Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for Jan. 22-23, 2026

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

This is KEPW Newsday End Of Week Edition for Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd of January, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

• A man is found dead with gunshot wounds in Cottage Grove and police are seeking the leads.
• An emergency orientation is scheduled for Egan Warming Centers.
• A Portland veterinarian is sentenced for diverting controlled substances for personal use.
• A Corvallis woman is arrested on theft and criminal mistreatment charges.
• Flock Safety cameras begin removal of all of them in Springfield.
• A man charged as a Jan. 6 rioter is running for Oregon governor.

In national news:

• A skirmish line forms after a man is stabbed and a crowd forms near Martin Luther King parade route in southern Los Angeles.
• A Border Patrol agent fires shots in Compton, drawing crowds of activists and residents.
• Officials seized more than 350 pounds of meth and seven guns in Southern California.
• A Navy admiral removed by Pete Hegseth announces a run for Congress.
• A young Texas Roadhouse cook rescues a couple from a car wreck and receives a scholarship to become an EMT.

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