Monday, June 18, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1.  New Oregon homes may be getting even "greener" when it comes to efficient energy conservation.

2.  The wildfire in Sherman County is now burning 2,500 acres of brush, up from 1,500 acres over the weekend.

3.  Schools districts from Beaverton to Bend could soon have a new way to pay for new classrooms.

4.  New Washington State University President Elson Floyd says the university is likely to increase the number of professional and graduate students on its Pullman campus.

5.  The Albany City Council has postponed a decision on a Measure 37 claim over a white oak tree the city has refused to let a property owner cut down.

6.  Authorities have identified the man killed this morning by a Clackamas County Sheriff's deputy.

7.  The search continues at Mount Rainier National Park for a hiker who has been overdue since Saturday on the Eagle Peak Trail.

Center:

1.  An excerpt from Cynthia Beal's address to the City Club of Eugene about natural burial.

2.  A Roseburg woman called the police to report that a man she didn't know was sitting in her lawn chair.  The police discovered the man was deceased.

3.  A sampling of responses to the Body World exhibit at OMSI in Portland.

Second Newscast:

1.  A new legal team this week will seek a new trial for Thurston High School killer Kip Kinkel of Springfield.

2.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the comment period for the Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan from June 25th to August 24th.

3.  A steep population decline continues among common birds such as the Western Meadowlark in the Portland Metro area.

4.  Precision Castparts, an Oregon-based maker of metal products for aerospace and other applications, said today it will acquire Scottish metal recycler "Caledonian Alloys Group".

5.  A 62-year-old woman from Hillsboro won AARP's National Senior Spelling Bee this weekend.

First Newscast:

1.  Another soldier from Oregon has died in Afghanistan.

2.  KLCC's Jes Burns reports on Eugene's Use of Force Committee.

3.  KLCC's Frank Nearing reports on Lane County Commissioners' order to cease field burning in the Willamette Valley.

4.  Bend Correspondent Mike Van Meter reports on the wildfire forecast.

5.  State Fisheries managers announced today fishing of wild spring chinook on the Rogue River will be closed beginning Thursday.

6.  The sport halibut fishery off the central coast will re-open Thursday through Saturday.

7.  The Eugene Emeralds start the season with a new manager, Greg Riddoch.

8.  Oregon State plays baseball tomorrow against the winner of tonight's bracket 2 elimination game between U.C. Irvine and Arizona State.

Center:

1.  Interview with Erica Steinbauer, Coordinator with the immigrant rights group CAUSA.

2.  Correspondent Tom Banse reports on improved databases and information sharing between the Canada - U.S. border.

Second Newscast:

1.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on a series of bills signed today by Governor Kulongoski to crack down on payday lenders.

2.  A truck plunged into the Columbia River this morning.

3.  The Humane Society wants Nike to cut ties with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick because of alleged ties to dogfighting.

4.  Police say a traffic stop in north central Oregon netted 52 lbs. of marijuana in a Washington state's man's car.

5.  Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports on Idaho being in the nation's top five states for job creation.

6.  A man police say burned down a family's home out of jealousy over a girlfriend has pleaded guilty to arson.

7.  The deaths of two more Fort Lewis soldiers in Iraq bring the total for this month to 15 and the number lost since the invasion to 134.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1.  A judge says he hopes to rule within 30 days on a motion for a new trial for Kip Kinkel.

2.  KLCC's Frank Nearing reports on Lane County Commissioners and the City of Eugene agreeing to explore the Golden Garden properties as a new fairgrounds site.

3.  Toby's Family Foods of Springfield has acquired Genesis Juice, a popular Eugene-based maker of organic fruit and vegetable juices.

Center:

1.  A spicy world music mini-concert with Joe Craven, Manju and Sriji.   

2.  Lotte and Terry of Viz City focus on four membership galleries - New Zone, DIVA, Photo Zone and Emerald Art Center.

Second Newscast:

1.  Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman reports on a measure passed by the Senate that could scale back the so-called double majority requirement.

2.  KLCC's Coastal Correspondent Mark Immel reports on the re-opening of Lane Community College's Florence facility at Siltcoos Station.

3.  The number of sardines off Oregon's northern coast has greatly increased this week.

First Newscast:

1.  The Oregon Senate signed off today on tax credits that add up to an estimated $22.4 million in taxpayer savings.

2.  Legislators voted to more than double the amount of money that Oregon spends annually on student aid.

3.  Federal officials have unsealed an indictment charging a woman with a hoax involving a threat that a letter sent to Multnomah County tax authorities was laced with anthrax.

4.  A legal dispute over whether the 12-year-old son of divorced parents should undergo circumcision for religious reasons will be decided by the Oregon Supreme Court.

5.  The incineration of chemical weapons at the Umatilla Chemical Depot has resumed after a brief shutdown.

6.  Correspondent Cathy DuChamp reports that a government agency recommends some of the Hanford Nuclear site workers should automatically get $150,000 if they developed certain types of cancers.

Center:

1.  KLCC's Claude Offenbacher gives a sneak preview of one of the gardens featured on this Sunday's KLCC Garden Tour.

2.  Natural World Correspondent John Cooney reports on the splendors he found in an alpine meadow on Mary's Peak.

Second Newscast:

1.  The state's highest court has ruled that collecting DNA samples from convicted felons does not violate constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure. 

2.  KLCC's Frank Nearing reports the Eugene 4J Board of Education ratified its first 3-year contract with the Eugene Education Association.

3.  KLCC's Claude Offenbacher reports on the new ethics reform bill passed in the Oregon Senate.

4.  The entire Steens Mountain Loop Road has been opened for the season.

5.  Richland Correspondent Anna King reports on Washington State University's efforts to be the best at teaching winemaking.

6.  A valve on a truck hauling animal waste from a Klamath Falls processing plant broke spilling 4,000 pounds of pigs blood.

First Newscast:

1.  A bogus count of students from eastern Oregon school districts resulted in the districts getting $3.4 million in state money they didn't deserve.

2.  Governor Kulongoski says he will sign a bill that prohibits stores from selling gift cards that expire or lose value over time.

3.  Eugene police detectives have arrested a former motorcycle shop employee on charges of aggravated theft for defrauding the business.

4.  A woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for abusing children with her boyfriend has been sentenced again to less than 19 years.

5.  A Snohomish County, Washington Superior Court Judge says he was amazed to find out that men confined as sexual predators in Washington can watch violent movies and titillating TV shows.

6.  How our ears respond to sound and how it's regulated was discussed at the City Club of Eugene today.

Center:

1.  Interview with Kim Johnson.  She's in one of the bands playing the "Jams for Jordan" benefit tomorrow to cover her brother's cancer treatment expenses.

2.  Jeff Hunter talks about "Eyes Wide Open".  The exhibit, in Eugene this weekend, is an attempt to bring the reality of the Iraq war to Oregonians.

Second Newscast:

1.  KLCC's Claude Offenbacher reports a former Springfield City worker alleges she was unfairly fired last year and blocked from finding a new job by Springfield officials in retaliation for "whistle blowing".

2.  Opponents to windfarms in the Northwest argue they are eyesores and a danger to low-flying birds.

3.  Greg Oden, the seven-footer who is expected to be a top pick in the June 28th draft, has signed an endorsement deal with Nike.

4.  A Longview, Washington teacher has been reprimanded for swearing at students and told she could be fired if it continues.

5.  A Klamath Falls man who crashed a plane into a tree in Mississippi and spent 50 hours pinned there, could hear searchers on the ground and helicopters in the air.

6.  King County prosecutors aren't amused by a Federal Way woman who registered her dog, Duncan, to vote and signed the absentee ballot with a paw print.

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