Monday, May 28, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer and Andrew Bartholomew

First Newscast:

1. KLCC's Ann Dornfeld reports on two small wildfires in central Oregon yesterday that forced people from their campsites and threatened homes near Sisters.

2.  Authorities say a 39-year-old Eugene motorcyclist has died in a head-on collision with a pickup truck in a recreational area northeast of Eugene.

3.  A soldier in a Fort Lewis based Stryker Brigade was killed in Iraq when his unit came under small arms enemy fire.

4.  American flags placed at gravesites of veterans at a cemetery on Orcas Island, Washington were burned and replaced with flags bearing swastikas over the weekend.

5.  The Portland Police Bureau plans to test a more potent pepper spray.

6.  The Oregon State Beavers are going to the NCAA baseball tournament after all.

7.  People are flocking back to a particularly scenic beach in Olympic National Park.

Center:

1.  Bend Correspondent Mike Van Meter reports on bagpipes and solemn circumstances.

2.  Bob Hart, Executive Director of the Lane County Historical Society, shares the story of a memorial for Oregon soldiers who lost their lives in the Philippines.

3.  Renate Tilson and Good Gardening.

4.  Mixed Voices on "Feet".

Second Newscast:

1.  Recapping the top story: Fire officials say two small brush and grass fires on the east side of the Cascade Range have been contained.

2.  A rail car at the Port of Vancouver, Washington leaked about 5,000 gallons of wood preservative.

3.  More Oregon convicts will undergo chemical castrations if the state prison budget passes as written.

4.  KLCC's Claude Offenbacher reports that Oregon voters may have their say on gay rights once again next year.

First Newscast:

1.  Over the Memorial Day weekend, Oregon state troopers arrested 88 drivers for drunken driving or being otherwise under the influence.

2.  More state troopers will patrol Oregon highways under a spending plan passed today in the Oregon House.

3.  A report released today shows groundwater contamination poses some health risks to River Road and Trainsong residents in Eugene.

4.  Oregon's Earl Blumenauer has resigned from a congressional caucus in protest of Vietnam's crackdown on pro-democracy activists.

5.  The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has delayed an expansion project at the Mount Ashland ski area until it can rule on the merits of a lawsuit by several environmental groups.

6.  Eugene restaurant and jazz club Jo Federigo's has closed its doors.

Center:

1.  Interview with Michael Yates about his book "Cheap Motels And A Hot Plate - An Economist's Travelogue".

Second Newscast:

1.  The Oregon Senate approved a recycling bill today and sent it on to Governor Kulongoski to sign.

2.  Authorities on the Oregon coast are warning curious people to keep their hands off a beached gray whale.

3.  A government watchdog panel says a Washington State Senator did not use political clout to get her son out of prison too early.

4.  Northwest senators are urging the Bonneville Power Administration to look for a compromise in a battle between public and private utilities.

5.  Even though the official start is three weeks off, the summer season has begun in Oregon with unusually high temperatures.

6.  The Coast Guard has launched a new high-tech system of radio receivers that will help locate the source of distress calls.

7.  Americans are closely divided on doctor-assisted suicide--something that is legal in Oregon but nowhere else.

8.  This time the Fed-Ex plane didn't have any packages to deliver. The Boeing 727-100 was the delivery.

First Newscast:

1.  Seventy-five Oregon National Guard soldiers from the 41st Brigade returned home today.

2.  The Oregon Army National Guard has announced the second mobilization of the 224 Engineering Company based in Albany and Newport.

3.  Police say a woman suspected of killing her estranged boyfriend in Portland drove to Redmond, where she crashed and then shot herself.

4.  New data shows Oregon youth are smoking marijuana at rates higher than tobacco.

5.  The Lane Community College classified employees' union is voting this afternoon whether to take over $1- million in pay and benefit cuts.

Center:

1.  Interview with Director of Womenspace, Cheryl O'Neal.

2.  KLCC's Ann Dornfeld interviews Carol Van Houten and Caroline Forell about U.S. servicewomen and the culture of military sexual violence.

Second Newscast:

1.  More Oregon women will have access to affordable contraception under a bill signed into law today by Governor Ted Kulongoski.

2.  Coastal Correspondent Mark Immel reports on the remains of a whale that washed ashore near Seal Rock late Saturday or early Sunday.

3.  U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Oregon Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo yesterday heard calls for changes to the federal "No Child Left Behind Act".

First Newscast:

1.  Lane County Public Health authorities are warning of a potential measles outbreak after a man flew home to Eugene from Japan with symptoms of the highly-contagious disease.

2.  An Oregon bill is getting tough on steroids in schools.

3.  A federal judge sentenced Suzanne Savoie to more than four years in prison today for her role in a string of arsons around the west.

4.  A wildfire this afternoon near Crooked River Ranch has Sheriff's deputies knocking on doors for voluntary evacuations.

5.  A couple who owns a rural home near North Plains in Washington County won "The Wildfire Home Makeover 2007 Contest".

6.  The Lane Community College classified employees' union voted yesterday to take significant pay and benefits cuts.

7.  Residents of the Trainsong neighborhood in Eugene will meet with government officials this evening to discuss toxic vapors found in six homes.

Center:

1.  Inteview with Chip Hardy about the 5th annual Sasquatch Brewfest.

2.  John Cooney's "Natural World".

Second Newscast:

1.  Senator Ron Wyden was in Medford yesterday for a hearing on potentially illegal practices in China's timber industry.

2.  KLCC's Frank Nearing reports on the Lane County Budget Committee going back to the drawing board with just one year of Secure Rural School Funds.

3.  Lawmakers are putting the finishing touches on a measure today that they plan to submit to Oregon voters this fall.

4.  A new bill introduced yesterday by the House Revenue Committee would provide a bigger state tax rebate to working parents earning less than poverty-level wages.

5.  The winners of a $340-million powerball jackpot have set up charitable foundations to give some of their prize money to children, the poor and veterans.

First Newscast:

1.  Formal talks began Wednesday over how to get clean up at the Hanford nuclear site back on track.

2.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on the work lawmakers have to complete before the final gavel drops.

3.  Residents of Eugene's Trainsong and Bethel neighborhoods met face-to-face with Union Pacific Railroad officials last night, after learning a nearby rail-yard had contaminated area homes.

4.  After 30 months, the Catholic Church in Spokane has emerged from Chapter Eleven Bankruptcy.

5.  Oregon businesses that get state economic development money would have to promise that none of their employees are undocumented immigrants under a measure passed by the State House today.

6.  Authorities say a domestic dispute in Eugene has turned into attempted murder.

7.  At least ten Eugene restaurants have been robbed in the past three months, including two on Wednesday.

8.  Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports on a new booster seat law in Washington State.

9.  Firefighters in central Oregon say a 350-acre wildfire in the subdivision of Crooked River Ranch is now 90% contained.

Center:

1.  Interview with Seattle author Clay Eals about his biography of musician Steve Goodman.

Second Newscast:

1.  The arts were featured at an awards program at the City Club of Eugene today.

2.  Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports on State Police Departments' recruitment efforts in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

3.  Nike released its third corporate responsibility report Thursday.  It describes its effort to improve conditions for its 800,000 contract factory workers around the world.

4.  Construction workers who build walls and ceilings went on strike today after their collective bargaining contract expired without a new agreement.

5.  Children and staff at an Othello, Washington elementary school are receiving counseling today.  Yesterday afternoon a science project turned tragic on the school's basketball court.

6.  The defending college world series champion Oregon State Beavers face Rutgers today as they open play at the NCAA baseball regional in Charlottesville, VA.

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