February 12, 2026

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From Kalapuya lands in the Willamette watershed

Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for Feb. 12-13, 2026

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

This is KEPW Newsday End-Of-Week Edition for Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th of February, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

  • There was a night water rescue on the Willamette River on Wednesday.
  • The Oregon Housing and Community Services moves forward funding more than 200 affordable homes.
  • The Oregon Nurses Association has put out a statement regarding ICE activity in Oregon hospital settings. Our own Robin Bloomgarden will have a report.
  • A video raises questions about the role of the Department of Homeland Security in riot damage.
  • The Eugene City Council declares a humanitarian crisis.
  • A man is arrested after a stabbing near 6th and Lincoln.

In national news:

  • Shootings at a school and a home in Canada, in British Columbia specifically, leave 10 dead, including the suspect.
  • A National Guard soldier leaves his rifle in a New Orleans bathroom.
  • A woman has turned her greatest struggle into an incredible comeback story.

We will have all of that, plus our national roundup. Bringing you the news locally and around the globe. KEPW Newsday starts… right now!

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