Sam Broadway with KEPW Newsday for Oct 13-14, 2026

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

This is KEPW Newsday Top-Of-The-Week Edition for Tuesday the 13th and Wednesday the 14th of October, 2026. On this edition of KEPW Newsday:

• The Lane County election office is installing three new traditional ballot drop boxes and testing a new smart ballot drop box ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
• A Eugene man was arrested after stabbing a dog to death
• Another Eugene man is arrested after diverting an officer from a separate DUI crash.
• A 48-year-old man was arrested Friday after police say he sprayed a 70-year-old man with mace.
• The Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a reported structure fire at the Coastal Farm and Ranch on 6th Avenue in Eugene.
• The major crimes team is investigating a Lookingglass homicide.
• A structure fire claims the life of a Yoncalla woman.
• A man is held accountable in cases involving assaults, drug delivery, and impaired driving.
• A Grants Pass man pleads guilty to felon in possession of a firearm.

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