Monday, Sept 10, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer

First Newscast:

1. Portland Mayor Tom Potter announced he will not run for re-election.

2. Peter DeFazio's response to General David Petraeus' testimony before congress on the situation in Iraq.

3. Oregon lawyer Brandon Mayfield was back in court today, to argue over the merits of the USA Patriot Act.

4. The Mekah Tribal Council has denounced the killing of a California gray whale.

5. A high school teacher in Medford plans to challenge a school district policy that prevents her from carrying a gun on school grounds.

Features:

1. Andrew Bartholomew interviews Dr. Bill Thomas on his alternative approach to geriatric care.

2. Anna King reports on the growing number of Northwest wineries picking their grapes with machines.

Second Newscast:

1. A federal judge agreed today to release the Iranian co-founder of a defunct Islamic Charity, while he awaits trial on conspiracy and tax fraud charges.

2. Jes Burns reports that one of the most productive salmon habitats in the US is the subject of national legislation introduced today.

3. A group gathered to celebrate Oregon's first federally funded forest preservation project through the Forest Legacy Program.

4. The Linn County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash near the Albany city limits last night.

5. Governor Kulongoski has ordered all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff in Oregon tomorrow.

First Newscast:

1. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith say General Petraeus' report on the situation in Iraq was insufficient.

2. A man accused of abducting and killing Brook Wilberger in Oregon has pleaded guilty in a separate New Mexico rape and abduction case.

3. Drunken driving activists are protesting against a proposal to expand the legal drinking area around Autzen stadium when the Ducks are playing football at home. 

4. Alice Dale, President of the SEIU, Local 49, is considering a run for Oregon Attorney General.

5. Members and supporters of the Bethel Association of Classified Employees will be rallying tomorrow outside the Bethel School District office.

Features:

1. Jes Burns interviews Eugene Symphony Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero and Executive Director Paul Winberg about what's next for classical music in the city.

2. Tom Banse reports that the five Makah Indian hunters who killed a gray whale over the weekend could face simultaneous charges in Federal and Tribal Court.

Second Newscast:

1. Gas prices are up this week in Oregon.

2. Eugene police say a man running from an attempted car theft was impaled on an eight-inch rod while scaling a wrought-iron fence.

3. Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer will host House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a global warming forum.

4. The GW Fire outside Sisters is not 85% contained.

Newscast:

1. Firefighter achieved full containment last night on the GW Fire near Black Butte Ranch.

2. Andrew Bartholomew reports on a new study showing questionnaires filled out by parents can help identify developmental delays in young children. 

3. OSU History Professor John Frohnmayer formally entered the race for Gordon Smith's senate seat.

4. Horizon Air has cancelled more than 100 flights to inspect 19 planes.

5. A tobacco company has agreed to make it more clear that it is paying for the commercials opposing an increase in Oregon's cigarette tax.

6. ODHS is preparing to spend 1.5 million to help families combat substance abuse and underage drinking.

7. A public health advisory is warning residents to stay out of the water at Nye Beach.

8. Researchers from OSU are studying the invasion of American beach grass along the coast.

Features:

1.  Jes Burns interviews Scott Ekblad, OHSU Rural Health Director about the challenges facing rural health providers. 

2. Anna King profiles a Pendleton saddle maker.

First Newscast:

1. Horizon Air's flights in and out of Eugene have been cancelled for a second day.

2. The Linn County Sheriff's office is reporting that a construction accident south of Albany has severed a fiber optic telephone cable.

3. The ACLU says Ashland police improperly used tasers five of the six times they have used them since 2004.

4.  Chris Lehman reports on the latest from the embattled Oregon School for the Blind.

5. The Portland Trail Blazers say their number one draft pick, Greg Oden, will likely miss the entire season as a result of knee surgery today.

Features:

1. Jes Burns reports, more than 40 elected state and local officials in Oregon are calling for a speedy pull-out of Iraq.

2. Austin Jenkins reports on the burgeoning military manufacturing economy in the Northwest.

First Newscast:

1. Duck and Beaver fans heading down to Eugene or Corvallis Saturday should be prepared for some serious traffic.

2. The ODFW has been flooded with calls from people who are angry with its decision to confiscate a Molalla family's pet deer.

3. The OR Senate voted unanimously to establish a procedure through which members will draft and introduce legislation for the coming supplemental session.

4. A unit of 180 soldiers from the OR Army National Guard is set to leave for a yearlong deployment in Iraq.

5. The OR wing of the US Civil Air Patrol is joining the search for missing millionaire adventurer Steven Fossett.

Features:

1.  Andrew Bartholomew interviews musicians Mare Wakefield and her husband Nomad.

2. Mike Van Meter reports that one woman was arrested for disorderly conduct today at a peace protest in Bend.

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