Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for Oct. 22-23, 2024

This is KEPW 97.3 FM LP broadcasting locally here in Eugene, Oregon and simulcast online at KEPW.org. And now, the news:

This is KEPW Newsday, Top of the Week Edition for Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd of October, 2024. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

• A juvenile shooter kills five including three children in Washington State.
• Shari’s Cafe and Pies appears to close all Oregon locations.
• The Oregon State Police are investigating an officer -involved shooting in Lincoln County.
• An armed subject was spotted on Northwest 23rd Street in Corvallis.
• Out of state collars, citing false election information caused Oregon’s election division to close their phone lines temporarily.
• Lane County and Peace Health joined to establish more mental health services and
• The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the fourth time in seven years.

In national news:

• Florida Man is arrested for threatening utility workers, restoring power near Hurricane Milton.
• A man is arrested for animal cruelty after a dog is tied to a post in flood waters of Hurricane Milton.
• Frozen waffles sold at Walmart Cartit and supermarkets elsewhere are recalled over Listeria.
• Millions of pounds of meter being recalled and we’ll have a follow-up on that as well.
• Walgreens will close 1,200 stores in the next three years and
• Unexpected words of encouragement from a hardcore gym bro brings a woman to tears.

We will have all of that plus our National Roundup bringing you the news locally and around the globe. KEPW Newsday starts right now.

Featured music: Heart of Gold, Neil Young and Lukas Nelson.