Monday, Dec 10, 2007
Hosted by: Tripp Sommer & Brandon Smith

First Newscast:

1. Jes Burns reports on federal help for last week's storms.

2. Flood victims can apply for federal cash assistance.

3. Chris Lehman reports on how to donate your kicker refund.

4. Micah Shaw of Vancouver, Washington was killed in Iraq.

5. One person was injured in a three car crash in front of Elmira Elementary School.

6. The Toys For Tots campaign needs more donations.

7. The ODFW is working to keep elk from feeding on private farmlands.

Center:

1. Rachael McDonald speaks with Oregon ACLU Director Dave Fidanque about the report on racism in the U.S.

2. Master Gardener Renate Tilson has suggestions for what gifts to get for your favorite gardener.

Second Newscast:

1. Angela Kellner reports on Lane County Veteran Services moving to a new location in downtown Eugene.

2. Mike Van Meter reports on planners trying to alleviate traffic tie-ups at Highway 97 and Cooley Road in Bend.

3. Anna King reports on Washington farmers who want to have tasting rooms for their homegrown spirits.

4. Guy Hand reports on evidence of wolves in Union County.

5. The Oregon Trail Mushroom Plant in Vale has shut its doors to disinfect.

First Newscast:

1. A portion of Highway 58 is closed following a fatal crash.

2. Chris Lehman reports on the state employing its new anti-gouging law following last week's storms.

3. Guy Hand reports on the closure of The Oregon Trail Mushroom plant in Vale.

4. Eugene City Councilors are mulling ideas to repair roads.

5. Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers has filed a lawsuit against a Texas compounding pharmacy that sold prescription drugs in Oregon involved in the deaths of three people.

6. The Eugene City Council has postponed a decision on whether to use eminent domain to acquire two properties in the Amazon Creek headwaters area.

7. Anna King reports on a rare bit of good news from Hanford.

8. Greenhill Humane Society is in the middle of its annual spay day program.

Center:

1. Austin Jenkins reports on what donations are needed by flood victims.

2. Guy Hand reports joins Idaho researchers on the trail of barn owls.

3. Rachael McDonald profiles artisan soapmakers...Fridays At The Farm.

Second Newscast:

1. A huge mudslide closed Highway 30 today, five miles west of Clatskanie.

2. State Representative Tom Butler, a Republican from Ontario, said today that he's resigning from the legislature as of the end of this year.

3. Water provided by the Springfield Utility Board may cost more starting in January.

First Newscast:

1. Eugene-based Shelter Care has recently reveived a $50,000 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund.

2. Governor Kulongoski announced today waivers have been granted to allow families displaced by the coastal storm to occupy affordable housing units without providing income eligibilty.

3. Olympic Officials announced today that the 2012 U.S. Olypic Trials for Track and Field will be held in Eugene.

4. Lane County Vital Records will stop offering birth certificates for births that occurred more than six months ago, beginning in March.

5. Lane Community College recently completed the first Community Perception Survey since 1999.

6. Rachael McDonald reports on the uncertain fate of Civic Stadium.

7. Senators Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden have proposed new legislation that would allow satellite users in Eastern Oregon to receive Oregon programmin.

Center:

1. Interview with singer/songwriter Mark Ettinger.

2. Viz City's Terry and Lotte review the new paintings of Christopher Bechler and Adam Grosowsky.

Second Newscast:

1. Recap of Olympic story.

2. Boeing has pledged $100,000 toward rebuilding flood-damaged areas of Washington and Oregon.

3. As winter approaches, Oregonians are encouraged to get flu shots.

4. Guy Hand reports on the rumored disappearance of bees in Idaho.

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