Club of Eugene today principals and students talked about how North Eugene High School was converted into three small schools last year.
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