Monday, June 11, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1.  A lockdown at half a dozen schools in Eugene has been lifted after a man with a pellet gun was seen in a church parking lot near a high school.

2.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on a failed hike in cigarette taxes.

3.  Oregon State Police are investigating the death of an Oregon State University Faculty member who died yesterday afternoon.

4.  Lane County District Attorney Doug Harcleroad announced today he won't seek re-election next year.

5.  The U.S. Attorney's office in Seattle says it will refile eight charges involving four Hells Angels after a split verdict.

6.  The Oregon Employment Department says the unemployment rate for May was among the lowest in the past 30 years at 5%.

Center:

1.  Interview with novelist Marianne Wiggins about her eighth novel "The Shadow Catcher".

2.  Good Gardening with Renate Tilson.

Second Newscast:

1.  Thurston High School shooter Kip Kinkel was transferred to the state prison today in anticipation of his 25th birthday.

2.  The City of Eugene's Cultural Policy is officially unveiled.

3.  Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports on a growing number of northwest cities with a new high-tech tool for busting tailgaters.

First Newscast:

1.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on lawmakers approving a $6.2 billion spending plan for the state's schools.

2.  An education subcommittee has endorsed a $511 million budget for Oregon's community colleges.

3.  The Eugene City Council unanimously approved a $498 million budget last night.

4.  Event organizers are considering this past weekend's Prefontaine Classic a great success.

5.  Lane County Administrator Bill Van Vactor announced today he plans to retire June 30th.

6.  Eugene police have arrested Aaron Vernon Heyer of Coos Bay in connection with a hit-and-run collision in March.

7.  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality plans to test for toxic vapors at about 30 homes in Eugene's Trainsong neighborhood.

8.  The Beavers are headed back to Omaha for the college world series.

Center:

1.  Interview with Oliviero Bergamini author of "Democracy in America - The Political and Social System of the United States".

Second Newscast:

1.  A $6.2 billion spending plan for Oregon elementary, middle and high schools cleared the Oregon House today.

2.  Federal agents have raided offices in Portland where hundreds of illegal workers were using social security numbers.

3.  Washington has a new presidential primary date: February 19th, 2008.

4.  Wilsonville police are looking for an 18-year-old who allegedly stabbed his father multiple times, leaving him in critical condition.

5.  A Washington State Appeals Court says a pit bull dog is a deadly weapon.

6.  University of Washington climate scientist Philip Mote says Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro is a poor example of the impact of global warming.

7.  First Lieutenant Josh Rapp was surprised when he returned from duty in Afghanistan to find the truck he got as a 15-year-old had been done up with a duck-green paint job, new interior, stereo system, dashboard and power windows.

First Newscast:

1.  A wildfire has burned about 200 acres near the tri-cities.

2.  The Archbishop of Portland, John Vlazny, has issued a statement concerning the immigration raid in Portland yesterday.

3.  Governor Kulongoski today signed a bill that requires health insurance companies to provide an estimate in advance on how much a medical procedure will cost you.

4.  The Northern Spotted Owl could see its protected "critical habitat" cut by one-third in Oregon, in a federal proposal released Tuesday.

5.  The Parks and Recreation Department says Oregon's newest state park will open officially on July 8th. 

6.  Governor Kulongoski is encouraging all public institutions to display the flag tomorrow for Flag Day.

Center:

1.  Correspondent Tom Banse reports on the Northwest's own Ellis Island --- the port of entry at Astoria between 1899 and 1938.

2.  Boise State Radio's Sadie Babits previews award winning documentary filmmaker Fredrick Wiseman's latest work "State Legislature".

3.  Tripp Sommer interviews OMSI's Amanda Thomas about a science pub at Luna tomorrow night in Eugene.

Second Newscast:

1.  Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports the economic impact of the 18-month old smoking ban in Washington bars, restaurants and bowling alleys.

2.  Striking carpenters are returning to work at the PeaceHealth Hospital construction site in Springfield.

3.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on an attempt by lawmakers to regulate the age children begin school.

4.  Federal officials have advised people to stay out of the water at southern Oregon's Lost Creek Lake because of an outbreak of toxic algae.

5.  A federal judge in Seattle has struck down a Bush administration decision to count hatchery-raised salmon alongside their wild counterparts in determining endangered species protection.

6.  Fire officials say a blaze destroyed at least four businesses at a Medford shopping center.

7.  The Washington State Patrol says drunken driving is bad but drunken driving while naked could be worse.

First Newscast:

1.  A jury in the case of a former Salem police officer accused of raping a teenager acquitted him or deadlocked on the most serious charges.

2.  Curry County is looking for a new sheriff following the recall of Mark Metcalf.

3.  KLCC's Frank Nearing reports on the Lane County Commissioners formally accepting the resignation of their administrator, Bill Van Vactor.

4.  The Eugene City Council has established a committee to help find a new City Manager to replace Dennis Taylor.

5.  Columbia River tribes are building a fish processing center in Bingen, Washington near Hood River.

Center:

1.  Interview with Raun Kaufman, CEO, writer, and teacher at the "Option Institute of Autism Treatment Center for America".

2.  John Cooney's "Natural World".

Second Newscast:

1.  Correspondent Tom Banse reports on highly endangered pygmy rabbits that have bred in the wild.

2.  Oregon State University will use an $8-million gift to create a new research facility for preventive health care.

3. Immigrant rights groups are asking for a national moratorium on workplace raids after one in Portland this week caught 167 undocumented workers.

First Newscast:

1.  Salem legislators are quickening their pace in the hope they can call the 74th legislative session to a close at month's end.

2.  Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani made a brief campaign stop in Portland this morning on a short tour of the northwest.

3.  Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports on how recent immigration raids in Portland and the town of Shelton, Washington have sparked anger in the immigrant-rights community.

4.  The House today passed a measure that adds bars, bowling alleys and bingo halls to the list of public places where smoking is banned.

5.  Three people were killed when an experimental plane crashed this morning in a wooded back yard in southwest Portland.

6.  Cynthia Beal spoke to the City Club of Eugene about natural burial.

Center:

1.  Interview with Eric Alan author of "Wild Grace: Nature as a Spiritual Path".

2.  Eugene Commentator Melissa Hart reflects on why her father might decide to write a "tell-all" memoir about her.

Second Newscast:

1.  University of Oregon scientists say it appears humans can be happy at tax time, if they believe the money is going for a good cause.

2.  Portland Mayor Tom Potter has been diagnosed with the most common form of skin cancer and will have a growth removed from his cheek today.

3.  Former Oregon Guard Aaron Brooks is among those working out for the Portland Trail Blazers today.

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