Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for May 26-27, 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 Top-Of-The-Week Edition for Tuesday, the 26th and Wednesday, the 27th of May, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:
- A body is recovered from the Willamette River and identified as a missing Junction City man.
- A Grantsville officer is linked to a call-in video under internal investigation.
- A man dies early Sunday in a shooting in Portland’s Centennial neighborhood.
- One is arrested and one is critically injured after a NW Naito Parkway assault.
- An assault with a weapon is an arrest in Springfield.
- A single car versus tree crash happened on I-105 just east of Coburg.
- The Oregon Attorney General is asking an appeals court to restore limits of force used at Portland ICE protests.
- Longview parents are calling for a school board recall after a superintendent is arrested.
In national news:
- Thousands are still evacuated amid an Orange County toxic chemical leak that could have led to an explosion.
- A man is dead after opening fire at a security checkpoint near the White House.
- A child is critically injured after he fell from a Long Beach apartment.
- A World War II veteran that had no one to bury him until 1,500 strangers showed up.
We’ll have all of that plus our national roundup. Bringing you the news locally and around the globe, KEPW Newsday starts… right now!
Sam Broadway is the long-time voice of KEPW Newsday (KEPW 97.3 Eugene PeaceWorks Community Radio). KEPW Newsday airs every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
